With its sporty glamour, aggressive front grille and dominating Maserati badge, the 2016 Ghibli doesn’t have to do much to capture your attention. The Ghibli was first launched at the Turin motor show in 1966 as a two-seater coupé but has since transformed into a smaller and less expensive version of the Maserati Quattroporte. Maserati’s are renowned … [Read more...]
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Drivers’ double standards revealled
Results of a survey by GEM Motoring Assist confirm we’re a nation guilty of double standards when it comes to the offences we commit and the penalties we expect. The road safety and breakdown organisation’s survey of more than 3,000 of its members on the subject of distractions, offences and penalties showed that 11.4 per cent are prepared to use a … [Read more...]
15 Million cars heading onto roads next few days
More than 15 million cars will be on the country’s major roads for the coming bank holiday – a million more than in 2015 and the highest number in three years, says RAC Traffic Watch. A study of nearly 1,700 motorists’ plans for the bank holiday shows Saturday 28 May is expected to be the most hectic day, with around 4.5 million cars taking to the roads … [Read more...]
UK car makers enjoying share of Euro boom
British car production rose 16.4 percent year-on-year in April, boosted by strong demand from overseas. Total car production reached 149,334 vehicles last month, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said, with production for export jumping 23.7 percent while those built for domestic demand slipped 7.8 percent. New car registrations in the 29 … [Read more...]
Fuel running out in Northern France
Fuel supplies are facing disruption in France as Brits head abroad on their half-term break. The AA is warning them to set off with a full tank and keep the tank topped up as they travel because a row over new labour laws is disrupting the country’s fuel supplies and is leading to some petrol stations running out, particularly in the north and north-west … [Read more...]
Newslines 27 May
The new 2017 Peugeot 3008 will be unveiled at the Paris motor show this autumn. It has a completely new cockpit infotainment system and more space with reduced weight and sharpened handling, says Peugeot. The Welsh Government’s favoured “black route” M4 relief road has met objections from Natural Resources Wales. The … [Read more...]
Welsh racer brings battle closer to home
Oulton Park will host the first double-header race meeting of the British GT Championship season this Bank Holiday weekend, and Welsh challenger Seb Morris will make his first competitive appearance on ‘home’ soil at the Cheshire track since 2013. From Marford, near Wrexham, 20-year-old Seb, has for the past couple of years has been … [Read more...]
Entries open for two-in-one multi-championship rally
Entries are now open for the Nicky Grist Stages 9-10 July – with the official event regulations and entry forms on-line at http://www.nickygriststages.co.uk. This year celebrates the 36th running of Quinton Motor Club’s forest stage rally, the 29th consecutive year of it hosting a round of the BTRDA Rally Series, the sixth year of title sponsorship from … [Read more...]
Records fall at Welsh sand speed event
Many new British records were set during the Straightliners event at Pendine last weekend. It was the first time that the Bonneville vehicle classification system was used on sand in the UK and many records were established. Despite the unpredictable weather of the first day over 40 riders from as far a field as France turned up for action. The range … [Read more...]
Fuel cell first in British motor sport
Motorsport history will be made at Gurston Down Speed Hill Climb outside Salisbury on the bank holiday weekend. The most unusual, certainly the quietest and probably the “greenest”, of the cars taking part in the British Hillclimb Championship event will be a Toyota Mirai, which has no engine but produces energy for it's electric motor through a hydrogen … [Read more...]
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