Goodwood Manufacturer Preview Day - the ‘Moving Motor Show’
Further to The Earl of March’s confirmation last month that Goodwood will be introducing a dedicated Manufacturer Preview Day, more details can now be revealed about this one-day extension – dubbed the ‘Moving Motor Show’ – to the hugely successful Goodwood Festival of Speed. The ‘Moving Motor Show’ will be held within the grounds of Goodwood Park as a significant addition to the annual Festival, which takes place from 2-4 July.
On Thursday 1 July 2010 new cars buyers and enthusiasts will be able to enjoy an exclusive motor show preview day, where they will not only be able to see the very latest new car models on display, but in many cases also climb aboard and experience the vehicles first-hand strictly at the invitation of the attending manufacturers. The cars will undertake hundreds of runs on a special evaluation route that includes the world famous Goodwood hillclimb, following in the wheel tracks of many celebrated racing drivers, including Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Sir Stirling Moss.
Car manufacturers repeatedly report strong enquiry levels and actual sales as a direct result of participating at Goodwood. All sectors of the new car market will be represented at the Moving Motor Show, from economy hatchbacks to MPVs, family saloons to SUVs and prestige limousines to supercars, with manufacturers having their own stands to display their products and interact with customers. Vehicle manufacturers already confirmed to be in attendance at Goodwood include Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Jaguar, BMW, Abarth, Morgan, Volvo, Mazda, Rolls-Royce, Ford, Nissan and Alpina, with to be announced shortly.
In recent years the Festival of Speed has grown to become Britain’s largest annual automotive exhibition, consistently attracting over 150,000+ visitors over three days. The Supercar Run has become a key attraction at the Festival, enabling manufacturers to showcase their latest products in action. Building on this, the Festival has increasingly been used by vehicle companies to debut important new models – with over 30 appearing for the very first time in the UK in 2009. Additionally, the FoS-TECH technology pavilion offers manufacturers an opportunity to present their latest environmentally-considerate concepts, with the Moving Motor Show enabling the very latest road cars to be presented.
Commenting on this latest Goodwood motoring initiative, Festival of Speed founder Lord March says, “The Moving Motor Show is a direct response to the continued enthusiasm and demand from vehicle manufacturers and the general car-buying public alike for an annual motor show in Britain. In recent years the British Motor Show has been bi-annual, and has now been cancelled altogether for 2010.”
Lord March continues: “My hope is that the Goodwood Moving Motor Show will become a ‘must attend’ annual event, enabling car buyers to see and experience the latest models, and giving vehicle producers the opportunity to showcase their products in a stunning setting and a relaxed environment.”
Tickets to the 1st July Moving Motor Show preview day are available to advance order only at £20 per person, with children 12 and under entering for free. Vehicle parking is also free of charge. As well as offering the chance to see the very latest cars on the market, some Moving Motor Show visitors will be able to drive the cars at the invitation of many of the attending manufacturers. Visitors will also be able to enjoy a host of other attractions, including an off-road driving course, live music, a mouth-watering supercar paddock, Cartier ‘Style et Luxe’ concours d’elegance, air displays and a stunning ‘central display’ automotive art installation.
Goodwood has firmly established itself as the best place to see the latest motoring marvels and best supercars in action, and more details about the exciting Moving Motor Show, as well as the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed, will be announced over the coming weeks.
For more information, visit goodwood.com.
