BMW has enhanced its BMW X3 and BMW X4 models with a comprehensive refresh that includes sportier styling together with modern interiors, new equipment and updated infotainment. The strongest visual aspect of the enhancements is the redesigned front and rear section which, in the latest third-generation of the BMW X3, accentuates the robust Sports Activity Vehicle appearance and its Sports … [Read more...]
MG Cyberster concept on show this month
If you thought MG was a boring brand, take a look at their concept for a future sports model, the Cyberster. Just days after revealing design renderings, MG has released the first official photographs of its Cyberster concept car, which will be making its debut at the Shanghai Auto Show 21-28 April. The Cyberster - developed by the team at the MG Advanced Design Centre in London – is a two-door, … [Read more...]
The Classic gears up for summer spectacular
As the world’s biggest historic motor racing festival, The Classic is an incomparable celebration of motoring nostalgia featuring mind-boggling numbers of automotive legends from both road and track. For a long three-day weekend in high summer, Silverstone’s paddocks are packed with unrivalled multitudes of retro race cars all revving up to renew old rivalries. Meanwhile, the … [Read more...]
British Motor Show tickets take off for Farnborough
Ticket sales for The British Motor Show have rocketed as Britain reopens for business after lockdowns. The Show has seen a massive increase in demand as consumer confidence returns and families start planning their summer activities – with The British Motor Show offering an incredible value fun-packed day out for all. VIP packages have boomed with 70% of the allocation for Saturday, August 21 … [Read more...]
Tradelines 10 March
The Land Rover Defender has been named Supreme Winner Women’s World Car of the Year 2021. The triumph is the first time a Land Rover has won the top prize at the awards and is the latest in a series of international honours for the most capable Land Rover ever made. SsangYong will introduce the 21-model year Rexton into the UK market fairly soon. The Rexton facelift boasts a new look front end … [Read more...]
Breath tests are six times more likely in Wales
Drivers in Wales are up to six times more likely to be breath tested in December than other months. Analysis of Home Office data by AlcoSense Breathalysers shows that in December last year, 7,345 motorists were stopped by Police across Wales on suspicion of drink driving. North Wales led the way with 3,964 tests – far higher than any Police force in England. Second on the list was … [Read more...]
Driving Combe for Christmas ideas
As Lewis Hamilton clinched his seventh World Drivers' F1 Championship crown, Chippenham’s Castle Combe Circuit has unveiled an array of thrilling experience days and gifts aimed at providing local motorsport enthusiasts with presents they’ll never forget this Christmas. The local race track has been a hub of high-speed petrol-infused action for over 70 years now, with its recently-launched … [Read more...]
Wales’s £10M loss as RallyGB was cancelled
The immense and far-reaching benefits delivered by Wales Rally GB have been highlighted in a new infographic depicting many of the widespread rewards generated by last year’s staging of the UK’s annual round of the FIA World Rally Championship, writes Peter Hughes. Now that 2019’s final figures have been verified, it is possible to judge the full extent of the losses experienced in Wales … [Read more...]
Newslines 31 July
The cost of insuring a car has decreased by £80 over the past six months, according to new data from comparethemarket.com. It now costs an average of £1,182 to insure a car for those aged between 17-24 and while premiums have historically fluctuated throughout the year, average premiums remain significantly lower than the same time last year and are now at their lowest levels since 2015 for the … [Read more...]
Sportslines 18 June
The Goodwood Festival of Speed in July and Goodwood Revival in September have been cancelled for this year. Social distancing requirements have made it impossible to stage the popular events and they will next be held in 2021 and the British Motor Show has also moved to November at Farnborough International Conference Centre. … [Read more...]