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Ferrari will mark 25 years of its international Challenge racing series in 2017 with the introduction of its most powerful car yet: the 488 Challenge. Since launching in 1992, the Ferrari Challenge racing series has racked up more than 1,000 races with the involvement of over 1,000 drivers. It has proved to be a great […]
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A new car isn’t something you tend to find wrapped up, nestling at the base of a Christmas tree, on December 25th. They’re too big, too expensive and too prone to the whims of personal taste. Plus, who goes to trouble of giving someone a car for Christmas? Only the super rich or soon-to-be super
The story of a true petrol head and how a 1982 C3 Corvette ended up in Iceland. Sigfús B. Sverrisson is a familiar face for the Petrolicious office, with a huge range of car collection including the Corvette, and his collection is far from finished. Our video today is centred on his 1982 Corvette C3 and
(VIDEO) 1982 C3 Corvette In Iceland Read Post »
The Mazda MX-5 RF with its solid, retractable all-metal roof generated quite a bit of interest when it was first revealed in spring this year at the New York Auto Show. Indeed, its sleek profile and that roof made it one of the most-talked-about stars of the show with Kevin Rice, Mazda’s European Design Director,
Details of Mazda MX-5 RF Read Post »
In case you missed the jawdropping Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 from August, well here it is. Mercedes-Maybach S 650 Cabriolet, and the automotive world is all the better for it. This time, Mercedes-Benz – which owns the Maybach brand – has given its S-Class convertible the Maybach treatment. The result is this, the Mercedes-Maybach S 650
Mercedes Maybach S650 Cabriolet Read Post »
Nico Rosberg has announced his retirement from Formula 1, only 5 days after winning his first World Championship. The Mercedes Driver announced his shock retirement earlier today, with immediate effect at the age of 31. In a statement Rosberg explained ‘’Since 25 years in racing, it has been my dream, my ‘one thing’ to become
Nico Rosberg Retires From F1! Read Post »
The BMW Concept X2 was originally unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October this year and BMW have announced that the production model of the compact X2 SUV will remain largely unchanged from the original vehicle shown in Paris. More often than not a concept vehicle will allow designers the freedom to include a
With the F1 season coming to a spectacular end last weekend, we thought today’s video was a fitting one. Look at how the F1 steering wheel has evolved over the years, to become the mini computers of these days. Video Source- Donut Media.
(VIDEO) Evolution of the F1 Steering Wheel. Read Post »
We talk about some pretty extraordinary cars on Motor-Vision, from EVs with more than 1,300bhp to street-legal Scuderias. So, why would we be interested in something as ordinary and ubiquitous as the Ford Fiesta? Because this small car is kind of a big deal. Since dethroning its Focus sibling as Britain’s best-selling car in
New Ford Fiesta – all you need to know Read Post »
The trailer for the upcoming Le Mans documentary film, The 24 Hour War. One of the fiercest motorsport rivalries sees Enzo Ferrari’s Ferrari team take on Henry Ford’s II’s Ford, told by the people that were involved first hand. The 2 owners had previous falling out throughout the 60’s and it ultimately boils down to Le
(VIDEO) The 24 Hour War Read Post »
In the good old days the Essen Motor Show was the place to go for vehicle tuners to show off their genius and invention. Naturally as the show’s popularity has increased, some major manufacturers have taken note. The show is known as the ‘showcase event of the year for the tuning community’. With all this
New John Cooper Works Mini Tuning Options Revealed Read Post »
It seems that pretty much everything with wheels is going electric recently and the plug-in revolution continues through the bike market with this: the Vespa Elettrica. To be honest we’ve had electric scooters before, but the Vespa Elettrica marks the first time that the iconic Italian brand has ventured into the world of battery-powered two-wheelers.
All Electric Vespa Elettrica coming 2017 Read Post »
One of the biggest fears before June’s EU Referendum was what Britain’s self-imposed departure from the European Union would mean for its booming car manufacturing industry. 2015 marked a ten-year high with 1.58 million new vehicles built in the UK and almost four in five of those heading overseas. Britain’s car production industry supports thousands
Brexit boost as Nissan commits to UK Read Post »
Its clear that pickup trucks are becoming more and more popular here in the UK, in fact they made up the largest market in Europe last year for mid-sized trucks, so what is their appeal? Read on for our thoughts and a round up of our top picks. More manufacturers than ever are offering pickups
Top Five-seater double cabs & Pick Up Trucks Read Post »
Today’s video sees the Porsche 718 Cayman take on 6 hunter drones controlled by professional drone racers. In a Top Gear style (car vs other vehicles) race, will the Cayman beat the drones? Watch the video and find out.
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The Jaguar XKSS – widely deemed to be the world’s first supercar – is something of a lost gem. After Jaguar withdrew from racing competition in 1956, it had a bunch of unsold – and incomplete in some cases – D-Type racing cars. Rather than let them go to waste, Jaguar opted to convert them
Jaguar’s ‘new original’ XKSS Read Post »
So many great executive cars have entered the market over the recent years but what are the best Executive Cars for Busy Executives? Do you go by the manufacturer’s reputation or what your mate Barry next door says? To make it easier, we have put the top contenders against one another and decided which is
Executive Cars for Busy Executives – our Executive Suggestions Read Post »
The Los Angeles Motor Show is the perfect platform for any young American car brand to make an impression and that’s exactly what has happened with California-based Rezvani. The brand has only been around since 2014 and made such an impression with its debut model – the aptly-named Beast, a 500bhp two-seater sports car with
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Following on from our earlier GT-R post, we have another very very fast GT-R for you. A new world record of 7.16 @ 209mph in a quarter mile was set a week earlier, but the AMS team have set a new record at 7.14 @ 212mph to take the record for the fastest GT-R on
(WATCH) New World Record Read Post »
We saw this beast online last week and had to do an article on it. This completely savage looking thing is known as the GT-R GT500, Nissan’s motorsport division Nismo’s entrant into the Japanese Super GT series for 2017. The cars involved in the Japanese GT series are known for their outrageous body and the
There just seems to be no stopping Mazda right now. After the recent arrival of the fourth-generation MX-5 roadster and with a new CX-5 SUV on the way, their current car range is pretty much flawless (seriously, look at their offering right now and point out a weak model). It looks like they’re going to
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Meet Guy Newmark, who recently clocked up 1 million miles in his Porsche 356, aka Blu. Guy was given this Porsche as a present from his father, and he’s been using it as an every day car for the last 50 years and Porsche aims to find out what the future holds for Guy and Blu. We take
(WATCH) The million mile Porsche Read Post »
Jaguar will finally enter the electric vehicle market in 2018 with the I-Pace – an all-new fully-electric SUV. What you see in these pictures isn’t it though – it’s merely a concept for now; the final production car will be revealed at some point in 2017 before hitting UK showrooms the year after. The I-Pace
Take a look behind the scenes of the Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour race from earlier this year as the McLaren team, driving 650S GT3’s attempts to win the 12 hour endurance race. Not only do they win the race in the most dramatic fashion, they also set a new lap record on their first attempt.
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