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The National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, recently welcomed a very special visitor when Top Gear star, James May, paid a visit. James was filming at Beaulieu for a new BBC television series, and during a break he took the opportunity to drop in on the World of Top Gear exhibition. World of Top Gear features a collection of vehicles created […]
Aston Martin has made history recently – by completing a world first hydrogen-fuelled zero CO2 emission lap of the 24 km Nordschleife circuit in Germany. The lap was completed on Saturday 27th April 2013 with Aston Martin Chief Executive Officer Dr Ulrich Bez at the wheel of the prototype Aston Martin Hybrid Hydrogen Rapide S, […]
Suzuki GB has teamed up with popular workwear clothing manufacturer, Dickies, to find the UK’s Worker of the Year for 2013, with an award-winning GSR750 up for grabs as the prize, complete with Yoshimura exhaust, or an multi-award-winning Suzuki Swift. 2013 marks the fourth year of the competition, which seeks to recognise and reward excellent […]
Apparently, in several parts of the country including Kent and East Sussex, SUV and 4×4 vehicles are being targeted by would be thieves. Five thefts were reported over three days, in Sussex, highlighting the scale of the problem. TRACKER, the UK’s leader provider of stolen vehicle recovery solutions (SVR), urges all car owners to take […]
Some cars remain with you long after you’ve seen them. The Ferrari 430 Scuderia is one such car. I’ve long been an advocate for the F430. When I first saw this car in the flesh at a motor show I realised I must have a go in one. I haven’t managed it yet, but the […]
North Yorkshire’s Croft Circuit has today finalised its calendar of motor sport fixtures for 2013 with the star-studded Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship, its own historic Nostalgia meeting, the Monster MSA British Rallycross Championship finale and Grand Prix plus the Roger Albert Clark Rally headlining the list of high-profile events. In all, Croft will […]
Yet another supermini crossover marvel has made it to the market and this time it’s the Captur from Renault. From only £12,495 on the road this is some impressively stylish motoring at a sensible price. The core model is also extremely good value, as the base (expression) spec includes 16” alloy wheels, 60/40 split and […]
No, this is not some sort of very late April Fools’ joke. This is the Twizy Renault Sport F1 concept car. The latest car to receive the RS treatment and perhaps the most interesting for a while, the Twizy might be a concept but the numbers stack up. it delivers genuine high performance thanks to […]
Here we have the Citroen DS Wild Rubis – the French at last potentially have an answer to the amazing Range Rover Evoque. It was unveiled at the Shanghai Motor Show 2013 and it looks a lot more solid than a number of other concept cars, so it’s an odds on bet that, depending on […]
Brake, the road safety charity, is applauding a report out today by the All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group, ‘Get Britain Cycling‘, calling for action to achieve 10% of journeys in Britain being by bike by 2025. Currently just 2% of journeys are by bike. The report urged government to work towards 20mph being the norm in […]