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Investigations by TyreSafe in partnership with Trading Standards over the past five years have revealed a staggering 139 of the 152 part worn outlets visited were selling illegal and unsafe tyres to unsuspecting motorists. That leaves just 13 dealers selling roadworthy tyres from inspections spanning from Scotland to London.  Tyres are an essential factor in road safety as the only ...

Ford today confirmed that the new Ranger Raptor – the toughest and most high-performing version ever of Europe’s best-selling pick-up – is storming into Europe, as the bold new model debuted at the Gamescom trade fair, in Cologne, Germany. Now we at Crossaxle have mentioned before how much we like the Ranger, in fact you can read for yourself here! ...

Here at Crossaxle HQ we’ve sporadically been having fits and starts as we try and accomplish too much with a lack of time and manpower. A conversation recently with my good friend Richard Rollinson led us to join forces, kick Crossaxle into top gear and use to the full force of every horsey in the engine and reach some new ...

So, it’s a while since I’ve driven a Kia SUV so I thought I’d take one for a spin at the SMMT test day. I haven’t expected the instruction the press team gave me as they handed the keys to me: “You can only take it out as long as you bring it back with mud on!” It seems all ...

The Defender is back! Sort of! And this isn’t based on internet rumours, this is direct from JLR. Land Rover today announces a limited-edition high-performance version of the iconic Defender, with up to 150 V8-powered examples re-engineered to celebrate the Land Rover marque’s 70thanniversary in 2018. The Defender Works V8 pays homage to the early high-powered engines in both the ...

I’m a big fan of the D-Max, it’s just a truck that does the Ronseal thing, it does exactly what it says on the tin. As their latest slogan says, “It Just Works”. And it does, very well. An Isuzu D-Max Utility has been crowned the overall winner in the LCV category of the 2017 MPG Marathon. The event is ...

Those lovely people at Jaguar Land Rover are at it again. Not content with having the world’s best SUV line-up already (still sadly missing the much loved Defender) they go and announce another Range Rover model. The Velar. So where does it fit? Well, it seems those chaps and chapesses at JLR found a gap between the Evoque range and the ...

The Aston Martin DB10 – the first car created exclusively for James Bond by British luxury brand Aston Martin – is to go under the auctioneer’s gavel at the London auction house of Christie’s on 18th February with proceeds donated to Médecins Sans Frontières. ‘Spectre – The Auction’ celebrates the release of the 24th Bond film on Digital HD, Blu-ray™ and DVD with ...

In case you’re not fortunate enough to be visiting the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit next week (11th January ’16), we thought we’d let you know that Kia Motors will be revealing a new concept car. Conceived at their California design studio, the concept offers an abundance of advanced technology, including state-of-the-art health-and-wellness technology.  No, we’re not sure ...

Although it has absolutely nothing to do with 4×4’s, as petrol-heads we believe it’s our responsibility to keep you informed of any car related news that comes our way. With that in mind, there’s an all-new show with a festival feel and a wide variety of performance car action that is set to be a must-attend event in the 2016 show season ...