Motoring News
29 March 2007Carmakers step up pressure over yen
The chief executives of GM and Ford are taking on Hank Paulson over the US Treasury secretary's hands-off policy towards the weak yen in a bid to undermine Japanese rivals.
read moreFord foundry to close
Ford is to close a foundry in Leamington Spa, with the loss of 365 jobs.
read moreGreen motoring is sexy - it's official
A new green car show has been launched at the Eden Project in Cornwall
read moreConnaught signs deal for Welsh factory
The first production Connaught sports cars will roll off a brand-new production line later this year, following today’s announcement (29 March) of a new factory, R&D centre and HQ in Wales, the first car assembly plant in the country for over 30 years.
read moreConnaught signs deal for Welsh factory
The first production Connaught sports cars will roll off a brand-new production line later this year, following today’s announcement (29 March) of a new factory, R&D centre and HQ in Wales, the first car assembly plant in the country for over 30 years.
read moreMazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe
'Mazda's avoided the trap that most folding hard-tops suffer from and made the RC look the same as the soft-top'
read moreRenault's Clio recall
Renaults recalled after BBC's Watchdog programme highlights a potentially dangerous fault with the Clio's bonnet mechanism
read moreOut to launch
David Richards' Prodrive team helps build the new Atlas V rocket
read more604bhp Mercedes CL coupe on the way
Mercedes will soon have an even faster version of its big CL coupe - and it'll have 604bhp
read moreNo bonuses for top GM executives
General Motors, which significantly improved its financial performance in 2006 but still made a loss, said that for a second consecutive year, it would not pay cash bonuses to top executives.
read moreBikes to go slow?
MPs urge the government to consider fitting speed limiters to motorcycles in an effort to reduce accident rates
read moreStill fighting at 50
Caterham brings up the half-century with the Superlight R400, which boasts a power-to-weight ratio of 400bhp per tonne
read moreEscape to Victory
Corvette celebrates Le Mans success with limited-edition C6
read moreMaserati GranTurismo on the move
Prepare to fall in love: we catch Maser's gorgeous new GranTurismo on track test
read moreVW Golf passes 25 million
Iconic hatchback passes 25 million milestone
read moreAston Martin video spectacular
New V8 Vantage Roadster and Aston's next supercar, the DBS, star in CAR's new video
read moreBMW M3
Want to know what the 4.0-litre V8 engine in the new BMW M3 sounds like?
read moreReader test team meets the Mondeo
See what our readers think about the new Ford Mondeo, after they see the car at an exclusive preview
read moreA Mini adventure
It?s the most loved British car of all time, so it comes as no surprise the Mini has been a hit in TV, film and motorsport ? not to mention playing an unlikely part in breaking the world land speed record. As it approaches its 50th birthday next year, the car will once again grace the Silver Screen in Mr Bean's Holiday. Stuart Milne takes a look at ten of the most important Minis of the last 49 years.
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read moreVictory for 186mph Corvette
One of America's best-loved sportscars has been given a new lease of life to celebrate its Le Mans 24-Hour race successes.
Just 250 Corvette 'Victory Edition' coupes will be built, sporting the same 404bhp 6-litre V8 engine as the standard C6 coupe.
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read moreLook at the Wheels on That: Tesla Roadster
Electric vehicles are the kind of cars you'd buy if you're interested in: a) saving the planet; b) saving money or c) driving like the clappers. Until recently, the most likely answers would be a or b ? but that was before the Lotus-built Tesla Roadster. Stuart Milne has just seen a prototype, and has been blown away.
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read moreMerc's Bentley-beating AMG
Talk about spoiled for choice.
read moreMerc's new CL65 AMG
Talk about spoiled for choice.
read moreBuell XB12S Lightning: A flawed genius
Erik Buell is a flawed genius. This motorcycle proves it. The XB12S
Lightning is as practical as chocolate lingerie, and about as entertaining.
On first encountering it, I thought the delivery van had dropped off the
wrong bike. It does not look big enough to have a 1,203cc engine. Parked
beside my beloved Triumph Sprint, it seemed more like a 250cc street bike
than a 100 horsepower monster.
read moreRoad Test: BMW 3-Series Convertible
Specifications Model: BMW 335i SE convertible
read moreThe Verdict: Cadillac BLS
Specifications
read moreJames Daley: The Cycling Column
A debate has been raging on cycle internet forums over the past week, following the recent revelation that 85 per cent of female cyclist fatalities in London are due to incidents involving heavy goods vehicles. Two tragic deaths in the past month alone have reinforced the fact that this is not simply a statistical obscurity.
read moreSean O'Grady: Honda hybrid passes test with flying colours
We've just had to say goodbye to The Independent's long-term Honda Civic Hybrid test car. It has been with us for a year, done 9,000 miles, and nothing has gone wrong with it. Which isn't that surprising - it's a Honda, after all. They always were reliable, and nowadays, I reckon that Hondas have caught up with the German brands on build quality, too. I would also guess that the likes of Honda and Toyota are ahead of BMW and Mercedes-Benz when it comes to integrating electronics in their cars, but I can't prove that.
read moreAlexei Sayle: 'T' is for traffic, 'M' is for mess
The other day, driving through London's seedy King's Cross district, I saw somebody on the street talking to himseIf. This is not an unusual sight in that area - indeed, there are often more individuals shouting about squirrels than not around there - except that this person was wearing a fluorescent jacket. I thought at first that they might be giving a high-visibility jacket away with every can of Tennants Special Brew, but on closer inspection I saw that the young person held a small recording device in their hand. Then I spotted another doing the same, and I knew they were counting traffic.
read moreBTCC: back with a bang - Motorsport
Britain's premier race series returns this weekend – and with a new car, ex-champion Vauxhall is aiming for the top
read morePolo debut at eco show - Volkswagen Polo
Volkswagen is out to prove its green credentials when it gives the Polo Bluemotion its UK premiere
read moreTiff Needell's column
Civic Type R takes on rival hot hatches and also Honda Fireblade on track
read moreHybrid S-MAX is on the charge - Ford S-MAX
This looks like an ordinary Ford S-MAX, but don’t be fooled. Beneath the standard exterior beats a green heart
read moreMazda used scheme updated - Used cars
Bosses at Mazda are bringing Zoom-Zoom to their second-hand cars!
read moreThe next Matiz?
Contrary to what we first thought, this unusual-looking concoction isn’t the latest character for the sequel to the film Cars.
read moreHotter Hummer to star at New York show
A Hummer without a V8 is, apparently, like a donut without jam in it.
read moreIt's decision time for Chrysler suitors
Ownership of the Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge car brands is looking less likely to switch to General Motors, and more likely to transfer either to private investors, or to a car parts-maker, after GM pulled its bid for the Chrysler Group at the eleventh hour.
read moreThe next Matiz?
Contrary to what we first thought, this unusual-looking concoction isn’t the latest character for the sequel to the film Cars.
read moreHotter Hummer to star at New York show
A Hummer without a V8 is, apparently, like a donut without jam in it.
read moreIt's decision time for Chrysler suitors
Ownership of the Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge car brands is looking less likely to switch to General Motors, and more likely to transfer either to private investors, or to a car parts-maker, after GM pulled its bid for the Chrysler Group at the eleventh hour.
read moreCerberus to buy car parts maker
Cerberus Capital Management, the private equity group, is set to expand its growing automotive interests by buying Michigan-based Tower Automotive, one of the biggest...
read moreGM 'watching' Chrysler situation
General Motors will not be submitting a first-round bid for Chrysler this week but may enter the sale process later, people close to DaimlerChrysler's sale of its...
read moreGM backs away from bidding for Chrysler
General Motors will not be submitting a first-round bid for Chrysler this week but may enter the sale process later, people close to DaimlerChrysler's sale of its...
read moreNext AMG gruntwagen arrives
It's a new CL, with 738lb ft of torque
read moreNew Scooby update: it's for real
Subaru's hatchback does look like this.
read moreWould the real Type R please stand up
Japanese-spec Type R is unveiled
read moreThe R400: fast, and finally here
The new Caterham R400 goes on sale
read moreCerberus to acquire Tower Automotive
Cerberus Capital Management, the private-equity group, is set to expand its growing automotive interests by buying Tower Automotive, one of the biggest makers of vehicle frames and chassis modules.
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