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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, […]
How do you feel about a car controlling itself whilst you can get on with other tasks? Audi is hedging some bets that this is actually the future of driving and will be showing two working prototypes at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The first car helps to reduce the driver’s workload in […]
An agreement has been made between Fiat and Mazda that will see the latter produce an open topped two seater sports car for Fiat, selling under the Alfa Romeo brand. The new Alfa Romeo roadster will be developed for the global market, and will be based on the architecture of the next generation Mazda MX-5. […]
BBC News has reported that car sales in the European Union dropped by 8.2%, hitting their lowest level since 1995. However, the UK market rose by 5.3% as compared to 2011. With most of the world suffering negative economic effects then this should hardly be surprising. It also confirms some of the reasons why many […]
The Road to Dakar is a new five-part documentary following a team of disabled British and American serviceman as they attempt to enter the most gruelling motorsport event in the world – The Dakar Rally. Directed by award winning documentary maker Tim Pritchard (Ross Kemp on Gangs) and produced by Gaucho Productions, the series will […]
Ford’s unique MyKey technology allows parents to programme a key with certain restrictions such as a top speed limit, music volume limit, disable the radio until seat belts are fastened and prevents deactivation of driver assistance and safety technologies. Cris Burgess, a psychologist and U.K. government advisor, believes MyKey can help young drivers resist pressure […]
Here’s the latest news from GEM Motoring Assist from a poll which suggests a lot of us out there are rather upset at the terrible condition of UK roads: GEM’s latest poll reveals that 87% of UK drivers agree that not enough maintenance work or regular inspections are carried out across the country’s roads. What’s […]
Jaguar Director of Design Ian Callum has been named one of TopGear magazine’s Men of the Year 2012, selected by its awards judging panel for “designing beautiful cars, again and again”. The accolade adds to Callum’s international success this year, following the worldwide acclaim for his design of the new Jaguar F-TYPE two-seater sports car, […]
The Motor Sports Association, governing body of UK motor sport, will launch its ‘Year of the Volunteer’ at the Autosport International show to be staged at the NEC, Birmingham from 10-13 January 2013. Celebrating the invaluable work carried out by volunteers and encouraging others to get involved, the MSA’s ‘Go Motorsport’ display stand will highlight […]
The Peugeot RCZ has been reinvigorated, and the image above highlights that it is all for the better. This interesting looking coupe has more style than ever. The difference in trim is substantial: RCZ Sport continues with 18” ‘Original’ alloy wheels and a host of familiar features including dual-zone air conditioning, rear parking aid and […]