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Volvo has announced the rollout of a new concierge service for its owners, which will make everyday chores such as topping up with fuel an on demand, smartphone activated service. The concierge service will become an integrated part of Volvo’s On call ecosystem, but is a pilot program only for…

McLaren has exposed five new special edition versions of its 570S supercar, showcasing what McLaren’s own designers can come up with when let loose with the configurator. The five cars and trucks are part of the style edition range. Each one features a different combination of colours, wheels, materials as…

This is the new Skoda Octavia Scout. The off-road influenced estate goes on sale later in the year however Skoda UK is still yet to verify whether the design will be offered here. Like the outgoing Octavia Scout, this new design features a variety of cosmetic as well as chassis…

The facelifted and refreshed Volkswagen up! went on sale back in July and because then Volkswagen has introduced the updated e-up! – the all-electric version of its city automobile – as well as a new range topping petrol engine. The e-up starts from £20,780 after the £4,500 government grant, while the…

Citroen has launched a new special edition version of the C3 Aircross, with a handful of cosmetic upgrades inspired by the Australian surfwear brand, RipCurl. It’s on sale in the UK now, priced from £21,610, with first deliveries expected to arrive in July. The special edition C3 Aircross RipCurl is…

The pause, if not the reset button, has been pressed on our world, and it is no exaggeration to say that coronavirus – at least in the medium term – has changed everything.  Transport, a topic that was hovering near the tops of agendas even before this ‘situation’ hit, has…

A squirrel was rescued from behind the grille of a Volkswagen Polo in North Wales on Sunday after the animal got trapped in front of the radiator – while the automobile was on the move. Thanks to the efforts of RSPCA Cymru and local garage Moduron Maethlu Motors, the squirrel escaped unharmed…

government officials are thinking about a new ‘two-tier’ automobile Excise task (VED) that might see motorists who utilize major A-roads as well as motorways paying a higher rate than those who only utilize smaller roads. Cameras utilizing number plate recognition innovation would then be utilized to make sure motorists utilizing…

Mazda has resurrected an old special edition version of its MX-5 sports car, which will be limited to just 400 examples in the UK when it goes on sale in February 2017. Called the Mazda MX-5 Arctic, the automobile revisits a special edition version of the second generation MX-5 released…

Insurers have paid out £28.6 million a day in claims this year, the greatest number on record, according to new figures from the association of British Insurers. Surprisingly, the £10.4 billion total comes each time of falling road accidents as well as cars and truck thefts –  accidents have fallen by…