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I’ve been desperate to see a film titled ‘Love The Beast’ for a long time now. It stars Eric Bana and is a documentary exploring his 25 year history with his first car, “The Beast” – a 1974 Ford Falcon that he bought at the age of 15. It’s no surprise that the two have […]
British made cars of a certain era are known for their unreliability and generally being ill-put together. These days though, it’s de rigueur that some of the best manufacturing in the world takes place on our own fair isle, which should mean it comes as no surprise that Honda is capitalising on this and exporting […]
Humberside Police have taken delivery of a Lexus IS-F in order to make life more difficult than ever for those looking to travel to the region to commit crime. Specially trained officers spent 12 months evaluating a number of high performance vehicles that are set to replace the current Subarus which have proved highly successful […]
If you’re in the market for a new Nissan 370Z, then there’s probably not a better time to buy. The reason being, Nissan is offering anyone who takes a test drive in its latest Z car, by 31st August 2009, entrance into a prize draw to win a day at the Nissan Race Academy. Nissan […]
The Sunday Times are running a new competition that could well see you being given the keys to a stunning new Jaguar XKR. Here’s the press release below, giving the low-down on the fun Fifth Gear team had when laying down some lap times! The famous start/finish straight at Silverstone racing circuit resonated to the […]
It has been reported today that Henry Surtees, son of racing legend John Surtees, has been killed in a tragic accident. From everyone here at Car Articles, our condolences go out to the family.
So, the time of year has rolled around again when I must once again give some money to the government by paying my (painful, it always is) car tax. So, how is it this time around? It’s £96.25 for 6 months, or £175 for the year. This is for a car that emits 182 g/km […]
Or rather, driving any older, powerful sports car is quite like riding a motorbike. What do I mean by that? Power The deliver of power on a motorbike can be quite savage – much like the 4-5 litre V8s that appear in many older sports cars. Both need power meeted out in a sensible way […]
If, like me, you watched the coverage of the Goodwood Festival of Speed because you couldn’t make it over the weekend, then fear not. A very special photographer by the name of Jonny White has kindly offered to provide images for the event, which I will endeavour to upload this wekeend for your viewing pleasure. […]
After noting my particular dislike of public transport and the fact that buying a new (albeit faster) car won’t help me get into the town centre, I decided to try a new mode of transport – a motorbike! Don’t worry, you’re still on Car Articles, but I guess I’m a bit of a Richard Hammond, […]