Car Blog & Car News
Here’s the latest from POD Point on opportunities for free charging points for your electric vehicle: The POD Point charge point is the Solo 2, the latest ‘smart’ communicating charge point, with in-built GPRS technology that allows two way communications between the charge point an online account, enabling electric and plug-in vehicle drivers to monitor […]
Some videos should not be missed – and this is one of those! Top Gear magazine takes on one of the best looking cars ever made, the Aston Martin One-77. Being one of the rarest and hottest hypercars on the planet means that this lucky test driver seems to have all the luck. It would […]
There’s good news for those of you who like fast saloons (and hatchbacks) with accessible performance. Subaru is not only lowering the price of their superb WRX STI but the power of this former rally monster has been boosted. The standard car is available for only £26,995 on the road, whilst the uprated version costs […]
There is something wonderful about holidaying in the English countryside. There are Jew roads to explore, brilliant places to see and hopefully a bit of sunshine amongst the rain. Best of all? Time away to enjoy some rest and recuperation. I am on holiday at the moment but I shall return in no time at […]
The Ferrari F12 Berlinetta is the fastest Ferrari ever produced by the magical Marinello marque. Equipped with a 6.3-litre V12 producing 730 horsepowers, it is a staggering car. It is a front engine, rear drive GT car that takes over where the 599 left off. The looks are breath taking and a real success for […]
This breathtaking new concept from McLaren is named the X-1. Designed following a special challenge, the designers really went to work with this one. “One of our clients who already owned a McLaren F1, a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren and now a 12C, wanted a unique car,” says MSO Programme Director, Paul MacKenzie. “The conversation began […]
The first ever Car-Fest, brainchild of car-nut DJ Chris Evans, is being held on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th of August at Laverstock Park Farm, near Basingstoke. For full details, please go to: www.carfest.org. At the heart of Car-Fest, which will be held at Laverstock Park Farm, home of ’79 Formula One World Champion Jody […]
The Friends of Carroll Shelby have come up with something very special indeed in honour of the man himself – an 850-horsepower Ford Racing supercharged V8 GT500 Cobra! It comes with an ultra wide body kit to really stand out, even from the ‘standard’ variant with over 600 horsepower. “Even at 89 years of age, […]
Road safety organisation, and the number one for breakdown cover in the UK, GEM Motoring Assist today reveals that a massive 76 per cent of UK motorists are still confident that they would pass their driving test first time if they had to take it again now. Despite claims that drivers learn bad habits and […]
There’s a running joke between my friends and I that every time we cross the border into Scotland from England we are met with a good dose of some troubling weather. I made a visit to a relative near Cockburnspath (don’t laugh) and the trip there was no exception. There was some light rain, but […]