Car Market
More than 100 F1 cars to race at Silverstone Classic
This weekend (9/10 July) Silverstone will host Sebastian Vettel, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton and the British round of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship.
Classic cars set to take over Chelsea
Enthusiasts are so keen to show off their gleaming classic cars at London’s premier motoring event that the organisers have been swamped with entries.
New 6 wheeler takes Goodwood Festival of Speed by storm
Covini C3A is the first 6 wheeler supercar to receive the very exclusive invitation to Goodwood Festival of Speed by Lord March and was one of the stars of the show all weekend.
Jaguars open the Festival of Speed in style
Jaguar has celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the E-type in style on the first day of the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
How’s this for a charging point?
Unlike most electric cars, the only time a Chevrolet Volt really needs a charge attached to it is when you buy it in the first place!
Sun, sea, sand, and safe driving
Driver training specialist IAM Drive & Survive is offering weekly motoring tips to drivers from its head of training Simon Elstow.
Post-war Mercedes 220SE Ponton Cabriolet up for auction
An original example of archetypal ‘Ponton styling’ will be on show when a rare 1960 Mercedes-Benz 220SE Ponton Cabriolet heads to Historics’ auction block, for its Summer sale on 19th July at Brooklands.
Santa Pod launches new ‘Quarter Mile Club’ for European Finals
Santa Pod Raceway, the home of European drag racing, has launched an exciting new initiative for race goers; the new Quarter Mile Club.
Kids fail their parents on driving test
Nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) of children admit their parents are aggressive drivers and 13 per cent say are scared or embarrassed by mum and dad’s driving, according to new research.
Get it in your diary - Donington Historic Festival 2012
The dates of the second Donington Historic Festival have been confirmed as Saturday May 5th and Sunday May 6th 2012 – a weekend that definitely deserves priority placement in your diary.
RAC Future Car Challenge supports Help for Heroes
Private Derek Derenalagi joined Bryn and Emma Parry, CEO and co-founders of Help for Heroes at Tedworth House on Friday as the Royal Automobile Club pledged that their RAC Future Car Challenge would support the charity for wounded service personnel.
Cummins Railton project recreates racing history
On Cummins' stand at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed (from 1st July) visitors can see a recreation of the famous Napier Railton racing car, one of the few inter-war period racing cars sill running.
Metro’s EcoVelocity to feature Europe’s fastest electric vehicle
The Bluebird Electric, Europe’s fastest electric vehicle, will feature at Metro’s green motor festival EcoVelocity on 8-11 September at Battersea Power Station*.
Drivers more likely to go electric if UK had extra charging posts
Two thirds of motorists (65.7 per cent) say they would be more likely to buy an electric vehicle (EV) if charging posts were readily available at roadsides and in car parks across the UK.
Tim Schrick “falls in love” testing Chevron GR8
German racer and TV presenter, Tim Schrick said “I’ve fallen in love,” testing the award-winning Chevron GR8 Challenge Car at Donington Park circuit this week.