Anyone involved in the British motorsport industry knows that it is one of this country’s major success stories, but a new survey has shown just how impressive it really is. The Motorsport Industry Association has just completed a review of the UK’s Motorsport Valley Business Cluster. If that sounds like…
These spy pictures are reported to show a new Ferrari race car, with speculation suggesting it could be a prototype for anything from a new LaFerrari hypercar-based racer to a full blown LMP1 Le Mans racer. The car, which was testing at Fiorano for the second time in the past…
Rolls-Royce is seriously considering reconfiguring its environmentally friendly Goodwood factory to build the proposed SUV model, according to CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös. The factory, built on the Goodwood estate at Westhampnett, near Chichester, was opened in 2003 to build the Rolls-Royce Phantom, and stands in an officially designated Area of Outstanding…
They may make the best mile-eaters in the world, but Britain’s luxo-limo manufacturers, Rolls-Royce and Bentley, combined yesterday to save me a journey of at least four hours and 225 miles. By coincidence, both companies chose yesterday — and locations in Central London — to reveal their results for 2013.…
Volkswagen has brought its 1.4-litre petrol engine to the North America-spec version of its Passat saloon. The VW Passat BlueMotion Concept will appear at the Detroit motor show next week. There’s no word on whether or not it will make production, with VW likely to be using the car’s appearance…
The Zenos E10 sports car has been revealed at the Autosport International show in Birmingham. Director of the company and former Caterham cars CEO Ansar Ali unveiled the car, which is powered by a 197bhp 2.0-litre Ford engine. Available with either a five or six-speed manual transmission, the E10 weighs…
There is more to life in motorsport than just Formula 1, and at this time of year the attention turns to the Dakar Rally – the greatest automotive challenge left. The 35th annual Dakar Rally kicked off on Sunday in the city of Rosario in Argentina, with a field of…
What’s going on at the beginning of 2014? The bad news is that the green meanies are, it seems, about to get their way in two key areas within my world; one, by restricting the M1 to a “temporary” speed limit of 60mph for 32 miles between Leeds and Sheffield…
Euro NCAP, the official body that assesses the safety of new cars, has revealed its class-leading cars of 2013. A total of 33 cars, from seven categories, were destructively tested in 2013. Each car was examined and ranked for its adult, child and pedestrian protection, and its safety-assistance systems. The…
Land Rover Defender tuning specialist Twisted has launched two new models and revamped its UK range at the Autosport International show in Birmingham. The two models, dubbed Definitive and Ultimate Editions, will from now on form the basis of every model Twisted produces. Customers can still specify and further tune…