Positive news for Isuzu, who now focus solely on commercial vehicles and light pickup trucks in the UK market. 2011 saw their sales rise by 11% on the previous year and in terms of all the European countries where such Isuzu vehicles are sold, the UK proved to be the best market for them. 2,431 of the Rodeo pickup trucks from Isuzu were sold in 2011, with 97 dealers across the UK working hard to achieve this. The Isuzu Rodeo is proving a hit in the UK market, owing to its square, rugged, invincible styling and Isuzu’s reputation for off-road ability. Pricing for the Rodeo 4×4 is  [...]

The Toyota Yaris has been one of Britain’s favourite subcompact cars of recent years. It’s understandable in many ways, as the Yaris is generally slightly more reliable than some other cars in its class, and it offers a Tardis-like amount of space and practicality, is easy to manoeuvre around town and is fairly economical. So the many owners from all spectrums of society, from single younger people to middle-aged family owners and older people, have made a sensible choice. And if the environment and greenness have become an influencing factor affecting your purchasing decisions, then  [...]

Clarkson and May have just finished their feature on tonight’s BBC Top Gear which looked at a couple of contemporary cars made in China – the Trumpchi and the Roewe. Many of you may know that Roewe, the luxury line from the Chinese car manufacturer SAIC Group, started producing Rover-clones based on the old Rover 75, Rover 25 and other Rover models’ technology, since SAIC wasn’t able to secure the Rover brand name when the British firm collapsed. Too cut a long story short, SAIC is now able to use the MG Rover name, assets and the famous factory in Longbridge, Birmingham. The most  [...]

If you drive a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Viano, Vito or some other Mercedes light commercial vehicle, or ‘van’ as most people call them, you may be interested in knowing that an all-new van from the German manufacturer is set to be unveiled formally at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hanover in September 2012, before being launched into the commercial vehicle market a bit later in the autumn. The new Merc van we’re talking about is going to be named the Citan, an amalgam of the words ‘City’ and ‘Titan’ apparently. The interesting thing about the Citan is that Mercedes is  [...]

How much would you expect a sky blue Peugeot 504 from 1977 to sell for in Iran? Well for those of you who unsurprisingly aren’t au fair with the Iranian second hand used car market, the answer would be the equivalent of about £1,300. But what happens when someone very well-known on the world stage puts his 1977 Peugeot 504 up for sale? Is it a celebrity? Not really, but it is someone whom many will have heard of – the president of Iran, Mr Ahmadinejad. It has been reported that his particular Peugeot 504, which is white and very low mileage with only about 37,000km on the dial, has  [...]

Land Rover, Range Rover, Defender and 4×4 fans, you’re in for a treat. The weekend of the 25th of August will be the date of the massive Eastnor Land Rover Show, held at Land Rover’s ancestral home in Herefordshire. The show will be an occasion not to miss for off-road, 4×4 and Land Rover fanatics. Historic vehicles, rare and even prototype Land Rovers will form the basis for many of the stands at the show, showing just how much this historic British marque has cemented itself into the nation’s heritage. If you’re after parts and accessories for your Land Rover or other  [...]

Those of you who kept abreast of motoring and consumer news over recent months will no doubt have heard that the UK Government was looking into altering the required frequency of MoT (standing for Ministry of Transport) tests, which are currently mandatory for vehicles which are 3 years old, and then every year from then on – yes, that often dreaded time of the year! The Government was planning to tweak things so that only cars of 4 years of age need an MoT test, giving owners of newer cars an extra year off, so to speak. This was largely because newer cars are often more reliable as  [...]

Tyre manufacturer Continental surveyed 2,000 motorists as to which celebrities they would least like to share a driving adventure with. The survey not only asked the public to vote for which celbrity thye would least like to travel with, but also asked them what personality traits they wuld look for in their ideal adventure driving companion. The people polled rated a good sense of humour as vitally important and reassuringly they also said they would lik to travel with someone who has good motoring ability and knowledge and strong survival skills. Continental conducted this survey ahead of  [...]

As if Audi engines weren’t powerful enough to start with, the German firm is set to let some really potent affairs off the least shortly, with the introduction of the new 313ps V6 TDI Bi-Turbo, which will be added to the Audi A6 (saloon and Avant models) and Audi A7 Sportback lineups. This new 313ps phenomenon from Audi will propel the cars from 0-62mpg in just over 5 seconds and is capable of reaping up to 44.1mpg on the combined cycle. It will also be an option for the A6 Allroad later in 2012. Those green-minded people amongst our readers will be interested in the new diesel unit’s CO2  [...]

In two days time on Thursday the 5th of February 2012, the coveted New York International Auto Show will commence and at the same time, the winners of the 2012 World Car of the Year and the 2012 World Performance Car awards will be announced. A panel of 66 international motoring journalists from Asia, Europe, North America, South America and other places around the globe was set the task of producing a shortlist of 10 cars, from which the 2012 World Car of the Year winner would be chosen. The judges came up with their top 10 nominees as follows… World Car of the Year 2012 Nominees: Audi A6  [...]