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Comma launches £2 million motorsport ticket giveaway 13 May 2010 (News)
. Comma has been Technical Partner to MotorSport Vision since 2007, providing lubricant and other products for MSV’s driving experience fleets, its Formula Palmer Audi Championship and, latterly, the FIA Formula Two Championship, which will headline alongside the WTCC at Brands Hatch on July 16-18 -
Castle Combe 2010 Action Days Announced 27 Nov 2009 (News)
Combe Action Days have been established for almost 25 years and offer clubs, groups and organisations the chance to apply for free display space, free admission tickets and the chance to drive on Castle Combe Circuit at heavily-reduced prices. For enthusiasts, there is a chance to experience driving -
Volvo Challenges London Emissions Policy 1 Jul 2009 (News)
1.6D DRIVe with Start/Stop technology emits just 104g/km yet drivers are charged £8.00 to enter the capital. Similarly, Volvo's DRIVe C30 Sportscoupe and V50 Sportswagon models also emit 104g/km but none of them are exempt from the charge. At the end of 2008, there were 13 non-hybrid -
Drivers Wanted For Tyre Test 24 May 2009 (News)
Performance car drivers are being sought by Dunlop to take part in a national tyre test to discover what difference the choice of tyre makes to their car. The company will provide tyres and tuition from a top Hi-Q British Touring Car Championship driver to transform the driving -
Motor Codes is Helping to Drive Down Garage Complaints 5 Mar 2009 (News)
All too often consumers are bombarded with reports slamming garages, giving the impression that a minefield exists for motorists who are trying... -
WINTER PREPARATION KEEPS CARS PROTECTED 6 Nov 2008 (News)
as it can remove protective coatings on paintwork • DON’T use boiling water to clear ice from your windscreen as it can crack the glass • DON’T drive until your front and rear screen and side windows are clear of ice (it is illegal to drive with poor visibility -
HONDA TO LAUNCH JAZZ HYBRID 21 May 2008 (News)
at an affordable price. Mr Fukui made the point that it is now time to shift penetration from creating awareness of hybrid towards making it popular across the world. Encouraging more customers to drive more fuel efficient, low-emission hybrid cars would in turn help to reduce global CO2 levels -
Vauxhall Vectra II Specs Announced 13 Feb 2002 (News)
Vauxhall has been allowing a few journalists to drive its new Vectra model and has provided a press pack containing so much information it is difficult to read and impossible to précis here. The general consensus of opinion between 'Autocar' and 'Auto Express' is that the car -
272-mile Mk1 Morris Minor-Mini Super De Luxe for sale 9 Sep 2019 (News)
in 1968 so that she could learn to drive. Sadly, she never passed her test and the car was garaged until heading to auction a few years ago. As a results, it is in ‘timewarp’ condition. For example, the door strikers, which were painted in Old English White to match the bodywork -
A Grand Monday: BMW 518i 24 Jun 2019 (News)
The E34 generation of BMW 5-Series was a wonderful car - handsome, great to drive and beautifully made. But in a range full of high spec and super-smooth six-cylinder models, the four-cylinder 518i was the poor relation. With 113bhp, it was hardly powerful, nor -
59 Porsches up for auction 17 Oct 2017 (News)
estimated at £18,000-£22,000, to a 1998 Porsche 911 (993) Turbo S estimated at £245,000-£285,000. One of only 26 built in right-hand drive, the Turbo S is one of the most desirable and powerful versions of the 993 generation - the last iteration of the air-cooled 911 era -
Top 10: Best-selling cars in September 2017 5 Oct 2017 (News)
registrations also fell - although by only 1.2 per cent. A total of 426,170 new cars were registered last month. The downturn in diesel cars sales is partly down to the ambiguity over the future of diesel, with buyers fearing possible tax increases and charges for driving in cities -
Healey family automobilia heads to auction 17 Aug 2017 (News)
Company, Donald Healey changed the landscape of British car design. In total, 75 lots will go across the block. They include signed books, diaries, unseen concept car artwork, and scratch-built models. There are also trophies and meticulous notes from races, test drives, and record-breaking runs -
Land Rover celebrates 48 years of the Range Rover 18 Jan 2017 (News)
-wheel drive while many others were still selectable. In 1971 the original model was cited as ‘an exemplary work of industrial design’ when it became the first vehicle to be displayed at the world-famous Louvre museum in Paris and it has been at the forefront of design and engineering -
Restored Ford Capri 2.8i in Historics 20th August Auction 23 Jul 2016 (News)
it a bit easier to drive on Britain's crowded roads. Under the hood sits Ford's 353 V8 and a 3-speed automatic transmission with shifter on the tree leaving the front bench seat completely clear. It comes with 30 years of MoT certificates, including a current one and is estiamted at £12,000 -
Endurance Rally Association launches Baltic event 17 May 2016 (News)
in Berlin on Saturday, 10 June. Open to both vintage and classic cars, the event loops around and across the Baltic Sea and will see plenty of gravel driving and forest sections on roads made famous by events such as the Rally of the Thousand Lakes and Rally Estonia. Fred Gallagher -
Barn find Aston to go under the hammer 10 May 2016 (News)
An early Aston Martin DBS, which has been kept in a barn for the past 30 years, could fetch up to £60,000 when it goes under the hammer later this month. The right-hand drive DBS from 1968 will be for sale at Silverstone Auctions’ 20 May sale -
Impreza set to make £70,000 at auction 6 May 2016 (News)
turbocharger and intercooler, it can hit 60mph from standstill in just 4.5 seconds. Nick Whale, managing director of Silverstone Auctions, said, ‘These Imprezas come to market exceptionally infrequently and very few exist in the UK. The lucky new owner will have a lot of fun driving it as well -
Silverstone Auctions to host its first international sale 10 Feb 2016 (News)
on behalf of our vendors, hosting auctions at some of the UK’s biggest and most high-profile classic car events.’ Consignments are now being invited into the sale, with focus placed on European, left-hand drive examples. Fore more information on the sale please visit -
Volkswagen Golf GTI Campaign heads to auction 20 Oct 2015 (News)
by the seller for two years and in that time has covered 5000 miles, taking the current mileage to 88,591. According to the vendor, the car drives well and the bodywork is in good condition. If you’re thinking the guide price seems a little on the cheap side, that’s probably because