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Ducati has revealed its plans for 2016 as it continues to be one of the motorcycle industry’s most dynamic companies. Claudio Domenicali, chief executive officer of Ducati, presented seven new motorcycles in a special globally streamed event ahead of the annual International Motorcycle Show in Milan.
DUCATI SHOWCASES 2016 LINE UP Read Post »
I must admit that the Lotus Elise has never really been a car concept I’ve understood for everyday road use – the 2-seat Elise’s stripped back interior, lack of creature comforts, interior noise and relatively stiff sports suspension make it an everyday user challenge to say the least. Yet I see several people local to
LOTUS ELISE ARRIVES IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS Read Post »
Land Rover has revealed details of its new all-terrain convertible that is bound to be a hit with those wanting both luxury and off-road capability.
THE EVOQUE CONVERTIBLE Read Post »
The Bentley Continental GT Speed has been tested on one of the world’s most unique roads.
BENTLEY TESTING THE CONTINENTAL GT Read Post »
Mazda has used this year’s Tokyo Motor Show to reveal its latest sports concept car.
New versions of the Audi RS 6 Avant and RS 7 Sportback are set to bring the German brand even closer to supercar performance while recording best-in-class economy.
AUDI PERFORMANCE MODELS Read Post »
Iconic firm Honda are celebrating five decades of trading in the UK market and 30 years of manufacturing in Britain.
When you think of Land Rover you either think of a classic off-road go anywhere vehicle, or a very posh car that never sees any mud at all. Well the awesome looking Defender Big Foot sits firmly – and well above the mud – in the former category.
LAND ROVER BIG FOOT Read Post »
Yamaha is helping Abarth celebrate its sponsorship of the FIM MotoGP Championship by producing a limited edition 595.
YAMAHA AND ABARTH TEAM UP Read Post »
The development of the GT3 category has proved a real winner with fans and designers, with top cars from the very best automotive firms fighting it out on the track.
GT3 2016 SEASON GUIDE PART#1 Read Post »
The first trike I ever saw was chugging slowly through traffic on the coastal road down at Southend, as it drew level I recognised the Flat-4 VW engine by sight and by sound, idling steadily. A common use of the Beetle engine that one, but the Can-Am Spyder F3 takes things more into Japanese superbike
THREE WHEELER OF THE FUTURE Read Post »
BMW is set to produce just 700 limited edition M4 GTS models next year.
BMW M4 GTS CONFIRMED Read Post »
This month will see the new Porsche 911 GT3 R make its first endurance race appearance. The car is the seventh generation of the legendary 911 and will be put through its paces during the ninth round of the VLN long distance championship on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife on October 17th. It is expected testers will be
Porsche 911 GT3 R debut Read Post »
Cars and movies. Sometimes they ironically go hand in hand.
CASH, CAMERA, CARS! Read Post »
The Aston Martin GT12 is the company’s response to the plethora of other manufacturer’s GT3 sports cars on show at track days, according to design director, Marek Reichman. In fact, the GT12 would have been given the moniker of GT3 if weren’t for the fact that Porsche indicated that they felt some sort of ownership
The observant among you probably first noticed the beginnings of the retro automobile fad with a few dashes of chrome piping appearing on new cars a few years ago; this evolved into hugely successful reboots for the Mini, Beetle and Fiat 500. A similar thing has been quietly going on in the motorcycle world. Here,
EFFORTLESSLY COOL RETRO MOTORCYCLES Read Post »
Goodwood Revival is a perfect example of how to do a show in its element. Taking you through a trip back in time, Goodwood executes the car scene from the 1940’s through to the 1960’s without fault.
GOODWOOD REVIVAL 2015 Read Post »
Radical have released their new ‘Radical Challenge Concept’ brand new and exclusive for 2016.
RADICAL CHALLENGE CONCEPT Read Post »
The first right-hand drive Mustang is set to make its debut at Goodwood this weekend.
RHD MUSTANG GOODWOOD DEBUT Read Post »
Seat’s top performance car has gained even more power following an impressive upgrade.
LAUNCH: SEAT LEON CUPRA 2015 Read Post »
I must admit, the gaming world is something that I’ve never felt the need to venture into. That is until I found out that the Mad Max Magnum Opus car actually existed… Mad Max is a video game based on the movie franchise and embraces the idea of an apocalyptic world where botched together cars
MAGNUM OPUS AT WASTELAND WEEKEND Read Post »
A minimalistic, lightweight approach to the engineering of the sportscar is how Caterham describe their Seven series of vehicles. There are now five models in the range, with each vehicle’s name roughly translating to the power to weight ratio of the car in question. The 270R is one of this set. The 270R will set
A BREATH OF FRESH AIR – CATERHAM 270R Read Post »
The 1970s saw a rise in the number of people able to drive with more than 20 million registered as licence holders.This meant that car ownership was becoming the norm for many households and cars as image definers was very much at the forefront of buyers’ minds.
THE DEFINING CARS OF THE 70’s Read Post »
Ford has confirmed the first batch of right-hand-drive Mustangs have rolled off the production line in the US. It is expected those who placed orders for the car in May last year can expect delivery before spring 2016 as the Flat Rock plant in Michigan gears up for the expected demand from the UK.
THE MUSTANG IS UK BOUND Read Post »
