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  Hidden Heroes: BMW 318ti Compact 15 Nov 2019 (News)
  .  If you can unearth a good one, then what you’ll end up with is a modern classic that’s great to drive, easy to own, cheap to run and more rewarding than you’d imagine. And the good news? You can still pick a good one up for under £2k - but not for much longer as educated buyers are starting to catch on. Read our BMW 3-series review and buyer's guide How many BMW 3-series survived?
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  Ex-Works Triumph TR2 set for NEC auction 19 Sep 2019 (News)
  . It is expected to fetch between £100,000 to £140,000 Adam Rutter, Silverstone Auctions classic car specialist, said, ‘It has been in storage for four years and is now up and running but may require some further fettling to prepare it for competition. The history file is massive there must be at least six box files, plus folders and other boxes of articles.’ This is the eighth year that Silverstone Auctions have been the official event partner of the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with consignments now being invited.
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  Alvis returns with continuation cars 25 Jul 2019 (News)
  The firm uses original parts on the 3.0- and 4.3-engined cars while the chassis numbers follow on from the numbers allocated to the pre-war production run. Alan Stote, owner of The Alvis Car Company, said the models are what Alvis would have created had it not halted production for more than 50 years. Stote said, ‘The factory had planned to build 150 4.3-litre chassis in 1938.
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  Toyota comes up with a compact, self-contained hydrogen fuel station 5 Apr 2019 (News)
  .  Unlike Electric Cars, no PMTs, CO, CO2 or NOx are created either in producing the fuel or in running the vehicles. The only emission is water. In line with the goals of the Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050, Toyota has been using hydrogen energy to develop and implement new technologies to make progress towards eliminating CO 2  emissions from its manufacturing plants.
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  Porsche 356 Speedster to go under the hammer at Race Retro 13 Feb 2019 (News)
  Nimble, lightweight and simple, the example for sale is one of an estimated 555 356 A T2 Speedsters built in 1958 - the final and most desirable production run of the model. Presented today in beautifully restored condition and converted to righthand drive, the matching numbers Speedster could fetch between £280,000 and £320,000. 'This is one of the best examples of a genuine Porsche collector’s car that we have had the pleasure to offer at auction,' said Nick Whale, managing director, Silverstone Auctions.
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  Caravan and Motorhome Auction at BCA Nottingham on 9th August 2 Aug 2018 (News)
  Around 150 will be on offer from low mileage luxury motorhomes to good value older caravans. BCA runs the only regular programme of caravan and motorhome auctions anywhere in the UK, with two sales a month at the Nottingham centre on the second and fourth Thursday. Top offerings for the 9th August event are a 2017 Swift Kon Tiki 665 Coachbuilt motorhome, in white with black trim.
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  Honda's new Mean Mower can hit 150mph 4 Jul 2018 (News)
  Essentially, more space was required to house the chain running to the rear tyres and the two batteries required to power electric motors. Oh, and the cutting blades are made from actual carbonfibre. As well as the engine, Fireblade parts include the clutch, ECU, six-speed drive train and full colour LCD display.
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  Visitors flock to Race Retro 27 Feb 2018 (News)
  Rallying with Group B delivered ‘the best rally stage ever’ at Race Retro according to former rally champion Russell Brookes as around 80 cars, including more than 20 from the Group B era, provided spectators with thrill after thrill on the bespoke stage, which had a new layout for 2018 which allowed more cars to run at the same time. Visitors voted Jim Angliss’ modified 1967 Ford Anglia 105E as the winner of this year’s Pride of the Paddock award, with Mike Mayfield’s 1986 Lada Samara a close second.
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  Pollution warnings ignored by Government in its pursuit of diesel friendly VED, official documents suggest 20 Nov 2017 (News)
  Diesel car buyers are already facing higher VED, with the  2017 road tax system  adding hundreds of pounds to the running costs of Britain’s most-popular diesels. Sales have also plummeted, with  October registration figures showing a 30 per cent drop  in the number of new diesel cars bought in the UK.
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  A Grand Monday: Honda S-MX 21 Aug 2017 (News)
  But what is it like to run and keep going? The seller says, ‘I have managed as high as 36mpg, but 32 is a general rule, and it would be lower around town. Insurance is no more than any other car, and there's a good club and at least one very good specialist to help with parts.’ Bodily, this minivan is good with only some minor surface corrosion on the rear arches.
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  A Grand Monday: Renault 25 GTS Auto 12 Jun 2017 (News)
  .  Although it never achieved huge sales over here, the R25 was a moderate success in the UK and was often sold as part of a fleet package deal by Renault UK. Indeed, it enjoyed a nine-year production run, from 1984 until 1993, where it remained a leftfield alternative to a Ford Granada or Rover 800 , with handling and ride comfort that bettered both.  But as buyers moved away from the mainstream premium models, depreciation hit such models hard.
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  Lagonda heads Barons auction entries 8 Jun 2017 (News)
  More recently, it has been fitted with a hand-crafted all-alloy body from Coachcraft of Melbourne, but still features the original engine, gearbox, Riley embossed rear axle and running gear, which have all been rebuilt. The estimated cost of the work done is in the region of £80,000-£100,000, but the car is estimated to fetch £28,000-£33,000. Porsche fans will have their eyes on a 1989 Porsche 964 Turbo Group One racing car, a GT Cup competitor that finished 3rd at Spa and 2nd overall in 2009.
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  Silverstone Classic to celebrate Ford Sierra RS500 2 May 2017 (News)
  Then, 30 seconds later, the combined Group 1 and Group A grid will cross the line, providing spectators with two races running in parallel on Silverstone’s GP circuit. Introduced by Ford to put some much-needed sparkle into its humdrum showroom Sierra, the three-door RS500 is one of the world’s most successful competition cars.
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  A Grand Monday: DAF 44 30 Jan 2017 (News)
  Fancy a restoration project that's a bit different from the run-of-the-mill? Then how's this for a DAF idea?
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  A Grand Monday: Saab 900 14 Nov 2016 (News)
  The original Saab 900 is one such car. Launched in 1978, it enjoyed a lengthy production run, remaining on sale for 15 years. It was also exquisitely well built, made from heavy gauge steel, over-engineered yet mechanically straightforward. The later models, from the 1987 facelift onwards, were even better, with Saab ironing out the car’s known weak points, giving it the durability of a cockroach or flu virus – extremely hard to kill off.
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  Four in ten drivers admit to speeding in 20mph zones 6 Sep 2016 (News)
  So does exceeding the 20mph limit make that much difference to safety? The answer is a resounding yes. Research shows that if a child runs into the road three car lengths ahead, a driver travelling at 30mph will not be able to stop in time and will still be travelling at 28mph when they hit the child. But a driver travelling at 20mph should just be able to stop in time, providing they are paying attention, have well-maintained brakes and are driving in dry conditions.  It's something many drivers are aware of and yet more than a quarter of drivers surveyed say they exceed a 20mph limit at least once a month and over one in five admit to driving much faster than the 20mph speed limit on a weekly basis.
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  Refreshed Trans-America rally set for 2018 10 Aug 2016 (News)
  The 2017 calendar features two brand new events – The Baltic Classic, for vintage and classic cars, and the Blue Train Challenge, for pre-1948 vintageants. These will run alongside the ninth outing of the extremely popular Flying Scotsman and the Classic Safari, which sold out within hours of being announced. To find out more about the ERA’s events, visit www.endurorally.com .
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  Get that old car smell 18 Jul 2016 (News)
  The scent of old leather was found to be the most enduring aroma and was mentioned by nearly half (49%) of participants, who reminisced about 'burnt legs on hot seats' caused by 'weekend runs to the coast in the summer'. Based on the hundreds of suggestions collated via social media, the nation’s top ten most unforgettable motoring scents are: Old leather Engine Oil/Castrol Petrol Warm Vinyl/Plastic Pipe Smoke/Cigarette Ash Musty Carpet Burnt Dust 1980s Vanilla/Orange Air freshener Damp Wood While the smells of engine oil and petrol proved to be popular, the sickly scents of 1980s air fresheners have a lasting place in the nation’s hearts.
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  Skoda Fabia vRS (2010-) 19 Jun 2016 (News)
  The TSI packs plenty of punch - like a race horse punching its way out of a paper bag – and is always huge fun to drive, revving happily all the way to the red line without running out of steam. Unusually, the Fabia vRS comes with a DSG gearbox as standard – there’s no manual available. The twin-clutch gearbox is a variant of the one used in the Octavia but has been tweaked to fit with the smaller TSI engine and as a result has a seemingly excessive seven speeds.
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  A Grand Monday: Nissan Micra, £599 6 Jun 2016 (News)
  'Last winter, I did a daily commute of 60 miles to and from work - the headlights are brilliant, the heater is amazing and works perfectly on all settings and the visibility out of this car all round is excellent.’ He added, ‘Insurance is dirt cheap and I achieved 56 mpg on my run to work.’ So if you’re based near Gilwern, Abergavenny, then we reckon this car is definitely worth a look.