Car Blog & Car News
Unfortunately I haven’t yet had a chance to drive the new Ferari 458, so I thought I’d point you in the direction of the Auto Trader review as a matter of interest. The original first shots of the car proved that famous marque were not about to start resting on their laurels, so it’s good […]
The trailer above is from the movie ‘Love The Beast’, written, directed and starring Eric Bana. It’s a documentary about his very own Beast, a 1974 Ford Falcon XB Coupe. The car has been in his life from the age of fifteen – and it was still going strong thanks to several rebuilds, until the […]
For those of you who don’t know what the first thing is, it’s an incredibly powerful motorbike. So this is the classic ‘which is faster, a motorbike or a car’ question. In the car’s favour you have better cornering ability and improved agility/a more settled nature. For the bike, you have a huge power to […]
In what has been seen by many in the business as the ‘dream team‘, McLaren have announced their new driver for the GP 2010 season – none other than Mr Jenson Button. So, what’s the story? Well, after Mercedes bought a controlling stake in Brawn, things got a lot more complicated. Talk from insiders very […]
In aid of the NSPCC, Jaguar is giving away the first Jaguar XJ in a prize draw competition. Esther Rantzen recently visited the Jaguar dealership in in Luton to back the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The Jaguar Prize Competition aims to raise £1m for the NSPCC’s helplines, including ChildLine. This all-new luxury saloon, worth more than £62,000, […]
No doubt none of you have missed the fact that the price of petrol has continued to rise over the past few months. The Mail Online is reporting that it is not just possible but likely that we’re going to see a price of £5 per gallon by Christmas. To further put the boot in […]
Vulnerable road users rely on others to use careful observation when driving. So, what types of road user should we consider as ‘vulnerable’? There are actually quite a few groups I think who would match this description including pedestrians, motorcyclists, cyclists, scooters used by the elderly or disabled and others. One thing that driving in […]
In this video, the extremely lucky Jamie Corstorphine drives the new Ferrari 458 on the road and track. You can see the real evolution between the 430 and the 458 – just look as those beautiful curves, the angular lines on the bonnet and the triple exhaust. Ferrari have once again created one of the […]
Skoda UK has announced that Guy Wilks, the double British Rally champion, will compete at this year’s Rally of Scotland – the final event of the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) series, taking place on 19th-21st November. Wilks (28) from Darlington will drive a Škoda UK-sponsored Skoda Fabia Super 2000, run by Rene George Rally […]
There are some wild rumours going around about just where Jenson Button is going to end up for the 2010 F1. Stories persist that Button had expectations of his salary going back up to £8 million – the mark that he was at prior to Honda bowing out of F1 before Brawn swooped in. Apparently […]