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To celebrate Ford’s return to the Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race 50 years after recording an historic 1-2-3 victory in 1966, the #66 Ford GT race car is now available to drive in theForza Motorsport 6 racing game for Xbox One. Starting today, codes to download the Ford GT Le Mans race car for free will […]
GEM Motoring Assist is urging football fans to put safety first if they’re on the road during the forthcoming Euro 2016 matches in France. GEM’s advice applies for fans who will be following their national teams in France, and for others watching at home or in the pub. GEM chief executive David Williams MBE says: […]
If you’re after a little something to help your car stand out whilst also avoiding the dreaded curbed alloy, look no further than AlloyGators. These handy little nylon things will fit between the tyre and the rim and offer protection whilst accenting the wheel. If you’re the adventurous type then check out the new glow in […]
FIVA has announced the full programme of 2016 events around the world that will benefit, in various ways, from UNESCO’s patronage of FIVA’s World Motoring Heritage Year (WMHY). Mario Theissen, Senior Vice-President of FIVA, comments, “The huge and varied list of historic vehicle events, covering so many countries and so many types of vehicles – […]
Is the McLaren 570GT one of the best cars that the marque has ever produced? The GT moniker means that it should appeal to a far wider audience than the absolutely ferocious race cars of the road that we are more familiar with from Woking. Softer springs, less sharp steering but keeping that epic engine […]
Katuaki Kubota (JAP) Lotus 72 Coveted tickets to the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival are a great way to spoil dads on Father’s Day, fast approaching on Sunday 19 June 2016. Moreover, as this summer’s Silverstone Classic (29-31 July) offers unrivalled entertainment for all ages – and a new Family Ticket option – the […]
A new study by Brake, the road safety charity, has revealed 92% of people back some kind of restriction for newly qualified drivers. The latest figures show 2,088 young drivers and passengers aged between 17 and 24 were killed and seriously injured in just one year. Drivers aged between 17 and 19 make up just 1.5% […]
The UK motor industry is on the search for the most influential British women in the sector this summer. In the UK as a whole, just 9% of UK engineering employees are female, the lowest proportion in Europe, while fewer than 16% of British engineering and technology undergraduates are women. A shortage of skilled workers is one […]
The hatchback is a fantastic practical car design. That being said, sometimes you need more space that a hatch will allow and that’s where the ‘sports tourer’ steps in. In case you’re not familiar with this moniker, simply think of it as a small estate and you’re there. Most manufacturers offer sports tourers these days […]
The iconic Escort has been named the favourite Ford of all time by fans of the UK’s best-selling car brand. Launched in 1968, the Escort was sold in six generations and enjoyed an impressive 32-year production run, with the final hatchback model rolling off the production line at Halewood, Liverpool, in July 2000, although the […]