Audi has managed to buy one of the five original Auto Union racing cars still in existence from the pre-war era.
Along with two others, the car had been taken by the Soviet Union in 1945 and shipped to Russia. In the 1980s, Paul Karassik, an American collector of part-Russian extraction, managed to track down two of the now-dismantled cars and shipped them back to America – piece by piece.
Did you watch the last night’s closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games? If you did you probably noticed three bespoke Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupes, that were created specially for the event.
Fiat 500 Colour Therapy range is positioned between the popular 500 Pop and Lounge specifications, bringing back the spirit of the 1970s with a collection of vibrant colours and retro white detailing.
Available in both hatchback and convertible versions, and with 0.9 litre TwinAir and 1.2 litre petrol engines, the 500 Colour Therapy is available in five special paint colours: New Age Cream, Countrypolitan Yellow, Pasodoble Red, Volare Blue, and Tech House Grey.
It’s the season for hayfever, and it seems like half the country is sniffling from the condition.
Volvo can help. Surprised? Yes, me too. But the carmaker, which has long led the way for vehicle health and safety, now fits all its models with either an air quality system or pollen filter as standard.
Cars fitted with an Air Quality System use an interior air quality sensor which measures the levels of particles in the incoming air. It can automatically close the car’s air intake without any input from the driver before levels inside the car become unhealthy, such as when toxic carbon monoxide is detected from the vehicle in front.
