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Win tickets to the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed

The 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed is just around the corner, and CAR has teamed up with Johnnie Walker to give away two weekend tickets to this great British motoring event. Click here to enter our competition This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed takes place from 2-4 July, and in conjunction with Johnnie Walker Black Label, proud sponsors of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 team, CAR is offering two weekend tickets to attend the largest motoring garden party in the world. And the lucky winner will also receive a special collector’s item, the Centenary Limited Edition Johnnie Walker Black Label pack, embellished with real 23-carat gold. You can find out more about Johnnie Walker by visiting www.johnniewalker.com. Click here to enter our competition The 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed takes place from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 July, the theme is ‘Viva Velocé – a passion for speed’, and the featured marque is Alfa Romeo, which turns 100 this year.

Diesel hybrid cars avoid BIK penalty. Peugeot, Citroen & Volvo rejoice.

Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 is the first car to benefit from BIK rates on diesel hybrids As a company car driver the Inland Revenue gets its cut no matter what. With BIK rates set based on CO2 emissions and list price, it’s hard to find a way to beat the system. Even opting for a diesel car doesn’t help because, despite much better economy on the whole from diesels than petrol engined cars, HMRC adds an extra 3% to your BIK rate because diesels emit more of the stuff that matters – particulates and NOx – than a petrol-engined car.

SEAT Ibiza Good Stuff – Shakira’s SEAT

The SEAT Ibiza Good Stuff Limited Edition models are always a seller. It’s a good way for car makers to shift metal and as long as the buyer wants the goodies bolted on its a cheaper way to get a specced-up car. But sometimes car makers produce a car for a different reason.