Cars

Last weekend saw the rather epic Britcar Endurance Race hit Silverstone for 24 hours of racing, reliability issues and rain. I've covered Britcar events before but as this was my first 24 hour race, I armed ...

Today, Elvington Airfield in North Yorkshire saw the next stage of the electric vehicle revolution. Nemesis, a Lotus Exige that has been heavily modified by Ecotricity, achieved it's ambition of breaking the el...

A new Top Gear Live arena show is set to get underway next month, with fans of performance vehicles and zany car modifications to be in for a treat if they head along. Popular presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richar...

On August 13th 2012, Rhys Millen of California set a new world record for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. After trying for years to match the record, set by his father, the accomplishment was achieved with the added...

Over the 24th – 25th August, in HOTTTTT Sin City, the penultimate round of Formula Drift took place in the Diamond in the Desert, just outside the famous strip of Vegas. With a new, fast, custom built cours...

Due to be launched at the Paris Motor Show next month the new Jaguar is a true 21st century car in design, technology and performance. On September 20th 2012 Jaguar announced that the new Jaguar soft top roadst...

From the new driver personalising a new car, to flower-power bugs and campervans, to the modern Beetle with it's flower carrying bud vase to grass covered automobiles, flowers and flower motifs seem to go hand ...

For what felt like the first time this summer, the sun put his hat on and graced everyone at the Santa Pod Raceway with his presence. Also putting on his hat (his crash helmet) was Martin Hill, the driving p...

For an event only in its second year and despite not exactly rolling off the tongue, The Forge Motorsport Performance Action Day (FMPAD), at the Castle Combe Circuit in Wiltshire, already feels like a well esta...

As one of the leading modified car shows, it's no surprise that thousands of people gathered at TRAX  on the 2nd September to see all that was on offer! Held at the famed Silverstone Circuit, TRAX rocked the ...

Ford have just unveiled the latest incarnation of the popular Fiesta model for 2013. Introduced in 1976, the Fiesta has been an ever-popular small hatchback with sales in reaching over 12 million since it’s ...

Despite being only 20 miles away from Castle Combe circuit, I'd never been to Rallyday until this year so I had no idea what to expect. The event marked its twelfth edition in style on Saturday August 18th with...

If you haven’t heard much about the EU proposal for “periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers” then you no doubt will soon. The first thing to say right at the top end of this a...

The story of the Allard Chrysler Action Group began when Brian Taylor visited the National Motor Museum in Hampshire back in 2006. A keen motoring fan, Motoring Writers member and a key player in many car clubs...

You might recall I wrote with some appreciation of Singer Vehicle Design’s “restored & reimagined” updating of the classic Porsche for the modern age. And maybe there’s a lot to be said for personal...

Discovery Channel’s Shark Week celebrated its 25th anniversary this August. As part of the celebrations, Discovery Channel teamed up with Volkswagen to create a very different type of shark cage – a Beetle ...

Santa Pod Raceway held this year’s Performance Vauxhall show on Sunday 10th June and as always the fun filled day delighted its guests. With the exceptional weather it's not surprising that attendance was ...

Sunday 13th August 2012 saw the return of Europe’s biggest Ford festival - Ford Fair at Silverstone Circuit. With last year’s attendance reaching over 17,000, expectations were high and, as ever, we were tr...

Tomorrow (17th August 2012) sees the launch of Toyota's latest advertising campaign for the GT86, it's latest affordable sports coupe.  While, as a general rule, Motor-Vision.co.uk isn't here to share the man...

Where I live, Range Rovers fall into two distinct categories, the school run tank or the mud splattered, somewhat-more-luxurious-than-the-usual-workhorse utility vehicle driven by farmers dressed head to foot i...

Performance Direct were proud sponsors of Mini in the Park 2012 at Santa Pod Raceway. Held this year on Sunday 12 August, it was an event not to be missed. With the weather unusually sunny for a  British summ...

Performance Direct Non Standard Awards winner Paul Archer, from team It's on the Meter who recently broke the World Record for the longest ever taxi journey, was seen again on TV in the closing ceremony of the ...

Despite tightening the safety rules again this year, Pikes Peak once more saw a couple of heart-stopping car crashes.  Jeremy Foley's crash at Devil's Playground was nothing short of unbelievable. Often, when...

As I write this we are currently bathing in the sublime glow of a very successful London 2012 Olympic Games with world records being broken by our athletes and a medal tally that will go down in British sportin...