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Jaguar Land Rover’s Classic Works Facility is a Treasure Trove of England’s Finest
This is where the remaining nine examples of the famed Jaguar XKSS are being built from scratch.
Bentley Bolsters British Workforce to Build SUV
Storied British brand Bentley is adding 140 employees to its payroll. The new hires will be put to work at their headquarters in Crewe, England.
London City Center May Ban Older Gas and Diesel Cars
Driving in downtown London may be getting a little more difficult. There’s talk of banning older cars from parts of the UK capital if they don’t meet certain emissions requirements.
Toyota GT 86 Saves the Oppressed in New Commercial
Scion’s FR-S is known as the Toyota GT 86 in Europe, and in this animated commercial from the UK, an Orwellian world is portrayed where pixelated people do not get to feel alive, and the FR-S becomes their salvation.
McLaren GT to Get New Engineering Center Close to HQ
Early last year, the McLaren Group launched McLaren GT, a new brand dedicated to supplying 12C GT3 race cars for racing in Europe this season.
MINI Goodwood on Display at Harrods with Rolls-Royce Style
The extravagant MINI Goodwood sports an exorbitant price tag and is now on display at Harrods in London. London’s world famous department store will have a MINI Goodwood on display from April 8 to April 22, celebrating the delivery of the first customer cars. Co-developed by the infamous Rolls-Royce design team, the car features luxurious amenities that would normally be seen…
Geely To Begin UK Sales In 2012
Geely will make their first foray into the notoriously tough British market in 2012, hoping to emulate the success of Korean brands like Hyundai. While Geely already helps produce the iconic London taxis, the company will face an uphill battle regarding the vehicle’s perceived quality. Their first UK offering, the EC7 compact car, will cost 10,000 GBP…
Ford Pulls Advertising From British Tabloid Over Voicemail Scandal
England’s News of the World has come under fire for allegedly tapping into the voicemail of a missing 13-year old girl’s cell phone, disrupting her police investigation. And Ford has been quick to react—it has pulled all of its advertising from the British tabloid. The newspaper is facing multiple lawsuits and a police investigation of…
Lotus Opens New Test Track In Hethel
Dany Bahar, the man responsible for running Lotus at the moment, has his fair share of critics. However, he is moving the brand forward through expansion, and his latest move is to give this famed British marque a brand new test track. The new Lotus Test Track is situated in Hethel, U.K., a stone throws…
Young British Drivers Pay Through The Nose For Auto Insurance
17th century Scottish writer William Shenstone once said, “nothing is certain in London but expense.” He should be lucky there weren’t cars back in his era, or he would have spit out his haggis: the average cost of insuring a new driver in Ol’ Blighty is around $10,000 a year. That’s money that could…
Prince William Trades Audi S4 For Audi A5 Sportback
As a bachelor, Prince William was noted for his Audi S4 sedan, equipped with a 4.2L V8 and a stealthy grey paint job. But now that William is a married man, it might be time for something a bit tamer, and the Royal Family’s relationship with Audi means that the future King of England has…
Volvo Hypermiling Challenge Sets Goal To Cover 850 Miles On A Single Tank Of Diesel, But Failed
Two intrepid travelers set out to make the run from Marlow, U.K. to Mayrhofen, Austria on just one tank of fuel, using a Volvo V50 wagon. This particular V50 example is a European market model, which features a 1.6-liter, diesel engine. Their task was to use hypermiling techniques to cover the distance between Volvo cars…
Suzuki Kizashi To Be Sold In The United Kingdom
The Suzuki Kizashi may have enjoyed critical acclaim (and rightly so) but it’s sales figures have never been stellar. Suzuki is planning to sell the Kizashi in the UK later in 2011, and while Suzuki only plans on selling 500 units, it’s difficult to imagine the car being anything more than a low-volume curiosity. With…
2011 Vauxhall VXR8 Makes Us Weep For Pontiac G8
Although the good Lord chose to take the Pontiac G8 from us far too early in its life, other countries can still enjoy GM’s Zeta platform superstar in all it’s Holden Commodore-based goodness. The United Kingdom is particularly privileged, as it gets this Vauxhall VXR8, seemingly adorned in Rape Yellow, and it comes equipped with a…
British Drivers Face Winter Tire Shortage, Rising Insurance Premiums Upon Install
Motorists in the UK are being hit with a one-two punch, after a shortage of winter tires left drivers scrambling to find appropriate tires for the chilly conditions. Strong demand for winter tires due to last winter’s heavy snowfall has led to a shortage of snow tires. Even with a 400 percent increase in deliveries…
2011 Aston Martin Rapide Luxe Debuts
Aston Martin‘s Rapide sedan is already one of the most striking luxury four-doors on the market, with a bent more towards the sporty side of the equation. But Aston’s newest Luxe packing will swing the pendulum the in the opposite direction, emphasising comfort and coddling over outright speed. The Luxe package will give buyers a…
Max Power Magazine To Fold
With yesterday’s demise of 0-60 Magazine still fresh in our minds, we have news of another magazine closing, this time out of England. It appears that legendary modified car magazine Max Power, equally famous for its souped up hatchbacks as it was for bare breasts, is closing its doors. A tweet by British outlet Motormorph…
Gordon Murray Sells T25 City Car Design To Unnamed Manufacturer
Gordon Murray is eager to stress that his firm, Gordon Murray Design, is not in the business of producing cars, especially not his new T25 city car. “We’re not a car company; our business is selling intellectual property for the production process,” Murray told Auto Express. Murray’s proclamation comes on the heels of his announcement that he…
Nissan Expresses Worries Over Limited Nature Of Electric Car Subsidies
As Nissan strives to sell the Leaf electric car at an affordable price point, the company is expressing concerns that the current subsidies offered by governments to encourage EV adoption will expire after three years, hurting sales and pushing the cost of electric vehicles back into unattainable territory. “My assumption is that they won’t be…
