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Motorcycle Live 2012 kicked off with a bang on the 24th November as a star-studded line-up came together for the official opening ceremony for the nine-day biking extravaganza taking place at The NEC, Birmingham.
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Nissan has announced the launch of a new competition that is being run in collaboration with Warner Bros to commemorate the launch of both the new Juke Nismo and the release of The Dark Knight Rises on DVD and Blu-Ray. Fans of the Hollywood blockbuster can drive in style if they win this unique event,
Holy Nismo, Batman! Read Post »
Mercedes-Benz has taken to the stage at this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show to unveil a new concept as part of the LA Design Challenge. The Ener-G-Force has been created as a precursor to the upcoming reinvention of the G-Class that is due for launch in 2015 and features a bold new look, and the
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Walking under a ladder, a black cat crossing your path and breaking a mirror are all superstitions passed down through generations and accompanying this gang is the unlucky for some, number 13. So what will the year 2013 mean for new car number plates? Will superstition take over and put fallacy over fact for new
Number 13 registration plates – unlucky for some? Read Post »
BMW Group has unveiled a stunning new concept at the ongoing Los Angeles Auto Show in the form of its new BMW i3 coupe. A full-electric concept, the i3 coupe is breaking new ground in terms of performance and the use of materials to create a stunning and functional vehicle for the masses, with the
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Recent reports have suggested that car usage has peaked and is not increasing as many had predicted. This report is causing some surprise, especially as the UK government has plans in place to make sure our roads are capable of coping with a predicted increase in road traffic. The theory is known as ‘Peak Car’
The 'Peak Car' theory. Do we no longer see the car as essential? Read Post »
The bereaved family of a young man killed in a drink-driving incident on New Year's Eve 2010 has called on the public to pledge to abstain totally from alcohol this festive period if they are planning to get behind the wheel of a vehicle. Road Safety charity Brake has launched its 'not a drop, not
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The final auction of the year has been carried out Brooklands, with Historics celebrating one of its best performances of 2012 in the process. Notable sales that were achieved at the event – which took place last weekend – included a 1989 911 Speedster which achieved £59,600 and a 1960 356B T5 Super Cabriolet that
Historics caps successful year in style Read Post »
This year the NEC Classic Motor Show once again proved its worth on the classic car event calendar. Proudly remaining the biggest and most popular classic car exhibition in the UK, the show kicked off on Friday 16th November at 10 am to a great crowd. Over 1,400 cars filled the arena which had been
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Performance bike manufacturer Honda has announced it is to showcase its 2013 model line-up at the upcoming Motorcycle Live event in Birmingham. Set to kick off this weekend (November 24th) and run until December 2nd, the annual showpiece at the Birmingham NEC will play host to the company's newest offerings, including the 2013 CB500F, CB500X
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As part of National Road Safety Week Go 20 will be furthering their campaign for motorists to be limit their speed to 20mph in built up areas where schools, shops and residential homes are situated. Although the initial reaction of some motorists is likely to be one of frustration, there is a fair weight of
Go 20 launch campaign asking drivers to decrease speed to 20mph Read Post »
New proposals have been put forward by the Department for Transport (DfT) to crack down on drink-driving in the UK. The DfT has set out a range of new measures that it hopes will help to make the UK's roads a safer place in the future, including the scrapping of individual's rights to refuse a
New measures to tackle drink-driving revealed Read Post »
In a never-ending series of facts and occurrences that you really couldn’t make up and that are occasionally thrown out to the discerning few that keep their eyes peeled, news has just begun to emerge that a man managed to call police from the boot of his own car – while it was being stolen.
Car stolen in Edinburgh with man in the boot Read Post »
GEM Motoring Assist has argued in favour of reducing the drink-driving limit in the UK following the publication of proposals to do just that in Scotland. At present, the current drink-drive limit in the UK stands at 80mg/100ml of blood alcohol, but the Scottish government is now aiming to reduce this to just 50mg/100ml.
UK alcohol limit 'should be reduced' Read Post »
In January 2011, the BBC’s Brian Milligan drove an electric Mini 484 from London to Edinburgh. The point of this was to see if it could be achieved using only publicly available charging points. It took him 4 days and a fair bit of waiting. He described the experience as something that produces a new,
Are electric cars really the green answer? Read Post »
Jaguar Land Rover are planning a major advance into the potentially vast automobile market of China. It has been announced that the prestigious manufacturing company has struck a deal worth £1 billion to become part of the largely untapped burgeoning economy of the Far Eastern country. The deal is with the state-owned company, Chery Automobile.
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Renowned sports car manufacturer Abarth is set to switch its focus from four to two wheels in the coming weeks, as it exhibits a range of high-performance bikes at this year's Motorcycle Live. Running from November 24th to December 2nd at the Birmingham NEC, the event is set to offer an array of attractions for
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From the guy who put a bike engine into a mobility scooter and went drifting dressed as a pensioner, to the hard-core drifting motorbikes of the Motorcycle vs. Car Drift Battles, drift enthusiasts will stop at nothing to burn that rubber! And so, it came as no great surprise when we stumbled across nothing other
Sideways Farming with the Volvo Terror the Drifting Tractor Read Post »
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is calling on the government to rethink the design of crash barriers on the UK's roads in order to improve safety for motorcyclists. According to the organisation, the country's barriers are designed solely with cars in mind and therefore, should a biker have an accident that involves a crash
IAM calls for crash barrier redesign Read Post »
When you mention The Queen in relation to motor vehicles, one might be forgiven for instantly picturing the black, slow moving Bentley State Limousine – the official state car that we have seen her waving nonchalantly from in a thousand motorcades. But any royal follower will be aware that our Queen is a long-standing fan
The Queen's Royal 1978 Series III Land Rover For Sale Read Post »
If you care about cars at all, then the legendary rides of James Bond will no doubt tickle your fancy. Each one of us will have grown up with our own generation of Bond, be it Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnon or Daniel Craig, and with it our very own opinions regarding
Nice car, Mr Bond! The legendary cars of James Bond Read Post »
The biggest UK classic car show starts on Friday 16th November at the Birmingham NEC. As the UK’s biggest classic car event with around 1500 classic cars and 350 classic motorbikes on display it provides a fine homage to motoring history. Whether you’re into vintage racers, pre-war classics, supercars, tiny micro cars or huge American
NEC Classic Motor Show & Peel P50 – The Biggest Show with the Smallest Car Read Post »
Classic car drives are not just for the day as the Classic Car Club will be the first to advise you! With a rare chance to sample the delights of Classic Car Club’s fleet, they are offering two exclusive classic car drives – one classic car night drive and one classic car day drive. Both
Classic Car Club night drives – giving London sightseeing tours a run for their money! Read Post »
Worldwide driving sensation and King of the Hoonigans, Ken Block came to Santa Pod and he brought some friends! Along for the ride were drift legend Vaughn Gittin Jr, British rallycrosser Liam Doran and the massive spectacle that is the Gymkhana Grid roadshow. Two entrants from each of the 4 heats held in France, Germany,
Ken Block and friends tear up Santa Pod Read Post »
