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  Today's Motor Show News 26 Jul 2008 (News)
  with Citroen Citroen is rewarding 'green' thinking at this year's British International Motor Show with a competition to win a TomTom satellite navigation system. The initiative is being run from a Citroen Picasso on display at the Greener Driving Pavilion at the Show and is centered on ten top
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  Race to the finish for winners of Paris-Biarritz rally 9 Oct 2019 (News)
  of Clermont-Ferrand, its first event in 1958 won by Innes Ireland driving a Lotus. The next Rally Round event is the Flight of the Condor, a competitive rally through Colombia, Ecuador and Peru in South America which starts on 10 November 2019.
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  February 2019 DVSA recall round-up: Over 140,000 Hondas added to Takata airbag recall 14 Feb 2019 (News)
  The vehicle may not enter a failsafe driving mode as intended. R/2019/037 Volkswagen
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  Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 set for Autosport auction 4 Jan 2019 (News)
  .’ Built in May 1973 to Touring (M472) specification, it was supplied to its first owner through Raffay Porsche of Hamburg. Finished in Grand Prix White with Carrera script, green lettering and wheels, as well as numerous options. The left-hand drive also spent some of its early years in the United States
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  Paris Motor Show 2018: New BMW 3 Series revealed 2 Oct 2018 (News)
  , buyers will be able to choose from a range of four-cylinder engines in the 320d diesel and 330i petrol. The diesel produces 190PS with peak torque of 400Nm, taking it to 62mph in 7.1 seconds (automatic: 6.8 seconds), while the four-wheel-drive xDrive version takes 6.9 seconds
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  Future Classic Friday: MG ZR 27 Oct 2017 (News)
  . The aim was to use the MG brand to steer the company in more of a niche direction, and with nothing left in the pot for new model programmes, they needed to market them on what they did best. And what they did better than most of their rivals was drive… If you were prepared to cast aside your
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  Future Classic Friday: Ford Mondeo Mk1 22 Sep 2017 (News)
  on making the Mondeo a terrific car to drive, with excellent handling, grip and ride comfort. In the UK, it instantly knocked the Vauxhall Cavalier off its perch as the benchmark driver's car in the class - and by quite some margin.  The new engines were decent, too, with lively performance
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  Future Classic Friday: Volkswagen Lupo GTi 14 Jul 2017 (News)
  on all of its promises. It was an absolute scream to drive, too. In the wet, traction was non-existent, but on a dry road it would accelerate from 0-60mph in less than eight seconds, with a top speed of 127mph - 2mph more than the 2.0-litre 8v Golf that bore the same magic three
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  New £2000 diesel scrappage scheme set to be announced 20 Apr 2017 (News)
  . The new taxes hope to lower NOx emissions by 50 per cent in 2020, but will bring the cost of driving a non-compliant car in central London to £24 per day.
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  NEC Classic Motor Show 2016: Records tumble at auction 15 Nov 2016 (News)
  an hour later a right-hand drive 1989 Porsche 911 (930) Turbo Flachbau was offered (pictured above). Finished in Guards Red, it sold for £211,500 – another new world record price. Porsche collectors were spoilt at the sale. Many couldn’t resist bidding on the highly collectible
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  Surprising and delightful vehicles in Historics 26th November Classic Auction 3 Nov 2016 (News)
  a wingless jet fighter. Running a turbocharged 660cc 4-cylinder kei-car engine and 5-speed transmission it had a top speed of 115mph and a 0-60 of 8 seconds. This example is one owner, offered for sale by the original owner and is allegedly huge fun to drive. Estimated at £13,000 to £18,000
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  Mini to be auctioned for charity 31 Oct 2016 (News)
  . Millie moved to Steyning in the early 1980s, and continued to use the car regularly around the area until she took the decision to stop driving simply because she worried that if she was involved in any form of accident she would automatically be blamed because of her age. Margo was eventually inherited
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  A Grand Monday: Lada Samara 10 Oct 2016 (News)
  be another four years before Lada - or VAZ, as the company was known in Russia - would be able to export the car, such was the pent-up demand for the new model in its home market. The three or five-door hatchback was Lada’s first foray into front-wheel-drive, and a massive step forward from
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  Super Rare Apollo Buick Among Spectacular New Entries to Historics 11th June Brooklands Auction 18 May 2016 (News)
  -speed manual box and the first Apollo steel bodies were built and trimmed in early 1963 by Intermeccanica of Turin. The cars were then shipped to Oakland, California where the drive train was installed. With 200HP, the car was good for 0-60 in 8.2 and a claimed top speed of 150mph. Slightly behind
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  Coys to hold two classic car auctions on the same day 13 Jan 2016 (News)
  by none other than world champion and racing legend John Surtees at the Oulton Park Gold Cup on 24 September that year. Henry Taylor then went on to win the British Empire Trophy in October driving this car. Other important lots include a 1985 MG Metro 6R4, the original Rothmans team car
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  A Grand Monday: Ford Sierra Mk1 7 Sep 2015 (News)
  Ford’s senior management were concerned it was too avant-garde. Yet despite its humble underpinnings (live rear axle, rear-wheel-drive and Pinto engine), there’s no denying that the slippery Sierra was one of the cars that truly redefined the direction of car design. It was imitated by many
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  Chris Evans has a clear-out for Goodwood Revival auction 17 Aug 2015 (News)
  estimate of £9.5 million. Almost certain to achieve the highest price is Chris’ 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/6C, its top-end estimate of almost £3 million being aided by the sheer rarity of an alloy-bodied right-hand drive example. Cheapest car on offer is a modified Abarth-badged Fiat 126
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  Lovett Porsche wins Trans American challenge 2015 30 Jun 2015 (News)
  said, ‘This has been another superb event with a fantastic mix of cars, crews and driving skills. Corvette tackles the Neeldes
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  Classic breakdown cover explained 8 Apr 2015 (News)
  running a combination of modern and classic vehicles. Rather than having each car covered on separate breakdown policies, they often prefer to take out personal cover that applies when they’re driving any vehicle – even one not owned by them. Add on a small extra fee (sometimes around
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  Royal Maserati returns home before auction 5 Mar 2015 (News)
  at the Royal Horticultural Society in London and is estimated at £38,000-£42,000. Chris Routledge, managing partner of Coys, said, ‘This car is one of only eight right hand drive examples produced, with just 28,300 miles and two owners from new.’ The Quattroporte remained