Volvo Viral

Comments: 0 Date: 25 November 2013 Read More

Last week one of the biggest viral commercials hit the media, and managed to knock the all important John Lewis Christmas commercial, off the top spot. The ad, featuring Jean Claude Van Damme, was viewed and shared a whopping 2 million times in 7 days, and the ads were created by a Swedish agency to promote the new range of Volvo Trucks. These monsters of the road are offering precision, directional stability and are the smoothest ride ever, this is highlighted in the ad, by Van Damme Standing on the wing mirrors of the two trucks, then performing the splits as the...

Race2Recovery & Land Rover

Comments: 0 Date: 19 November 2013 Read More

This week Land Rover announces it continued support and sponsorship of the Race2Recovery team in the annual Dakar Rally in 2014. This particular team comprises of injured American and British military servicemen. Two Land Rover defender based Wildcat rally cars will be entered into the race, these cars obviously adapted specifically for the Dakar conditions. Land Rover will be providing parts, and financial backing to help run the race, as well as the actual vehicles and logistics. Next years race will also see the training of new drivings, with Land Rover funding a training scheme. As part of this new scheme...

F-TYPE Coupe

Comments: 0 Date: 19 November 2013 Read More

2013 was a huge year for Jaguar and Jag fans. It bore the release of the F-TYPE, one of the most awaited cars of possibly, the last decade. Now, some more news, how can our hearts take any more this year, as Jaguar release a teaser of the new F-TYPE Coupé. The LA Motor Show at the end of November will be the platform for the first showing of this new model. The vehicle will hopefully be hitting our showrooms in spring and we can't wait! The F-TYPE Coupé will be slightly different from the F-TYPE mainly because of the hard top, it...

Petrol War?

Comments: 0 Date: 15 November 2013 Read More

This week it seems that the prices at the petrol pumps have been dropping, which from most road users is a welcome situation. Why is this happening? Because, apparently, the UK is seeing a economic “sweet spot” where the economy is picking up yet inflation is dropping. Thus the fall in petrol prices. But will this be sustained throughout the festive period? A petrol price war has ensued between the supermarkets, and this has helped the drop in inflation to its lowest level for more than a year. Prices dropped by 4.9pc between September and October this year alone. Sad news for students though,...

F-TYPE Positive

Comments: 0 Date: 11 November 2013 Read More

Sturgess Group FTD- Test Drive: Jaguar F TYPE I pull up to Sturgess. A car has been sorted for 4 hours, but I have no clue what it is, I'm hoping it's something specific and very special, but didn't want to get my hopes up. After all I have to have a clear, unbiased approach to every single car that I test. The lovely lady on reception calls through.... “Oh, you've got the F TYPE” she quips. I literally want to do a little dance around the show room. But then... I get a sense of nervousness...and it centres around the car. Now,...

Land Rover Sponsor Bowler

Comments: 0 Date: 05 November 2013 Read More

It's pipped as the feeder into the Dakar Rally, and next years Defender Challenge by Bowler Motorsport, is being sponsored by none other than Land Rover. The Defender Challenge is a UK based 7-round rally and is set to put contenders through their paces before the Dakar Rally. Drivers will be using a Defender 90 hard top, 2.2 Diesel with lots of modifications, including roll cages and all the safety accessories needed in a rally car. All cars are road legal and can be driven to and from the events. This is a one vehicle make rally. We see the...

Time for a Long Range Rover

Comments: 0 Date: 31 October 2013 Read More

Plans have been unveiled this week for a new long wheel base Range Rover and this is the first of its type for 22 years. The new Long Wheel Base Range Rover will début next year at the Los Angeles and Guanzhou Motor Shows. You'll find 5.2 meters of pure class, and it will be the most expensive Range Rover ever sold at a whopping £140,000. We'll also see another addition to the Autobiography Black range, which will be only available in a long wheel base. What does this mean? Well instantly, much more room, an extra 140mm of legroom in the...

Cunning like a Fox

Comments: 0 Date: 30 October 2013 Read More

We love it when companies take a fantastic car and make it...well, even more fantastic. This time its the turn of the Hyundai Veloster. They've partnered with Fox Marketing to create a car for the SEMA line up. SEMA is possibly the biggest specialist motor show in the world. It draws a global audience and showcases the brightest minds in the motor industry. This glamorous and sparkling event happens in the city of sin-Las Vegas. Fox Marketing have created the Veloster Turbo, the most powerful street focused Veloster ever. The 1.6 litre engine receives direct fuel injections into its 4 cylinders...

UK Production High

Comments: 0 Date: 25 October 2013 Read More

News this week that will make many of the UK-made vehicle enthusiasts incredibly happy, vehicle production in the UK is now at the same level as it was prior to the recession. Thanks to the high demand of cars built in this country, industry figures show a rise to the same as before the economic crisis hit. Last month was a biggy, hitting 1 million cars produced this year so far and 1.5 million over the last year. These figures are the best since 2008. In September 2013, nearly 141,000 cars came off the production line, which is an increase...

A Trip to Nurburgring

Comments: 0 Date: 23 October 2013 Read More

You might notice us and other car enthusiasts harping on about the Nurburgring, but what exactly is it? Nurburgring is a motor sports track and facilities, south of Cologne near the town of Nurburg. The original north track was built back in the 1920s and surrounds the medieval village. That part is 12.8 miles long and climbs quite high, which gave it the nickname- The Green Hell. It is seen as the most difficult and demanding race track in the world. The newer part of the Nurburgring was built...