Citroen thanks its ten million followers of Social Media for joining them online.

Citroën celebrates reaching 10 million global fans on Facebook by giving back to fans with a unique GIF. Fans are invited to find out which of them is the most important in Citroën’s eyes. After clicking the link, the surprise is that they are automatically directed to their own profile page; an original way to show that each fan is just as important as the other.

Citroën’s international Facebook page has gained a new GIF featuring a large heart aimed at each and every member of the brand’s Facebook fan base, which is now in excess of 10 million.

Citroën aims to thank its fans by offering them the opportunity to find out which of them is the most valued by the brand. The twist is that the link returns them directly to their own profile page proving that each fan is appreciated.

Citroën has topped the 10 million fan mark on Facebook, an achievement that once again reflects the close ties with its communities on social media including:

• The creation of a Facebook page dedicated to the New C3 with a day-to-day log of activities during the launch period.
• The first 100% mobile vehicle configurator on Facebook with the New C3.

These close ties are further strengthened by New C3 with the world’s first built-in dashcam, ConnectedCAM Citroën™. Citroën is encouraging its fans to use ConnectedCAM Citroën™ and to share their photos and videos on social media.

Today, Citroën has over 10 million global fans: a symbolic milestone underlining the brand’s strong momentum. Taiwan and Hong Kong recently joined the community, taking the number of Citroën Facebook pages worldwide to 79. The brand counts more than 13 million fans across all its social media channels worldwide.

Fans on Facebook and Twitter dictate the latest design colour scheme on the Lotus Evora 400 Limited Edition.

• Lotus fans select iconic blue & orange scheme for Evora 400
• Social media poll via Facebook and Twitter
• Highlights bespoke nature of Lotus Exclusive programme
• Latest limited edition sports car celebrating 50 years at Hethel

Car fans across the world have helped the Lotus Exclusive service by choosing one of the most famous racing colour schemes for a run of extremely limited Evora 400 Exclusive editions.

Challenging enthusiasts to pick their preference from a selection of carefully curated designs, penned by Lotus’ design team, the social media poll on Lotus’ Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages, saw modern interpretations of classic automotive colour combinations, as well as some established Lotus liveries.

The outright winner was revealed as the Blue & Orange edition, recalling the famous racing colour scheme first seen in the 1960s, with a complementary palette inside, setting black leather upholstery against orange contrast stitching.

The new Blue and Orange limited edition Evora 400 is the latest Lotus sports car to help mark 2016 as the 50^th anniversary since the founding of the Lotus Factory and Headquarters in Hethel, Norfolk.

With a special paint colour and orange and white decal stripes, the Exclusive design gave fans the opportunity to give the modern Evora 400 a thoroughly retro look. Black forged wheels and red brake calipers complete the car’s distinctive look.

Jean-Marc Gales, CEO of Group Lotus plc said, “Any one of the designs in the poll would have been a worthy winner. So now that the poll has finished and with thousands of votes cast, we have decided that the winner will make it into production. We only plan to build 10 of these Evora 400 sports cars in total so with their rarity, I expect them to quickly become very desirable.”

Developed by the team at Hethel, Lotus Exclusive inspires customers to further personalise the character of their Lotus cars. With the ability to tailor to their personal taste, it provides an alluring alternative to a standard specification sports car.

With such limited production numbers, the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Exclusive edition is expected to sell quickly. However, customers can create their own, unique Lotus through the Exclusive programme today.

The ultra-low volume edition perfectly demonstrates the appeal of Lotus Exclusive, which offers buyers a unique ownership proposition by combining traditional British craftsmanship with modern design. Tailoring one of Lotus’ high-performance sports cars to suit personal tastes, it offers a customised alternative to an off-the-shelf car, covering everything from colour coding through to race car preparation.

Jean-Marc Gales, CEO of Group Lotus plc, commented, “A Lotus is all about the purity of the driving experience and benchmark handling and owning a Lotus is a statement that you value design, innovation and the skills of our craftsmen and women who hand build all Lotus sports cars in Hethel.”

About the Evora 400

As one of the most significant models in the company’s history, the Lotus Evora 400 drives home the company’s commitment to developing pure, driver-focused sports cars.

Developed through Lotus’ Lightweight Laboratory, the car’s low mass of 1,395 kg drastically enhances its performance.  As a result, the Evora 400 accelerates from 0-60 mph in just 4.1 seconds (0-100 km/h in 4.2 seconds) and continues on to deliver a maximum speed of 186 mph (300 km/h).

Combining a lightweight revised aluminium chassis with a high-output engine, to deliver remarkable performance, its supercharged and charge-cooled, mid-mounted 3.5-litre V6 engine produces 400 hp and 410 Nm of torque. The car’s efficient composite body, flat-floor, rear diffuser, three-element rear wing all enhance aerodynamics, generating significant downforce of 32 kg at 150 mph (241 mk/h).

The Lotus Evora 400 enjoys a high specification as standard, including 370 mm composite two-piece brake discs from AP Racing, a Limited Slip Differential (LSD), automatic air-conditioning and infotainment system with satellite navigation. Options include automatic transmission and cruise control.

As an alternative to the 6-speed gearbox, with the torsen-type LSD as standard, a smooth-shifting 6-speed automatic gearbox is available. With electronically optimised up-shifts. Drivers can change gears manually via forged aluminium paddles mounted to the steering wheel, or rely on the gearbox’s fully automatic mode.

As befitting a hand-built car, the cabin of the Evora 400 uses the highest quality materials, including Alcantara and leather, while the driver-orientated layout provides ergonomically optimised controls. Very much a usable 2+2 coupe, passenger space is improved on the previous model, with greater legroom and wider rear seats, and the chassis revisions have increased the size of the door aperture, making it easy to enter and exit the Evora 400.

Lotus Exclusive is available on all Lotus cars, including the new Elise Cup 250 and Exige Sport 350, and includes a full range of performance options making it truly “made to measure”. Lotus Exclusive is available for all Lotus customers through the Lotus dealer network.

The Stunning Fiat 124 Spider returns after nearly 50 years after the original, watch these amusing video's

• FIAT brand reaches new heights with “Free Like a Bird” video filmed by a white-tailed eagle
• Video includes music “Free Like A Bird” feat. Wyclef Jean
• “No Blue Pill Needed,” celebrating the return of the Fiat 124 Spider, is follow-up to FIAT brand’s award-winning “Blue Pill” video
• Two videos to run online across FIAT brand’s digital and social channels, including FIATUSA.com, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
• The FIAT brand worked closely with FREEDOM, a conservation movement that supports and protects threatened birds of prey
• 2017 Fiat 124 Spider returns nearly 50 years after original introduction; revival of roadster continues expansion of FIAT brand in North America
• Fiat 124 Spider Lineup includes: Classica, $24,995; Lusso, $27,495; and Abarth, $28,195 (MSRP)

The FIAT brand marks the return of the all-new 2017 Fiat 124 Spider with the debut of two new videos, “Free Like a Bird” and “No Blue Pill Needed.” The videos will live on the brand’s YouTube, Twitter and Facebook channels, with additional content across its digital and social channels, including Instagram.

“Our creative mindset is to always innovate. ‘Free Like a Bird’ is the first commercial ever filmed by an eagle and this distinctive approach demanded music that was equally compelling to serve as the backdrop for the image, and Wyclef Jean enthusiastically jumped at the opportunity, creating a track that is likely to be another chart topper,” said Olivier Francois, Chief Marketing Officer, FCA – Global. “ ‘No Blue Pill Needed’ leverages the strength of the original award-wining 'Blue Pill,' which has over 30 million views on YouTube. Allowing our followers to act as a sound board for our campaigns has proven successful for the brand in the past. Posting longer-form versions of both videos – which first appeared during the reveal of the Fiat 124 Spider at the Geneva auto show and L.A. auto show, respectively – across the FIAT brand’s digital and social channels gives us the opportunity to see the fans' reactions to both and inspire our decision when it comes time to select the official television campaign.”

Free Like A Bird | 2017 FIAT 124 Spider | Feat. Wyclef Jean: In an automotive first, the FIAT brand reaches new heights with “Free Like a Bird,” which was filmed by an eagle in-flight through the mountains of Palinuro, Italy. The 1:22-minute video, with song “Free Like a Bird” feat. Wyclef Jean, lives on the FIAT brand’s YouTube channel, in addition to content across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (#FreeLikeABird). The spot begins with a bird's-eye view of a couple traveling through the Italian mountains in an all-new 2017 Fiat 124 Spider. With a subtle nod to the car model's heritage, a classic 1967 roadster passes by the all-new 2017 Fiat 124 Spider, before revealing the bird's-eye footage is being filmed by an eagle. 

“No Blue Pill Needed”: After finding his bottle of blue pills empty, an elderly gentleman (Nini Salerno, with Adele Pandolfi reprising their roles from “Blue Pill,”) spies the all-new 2017 Fiat 124 Spider outside his window and uses it to race away to get more. Along the drive, set to the music “Papa Loves Mambo,” he discovers that his pills are no longer needed. He returns home to his wife and proudly announces that “we’re back” – a nod to the Fiat 124 Spider’s return to America. Supplementary social content will be posted across the Fiat social channels with the hashtag #NoBluePillNeeded.

The Motoring World Blog thanks you all ONE MILLION TIMES as we hit the milestone of page views.

Well we have done it, between us all The Motoring World Blog has hit the 1,000,000 page views yesterday, I never in my wildest dreams thought that this figure would be achieved, let alone in only Thirty nine months since I started the blog properly.

In that time I have gone from just posting a post here and there to going international, with reports from all over the world, Social Media has been a big part of this, with a Facebook account and a Twitter one too, and with Twitter, we have achieved some really big names that have followed the account.

Tom Coronel, WTCC driver, loads of car brands, and not just dealerships, but head office ones too, we have been invited to take part in numerous events, some of which include :

• A full private tour of Jaguar at Castle Bromwich where we were allowed to take pictures, unheard of these days.
• Ssangyong has invited us to a number of events, including an upcoming one (more of that later next month).
• We have been given cars to road test, from the MG6 and MG3, to Audi's, Citroen's, Vauxhall's, MINI, Range Rover, Mercedes, and more.
• An invite from SMMT to an event happening soon (again more on that shortly).
• Various other factory and insider visits.
• And so much more.

And at the heart of all this has been you guys, the best month had a figure of 54,000 hits, this month has hit a year low, mainly in part to being unwell, and not being around to do as much as I would have liked to do, all of this, is a one man band, just me.

We have had people from all over the globe read the blog, the USA and UK are the top two, followed by (and in no particular order)

• Germany
• France
• Russia
• Ukraine
• India
• Japan
• Canada
• Turkey
• Poland
• Ireland
• Spain
• Italy
• Portugal
• Saudi Arabia
• Thailand
• United Arab Emirates
• Belgium
• Bahrain

So, you can see we are international, and who knows, maybe even inter galactic, Tim Peake are you reading ? LOL.

As with most people we all have our favourite brands, cars from the British marques, Rover, MG, Austin etc, that made up BLMC through to MG-Rover before it went into receivership 11 years ago, and now Jaguar Land Rover, these are my brands of choice, and I dont apologise for that at all.

The post that has gained the biggest amount of interest ? well, thats the Jaguar XE you can read it here>>JAG<<, at the time of writing this the post has had a hit rate of 8169 views, which is way way ahead of second place.

So, I would just like to say thank you, no, a BIG THANK YOU, to each and everyone of you that has taken time out from your lives to spend a little piece if it with me and my little blog, I hope you have enjoyed it, I hope you continue to enjoy it, and if you have any questions, tips or, even if you feel like you would love to do a road test report on your car, let me know.

And lastly, Thank you to the brands, that have allowed me access to the cars, the events, the people, without which the site would not be as good as it is, modesty is not my strong point.. LOL..

THANK YOU ONE MILLION TIMES

Ford will now make it far easier to stay connected to friends, family and getting info like news & Social media.

• Ford announces a new app for connectivity system SYNC AppLink that will enable safe use of social media on the move
• Meople.Connector is Ford’s first partner app to offer updates from networks, including Twitter and LinkedIn, and voice-controlled responses
• Ford will show in-car apps in operation at next month’s Web Summit in Dublin, one of the world’s leading tech conferences. Ford and Web Summit are inviting developers to take part in a 24-hour challenge to design apps for AppLink, with prizes in excess of £50,000 up for grabs

Ford is making it easier for drivers who wish to use social media while on the move, to keep their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel.

The Meople.Connector app, available for iOS and Android devices, will be introduced to Ford’s connectivity system SYNC AppLink to enable drivers to use voice-control to listen to messages from social media sites such as Twitter and LinkedIn.

The Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2015 shows that those aged 44 and under are most likely to get news online, including from social media.* By 2018 it is estimated that worldwide one-in-three people will be using social media.**

“For many people today, social media is fundamental to staying up-to-date and informed. From a reminder that it’s a friend’s birthday, to hearing the minute your football team scores a goal, to breaking news, social media is part of the fabric of modern life. By adding further news and personal communications, we are helping to ensure customers can stay seamlessly connected throughout their day in a safe and stress-free way,” said Don Butler, executive director, Connected Vehicle and Services, Ford Motor Company.

After drivers are alerted to messages, they can then use voice commands to “Read”, “Answer”, or “Skip”, the message. Should they choose to respond to the message, they can do so using pre-determined messages, which can be customised by the user. Drivers can select how often updates are received, and to send their current location to friends, family and colleagues.

First introduced in Europe in 2013, Ford’s SYNC AppLink technology enables drivers to voice-activate a range of smartphone apps, including Audioteka, AUPEO!, Cityseeker by Wcities, Cyclops, Eventseeker by Wcities, Glympse, Goal Live Scores, Radioplayer, Roald Dahl Audiobooks and Spotify. Meople.Connector is the company’s first AppLink-enabled social media app for SYNC.

“We worked very closely with Meople.Net to develop an experience that would allow drivers to stay connected while ensuring they remain focused on the road ahead,” Butler said.

Founded in 2012, Meople.Net is a California-based start-up offering a simple, powerful solution to combine a user’s social networks and social feeds into one stream. Meople.Connector is the company’s first app for a vehicle.  It is available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Russian languages.

“Social has triggered a game-changing communications shift, with more and more people using networks to communicate. But people can’t be on every site at once, especially when driving. Meople.Connector enables drivers to access and respond to social communications with the same ease as making phone calls and sending text messages,” said Dzmitry Markovich, founder, Meople.Net

Ford will show in-car apps in operation at Web Summit, one of the world’s leading technology conferences, which takes place in Dublin Nov. 3-5. In addition, the company is inviting developers to take part in a 24-hour challenge to design apps for SYNC AppLink. Organised with Web Summit, the SYNC AppLink Developer Challenge Dublin, which starts at 09:00 WET, on Nov. 2, will give programmers a chance at £54,000 prize money and the opportunity to develop new apps with Ford. Teams have until October 31 to register athttps://dublin.makeitdriveable.com/.

Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford is scheduled to speak on the opening day of Web Summit, and also will meet with the developers participating in the challenge to discuss his vision for the future of mobility and how technology will make people’s lives better.

Oops, Oh dear, you should not have done that, TUT TUT !

Following a similar recent incident, yet another driver of an expensive car found some big problems after trying to bypass traffic in a construction zone. This time it is an owner of a red-brown Jaguar F-Type V8 S who got stuck in wet concrete.

A photo of the accident was posted on Twitter from @Pursuitist yesterday. The picture description says it all:

“Brand new Jaguar driver believes he's too important to sit in traffic. Insta-karma smack down.”

Source: Pursuitist on Twitter

POST NUMBER 1001 - Thank you all

Back in January 2013 when i decided to post some motoring bits and pieces, I never thought that I would reach 1000 posts as quickly as I have.

Combined with over 55,000 views, it has been a great first 10 months, all figures are far far more than I ever envisaged,  I hoped maybe a few hundred views in my first year, but I have been so surprised by how many people do indeed read the posts I placed.

I have a number of posts that have generated over 300 views, and many over 100, some have generated comments, but not as much as I had hoped for, America remains the biggest Audience followed by the good old UK, but i have had readers from as far a field as India, italy, Canada, Indonesia and Russia.

United States	19725
United Kingdom	8441
Germany	7120
France	1700
Russia	1156
China	512
Canada	481
India	393
Poland	323
Australia	289

TOP TEN ALL TIME VIEWS

So, a heartfelt thank you to all of you that have taken the time to read just one post or some of you that read many, Like Fabrice Sabine, thank you, I will continue to post the press releases, info and reviews, on the assumption that you all enjoy the posts I place.
If you want I have a Facebook page dedicated to "The Motoring World" and a Twitter Account, so if you wish to join either of these, you will be more than welcome, on my twitter account you will join such Luminaries as WTCC driver Tom Coronel, Suzuki Cars UK, Toyota, GoMW, Skoda UK, Jaguar UK and Red Bull racing that all follow my postings.

Twitter - Here               Facebook - Here

So once again, Thank you all, and here is to the next year.

TMW - Thank you all and I have new updates, please read.

Hello everyone, just a great big thank you to you all for continuing to view my press releases, reviews and news on all things motoring, I really appreciate the time you take to read and leave a plus on each piece.

Just to let you know, I have a Facebook page and would love for you all to pop over like the page and comment and view the news there too, I never envisaged that my little blog would get anywhere near the page views that it already has, I thought maybe 500-1000 in a year, let alone over 45,000 in 9 months.

So once again, thank you all and carry on reading and enjoying, and pop over to the facebook page or Twitter



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F-Type's covered in the Union Flag tour the Great British Isles

• A fleet of Union Jack liveried F-TYPEs has embarked on a ‘Best of British’ promotional tour as part of the car’s launch activity and Jaguar’s #YourTurnBritain social media campaign
• Working with ambassadors Jamie Campbell Bower, Alice Temperley, MistaJam, Graeme Swann and Jimmy Anderson, the campaign celebrates the best of British film, design, music and sport
• The tour started in London this month and visits Leeds and Newcastle (12th), Edinburgh and Glasgow (13th), Manchester and Liverpool (14th), Sheffield, Nottingham and Birmingham (15th) Cardiff, Bristol and Oxford (16th)

To celebrate the successful launch of the new F-TYPE sports car, Jaguar has launched its #YourTurnBritain campaign; inviting people to share photos that encapsulate the best of modern Britain through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Tumblr.  The best images submitted will win one of four unforgettable F-TYPE driving experiences.

A fleet of six F-TYPEs, with special Union Jack artwork, has embarked on a promotional tour of Britain in support of the new campaign.  The unique F-TYPE exterior finish was inspired by the recent ‘Best of British’-themed BBC Top Gear TV show, with an unprecedented line-up of UK automotive products on The Mall in London – led by three Jaguar F-TYPEs – each carrying a Union Flag.

So far, the #YourTurnBritain campaign has attracted more than 250,000 social interactions and over 2,000 competition entries across all social media platforms, with many blogs also contributing with their own celebrations of modern Britain.  The images encapsulate modern British culture, with a focus on design, sport, film and music, but all postings in line with the ‘modern Britain’ theme are welcomed. 

Jaguar UK marketing director, Ken Forbes, said: “The F-TYPE is a game-changer for the Jaguar brand and introduces our product to a diverse prospective customer audience.  Already, the F-TYPE has won international awards, achieved critical acclaim from media worldwide and is destined to become another design icon from Jaguar.

“#YourTurnBritain is an opportunity to celebrate all things British, iconic and of the moment, which is how we consider the F-TYPE – a symbol of British success. We are delighted with the campaign and wish everyone who posts images through our social media channels the very best of luck.”

The Union Flag fleet of F-TYPEs embarks on its UK tour from 12th-16th August, taking in cities from Edinburgh to Oxford with social media users invited to suggest their favourite locations for the cars to appear. Londoners will also be able to see the cars from 12th-23rd August as they take residence at Canary Wharf.