Posts Tagged ‘UK’

Fiat Turns Catchy Viral Ad 'The Motherhood' into Mobile Ringtones

By Ant On January 12, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/fiat-offers-turns-catchy-viral-ad.html”>We knew from the first time we heard Fiat’s catchy new rap-tune ‘The Motherhood’, which was created for the 500L, that it wouldn’t be long before it takes the internet by storm, and we were proven right, as the original video has since garnered more than 2.6 million views on YouTube.

The Italian carmaker is not known for letting these kinds of marketing opportunities go by, and it’s now offering internet users the ability to download the song to their computers and cell phone devices for Read more »



Caterham Launches a New and Affordable Kart Championship for Teens

By Ant On January 10, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/caterham-launches-new-and-affordable.html”>British parents looking to introduce their youngsters to the marvelous world of motorsports have a new option in the guise of Caterman’s low-cost karting championship at the heart of which is the CK-01 kart, a prototype of which is on display at the AutoSport International at Birmingham’s NEC from January 10 to 13.

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Suzuki Shows New Limited Edition Swift Sport SZ-R Ahead of Autosport International

By Ant On January 10, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/suzuki-shows-new-limited-edition-swift.html”>Suzuki will be attending the first major motoring event of the year in Britain, the 2013 Autosport International that opens tomorrow at the Birmingham’s NEC for the press and from January 12 through 13 for the public, where it will unveil several new special edition automobiles and motorcycles.

Today, we learned about two of them, the new limited production Swift Sport SZ-R with a 1.

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Peugeot Introduces New Special Edition 208 Intuitive in the UK

By Ant On January 9, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/peugeot-introduces-new-special-edition.html”>A new special edition version of the 208 supermini named Intuitive has been added to Peugeot’s UK lineup. It is offered with a choice of an 81hp (82PS) 1.2-liter petrol and two HDi diesel engines, a 69hp (70PS) 1.4-liter and a 91hp (92PS) 1.6-liter unit, in both three- and five-door body styles.

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Londoners Enraged by Arab Supercar Invasion, Deeply Annoyed by Their Behavior

By Ant On January 9, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/londoners-enraged-by-arab-supercar.html”>Britain, like the rest of Europe, is facing a recession. Gulf States’ economies, on the other hand, are growing by around 6 percent a year. Add in the fact that the latter are the single largest producer of crude oil in the world and you can easily see why exotic supercars are flying out of the showrooms.

In Dubai, there’s a 20-month waiting list for the US$525,000 Lamborghini Aventador.

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Domino's Pizza Takes Delivery of a Pair of Renault Twizy EVs in the UK

By Ant On January 9, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/domino-pizza-takes-delivery-of-pair-of.html”>A Domino’s Pizza franchise in Swindon, UK, will now deliver its hot goods around town with a pair of Renault Twizy electric cars.

Besides showing the shop’s environmental concerns, the Twizy will likely boost the image of the local pizzeria – at least until everybody is accustomed to its strange looks and it becomes yesterday’s news…

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Watch a Motorcyclist Scaring and Surprising People with Load Exhaust

By Ant On January 9, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/watch-motorcyclist-scaring-and.html”>As much as we all like the mechanical noises produced from well-tuned cars and motorcycles, we assume that there are times many of us could do without some of the obnoxious crack, snap and pop sounds echoed from certain exhaust pipes.

One such example comes to us through this video of a biker – presumably from the United Kingdom, who seems to like scaring pedestrians and road users while surprising others, with sudden burst of the throttle, usually at a red light.

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Nissan’s Qashqai Crossover Gets 360 Edition, Priced from £19,945 in the UK

By Ant On January 9, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/nissans-qashqai-crossover-gets-360.html”>Nissan has just added a new version to its Qashqai and Qashqai+2 five- and seven-seater compact crossovers’ range. Named the 360 Edition, it is available in all engine and transmission options and will go on sale in Europe this month.

The 360 gets its name from the Around View Monitor, a system that uses four cameras to give drivers a 360-degree “helicopter view” of their vehicle.

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Watch Evo’s Harry Metcalfe Review the 750HP Aston Martin One-77 Supercar

By Ant On January 4, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/watch-evos-harry-metcalfe-review-750hp.html”>Reviewing a car two years after its production commenced is quite unusual in the automotive world, even if the vehicle in question is a supercar. Aston Martin, though, had vowed that no motoring journalist would get his/her hands on the One-77, so it didn’t provide a test car to anyone.

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Top Gear UK to Begin Filming on January 23, Air on January 27? Plus New Trailer for Season 19

By Ant On January 3, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/top-gear-uk-to-begin-filming-on-january.html”>We missed them last year after the BBC decided to move Top Gear season 19 to 2013, but fear not, as Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May will soon be back on our tellies.

While there’s no official confirmation yet on the date, be that from Top Gear itself or via Clarkson who is still making jokes about Pierce Morgan on Read more »