Chrysler Prowler Vintage Auto Show Handout Very Rare on 2040-parts.com

Lister cars back from the dead

The ‘Cars from Cambridge’ are coming back! OK, so Cambridge doesn’t quite have the same impact as say Detroit or Maranello, but Lister Cars deserves its place in the UK automotive hall of fame. On Bing: see pictures of Lister cars Top 20 cars with V12 engines Two things – or more specifically, cars – immediately spring to mind when thinking about Lister.

Hyundai & Kia get Google Maps integration – but not in UK

Hyundai and Kia are adding Google Maps functionality to their SatNav Systems in the US, but it’s not coming to the UK any time soon. In the US, Hyundai has a clever system called Blue Link (Kia has a similar system called UVO) that offers increased functionality for stuff like the SatNav, Remote Access, Location Sharing and Enhanced Recovery. It costs a few hundred dollars a year (for the all-singing, all-dancing version), but makes your Hyundai much smarter than the average bear.

Crash test verdict on Corsa and S-Max

By Phil McNamara Motor Industry 25 August 2006 00:01 The new Vauxhall Corsa – set to be one of Britain's best-selling cars – has scored a maximum five stars for occupant safety, in the Euro NCAP crash tests. Ford's new S-Max also got full marks. But their pedestrian protection scores proved far less impressive, when the results of the latest tests were announced today (Friday 25).