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  Restored Alfa Romeo Montreal set for NEC auction 6 Mar 2018 (News)
  owners in its lifetime. Originally finished in Luci del Bosco Metallizato, this Montreal has been upgraded with Bilstein shocks, four-pot front brake callipers, two radiator fans, and a stainless-steel exhaust
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  Drunk and unconscious Tesla driver claims car was driving itself 8 Feb 2018 (News)
  . The 'self-driving' capability of a Tesla allows the car to steer, change lanes, control braking and even parallel park itself. But, despite these impressive features, the car is not fully autonomous. The current incarnation of autopilot on Tesla vehicles will not simply take unresponsive drivers
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  Curios: Ford Supervan 9 Jan 2018 (News)
  brakes came from a CanAm race car while wider wheelarches meant 15in Firestone racing tyres could be fitted. The original transit seat was replaced with a Corbeau racing harness – to prevent the driver falling out, presumably. On paper, it was good for a top speed on 196mph in fourth gear
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  MG launches seven year warranty on new ZS - but won't tell us what's covered 8 Nov 2017 (News)
  . SsangYong's looks particularly impressive with no mileage limit plus it covers  brake discs and clutch components for a year or 12,000 miles. Again, this is all stated on its website.  Renault meanwhile offers a four-year warranty.  It's also not clear whether the MG warranty
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  Rare Porsche 911 up for sale 19 Sep 2017 (News)
  , but retained all the performance. It uses a 3.6-litre air-cooled engine, has lowered and stiffened suspension, plus uprated brakes from the Turbo. Finished in black with a black interior, the 911 RST features Sport leather seats with triple colour inlays, a top tinted windscreen and a sunroof
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  Learners to get motorway lessons from 2018 14 Aug 2017 (News)
  welcomed the move, saying it will "d eliver confident new drivers who are much better able to cope with complex smart motorways”. However, road safety charity Brake has questioned the law change by saying there should be a legal requirement for all newly-qualified
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  A Grand Monday: Citroen GSA 14 Aug 2017 (News)
  . After all, most of these are superficial, and the car comes with good replacement doors to swap for the shabby chic ones it currently wears. What's more important is that the current keeper has renewed all of the hydraulic components, overhauled the brakes, changed the all-important cambelt
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  Edd China puts wacky racers on show at Beaulieu 25 Jul 2017 (News)
  using its pizza steering wheel, beer can brake lever and gear selector topped with a chocolate bar. A Community Speedwatch speed camera measured the speeds of these oddball contraptions
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  A Grand Monday: Lada 1200 19 Jun 2017 (News)
  , when it was a mere nine years old. After a 29-year lay-up, then, don't expect it to be immaculate. It's a restoration project, and a brave one at that. But on the plus side, it's all there. According to the vendor, the engine and gearbox are working fine although both the brakes and bodywork
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  Geneva Motor Show 2017: Kia reveals new Picanto 7 Mar 2017 (News)
  combinations for upholstery and stitching. Technology includes a seven-inch touchscreen system with navigation, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, Bluetooth, a reversing camera, a USB connector and a wireless charging pad. Auto emergency braking will be available too, though Kia hasn’t
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  A Grand Monday: Ford Mondeo 25 Oct 2016 (News)
  mudflaps and dealer number plates, and has a good MoT history, with just one advisory at its last test for brakes, so it’d be worth getting these checked out. Otherwise, it appears to be in fine fettle, with all of its original Ocean Grey paintwork and, according to the vendor, no visible rust
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  Goodwood to host Golf GTI 40th birthday bash 16 Jun 2016 (News)
  helped, as did fiddling with the car’s suspension, brakes and steering systems. It’s also fitted with a set of gluey Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tyres, which wrap a set of lightweight 19-inch alloy wheels. The Clubsport S has a top speed limited to 155mph but its 0-62mph time drops from
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  Porsche Carrera GT leads Race Retro sale 3 Feb 2016 (News)
  , electric windows, buckets seats, and carbon ceramic brakes with yellow calipers. It also comes with a luggage set including a leather suit carrier, a leather briefcase bag and a leather day bag. The car was imported to the UK in 2009 by a collector in Gloucester who kept the car before
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  A Grand Monday: Retro Renault 11 for £400 12 Oct 2015 (News)
  some work to make it roadworthy. The seller says, ‘It currently has a blowing exhaust in the front section, probably could do with a couple of lower ball joints (which are readily available for little money), and the front brake pipes could do with checking as these were a previous advisory
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  Americans invade next Anglia sale 12 May 2015 (News)
  £19,000), it was prepared for racing driver Neil ‘Soapy’ Castles to demonstrate at NASCAR events. It has Edelbrock race heads fuelled by Stromberg carbs. There’s a roll cage and safety hubs, and it’s been converted to hydraulic brakes. Eligible for both Spedeworth's
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  Geneva Motor Show 2015: Ford GT to make comeback in 2016 3 Mar 2015 (News)
  it an unparalleled power-to-weight ratio. The all-new GT will be rear-wheel drive and feature a mid-mounted 3.5-litre engine, paired to a seven-speed dual clutch gearbox. The 20-inch wheels will be shod in specially designed Michelin Piolet Super Sport Cup 2 tyres, while ceramic brake discs
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  Geneva Motor Show 2015: All-new Volkswagen Touran gets its debut 3 Mar 2015 (News)
  – expect to pay from around £20,000. Volkswagen claims the new Touran has the ‘biggest range of comfort and assistance systems in its class’, including safety gizmos like emergency brake assistance, lane keep assist and adaptive cruise control. The latest
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  Paris Motor Show 2014: Ford unveils revised C-MAX and Grand C-MAX 2 Oct 2014 (News)
  , with an automatic parking system that will help you get in or out of parallel or perpendicular spaces, plus various other safety warning systems, adaptive cruise control and automatic emergency braking.
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  Paris Motor Show 2014: Updated Peugeot 508 appears 2 Oct 2014 (News)
  , dual-zone air conditioning, 18-inch alloy wheels, parking sensors, folding door mirrors and LED running lights. Upper trim grades gain extras like an electronic parking brake and keyless entry, larger alloys, a head up display and leather upholstery. The range-topping RXH estate gets full-LED
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  Paris Motor Show 2014: Mercedes launches new C63 AMG 24 Sep 2014 (News)
  with a heavily revised version of the AMG Speedshift MCT 7-speed gearbox which has been improved with faster shift times. There's also a new braking system with 390mm discs at the front and 360mm at the rear with the option of ceramic discs. The C63 AMG gets a unique suspension set-up along with an AMG