Car News
Nissan develops new global light duty truck platform
Nissan has developed a new global platform for light duty trucks (LDTs) on which the new Cabstar will be built.
Button excels at Excel
Jenson Button made a pit stop at the Honda stand at the British International Motor Show yesterday.
H&H enjoys another £1m plus Buxton sale
The sun shone and the bidders flocked to yesterday’s H&H sale at Buxton, Derbyshire, at which 80% of the lots sold and many of the cars made way over their estimate.
H&H to auction ex-works Healey Silverstone
JAC 100 began life in 1949 as one of five prototype Silverstones (chassis X2) before being transformed into the first production car (chassis D1).
Ferrari GB welcomes Peter Bamford to the team at Paul Ricard
This weekend (28, 29, 30 July) the South of France will be the venue for the fifth round of the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli as Ferrari Dealer Team GB sets off for the Paul Ricard circuit and this time there will be a new car and new driver on the grid.
Cosworth race into AE1rospace
Cosworth’s AE1 engine attracted attention from key international players in the UAV sector at this year’s Farnborough International Air Show. During the week long show, Cosworth’s stand was attended by major defence equipment contractors, airframe manufacturers, UAV design and development companies and the general public.
British International Motor Show exceeds Volvo targets
For Volvo, the British International Motor Show, currently taking place at London’s ExCeL, is exceeding all expectations with sales enquiries, test drive requests and off-road passenger rides well ahead of figures achieved at the last UK show at Birmingham’s NEC in 2004.
1954 “Carrera Cadillac” race car rides again
Cadillac engineers have just put the finishing touches to a unique reconstruction of a car that starred in one of the world’s toughest auto races over 50 years ago. The 1954 privately-entered Cadillac Series 62 coupe challenged tough competition from factory-backed teams on the 1,864 mile-long Carrera Panamericana road race in Mexico, beating all rivals on the final two stages.
Land Rover G4 Challenge to be shown on Channel 4
Network television's Channel 4 will show six, half-hour episodes on the Land Rover G4 Challenge in its Saturday morning adventure and extreme sports time slot for six weeks through August and into September.
VX Racing returns to scene of record-breaking win
VX Racing is hoping to maintain its tradition of winning at Donington Park this weekend - a circuit where it has stood at the top of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship podium for the last five years running.
Nissan keeps British Transport Police on the move
One of the oldest and most distinct police forces in Britain, British Transport Police (BTP), has placed an order, worth a quarter of a million pounds, for 13 specially modified Nissan Pathfinder Treks. Scheduled for delivery this autumn, the deal builds on previous contract wins for the manufacturer among Police Forces nationwide.
Honda becomes a friend of Fruitstock
Honda is teaming up with innocent drinks to support its free annual music festival ‘Fruitstock’, on 5 and 6 August in Regent’s Park, London.
The 131 MPG Caterham
Caterham is famed for producing some of the fastest cars in the world, but what about one capable of returning 131 miles per gallon?
Honda to begin sales of HondaJet
Honda has announced plans to enter the innovative HondaJet in the expanding ‘very light jet’ market, with the sales order process expected to begin in America later this year.
New Porsche 911 GT3 RSR race car makes circuit debut
The Manthey Racing team from Germany will run two brand new Porsche 911 GT3 RSR race cars in the 24 hour race at Spa in Belgium on 29 July. Porsche developed the near-standard racing sportscar based on the road-going 911 GT3 RS, and put it in the hands of the experienced team under the direction of team principal Olaf Manthey. Works drivers Timo Bernhard and Marc Lieb (both from Germany) share driving duties with Pedro Lamy from Portugal in the GT3 RSR with starting number ‘111’. Driving the Porsche with starting number ‘197’ are further ‘works’ drivers Lucas Luhr (Monaco), Sascha Maassen (Belgium) with Marcel Tiemann (Monaco).