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  Stag hits trouble on TransAm rally 24 Jun 2015 (News)
  The clock starts ticking again tomorrow and with only seven seconds between them and Peter and Zoe Lovett's Porsche 911T, the Stag’s lead is all but over.  Phil and Kieron have never not finished an Endurance Rally and we fully expect that they won't change this habit. The winners of the Peking to Paris 2013 will be fighting hard to make the finish line at San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel on Sunday.
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  Ex-Works Aston could make £2.2m at auction 19 Mar 2015 (News)
  With Thomas Fothringham at the wheel, LM19 had an eventful race. Challenging for the class lead, it crashed out, leaving its sister Works entry, LM20, to soldier on (it finished third overall and won the Biennial Cup for Aston). LM19 was then re-built by the Works and taken to Ards public-road circuit in Northern Ireland, for that year’s Tourist Trophy Race.
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  Curios: Saabo 30 Jan 2015 (News)
  Saab’s plan was to use up excess capacity at its helicopter assembly plant near Norrkoping, leading to the idea of a lightweight caravan that could be towed by a car pushing out as little as 25bhp. With the new Saab 96 producing a relatively healthy 38bhp, it would be well up to the tow-car task.
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  Seventies F1 icons on track for Goodwood 73rd Members’ Meeting 23 Jan 2015 (News)
  Against expectations, Frenchman Jarier put ‘1A’ on pole position for the Argentinian Grand Prix that opened the 1975 F1 season, although technical problems meant he couldn’t start the race. It was a similar story in Brazil where, after taking a convincing early lead, the car had to be retired. The car’s best finish was fourth at the Spanish GP later that year. In fact, the car has continued to suffer bad luck and was badly damaged in a high-speed crash in Monaco, but was painstakingly restored in time to return to racing at last year’s Monaco Grand Prix Historique.
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  Bentley showcases heritage at next week's Retromobile 29 Jan 2014 (News)
  Richard Charlesworth, Head of the Bentley Heritage Collection, said: 'This is a wonderful car to lead our presence at Rétromobile in Paris and we are particularly grateful to the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) and Musée Automobile de la Sarthe for their kind support. The car is truly one of the great racing Bentleys and is part of this marque’s unique association with France and motor racing.'
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  Red Driving School To Offer Affordable Fully Comprehensive Insurance For Young Drivers 15 Oct 2012 (News)
  One of the UK's leading driving schools has announced that it has teamed up with young driver insurer Ingenie to offer more affordable insurance for 17-25 year olds. Any driver who passes with Red (and is aged between 17 and 25 years ld), will be offered an 'out of sight' black box, which collects data on how the car is being driven.
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  Stunning KIA cee'd Sportswagon Now Rolling Off the Lines 23 Aug 2012 (News)
  .  The new KIA cee'd 5-door, introduced earlier this year, is an extremely good looking car, by the Schreyer style Sportswagon looke even better combining a sophisticated exterior design with high-quality interior materials, fully independent multilink suspension and class-leading levels of refinement, with all chain cam 1.4 and 1.4 litre petrol and diesel engines. Loadspace of the Sportswagon is 528 litres seats up; 1,642 litres seats down. Kia's Zilina manufacturing facility is also preparing for the launch of the new three-door pro_cee'd, which will begin production in early 2013.
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  Motorpoint holds new year sale with up to £1000 off 5 Jan 2011 (News)
  Motorpoint, the country's leading car supermarket, has slashed prices by as much as £1,000 on a wide selection of new and used cars for the new year. These include models from manufacturers such as BMW, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot, Seat, Vauxhall and VW.
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  BCA Says Demand for Used Cars Still Strong 16 Apr 2010 (News)
  The latest data on used car sales from the UK's leading vehicle auction company, British Car Auctions (BCA) has shown that average values rose in each of the key sectors in March 2010.     BCA Communications Director Tony Gannon commented "This month's figures show the used car market is currently underpinned by plenty of demand across the board, suggesting a good level of confidence in the early part of the year.
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  Extra Kit For Forester Diesel 24 Jul 2009 (News)
  With class leading fuel economy and emissions, the SureTrak is equally happy on the school run as it is winding its way down country lanes or across a muddy caravan field. For further information on the vehicle, advice on the scrappage scheme or details of your nearest Subaru dealer, visit www.subaru.co.uk .
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  Silverstone Becomes a Car Dealer 1 Jun 2009 (News)
  Ed Brookes, Finance Director for Silverstone, explained: "Lotus has an exciting future ahead of it with the brand new Evora leading the way, so it was a natural step to open a showroom as we continued our own diversification of the business." Details on the redevelopment of the Stowe Circuit will be announced in the Summer.
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  Accidents Abroad: Claims Made Easier 26 Nov 2007 (News)
  The new EU Directive means that people no longer have to rely on local claims firms in a foreign country and can appoint a solicitor in the UK to handle what was previously a legal headache. Martin Coyne, managing partner of leading Manchester law firm Ralli, said these changes are long overdue: "This is great news for UK holidaymakers who enjoy motoring abroad. It means that there is a safety net if they are involved in a motor accident.
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  New Mitsubishi Colt from May 2004 26 Jan 2004 (News)
  All new Diesel engine (1.5 DOHC, common rail, direct injection), sourced from DaimlerChrysler. Manual and automatic manual gearboxes. Interior roominess (class leading 1,705 mm front + rear legroom). Excellent rear seating flexibility (60/40 split, sliding, reclining, folding, tumbling, removable seats). Passive safety (interactive "RISE" structure, driver/passenger/side/curtain airbags) Active safety (standard ABS & EBD).
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  What to do if you get a speeding ticket 19 Oct 2001 (News)
  Visit the FAQ at www.speed-trap.co.uk and email any questions for Speed Trap's motoring Barrister to paul@go-faster.com The Speed Trap Bible is the Web leading source of info on how not to get caught speeding, what to do if you are, which detectors/jammers work etc and around 100 pages of detailed info on these issues, it resides at www.speed-trap.co.uk
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  Endurance Racing at Castle Combe 23rd/24th July 14 Jul 2011 (News)
  But both have the leading class B driver, Ian Hall, to contend with. The Chippenham man has had a few issues with his spectacular 5.3 litre Darrian Wildcat in the class for highly modified saloon and sports cars this year, but is still only 4 points behind Shanley and faces little real opposition in his own class.
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  Elizabeth Taylor's 1961 Rolls Royce Cloud II DHC Comes up for Auction on 6th August 17 Jul 2019 (News)
  The couple used it to travel to the Cleopatra set at Cinecitta in Rome.  In the week leading up to the auction 'The Green Goddess' will be parked outside the Pierre Hotel where the star lived with husband Eddie Fisher. In 1962, the actress travelled to Rome where she played lead in 'Cleopatra'. She fell in love with her co-star Richard Burton, left Eddie Fisher and married Richard Burton in 1964.
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  The rise of British built cars 1 Jun 2016 (News)
  But what stands out among the cars registered in our roads is the popularity of the Japanese brands. The Nissan Micra leads the way. It was built in Sunderland until 2010 and now the plant, which employs some 6000 people, produces the Qashqai, Leaf, Juke and Note. This year it also started building the new Infinti Q30.
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  Classic motorsport event returns to Chateau Impney 2 Jun 2015 (News)
  As well as a wealth of motorsport action, there will be a host of other attractions for enthusiasts and families alike, including a comprehensive Concours d’Elegance, a trading zone with over 100 dealer and trade stands and a major classic car auction, hosted by specialist auctioneers, H&H Classics, who are also sponsoring the event alongside leading classic car insurers Footman James and Classic & Sports Car, one of the country’s leading motoring magazines. General admission tickets will allow fans access to all the viewing areas and grandstands around the course, with children under 16 years admitted free when accompanied by an adult.
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  Autoquake Reports Used Car Prices Dropping Faster Online Than On Forecourts 2 Nov 2009 (News)
  Used car values look set to fall further between now and the end of the year. Glass’s, the leading trade price guide, expects prices to drop by between two and four per cent by the start of 2010. "These lower prices won’t last forever," warns Skantze. "Early winter is usually a quiet time for the used car market, we expect to see values stabilise or even rise slightly come the New Year.
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  New 137mph BMW 3-Series Just 109g/km 21 Aug 2009 (News)
  BMW’s class-leading CO 2 emissions position The announcement of the latest EfficientDynamics-equipped BMW comes after the marque was independently assessed and found to have the lowest average CO 2 emissions of any premium car manufacturer.