Škoda has extended a range of offers available across its range until the end of September. Zero per cent finance is available on facelift Octavia* and a low rate of 7.9 per cent across the Škoda range with its Solutions product. Great finance offers are supported with free servicing for three years or 30,000 miles on facelift Octavia and Superb, whereas it excludes the Octavia vRS ......read more

Have you ever wanted to commute everyday in an Aston Martin instead if using public transportation or in a small compact car? Well, that might be possible one day as Aston Martin has developed a new luxury commuter concept; the ‘Cygnet’ which will offer customers a distinctive, intelligent and exclusive solution for urban travel in style and luxury. The concept will offer Aston ......read more

How can you make a Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M, built in a limited edition of just 499 vehicles, even more exciting and more exclusive? Easy, just take it to NOVITEC ROSSO, the world´s leading refiner of the sports cars from Maranello. There the open-top lightweight model is fitted with the NOVITEC ROSSO RACE Bi-Compressor engine with 696 hp / 512 kW. It propels the Ferrari to a new ......read more

Motorsport boss Max Mosley says there will be no breakaway F1 championship in 2010 after teams agree deal FIA and FOTA reach agreement on F1 future FIA President Max Mosley announced today that he will not stand for re-election next October, in a move that appears to have saved the Formula One championship from imploding. Max Mosley's announcement came after a meeting of the ......read more

Affalterbach/Cairo – The Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG and S 65 AMG, the powerful top-of-the-line S-Class models, are now even more appealing: thanks to a series of subtle yet extremely effective fine-tuning measures, the two performance saloons are even more striking and priceless than ever before. The updated technology is aimed at ensuring a more dynamic driving experience as well as ......read more

Silverstone, 18 June 2009 - 'Since the formation of FOTA last September the teams have worked together and sought to engage the FIA and commercial rights holder, to develop and improve the sport. Unprecedented worldwide financial turmoil has inevitably placed great challenges before the F1 community. FOTA is proud that it has achieved the most substantial measures to reduce costs ......read more

Volkswagen has secured overall honours at the 2009 International Engine of the Year Awards, winning the accolade for the first time in the company’s history with its diminutive yet powerful 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger engine. The unit is offered across much of the VW model range, including the Golf, Scirocco and Eos, and is used to good effect by Seat in the Ibiza Cupra. The turbocharged ......read more

In the coveted "International Engine of the Year Awards 2009", engines from Mercedes-Benz and AMG were voted the best in three categories. The powerful AMG 6.3-litre V8 engine carried off two awards: in the "Best Performance Engine" and "Above 4 litres" categories, this high-revving, naturally aspirated engine developing up to 386 kW/525 hp took first place by a wide margin in each case. ......read more

Scoring outstanding wins in the three categories of the International Engine of the Year Award, the BMW Group once again highlights its top position this year as a manufacturer of particularly powerful and, at the same time, efficient engines. In the world’s most significant engine contest, the V8 power unit featured in the BMW M3, the straight-six with Twin Turbo Technology to be ......read more

Ford is boosting its Mondeo ECOnetic range. With the introduction of a new, 2.0-litre, 115PS model – the lowest CO2 Mondeo yet – and broadens the choice of Ford models available with less than 140g/km CO2. The new Ford Mondeo ECOnetic is offered in five-door or estate form, each with the same, 139g/km CO2 rating, furthering Ford’s commitment to creating fuel efficient ......read more

Due to the success of the Government’s scrappage scheme and an especially high demand for Škodas, the Czech manufacturer is introducing an even higher discount on the Octavia range. Customers purchasing the 1.8 TSI Octavia will now enjoy a generous £3,200 reduction at the showroom, including the Government incentive of £1,000, whilst the newly-introduced1.6 MPI Octavia S and ......read more

This evening's thrilling qualifying session saw Team Peugeot Total's Stéphane Sarrazin put the N°8 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP (Sarrazin/Montagny/Bourdais) at the sharp end of the grid for the Le Mans 24 Hours for the third year in a row. Saturday's race will in fact start with four Peugeot's sitting on the top five places, with the Pescarolo-run N°17 car joining the three factory machines at ......read more

Qualifying for the 77th Le Mans 24 Hours took place on Thursday evening during two sessions, from 7pm to 9pm and from 10pm to midnight. After a rain-affected free practice on Wednesday night, conditions for qualifying were dry, enabling the cars to run on slick tyres for the first time on the 13.4-kilometre circuit. Although start position is not so critical at the Le Mans 24 ......read more