Land Rover Discovery 4 Takes Multiple Awards

Gaydon, Warwickshire, 28 September 2009 – The new Discovery 4 has taken home two accolades at the Caravan Club’s Towcar of the Year Awards 2010, which took place at the Royal Automobile Club in London last week. These are the first awarded to the new Discovery 4, which went on-sale in UK dealerships earlier this month. The Discovery 4 won the ‘Best Towcar Over £32,000’ class and the ‘All Wheel Drive Over...

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A ONE-TWO FOR PEUGEOT IN ALMS ATLANTA DOWNPOUR

Peugeot reigns with another one-two finish Poor weather brings race to an early finish Peugeot 908 HDi FAP follows Le Mans success with another win After several days of searing heat, the Georgian weather took a turn for the worse today. A cocktail of showers, storms and flooding caused the race to be interrupted shortly before the halfway point, with the N°08 Peugeot of Montagny and Sarrazin lapping ahead of the N°07 machine of...

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Mazda Global Premiere of Eco-Friendly and Powerful Next Generation ‘SKY-G’ and ‘SKY-D’ Engine – Read about it at the Diesel Owners Club

Mazda Kiyora concept car, which achieves 3.1 l/100 km fuel economy, to make its Japan debut Mazda Motor Corporation will showcase the world premiere of its next-generation engine line-up and automatic transmissions at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show, to be held from Saturday, October 24 through to Wednesday, November 4, 2009. Mazda will exhibit the ‘Mazda SKY-G’ direct-injection petrol engine, the ‘Mazda SKY-D’ clean diesel engine and the...

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CONTINENTAL NAMED TYRE MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR

Continental was awarded the highest accolade by members of the tyre industry this week (23 September) after being named Manufacturer of the Year 2009 by the NTDA (National Tyre Distributors Association) at the Tyre and Fast Fit (TAFF) Awards. The company scored a double hit at the event, also taking the Industry Advertising campaign award for its popular Great Days Out campaign. Continental was recognised by voters as Manufacturer of...

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Audi R15 TDI wins efficiency trophy in the U.S.

Rain brings “Petit Le Mans” race to an early end Classification after less than five of the scheduled 10 hours Audi R15 TDI winner of the “Michelin GreenX Challenge” Ingolstadt/Atlanta – Audi Sport Team Joest’s test entry in the 1000-mile “Petit Le Mans” race at Road Atlanta (U.S. state of Georgia) had an unexpected outcome: The American endurance classic had to be red flagged just before half-time due to torrential...

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