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Croft Autodrome will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2014, and with a bumper calendar of high-octane outings capped by the prestigious mid-summer Nostalgia Weekend, fans will be kept entertained season-long from lights-out to chequered flag. Croft Autodrome hosted its first motor racing event on August 3, 1964, in the guise of the Daily Mirror Trophy […]
Over the last 28 years, the Italian Car Day at Brooklands (run by Ginger Beer Promotions) has become established as the UK’s premier event for owners and admirers of Italian cars. The great thing about the Italian Car Day is that you never know exactly what you will see, but it is always spectacular – […]
Look past that awful name – the Gumpert Explosion – and you’ll find a very interesting car indeed first seen at the Geneva Motor Show 2014. The Explosion is courtesy of the marque that created the Apollo, so it should be very well sorted for performance and handling. It has a 2 litre turbo engine […]
You may recall the previous coverage on Car Articles of the Infinity Q50 Eau Rouge concept car. No longer a concept, this performance car has a monster engine – a twin-turbo 3.8-litre V6 petrol engine with an output of 568hp and 600Nm of torque! No doubt performance will be impressive especially as it is mated […]
The wonderful marque that is Aston Martin Racing has now been racing for ten years! Aston Martin has been around for 101 years but 2014 will be the most active programme of motorsport that the company has ever been involved in. TheFIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) will once again be the highlight of the calendar, […]
In the inaugural 2014 award ceremony for the UK Car of the Year Awards, the brilliant little Ford Fiesta ST has taken ‘Best Performance Car’ honours. This accolade follows recognition last month from What Car? and Top Gear, which proclaimed Fiesta ST its overall Car of the Year. The new UK Car of the Year […]
It perhaps hasn’t had as much press as the bigger stable mate the McLaren P1, but the McLaren 650S coupe is still just as noteworthy. It is based on the McLaren 12C platform but is even more of a performance car. If that idea doesn’t excite you then nothing on four wheels will! The latest […]
Jann Mardenborough was the winner of Sony’s Gran Turismo inspired GT Academy – a racing programme that initially featured video gamers testing on virtual circuits before completing tryouts. One lucky winner then went on to take a seat in a Nissan for real. Mardenborough has spent the last two seasons in GT cars, Le Mans […]
The SEAT Leon Cupra has long been held in high regard. The latest incarnation has a whopping 265 bhp and and great driving dynamics, yet can be had for a deposit of only £265 on a PCP deal. Similarly, the more powerful Leon SC Cupra 280 can be had from just £285 per month! The […]
Drivers failing to look after and replace their tyres are putting their own lives, and those of others in grave danger. The stark warning has been issued by TyreSafe after it received shocking images from one independent tyre dealer who was left flabbergasted by the state of one of its customers’ tyres. The tyre, which […]