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When Sébastien Loeb’s helicopter landed alongside the high security track at La Ferté-Vidame, in North Western France, the rally star believed he was in for a routine test session. After just a handful of laps in the car, he realised that this was something different however… “The 208 T16 Pikes Peak is a rocket! It’s […]
Wow! Just look at the colour on that car! This is the all new 2013 Volkswagen Beetle GSR. Only 100 will make it to the UK with an official global total of a very limited 3,500 vehicles. The GSR has a legendary predecessor, the ‘Yellow-Black Racer’ which was based on the Beetle 1303 S and […]
The 39th annual Gloucestershire Steam & Vintage Extravaganza will take place at South Cerney Airfield, Cirencester from Friday 2nd – Sunday 4th August 2013. The show attracts more than 15,000 visitors over the three days and raises money for both local and national charities including the Cobalt Appeal Fund, Diabetes UK and The Midlands Air Ambulance. The show has grown dramatically in […]
This concept car is the Skoda Rapid Sport and it is set to be shown off at this year’s GTI Meeting at Wörthersee (the 32nd to be precise). What do you make of it? Over the top or just right for something that should have pace? Although little information has been provided on whether this […]
One of the issues around the driving test is driving yourself to the test centre. The sweating palms, the nervous worry and the stress can be huge. Imagine then simply driving to your local Halfords to complete your test. You could even pick up an air freshener for the car you’re going to buy at […]
The National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, recently welcomed a very special visitor when Top Gear star, James May, paid a visit. James was filming at Beaulieu for a new BBC television series, and during a break he took the opportunity to drop in on the World of Top Gear exhibition. World of Top Gear features a collection of vehicles created […]
Aston Martin has made history recently – by completing a world first hydrogen-fuelled zero CO2 emission lap of the 24 km Nordschleife circuit in Germany. The lap was completed on Saturday 27th April 2013 with Aston Martin Chief Executive Officer Dr Ulrich Bez at the wheel of the prototype Aston Martin Hybrid Hydrogen Rapide S, […]
Apparently, in several parts of the country including Kent and East Sussex, SUV and 4×4 vehicles are being targeted by would be thieves. Five thefts were reported over three days, in Sussex, highlighting the scale of the problem. TRACKER, the UK’s leader provider of stolen vehicle recovery solutions (SVR), urges all car owners to take […]
North Yorkshire’s Croft Circuit has today finalised its calendar of motor sport fixtures for 2013 with the star-studded Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, its own historic Nostalgia meeting, the Monster MSA British Rallycross Championship finale and Grand Prix plus the Roger Albert Clark Rally headlining the list of high-profile events. In all, Croft will […]
No, this is not some sort of very late April Fools’ joke. This is the Twizy Renault Sport F1 concept car. The latest car to receive the RS treatment and perhaps the most interesting for a while, the Twizy might be a concept but the numbers stack up. it delivers genuine high performance thanks to […]