Jaguar XF Voted “Car of the Decade” by Auto Express Readers (but how?) Well, there is no doubt that the Jaguar XF is a very nice car and indeed, we’ve always enjoyed the ones we’ve used here at BVL headquarters, however over 300,000 readers of Auto Express Car Magazine have just voted for the Jaguar […]

Toyota has just announced it’s making a new Sports Car which will put a little fun and desirability back in their range. There was a time when Toyota offered pretty much the best ‘affordable’ sport car range of any volume manufacturer.  Cars like the Supra, Celica and the hugely popular MR2, helped to raise Toyotas […]

Un-restored 1953 Austin-Healey That Changed Motor Racing History Makes £843,000 at Auction. If you saw pictures of the car, you would think £843 would be more the right price for it, but At Bonhams Classic Car Auction at Mercedes World last week, the tattiest looking sports car you could ever see, made a massive £843,000. […]

60% increase in the proportion of morning after drink-drive accidents OK, the data we are going to talk about has been researched by the maker of a breathalyser called AlcoSense which you and I can go out and buy ourselves, but please don’t for one minute think this is in a effort to sell their […]

So Saab really has been sold?  Well if the latest press release is to be believed, the answer is yes and we have reprinted the official statement at the end of this article so that you can read exactly what they say. It’s been soap opera, a bit like Eastenders but without the shouting as […]

Super Safe All New Ford Ranger Makes Motoring History With 5 Euro NCAP Stars You cant help but be impressed with the way car manufacturers have responded to needs for increased safety and here is just another example of that, but in all honesty, a mighty impressive one. Later this year, Ford’s new Ranger will […]

First at 4 Years Old then Every 2 Years?  Right or Wrong? The government in the form of then Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has stated it’s looking to reduce the burden of the MOT test.  Those in the know suggest that the government believes that rather than a vehicle being 3 years old at it […]

The Astra VXR produces 280hp of power and a mighty 400Nm of torque Hot on the heels of the recently launched GTC, the new Astra VXR, which goes on sale next year and is set to become one of the most powerful cars in its class and the fastest production Astra in Vauxhall’s history. Based […]

Institute of Advanced Motorists Calls for Pilot of 80mph Speed Limit on Motorways In September the government announced that the motorway speed limit could be raised to 80mph. The IAM is calling for the government to pilot an 80 mph speed limit on a controlled and managed motorway to assess its practicality and safety, and […]

None of us feel comfortable being followed by a Police car, even when we’ve done nothing wrong.  Police cars come in all shapes and sizes and pretty much all makes, but in 37 of the UK’s 52 Police Authority areas, the chances are that it’s a Vauxhall that’s going to be behind you as Vauxhall […]