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McLaren and Goodwood will join forces at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed to help inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers and mathematicians. With a recognised shortage of science, technology, engineering and maths (known as “STEM”) students vital to the continued success of global racing, automotive and technology companies like McLaren, the initiative will […]
Airspeeder – a radical new airborne motorsport for the 21st century – will make its global public debut at this week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, the world’s largest automotive garden party. The thrilling new Airspeeder race series, which combines the format of Formula E, the thrills of air racing and the glamour of F1, announces […]
Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is keen to remind every vehicle occupant how important it is to wear a seatbelt on every journey. That’s why GEM will be using the Goodwood festival of Speed 2017 to showcase – for the first time in the UK – a special ‘tumbling car’ that quite […]
Lord March has become the first non-professional driver ever to drive the new Bugatti Chiron. This quad-turbocharged hypercar appears set to become the fastest production car ever made, Bugatti claiming a top speed of 261mph and 0-60mph time of just 2.3-seconds. This 1479bhp, eight-litre, W16-engine monster costs around £1.9m, and is a replacement for […]
The Michelin Supercar Paddock concludes its fifth year at the Goodwood Festival of Speed with the announcement of the first ever Showstopper Trophy presentations. A shortlist of six supercars was identified by a combination of three cars chosen as ‘Showstoppers of the Day’ by way of a live ‘cheerometer’ system in the Michelin Supercar Padock, […]
This year’s Goodwood Moving Motor Show will feature the first appearance of at least 25 of the world’s most exciting new cars. The list of cars making UK, European or world debuts includes the McLaren 570S Sprint, Porsche 911 R, Ferrari 488 Spider and Tesla Model X. Thirteen of the world’s largest car manufacturers will […]
BMW will be the Central Feature Marque at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed. In its centenary year, the company will take centre stage at the world’s most prestigious motoring festival. Showcasing the diversity of its brands – BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad – BMW Group will celebrate its illustrious sporting past, alongside the […]
For a fleeting moment, an air of silent and rarefied civility descended upon the super-car paddock at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last Sunday (28th June 2015) as a Rolls-Royce Wraith, resplendent in Ensign Red with contrast Jubilee Silver coachwork, settled into its starting position at the famous Hillclimb. There was nothing more to disturb […]
Skoda will be in attendance in 2014 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, bringing not one but two amazing concepts for visitors. The first and the one which we are most interested in here at Car Articles is the VisionC concept. It is designed to be proportionately perfect in the well known five door body […]
Generally speaking, prototypes will offer a glimpse of a new platform, some design qualities or a possible shape for a future car. Rarely do they make production in the form seen as a prototype. However, the new Honda NSX is likely to do just that. It has a Sport Hybrid Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) […]