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  Maserati Boomerang concept heads to auction 16 Jun 2015 (News)
  . Based on a Maserati Bora, it boasted a normally-aspirated 4.7-litre, 300bhp V8 which was mounted behind the driver. Mated to a five-speed box, it was rear wheel drive. In 1974, the car was sold to a private buyer. But the Boomerang is still in working order and fully road legal. Inside, its unique dashboard meant that the all the guages were in a circle around which the steering wheel (minus any centre brace) rotated around.
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  Two BMW E30 M3s for sale at Anglia auction 12 Jun 2015 (News)
  It’s got 140,000 miles on the clock, comes with various invoices and MoT certificates, but no service book. It’s been converted from left- to right-hand drive and fitted with a Cat 1 alarm. Involved in an insurance claim in 1998, it’s a Cat D. This Cat D BMW M3 is estimated to fetch £12,000-£16,000 at ACA sale The current owner says it’s seen little use over the past five years and while it runs it will need recomissioning. Expect to pay £12,000-£16,000 – which makes this an incredibly cheap M3.
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  Classic Advert: Rover 200 13 Apr 2015 (News)
  And it takes only a pleading look from him to persuade our heroine to ditch her husband-to-be and run outside to the Rover. As the happy couple drive off to their future lives together, a list of Rover 200 attributes suddenly appears on screen, boasting about the newcomer’s aluminium engines, 16-valve technology, multi-link independent suspension and more.
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  A Grand Monday: Peugeot 205 16 Mar 2015 (News)
  The 205 is certainly one of our favourite superminis of the ’80s, with even the smaller-engined versions offering a lively driving style and class-leading handling. The other good news is that the 205 is one of those classic superminis that still offers great value, and there’s no shortage of low-mileage examples usually available – including this

  A Grand Monday: BMW 3-series (E30) 16 Feb 2015 (News)
  Much more exciting, however, is the original and fully functioning Blaupunkt cassette deck, which tells you everything about how well this car has been cherished and looked after – as opposed to being hacked about with and slammed. We’re told it drives very well, although we’d want to know when the cambelt was last changed – only the 318s were chain cams. Aside from that, it just depends on how you like your bodywork. There's the odd blemish here and there, but it does look like there are some rust bubbles beginning around the wheel arches... and possibly the sills.
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  Classic Advert: Triumph TR7 25 Nov 2014 (News)
  The TR7 Convertible was a rather rakish design, leading British Leyland to launch this classic advert with a rocket theme, right at the end of the model’s life. And the company seemed genuinely sorry to see it go: 'Driving a TR7 is like going into orbit. Sadly, though, it will soon be a blast-off from the past. Because after this autumn, the TR7 will no longer be made. So it’s already a collector’s item and the countdown has started'.
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  Hundreds of cars set for Donington show 30 Jul 2014 (News)
  And members of the BTRDA Autotest Championship will be demonstrating their extraordinary driving skills. There will also be a ‘Live Gearbox Challenge’ where visitors have to guess how long it takes to change a gearbox, and a ‘Live Club Car Rescue’ as members of the UK Kit Car Club attempt to restore a car that’s been in storage for almost ten years.
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  Michelin announces latest Alpin winter tyre 3 Feb 2014 (News)
  .  Overall performance in all cold conditions – not just snow – has been improved over the old tyre thanks to a new tyre compound, which uses more silica than previously to make it more flexible at lower temperatures. Michelin is keen to point out that most drivers tend to drive on dry roads even in winter months, and that the latest Alpin 5 tyre is designed for these conditions as much as it is designed for wet and snow. 
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  Michael Schumacher's 1998 Ferrari F300 sells for £1.3m at auction 21 Jan 2014 (News)
  If you would like to see the Ferrari F300 in action, click the link below to see Barrett-Jackson’s pre-sale test drive.
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  HonestJohn.co.uk investigates the true cost of classic car insurance 22 Oct 2013 (News)
  To get involved with ‘Real Insurance’ you’ll need to complete a short survey to tell us much you pay and what sort of cover you have. We’ll also need to know what classic you drive and which area you live in, along with a few other details. Don’t worry, the survey only takes a minute and the data you provide will be invaluable in calculating the true cost of classic car cover in the UK.
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  Take part in ‘Real Insurance’ and discover if you’re paying too much for your premiums 1 Oct 2013 (News)
  To get involved with ‘Real Insurance’ you’ll need to complete a short survey and tell us much you pay and what sort of cover you have. We’ll also need to know what classic you drive and which area you live in, along with a few other details. Don’t worry, the survey only takes a minute and the data you provide will be invaluable in calculating the true cost of car cover in the UK.
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  Gallery: St James Concours, London, 5-7 September 25 Sep 2013 (News)
  For the second Concours of Elegance, 61 of the world’s rarest motor cars – many of them never seen before in this country – graced the gardens of 300-year old Royal palace Marlborough House, and drove through London. Lead by Royal patron HRH Prince Michael of Kent driving the 1933 Napier-Railton 24 litre Special, and with the oldest dating from 1907, nearly all of the cars in the Concours were driven - in a spectacular convoy from Buckingham Palace down The Mall - by their owners into the gardens on the opening morning.
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  Video: Ford Mondeo - 20 years today 24 Sep 2013 (News)
  It also was fitted with up-to-the-minute technology - for the time -  including a standard driver’s airbag, an optional passenger airbag and offered traction control, adaptive damping, Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) and optional four-wheel drive. In 1996, a revised, restyled and lighter weight Mondeo delivered optional side airbags, which were standardised two years later together with four-channel ABS. It was so popular it even became part of the English language, when Tony Blair coined the phrase 'Mondeo Man' to define a new voting class in the early part of the last decade.
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  Gallery: Passat's 40th birthday - here are some highlights 29 Jul 2013 (News)
  The first Volkswagen Passat hit the streets in July 1973, and - along with the original Scirocco and Golf - heralded a water-cooled front-wheel drive future for its maker, finally shaking off the long shadow that had been cast by the Beetle since before WW2. The first Volkswagen Passat was known as the EA400 before it was launched, and it was the replacement for the unsuccessful Type 3 .
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  Preview: Historics classic car auction, Brooklands, 1 June 27 May 2013 (News)
  A Jaguar E-type Series 1 is going to up for sale at Historics' auction at Brooklands on 1 June, and so confident is the seller in the quality of its restoration, it's being offered with a 12-month unconditional guarantee. The left-hand drive example, which is one of the last S1s to leave the Browns Lane, Coventry factory carries a top-end estimate of £110,000-130,000. Historics says that the car 'is better today than when it was built', and it has undergone a two-year, nut and bolt restoration in California in 2010.
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  Belfast and Bristol are the most congested UK cities 4 Apr 2013 (News)
  That means a 60 minute journey would take 98 minutes at the evening peak. But if you find your morning drive frustrating then be thankful you don’t live in Moscow, where the average off-peak journey takes 66% longer than it would in clear traffic, or Istanbul, where journeys take 55% longer than they should.
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  Mazda facelifts MX-5 15 Nov 2012 (News)
  The brakes have also been improved thanks to changes to the vacuum brake booster so the MX-5 should be even better to drive. The resvised MX-5 comes in eight different paint colours including a new Dolphin Grey. As before power comes from a 1.8-litre petrol with 126PS and a five-speed manual or the 2.0-litre with 160PS and either automatic or manual six-speed transmissions.
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  Proof not all young drivers are reckless 25 May 2012 (News)
  Jake, an iKube customer, said: “I am now going into my 3rd year of insurance with iKube, I first joined iKube as it offered competitive rates and assisted young drivers in getting affordable insurance, unlike other insurance companies who charge extortionate and unrealistic premiums.” What do you think of having a black box system monitor your driving? Is it worth it for reduced costs? Let us know on your Young Drivers Facebook page . 
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  Focus gets new 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine 30 Jan 2012 (News)
  The former manages 58.9mpg and 109g/km of CO2, and the latter delivers 56.5mpg and CO2 of 114g/km, figures that would better fit a diesel engine than a petrol. Ford says that the three-cylinder engine is refined and delivers “the driving performance that customers have come to expect from Ford.” Astoundingly, Ford claims that the engine block fits on an A4 sheet of paper, but despite its size and emissions it delivers 170Nm of torque, or 200Nm with overboost, with peak torque available from 1400rpm right through to 4500rpm.
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  New Mazda 1.3 SKYACTIV-G engine wins Japanese RJC “Technology of the Year” Award 18 Nov 2011 (News)
  This all-new compact crossover SUV will offer European benchmark reductions in both fuel consumption and emissions, combined with the exhilarating driving experience Mazda is known for. More at Mazda