The Morgan Motor Company has just today, unveiled its latest model – The Super 3, a 3-wheeled sports car with 21st century design & tech. Morgan, now 113 years old, was famous from the outset for its range of three-wheeled sports cars, which they continued to make...
Britain’s original Formula 1 team, British Racing Motors (BRM), is marking its 70th anniversary by building three authentic ‘new’ 1950s V16 F1 race cars, and you’ll be able to see the first later this year. On 14th July 1951, a new team, BRM, entered two astonishing cars...
Everybody dreads their driving test, but every country has its own version with a huge range of standards and idiosyncrasies, so ours/yours may not be the worst. Here in the UK, our new drivers are clearly daunted by the test. UK driving test pass rates have plummeted...
The UK Government yesterday launched a consultation on automated systems capable of taking vehicle control to make driving safer and easier. The consultation is to help shape how innovative new systems could be used in future on GB roads. The call for evidence will look at the...
Audi have launched livestream guided factory tours of their plant at Ingolstadt. The AudiStream tours, which went online yesterday, are pre-scheduled. You can select a tour, in English or German, of different vehicle production lines such as the A3 or A4, and watch selected production stages in...
Hertz are offering a spectacular car rental option at some of its airport locations in the USA. Auto racing fans and car enthusiasts can rev up their ride with the 2020 Hertz-Hendrick Motorsports Camaro ZL1 and 2020 Hertz-Hendrick Motorsports Camaro SS in the signature Hertz yellow and...
Gatwick will be the first UK airport to trial robots that valet park passengers’ cars. The airport signed a framework contract with Stanley Robotics on Tuesday, to set up a trial later this year. The trial will run from the second half of 2019 to early 2020...
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