The American photographer and filmmaker Alex Prager stages the Icons of Style key visual for Autumn/Winter 2012 in an imaginative and surreal film featuring Lara Stone and the Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster.

The passion for style and good design connects the two. For this reason Mercedes-Benz has supported the international fashion world for many years. First and foremost as title sponsor of the most important fashion events in the world: the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York, Berlin and Beijing as well as sponsor of the fashion weeks in Paris, London and Milan.

This new filmic interpretation of the American fairytale underscores the message of the key visual, in which a spotlight is on three style icons – Lara Stone, the Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster and Calvin Klein Collection.The fashion film is also all about style icons, with the Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster taking centre stage in this world as a design classic.

People also shop for cars overseas and collectors do this as a way to get their hands on that dream car they have always wanted. Just because you might live in Florida doesn’t mean you can’t buy a car from the UK but you must also be able to afford the shipping to have the vehicle brought to you.  This type of purchase is not as common as shipping a vehicle from one state to another.

Shipping containers too can be found online so if you have a car or some other large item to ship, this might be just what you need. Your search will show you a list of containers for sale, rent and lease along with where it is located and the make, size and price.  Shipping containers are also used for storage of things like tools and equipment and can be at your work or on your property. 

Perhaps you are searching for a particular make or model of used car for sale in the UK? And if so, you might be checking out a few cars you have seen and then intend to make your decision based on what you have seen. This is a good idea as you can get an overview of the condition and durability of your desired used car, for example, you might find a 2004 Honda Civic with 120,000 miles on the clock for a bargain basement price in a local car dealers, you may also find in the local paper that there is an 2006 Civic for sale with just 21,000 miles on the clock, going to see both cars and understanding what a later model with less miles on the clock might look like, perhaps that Civic has been used by an elderly couple to go shopping once a week, or perhaps it was a sales rep car and did those miles on the motorways of Britain and slogged around city street and back roads to find their clients houses, if so the second example might seem from an advert that it is not going to be a very well looked after car, however different owners treat used cars extremely differently, some love and cherish their vehicles and some use their vehicles day in day out as work horses, however it is worth noting at this point that even well used cars which have had a commercial background and former owner can make very good second hand cars, after all, the typical diesel Toyota Avensis that has been used as a taxi has never really got cold, and will always have been serviced and at least checked out at regular intervals… making them not too bad a decision as a used car to buy.

There are many good reasons to choose used over new and the savings on insurance is a big one. Today’s used cars are certainly more reliable than years ago and it is possible to find used cars that are still under warranty. All makes of cars can be bought used and if a used Toyota Yaris is your focus, then you must begin your search at Motors.co.uk. When you shop online, you can view a photo of the vehicle, the miles on the engine and the price and you can do all this from the comfort of your computer chair. What could be easier than that?  Car buying tips are offered online as well and with these, you will take the stress out of car buying.

If you don’t have this friend-mechanic, then you will need to locate a car servicing center.  Most people will take their car to a garage that has a good reputation and who does quality work and this center was probably recommended to them by a prior customer.  Repairs are just part of being a car owner.  Eventually things break and wear out and repairs need to be done. 

You can easily find a list of local car repair station online but the best one will be able to collect your car and then call you with a quote once they have checked it out.  This is such a great service to have and when the repairs have been done, your car will be returned to you.  What could be better than that?

– The new Civic spinning 360 degrees in our Honda space,with clouds and textures overlaid giving glimpses of its full appearance. We then follow a red line used in the campaign to represent the engineers’ journey and use this to neatly transition through the different product points.

Honda announces the new Civic at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show. Developed specifically for the European market, the Civic will be offered exclusively as a five-door hatchback and will compete in the C-segment. It will reach European showrooms in early 2012.

Concept and Development 

Initial ideas for the new Civic explored the realm of the car having a ‘Lean Energetic’ design. ‘Lean’ was to emphasize the environmental-conscious world existing today, and ‘Energetic’ to express Honda’s vitality. This design direction translated into a ‘Clean-Dynamic’ design concept.

Drive trains The new Civic will be offered with three engine options: a 1.4 l petrol unit, a 1.8 l petrol unit and a 2.2 l diesel unit. All the engines are combined with a 6-speed manual gearbox, ECO Assist, advanced fueling control technology and Idle Stop. They are also equipped with Hill Start Assist. The 1.8 l engine can be paired with a specially designed 5-speed automatic transmission. The chief goal in the engine and transmission development was to maintain the high performance driving experience whilst improving the overall efficiency of the engine resulting in lower running costs.

Kia aim to be innovated pioneers that create a fun and unique but practical car. Kia are aware that each individual is different and and want a different look in a car, this is why Kia would like to know what you want, which is inspired by what you like and you can be sure that kia will not compromise on quality and safety.

Join Kia cars facebook page and share with other kia car fans what you would like and become rewarded with your very own wallpaper using the “what do you like” app.

more over Kia are offering two fans the chance to win a trip for two to the Australasian open men’s Singles final on the 29th January 2012. this can be achieved by selecting seven things that you believe and think that kia brand Ambassador Raphael Nadal ‘Likes’.Winners will be announced on December 10th 2011.

The new TV advertisement from Kia Motors (UK) for the new Kia range. Featuring Rafa Nadal. Join us on Facebook now http://www.facebook.com/kiamotorsuk

To celebrate 35 years of the Golf GTI, Volkswagen have fitted an unusual feature to the new Edition 35 of their iconic car. At an exclusive event in London, a group of specially invited guests had the chance to see it in action… See what happened next at facebook.com/VolkswagenUK

Formula 1 is a racing series that was started in 1950. The engine manufactures for the series are Cosworth, Ferrari, Mercedes, and Renault. Formula 1 is one of the fastest car racing series in the world. Cars race at speeds of 360km/h (220 mph) on the open road courses through out the world. Hundreds of millions of people watch Formula 1 from around the world each year on television. Formula 1 cars are open wheel cars which makes the sport exciting but extremely dangerous for the drivers when collisions or accidents occur. Drivers of Formula 1 racing are some of the most skilled race car drivers in the world.

Over the past decade, another racing series has begun to draw hundreds of thousands of fans at their key racing events. The V8 Supercars which is a racing series that was started in 1997 and is based in Australia operates its rules and runs internationally under FIA regulations. The manufacturing companies that make up the series is Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore, which are two of the most popular car manufactures, in Australia. The majority of the V8 Supercars races are sprint races with the exception of a couple of races like Bathurst and Philip Island.

As long as people have the desire for competition there will always be racing. People have always had the desire to go faster no matter what type of apparatus is being used. That burning desire to go faster by mankind will never die and will live on for many generations. Different enhancements and improvement in technology will always help cars go faster in racing series like Formula 1 or V8 Supercars as time goes a long. As long as safety for drivers is always considered into the equation as cars go to faster speeds, there will always be a genuine following and a passionate loyal base of people who enjoy racing, and kids who will want to grow up to one day be a race driver like their current racing heroes.

With over 3 million miles covered by motorists on the UK public roads each and every day, engine wear and engine degradation caused by a lack of engine oil or even too much engine oil is a factor in which some breakdown companies may cite when investigating road side breakdowns, although it is known in industry circles that having too much engine oil in your car is far worse for your engine than having too little engine oil; for this very reason the people behind Valvoline have gone above and beyond to produce a substantial information and guidance articles and advise for motorists who choose to buy their products from off the shelf, as on the reverse of all lubricants produced by Valvoline you will find key bits of information and also a helpful window in the bottle of Valvoline where marked accordingly is the amount of oil you have left in your container, from this window and measure you can rest assured that you have topped up your engine oil to the correct amount by recalling what is left in your bottle after filling or topping up your engines reservoirs/ sump.

As we mention topping up your engine oil, there are two primary ways in which you can top up your oil without getting your hands too dirty, firstly, after opening your bonnet, on top of a traditional engine (modern engines can often have a plastic cover over the whole engine block) there should be a spinning cap that sits to the top left or top right of your engines main block, this cap can be unscrewed to reveal a little of the engines head, where the valve springs and retainers sit, you can top your engine oil up by simply unscrewing this cap and pouring oil in, beware as the oil you pour in will take a little time to filter through the engines internals and into the sum where you dip stick takes its measurement, alternatively you can top up your car engine oil through the dip stick pipe itself, this method is a little more tricky as the hole in which you pour the new oil is rather small and as such you may end up spilling your engine oil on the floor and damaging the grass or tarmac under here. It is worth noting that whenever you check, change or top up your engine oil, that a) the engine is turned off and b) that you are in a safe place away from fast moving traffic and preferably, on level ground.