One of the biggest factors for drivers choosing a car will be whether the model they select can last the test of time. Fortunately for them, MotorEasy has revealed the cars that are most likely to have a breakdown. Using their own warranty data, MotorEasy analysed almost 10,000repair claims from 353 UK car models over three years, 2018-2020. Their research reveals the best and worst cars for … [Read more...]
Welsh footballer scores with Toyota sports car
A semi-professional Welsh footballer will be driving around in style after winning a Toyota GT86 sports car worth £28,000, thanks to dream car competition, BOTB. Thomas Walters, from Bridgend, plays as a forward for Welsh League Cymru South side Goytre AFC. He was stunned after BOTB presenter Christian Williams rang to surprise him with the news. “I just couldn’t believe it,” said the … [Read more...]
Route changes for WRGB & relaunch of art competition
The 2018 Wales Rally GB route incorporates the biggest changes since the event moved to North Wales in 2013 with a newer, earlier date and lots of new changes to the special stages from 4-7 October. Thanks to the legislation recently adopted by the Welsh Assembly organisers are able to close the public roads to link special stages together to increase their length. This has also enabled a … [Read more...]
Welsh schoolboy’s a winner on WRGB
Toyota GAZOO Racing star Jari-Matti Latvala and Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Economy & Infrastructure, Ken Skates, uncovered a Toyota GT86 sports car in the prize-winning livery of local school pupil Rheinallt Jones at Deeside Rally Village today. Twelve-year-old Rheinallt – a Year 8 student at Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni on Anglesey – was the creative force behind the winning effort, with his … [Read more...]
Wrap a rally car of your own
Wales Rally GB has launched a competition giving students in the region a brilliant opportunity to see their own livery design applied to the GT86. The winning entry will be unveiled and displayed in the event’s Rally Village right at the heart of the four-day spectacle in October. The competition is being jointly coordinated by the rally organisers and the Engineering Education … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Toyota GT86 manual
Tried and trusted family car maker Toyota likes to let its hair down, sometimes. The maker of the acclaimed Celica and Supra and which has dabbled in the World Rally Championship as well as sports car racing, is now strutting its stuff with the Toyota GT86 coupe. The result of a joint venture with Subaru, the GT86 is a classic coupe with punchy engine up front pushing drive to the back … [Read more...]