A new 140bhp 1.8-litre...
A new 140bhp 1.8-litre petrol engine is being offered by Vauxhall. It will debut in the next-generation Zafira, which goes on sale in July, but will eventually be rolled out across other models in the range. The new Ecotec unit has 14 per cent more power than the motor it replaces, yet is more fuel-efficient.
Australia: Thieves ruined...
Australia: Thieves ruined a tourist’s holiday by waiting for him to go into a Melbourne bar before hitching up and stealing his ÷£20,000 caravan, parked outside.
FRANCE: A woman was left stranded at a Lille petrol station when her husband drove off after refuelling. He took three hours to realise that she wasn’t on board!
USA: Jacksonville cops have shut America’s only nude car wash after local residents lodged complaints. Its closure in Florida leaves five female staff without a job.
BELGIUM: After he crashed into traffic lights, Jules Brassert, 98, of Nivelles was told by a judge to stop driving. It was his only accident in 80 years of motoring!