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Enzo Ferrari voted world's most iconic supercar
Veyron Shmeyron ... Enzo Is King 12 February 2007 23:29 GMT
What's the world's most iconic supercar? Apparently, it's the the Enzo Ferrari.

The legendary £425,000 model, of which only a few hundred were built, topped a definitive list of the 100 most iconic contemporary cars that money can buy.

The Zurich...
Road pricing will hit vulnerable people hardest, admits Government
Paying to use roads could trap hard-up people in run-down areas while the rich are free to travel 12 February 2007 23:27 GMT
It's official - the elderly, poor and those living in rural areas will be hardest hit by road pricing.

Paying to use roads could trap hard-up people in run-down areas while the rich are free to travel, a Department of Transport study warns. The report - Feasibility...
Rover RDX60 prototype found in Longbridge storeroom
Rover's "Saviour" Revealed 9 February 2007 10:51 GMT
Just as the surrounded Third Reich spent much of its dying energy developing machines it thought might turn the tide of war, defunct manufacturer Rover was working on its own white elephant in the days before its demise.

As the former MG Rover factory at Longbridge...
A Caterham for the sensible speed freak
New model announced 9 February 2007 10:49 GMT
Caterham has added another model to its legendary Seven range with a 112kW Ford Sigma engine, offering a whopping 200kW/ton performance for just £17,495.

With the K-Series engine now well and truly past its prime, Caterham introduced its new engine lineup last...
Christie’s to sell uber-expensive 1939 Auto Union D-Type
Historic GP Winner To Fetch Record Price 5 February 2007 11:31 GMT
Auction house Christie’s reckons it could sell the most expensive car in its history later this month.

Christie’s has estimated the value of the 1939 Auto Union D-Type, one of just two remaining examples of this legendary grand prix racer, at between £5.78-7.88...
Volvo V70 details released
E-Volvo-lution 5 February 2007 11:25 GMT
Volvo has released the first details of its new V70 – and it looks like the Swedish marque’s slow progression from boxy middle-class childwagon to almost cool load lugger is coming along nicely.

Due in September, the new V70 has sleeker and more athletic lines,...
Retailer amnesty on illegal camera detectors
Hand them in or face a fine 5 February 2007 11:21 GMT
Motorists caught using an illegal speed camera detection device are soon to face a fine and penalty points on their licence. But one supplier is offering to take back all illegal devices from their customers rather than see them break the law.

Car Parts Direct...
British motorists are mass murderers
Roadkill Redemption 1 February 2007 12:47 GMT
British motorists are mass murderers. A million animals and 10 million birds are killed on Britain’s roads each year, something the Guild of Experienced Motorists believes should be offset by a voluntary fines scheme.

To salve the conscience of drivers who...
AA slams Richmond over emissions parking plan
4x4 will be charged more for parking 1 February 2007 12:44 GMT
A vote to determine the introduction of emissions-based parking charges is going ahead dispite, a leading motoring organisations claims the move is nothing more than a cynical money-making scheme.

Larger vehicles in some of the capital’s boroughs – such as Richmond...
Mini use RFID tags in advertising
Mini Brother Is Watching You... 1 February 2007 12:40 GMT
Mini has become the first company in the world to use RFID technology to communicate directly with its customers through billboard advertising.

Mini Motorboards feature an ever-changing array of unique and personalised messages targeted to and triggered by Mini...
TV Row Sees Brazil Dropped From A1GP Calendar
Deal couldn't be finalised 1 February 2007 12:36 GMT
The A1GP Brazil, due to take place on March 18, has been withdrawn from the World Cup of Motorsport’s 2006/07 season calendar.

Following a delay in securing a local terrestrial TV partner to provide nationwide coverage of the series, A1GP representative and...
McQueen voted most iconic biker of all time
Escape to Victory to blame 1 February 2007 12:32 GMT
Hollywood legend Steve McQueen has been voted the most iconic biker of all time.

The 1960s all-action film star took polled 25% of the 2254 votes registered on Yahoo.co.uk. McQueen, who died of lung cancer in 1980, saw off a list of motorcycle racing legends,...
Hamster and BBC cleared of crash wrongdoing
Health and Safety Executive rules out driver error 20 January 2007 9:00 GMT
Richard Hammond and the BBC are to be cleared of any wrongdoing over the spectacular crash in which the TV presenter almost died.

An inquiry by the Health and Safety Executive will rule out driver error as well as exonerating the makers of the Top Gear motoring...
BMW 1 Series gets a tweaking
Gets an update 17 January 2007 17:12 GMT
It doesn’t seem that long ago that BMW introduced the 1 Series, but they’re already updating it.

Due in spring, the refreshed 1 Series gets a more fuel efficient model and, most drastically, a three-door version.

Technologies such as Brake Energy...
Ford creates stretched Transit XXL
Builder’s XXL Dream 17 January 2007 17:08 GMT
On the scale of uselessness, a limousine van would rate pretty high. None the less, Ford’s Commercial Vehicle development team has created an unusual one-off – the Transit XXL.

Using "off-the-shelf" Ford Transit components throughout, the XXL is based on two...
Vauxhall announce Corsa VXR
Covers Come Off Crazy Corsa 4 January 2007 23:38 GMT
Continuing its ludicrous habit of turning mild-mannered and dull mass-market vehicles into near-uncontrollable, bloodthirsty, screaming banshees of the road, Vauxhall has unveiled the hot version of the Corsa.

The latest VXR model is immediately distinguishable...
THE BIG INTERVIEW: Russ Swift
We talk to the Essex stunt driver 27 December 2006 13:48 GMT
Russ Swift goes through a set of tyres every 3 miles because, in the stunt-driving business, rubber and money get burned together.

Swift’s party piece – and something he’s been doing for decades and with a 100% success rate – is getting a car up on two wheels...
Saab AlcoKey praised
Breathe Easy 22 December 2006 15:16 GMT
Saab has been given an award in recognition of a device that prevents drunk people from driving.

The AlcoKey, now being trialled on a widespread basis in Sweden, is smaller than a mobile phone, and incorporates a flip-top cover with a mouth piece where the...
Parents failing to protect their kids
Most fail to correctly fit 22 December 2006 15:14 GMT
Most parents are endangering their children because they are not using, or fail to correctly fit, child seats.
What Car? found that 65% of parents had not fitted their child seats properly, while only 35% of parents knew the specifics of new child seat laws that aim...
Mercedes show off Ocean Drive concept car
Ocean Drive: The Lighthouse Family Of Concept Cars 21 December 2006 17:06 GMT
Merc has weighed in at the pre-North American Auto Show Detroit concept title rumble with a large luxury convertible that looks suspiciously as though it might eventually see the light of day (translation: it’s dull).

The Ocean Drive four-door drop-top is currently,...
Audi R8 goes disco
R8 My Car 21 December 2006 16:58 GMT
The Y-front moisteningly beautiful Audi R8, due out in spring, has gone all disco.

The 187mph two-seater sports car will come with an optional interior lighting package (who knew we needed one of them?) that will see the addition of LED cabin illumination and...
Exports of South Korean cars will hit a record high this year
Korea Change 20 December 2006 18:31 GMT
The Koreans are coming. Exports of South Korean cars and parts will hit a record high of £23 billion by the end of the year.

The ministry of commerce, industry and energy in Seoul said auto exports were expected to reach 2.7 million units, up 11.9% from last...
Think! Campaign "A Waste Of Money"
Not working, supposedly 20 December 2006 8:04 GMT
The Government’s annual multimedia Xmas anti-drink drive campaign is a waste of money, according to road safety experts.

Aimed primarily at 17 to 29-year-old males and launched across TV, cinema, radio, outdoor and ambient media at the start of the month, the...
Volvo announces XC60 concept car
Brand E-Volvo-lution 18 December 2006 11:25 GMT
The latest concept from Volvo has been unveiled - and continuing the current trend for genre mash-ups, it looks like a 4x4 coupe could be coming our way.

The design, which we are assured will form the basis of the new XC60, will be shown at the Detroit Moor...
Save on repair bills by using Air Con in Winter
Air-Confidence? 18 December 2006 11:21 GMT
Who uses their air-con in the winter? Well, apparently, we all should be doing just that to save ourselves big repair bills.

Specialists say that prolonged periods of inactivity leave air-con systems prone to failure when warmer weather returns, resulting in...