Car Blog & Car News
Top Gear isn’t exactly a hard sell to those who car anything about our four wheeled guilty pleasures. Throw in some light comedy, some celeb car laps and some madcap moments and it makes for a show that the whole family can enjoy. We’re now up to series 19 and it seems to be, for […]
It is the 50th anniversary of McLaren this year and to commemorate this occasion a very special film has been produced. The film looks at Bruce McLaren, who founded his racing team five decades ago. You can see the film on Youtube here: http://youtu.be/23E1m8ZxFmU. Directed sensitively by Marcus Söderlund, a leading music-video maker from Sweden, […]
A good while ago, I wrote up an editorial feature regarding buying a used car. I recently did exactly that – but the results are for another blog post. Instead, here are some further pointers regarding what to consider when buying used: 1) Decide where you are in the car buying phase. What I mean […]
Kia will be unveiling the Cee’d GT And Pro_Cee’d GT at the 2013 Geneva Motorshow. They are the most focused performance Kia cars yet and the turbocharged 1.6-litre GDI petrol engine will produce 201 bhp and 265 Nm of torque. Acceleration will be a warm 7.9 seconds to 62. The pro_cee’d GT is anticipated to […]
Road safety charity the IAM is offering weekly motoring tips from Britain’s top advanced driver, Peter Rodger. This week, he is advising on towing techniques. Rodger said: “Whether you’re towing a speedboat, a horsebox, a caravan or another car, there are certain rules which must be applied. It is important to recognise the challenges which […]
Auto Express is running an excellent feature that includes a run down of the cars that are coming our way during 2013. Some of them you’ll be familiar with such as the latest Volkswagen Golf (seventh gen) or the new Honda Civic diesel, but are you aware of the Dacia Duster? Have a look and […]
This summer’s Silverstone Classic (26-28 July) is all set to be another record breaker following confirmation of an action-packed programme of 24 races spanning eight decades of glorious motor sport history. Already firmly established as the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival, the mouth-watering line-up for 2013’s extravaganza features all the hugely popular historic Formula […]
Good things come in small packages and they quite often come at a reasonable price too. The Ford Fiesta ST (2013) is a case in point, as it is priced from £16,995 – up to £2,000 less than similar hot superminis. The new Fiesta ST develops 182PS and peak torque of 290Nm. Sprinting from 0-62mph […]
There are plenty of things to mess with when it comes to cars, and the results can range from the sublime to the ridiculous. When a regular ride just won’t do, there are plenty of amazingly odd cars on offer to make your driving dreams come true: Double Decker Car This little beauty is the […]
Granted it may be in the camo vinyl finish that most manufacturers use when testing, however this is evidently the McLaren P1 being tested. Naturally, McLaren has some very specific words to offer, and to this end here they are: A dedicated team of McLaren engineers, technicians and racing drivers are running a fleet of […]