Car Blog & Car News
A diary date for petrol-heads everywhere, Beaulieu’s Supercar Showdown is this year gearing up for Bank Holiday Monday, 25 August. Sizing up to be even bigger than last year, this popular event will be welcoming the stallions of the supercar stable into the National Motor Museum’s picturesque parkland for a fun-filled day of full-throttle motoring […]
Yet more new jobs are coming to the industry, thanks to Jaguar Land Rover that the Land Rover Discovery Sport will be built at Halewood. The additional jobs announced to support Jaguar Land Rover’s newest model will see the Halewood workforce reach 4,750 – more than treble the number employed there in 2010. Commenting on […]
It doesn’t come much more classic than the Chevrolet Corvette. This year, it is the 60th anniversary of this iconic marque. To celebrate this, Chevrolet have released an interactive website enabling you to modify each iconic Corvette. My firm favourite remains the 1953-1962 original drop top convertible. There are just no other cars that look […]
Sky News is reporting that a man has been arrested following taking his car on an unplanned trip to Brands Hatch Racing Circuit – whilst a race was happening! The male driver took to the track whilst the Fun Cup Championship was in progress, taking his white Volkswagen Golf on to the hallowed ex-Formula 1 […]
The question, “What tow car is the best?” can now be answered thanks to the results of The Tow Car Awards 2014. These are now available at www.thetowcarawards.com and will be published with Practical Caravan, What Car? and The Camping and Caravan Club members’ magazine. This year’s 56 entries, a record number since the first competition in 2007, ranged […]
Volkswagen is gearing up to join thousands of automotive fans at the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed on 26-29 June 2014. The festival, dubbed the ‘largest motoring garden party in the world’ is a unique weekend that brings together cars, stars and motor sport ‘royalty’ to create a celebration of all things automotive. It is […]
The MINI brand used to represent something very small, agile and completely out of the ordinary. Now though, the most usable MINI ever has arrived in the form of the MINI five door! This means there’s more space and practicality than ever before – 278 litres of boot space, 72mm more rear legroom and a […]
WeLoveAnyCar.com, the UK’s biggest car review site, calls for a change in the debate about taking older drivers off the road. Most over 80s love their cars, think about their next car purchase, are much safer than younger drivers and are best placed to decide when to hang up their keys. Nearly 130,000 car owners […]
It seems that we’re all full of grumps and groans in the UK today. Gridlock, expensive fuel costs, vehicle excise duty and other motorists all swell up into a melting pot of frustration, annoyance and upset. But fear not. In this list, we examine five reasons (in no particular order) as to why you should […]
With the weather getting (hopefully) better all the time, our thoughts collectively turn to holidays and trips abroad. If you’re considering driving in Spain, then take a look at these tips from Britain’s top advanced driver, Peter Rodger (of the IAM). You are required to carry two warning triangles in your vehicle. In the event […]