May 2016

These are the first images of Vauxhall’s new Zafira Tourer, which features an enhanced exterior and interior design, cutting-edge connectivity via OnStar, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and innovative Adaptive Forward Lighting LED headlamps. (more…)

After being off the air for more than a year, Top Gear returned on Sunday with a revamped format and new line-up of presenters, but it wasn’t a hit among critics.
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The new Top Gear show launches this Sunday, and to say that a lot hangs on the success (or should we say “impact”?) of this first episode would be understatement. (more…)

Ever wondered what your German plumber does in his spare time? Sure, there are plenty of answers to that question, but we’d like to focus on one that would float any enthusiast’s boat – perhaps the man likes to throw his van around on the Nurburgring. (more…)

An interactive configurator believed to have been made for Opel’s German website, has provided us with the first interior and exterior imagery of the facelift 2017 Zafira Tourer, ahead of the minivan’s world premiere in Paris this Autumn. (more…)

A Newport woman has helped to restore her brother’s prized Astra GTE which had been left to rot in a barn after he was diagnosed with a third brain tumour. (more…)

Why do people hate the police? There are hundreds of videos on the Internet that can provide a very vivid answer to that question, but at the end of the day, we don’t really hate it. We just don’t like it when somebody thinks they’re above the law, no matter who they are or if they are wearing a uniform or not. (more…)

Apple’s involvement in the automotive world is about to get serious, as the company has been granted a new patent. (more…)

Vauxhall’s all-new Astra has claimed another title with the Autocar Game-Changer Award, proving itself to be one of the top models on the market. This latest accolade adds to the Astra’s already impressive list of awards following its launch late last year. (more…)

Fifth Gear, the TV show that focused on cars and that starred former Top Gear host Tiff Needell will not record any new episodes.
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With a few days left before the big debut of the new Top Gear, a new trailer of their spinoff show Extra Gear has landed also revealing Chris Harris as the second host, next to Rory Reid. (more…)

Top Gear fans can catch another glimpse of the revamped show in a new teaser video that shows Matt LeBlanc and Chris Evans taking turn in driving some of the most exclusive cars out there. (more…)

Brad Pitt has reportedly pulled out of the first episode of Top Gear, which left Chris Evans and the Top Gear crew scrambling around to find a replacement this week due to filming schedules. Pitt will now be replaced with Batman vs Superman star Jesse Eisenberg, with British TV chef Gordon Ramsay completing the episode one celebrity line-up. (more…)

Top Gear is set to return next week, and more changes are being made as the popular Star In A Reasonably Priced Car its been replaced with Star In A Rallycross Car.

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Vauxhall is launching a second recall on the Zafira B model to protect the vehicles from catching fire. Last year, Vauxhall informed all 234,938 Zafira owners in the UK about improper repairs to the blower motor resistor potentially creating a fire hazard, and began to fix thousands of affected cars, following a spate of vehicle fires. (more…)

In case you thought there is already too much “smart” and “phone” in the automotive, here’s fresh piece of news to show you that the UK “digital vehicle era” is only starting. (more…)

The BBC has drafted in some help from one of Top Gear’s most recognisable, albeit mysterious, drivers to help drum up interest ahead of the reformed show’s launch on Sunday 29 May. (more…)

“Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), Monitor and Spiegel create the impression that they found new facts suggesting Opel uses unprecedented illegal defeat devices. These allegations are wrong!   (more…)

Rumors have been swirling for months that GM would be implicated in the dieselgate scandal, over the weekend serious allegations took flight that Opel does in fact use defeat devices. (more…)