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Euro Car Parts (ECP), the UK’s number one distributor of car parts, has launched a new £1million fully responsive and mobile optimised website featuring a performance parts section and an enhanced Click & Collect service. With over 40 million visitors in 2015, EuroCarParts.com broke into the prestigious Internet Retailing Top 150 last year. The newly […]
Some of the finest retro-classic performance cars of all time will be a major draw at a thrilling new high octane event, set to take place at the world famous Donington Park on the weekend of July 30-31 2016. The Retro Paddock will make up a very special display at The Fast Car Festival, a […]
Is the McLaren 570GT one of the best cars that the marque has ever produced? The GT moniker means that it should appeal to a far wider audience than the absolutely ferocious race cars of the road that we are more familiar with from Woking. Softer springs, less sharp steering but keeping that epic engine […]
Katuaki Kubota (JAP) Lotus 72 Coveted tickets to the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival are a great way to spoil dads on Father’s Day, fast approaching on Sunday 19 June 2016. Moreover, as this summer’s Silverstone Classic (29-31 July) offers unrivalled entertainment for all ages – and a new Family Ticket option – the […]
Well, I’ve finally managed to see the new series of Top Gear. Like most people, I have mixed feelings about it. Whether you loved or loathed Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, they were Top Gear. Removing the three lads from the show but keeping the same formula seemed like a strange decision for […]
A survey conducted by GEM Motoring Assist has confirmed we’re a nation guilty of double standards when it comes to the offences we commit and the penalties we expect. The road safety and breakdown organisation’s survey of more than 3,000 of its members on the subject of distractions, offences and penalties showed that 11.4 per cent […]
A new study by Brake, the road safety charity, has revealed 92% of people back some kind of restriction for newly qualified drivers. The latest figures show 2,088 young drivers and passengers aged between 17 and 24 were killed and seriously injured in just one year. Drivers aged between 17 and 19 make up just 1.5% […]
The UK motor industry is on the search for the most influential British women in the sector this summer. In the UK as a whole, just 9% of UK engineering employees are female, the lowest proportion in Europe, while fewer than 16% of British engineering and technology undergraduates are women. A shortage of skilled workers is one […]
The hatchback is a fantastic practical car design. That being said, sometimes you need more space that a hatch will allow and that’s where the ‘sports tourer’ steps in. In case you’re not familiar with this moniker, simply think of it as a small estate and you’re there. Most manufacturers offer sports tourers these days […]
The iconic Escort has been named the favourite Ford of all time by fans of the UK’s best-selling car brand. Launched in 1968, the Escort was sold in six generations and enjoyed an impressive 32-year production run, with the final hatchback model rolling off the production line at Halewood, Liverpool, in July 2000, although the […]