The first Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger Continuation car has been completed. Dubbed ‘the most famous car in the world’, the DB5 shot to fame in 1964 when it was driven by James Bond (Sean Connery) in the hit film Goldfinger. Now, 55 years after the last new DB5 rolled elegantly …
Read More »25 facts you might not know about the classic Mini
It’s more than 60 years since the launch of the iconic Mini – the British people’s car. With front-wheel drive, a transverse-mounted engine, its wheel-in-each-corner design and genius packaging, it became the blueprint for all small vehicles to follow. British Motor Heritage (BMH) has been making replacement body parts and complete …
Read More »Book your MOT to beat the rush
Drivers are urged by the RAC to avoid the expected MOT rush by booking this summer. It’s estimated that hundreds of thousands of motorists have held off getting their MOTs by making use of the six-month MOT coronavirus extension which ends on 1 August. The call comes as new research …
Read More »Tesla Model 3 named ‘new car of the year’
The Tesla Model 3 has been crowned New Car of the Year 2020 at the annual Auto Trader New Car Awards. Tesla’s acclaimed Model 3 proved to be an aspirational favourite with the public, beating off stiff competition from the likes of Kia Niro and Porsche Macan for Best New …
Read More »Mum vs Dad: who’s the best driver?
Children think their dads are better drivers than their mums, but they believe they go too fast and suffers the most road rage. In new research for MG, 1,000 young people aged 6-16 years – whose parents both drive – were questioned and it was found 43 per cent named …
Read More »Cool Runnings continued courtesy of a MINI Convertible
Two members of the Jamaican bobsleigh team have got creative during lockdown together while their usual traning facilities are unavailable. Sled pilot Shanwayne Stephens, 29, and brakeman Nimroy Turgott, 27, have been keeping up their fitness by building their own weight-lifting equipment in the garden and, in place of the …
Read More »Average UK car costs £192 a month to run
New research has revealed that it costs an average of £192 a month to run a car, with fuel accounting for nearly half of all expenditure. The study, conducted by online car parts provider CarParts4Less, calculated an eye-watering total of £2,300 a year. Fuel costs for a typical driver were …
Read More »End of an era for the Bentley Mulsanne
After more than a decade in production, the final example of the Bentley Mulsanne has been completed. More than 7,300 Mulsanne luxury saloons – all handcrafted at Bentley’s home in Crewe, Cheshire – have left the production line. The Mulsanne’s lineage can be traced back through Bentley’s history, from the …
Read More »Men are ‘twice as likely to speed on the road as women’
Analysis of more than five BILLION miles of driving data has revealed that men are almost twice as likely to speed on the road as women. Telematics insurance firm insurethebox studied customer data across the UK for men and women of all ages from the past five years. It discovered …
Read More »Porsche Taycan review
Every now and again a new car rocks up and it changes everything. The remarkable Porsche Taycan is one such vehicle. The company’s first all-electric car isn’t just stunning, it embodies everything we’ve come to expect from Porsche – cutting-edge tech, kerb appeal, sublime driving dynamics and superb build quality. …
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