For just £6,990 OTR, the unconventional, undeniably innovative Renault Twizy is a 2-seat electric vehicle (EV) well worth taking a second look for anyone easily dissuaded by first impressions! The zero emission Twizy has turned quite a few heads throughout the automotive world and whether you prefer the Colour, Technic, or Urban trim level, the impact made is sure to be nothing short of stunning.

Inflation-defying Ford have launched their new EcoBoost petrol engine which effectively enables motorists to buy petrol costing 0.4p per mile less than they could back in January 2008, making it more than a viable option for motorists looking for respite in today’s financially and environmentally-costly motoring marketplace.

Widely praised since its late 2011 launch, the pioneering and spacious, low carbon Volkswagen up! has now surpassed the standards of its 33 competitors to earn the prestigious title of World Car of the Year 2012, as awarded by an international panel of 66 judges at New York’s International Auto Show.

Carbag is saddened to report that after a life predominantly spent in the motoring arena, 5 April 2012 saw the sorrowful passing of 76 year old Professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, Honorary President of Porsche’s Supervisory Board and perhaps most noteworthy, inventor of the legendary Porsche 901 (911) and 904 Carrera GTS models.

The annual Classic Car, Race Car, Motorcycle and Automobilia auction will take place in Silverstone’s new £27m Wing Building on May 16th 2012 and this year, it could prove to be a most highly anticipated show because of a Toleman TG184-2 Formula One car, the actual motor occasionally driven by none other than the late, great Ayrton Senna.

The European Court of Justice has decided to enforce an equal rights ruling which will put women in the same high premium insurance bracket as men, directly contradicting the safety statistics which prove women to be the safest drivers.

The anti-discrimination law is scheduled to be introduced in the UK in December 2012.