Evidence of increasing interest in modern classics amongst car enthusiasts will be put to the test by Historics at Brooklands, as the classic and sports car auctioneer brings a quartet of feisty front-wheelers to its sale at Brooklands on Saturday 26th May. The contribution of Ford, Peugeot and Volkswagen to the hugely popular and [...]

Four aero-engined cars, displacing a combined 135 litres and boasting over 2,800bhp, will take to Cholmondeley circuit in June Following a red-blooded display of fire-breathing exhausts and smoking tyres on Top Gear (BBC2, 4 March), the aero-engined BMW ‘Brutus’ will be making a star appearance at the Cholmondeley Pageant of Power (15 to 17 June; [...]

Driver training specialist IAM Drive & Survive is advising how to aoid whiplash injuries from being involved in a car crash. Keep a good distance in front of you so that you can slow down gently when you need to. Except in an emergency, always look in the mirror before braking. Knowing what the car [...]

Vintage fashion has always been one of the vital ingredients that make the annual Goodwood Revival so unique and thoroughly entertaining, and next week’s 2011 event (16-18 September) will be no exception with historic motor racing fans smartly dressed in their 1940s, 1950s and 1960s-inspired finery. The Goodwood Revival remains the only motor sport event [...]

The world’s first mid-rear engined berlinetta equipped with a retractable hard top debuts at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Maranello, 23rd August 2011 – The new 458 Spider joins the 458 Italia, widening the range of Ferrari’s mid-rear engined V8s and offering the same uncompromising technological solutions, handling and performance in a refined open-top configuration. It [...]

With more than 175,000 visitors expected over the four days of the event, Goodwood has not only established itself as the world’s largest celebration of automotive culture, but also the UK’s best place to see the latest motoring marvels and brand new crop of supercars in action from around the globe, with a number of [...]

The stunning Jaguar C-X75 is to be made in association with Williams F1 on a limited run of just 250 cars. Built in the UK and set to cost £700,000. Jaguar expects the hybrid supercar to deliver incredibly low CO2 emissions of less than 99g/km while being able to achieve in excess of 200mph. “People [...]

Aston Martin has chosen Salon Privé, London’s most exclusive motor show, as the platform for the UK debut of the beautiful new Virage luxury GT sportscar. Sitting alongside some of the world’s most desirable and powerful cars at Salon Privé 2011, the Virage delivers the perfect balance of opposites, sporting yet comfortable, powerful yet refined. The [...]

Jaguar fans filled the Sandown Park saleroom on Tuesday, for Barons’ annual Jaguar Heritage Sale. The auction celebrated all models of the much-loved marque, but it was particularly fitting that, in its 50th anniversary year, the quintessential ‘big cat’, the E-type, was the star of the show and had bidders (and vendors!) purring with pleasure. [...]

The largest Rolls-Royce showroom in the world has opened in the Umm Al Nar area of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The new state-of-the-art facility was unveiled by Torsten Müller-Ötvös, CEO, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. The new 900 square metre showroom provides space for displaying five Rolls-Royce motor cars, a coffee bar and a customer configuration lounge [...]