Motoring Matters

Possible WRC entry for VW

It is rumoured that VW will enter a car in the 2012 WRC championship.

The confirmation is expected to take place either at an event to celebrate its hat trick of wins in the Dakar rally on March 22, or at the start of rally Portugal, which runs from the 24-27 March.

Volkswagen could join Citroen, Ford and newcomers MINI in a limited campaign this year.  Its thought Volkswagen have been working with the likes of rally driver Carlos Sainz and Francois-Xavier Demaison, who will be hired as the team’s chief engineer.

Read more: Auto Express

Ford Focus is Britain’s most discussed car

Ford’s Focus is Britain’s most discussed car, according to Auto Trader, operator of one of the UK’s most heavily used motoring websites. The site, which combines classified advertising for used, nearly new and new cars with editorial content on motoring subjects, was recently opened up to users in order to allow them to provide their own reviews of different models.

Read more: The Independent

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