Lifeboat resuces two swamped cars

A LIFEBOAT CREW rescued two cars which were swamped by the sea within 90 minutes of each other as the highest tides of the year caught drivers out. At least one of the vehicles which were wrecked by the submerging North Sea had been used to try to pull a boat out of the water, the RNLI said. A crew from Redcar, near Middlesbrough, responded to the first call-out at 3.20pm on Wednesday after coastguards received a number of 999 calls saying two people were on the roof of a vehicle on the town's beach as the waters came in.

2012 Citroen C1 Facelift Price & Spec

2012 Citroen C1 Facelift Price & Specs announced Citroen has reveal price and specification details for its new for 2012 facelift for the little C1. Starts at £7,995. The new Citroen C1 – well, a facelifted version – was revealed by Citroen in January ahead of its debut at the Brussels Motor Show, and Citroen UK has now revealed prices and specs for the new models.

2012 Honda Crosstour lineup gets a four-cylinder

Honda has added a four-cylinder engine to its Crosstour wagon for 2012. The Crosstour will now be available with a 2.4-liter engine in addition to the V6 with which it debuted. Fuel economy goes up with the new engine to 21 mpg in the city and 29 mpg on the highway.