At the Race Retro show last month, Rallying with Group B paid tribute to Russell Brookes - the rallying legend who sadly passed away on the 29th of October 2019. He was associated with (and a supporter of) Rallying with Group B. I remember as a kid watching Russell Brookes at home on TV. He [...]
The new Vauxhall Combo Cargo van short review. This is one of the first Vauxhall vans to be jointly developed under new ownership of the PSA Group. Some of the side panels may look familiar and this is because it shares some of its DNA with Citroen and Peugeot vans. This is not a negative [...]
This is the all-new, all-electric Fiat 500. The new Fiat 500 is their first ever all-electric car. It will have a range of up to 199 miles (WLTP) and fast charging capability. It will be the first city car in its class to offer level 2 autonomous driving. Level 2 autonomous driving includes. Front-facing camera monitoring technology [...]
First teaser pictures of the new prototype Maserati MC20 sports car. The photo was taken at night in Piazza degli Affari in Milan, below Maurizio Cattelan's sculpture L.O.V.E.
This is the new bespoke Bentley Mulliner. Only 12 individual cars will be made. It is powered by 6.0 litre W12 TSI petrol engine that produces 650 bhp. Inside the 2 seater grand tourer, Bentley have used ethically-sourced materials which include 5,000 year old Riverwood. The Bacalar is to be produced in the world’s first [...]
The online auction The Market will have on offer a rather rare 1979 Volkswagen Golf GTI. This 3 owner UK supplied 1.6 litre Golf GTI has travelled less than 17,000 miles. The online auction will start on the 19th of March and will end on the 25th of March. It is expected to sell for [...]
According to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the February new car market fell by -2.9% with 79,594 cars registered. Battery and plug-in hybrids continue to increase with 4,566 cars being registered. . “Another month of decline for the new car market is especially concerning at a time when fleet [...]
Alfa Romeo have pulled out all the stops with this the new Giulia GTA and GTAm. This new model is based on the Giulia Quadrifoglio. It is powered by a more powerful version of the 2.9-litre V6 Bi-Turbo petrol engine which now produces 540 Hp. The Alfa Romeo engineers worked with Sauber Engineering to produce [...]
Last night I attended the launch of the all-new Morgan Plus Four. Here are some highlights and stats about the new car. It is based on the new aluminium CX-Generation platform. Power comes from a 2.0 litre four-cylinder turbocharged BMW TwinPower petrol engine, (first ever four-cylinder turbocharged engine in a Morgan). The 2.0 litre engine [...]
At the 1980 Geneva International Motor Show the Audi UR Quattro was a sensation. I am sure if this years’s Geneva Motor Show was not cancelled then Audi would‘ve been paying some sort of a tribute to the car that changed everything. I too had planned to be doing either a blog or a quick [...]
