The other night, whilst scrolling through my pictures from this year’s Geneva International Motor Show, to my horror I realised I had forgotten to post a short news blog on one of my favourite cars from the show. - The MANIFATTURA AUTOMOBILI TORINO New Stratos. MANIFATURA AUTOMOBILI TORINO (MAT for short) had their world premiere [...]
This is the new entry model Porsche 911 Carrera. It is available in both coupe and Cabriolet form. It is powered by a 3.0 litre, 6 cylinder twin turbo boxer engine that produces 385 PS. This is 15 PS more than the previous 911 model. Prices for the Carrera Coupe start at £82,793.00 on the road. Prices for [...]
The Renault Megane R.S Trophy-R has set a new record for a front wheel drive car around the legendary Spa-Francorchamps racing circuit. The new record time is 2’48’’338 which is more than 5 seconds quicker than the previous record. Test driver Laurent Hurgon said: “I am, once again, really proud and delighted,” explained Hurgon after [...]
Yesterday I visited The Supercar Show at Sherborne Castle. It has been an annual event for the last 16 years. It is the first time that I have visited the show and I was amazed to see over 2,000 Classic and Motorsport cars on display. I got to stand in the same vicinity as the [...]
This is the new Mercedes-Benz GLE and I got the opportunity to have a quick spin in it. In 1997 Mercedes-Benz launched the ML-Class which was its first premium SUV. The GLE model has been around since 2015 but this is the latest version to bear the name. I drove the GLE 300 D AMG [...]
Aston Martin have released more details of the final production DBS GT Zagato. The stunning car will feature a “Dynamic” front grille. The front grille is made up of 108 individual diamond-shaped carbon fibre pieces. When the car is stationary the diamond-shaped carbon fibre pieces will be closed. When the V12 twin-turbo engine is started [...]
Bentley has set a new record time for a (production car) at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 2019. The car used was a Continental GT and driving it was Rhys Millen. The new record time is 10m18.488s. Click on the picture below to see the footage from Ryhs' race helmet camera as he drives [...]
The BMW X6 has been around in our motoring lives for almost a decade. I remember seeing it for the first time at either the Geneva or Frankfurt Auto Show and not being too sure of the Sport Activity Coupe concept of mixing coupe looks with a SUV? But it has worked and their owners [...]
Abarth have launched the 595 Esseessee as part of the brand’s 70th birthday celebrations. What makes this car rather special for me (apart from its 70th Anniversary badges) are the awesome 17inch Supersport Racing white alloys wheels and the extremely comfy Sabelt carbon fibre shell front seats. Visually, the Italians know how to set my heart [...]
This blog is a little different from my usual ones....but still with the automotive theme. Those that know me well know that I have a passion for automotive and motor racing inspired fashion. Some of my items are new and others are something vintage that I’ve pulled out of my wardrobe. So if you are also [...]
