Ferrari’s Corse Clienti division is evaluating a dedicated Ferrari Challenge series in the UK in 2019. A dedicated UK series of the Ferrari Challenge would be run to the same regulations as the Ferrari Challenge European Series and would be open to any UK clients who own a Ferrari 488 Challenge race car. Clients wishing to race in a Ferrari Challenge UK Series would only require a National B … [Read more...]
New Year roadtest: Ferrari 488GTB coupe
The Ferrari 488GTB is the baby in the family which can trace its DNA to 1975 when its forerunner replaced the charismatic Dino, and a lot has happened over four decades, says Robin Roberts. The engine is taken from the California and tuned for the 488GTB so it’s a good and gutsy pedigree with twin-turbos to give it strong punch from standstill, through the intermediate gears … [Read more...]
Sporting lines: F1 return for Alfa Romeo
After a 30 years gap, Alfa Romeo returns to F1 next season. It will run with the Swiss Sauber team and use Ferrari engines from its stablemate in the FCA group and there is no cut-off for the deal which rekindles memories of world champion Juan Manuel Fangio in 1951. … [Read more...]
Newslines 29 September
Wales-based insurer Confused.com will be the main sponsor of the London Motor Show next year at ExCel. The Cardiff company first backed the event this year when 25,000 people attended and tickets are already on sale for next May’s four-day event. British car production fell again in August, reflecting the impact of uncertainties about Brexit on Europe’s second-largest car market, SMMT said … [Read more...]
Newslines 5 September
Ferrari will mark its 70th anniversary with a one-of-a-kind LaFerrari Aperta auction to benefit the charity Save the Children. The auction will take place on Saturday 9 September during the “Leggenda e Passione” sale organized with RM Sotheby’s on Ferrari’s Fiorano track before a specially invited audience of Ferrari clients. The Welsh Government may turn back timetables and allow councils … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Ferrari California T
If ever there was such a thing as a bargain Ferrari, then the California T is the model, says Robin Roberts. The dominance of Ferrari in the sports car market has come under threat from a wide range of rivals in recent years, but this summer it nosed ahead again. In June its power plant again won Engine of the Year and the following month Ferrari announced it was lengthening its 12 years … [Read more...]
Tradelines 2 August
The UK’s first Centre of Excellence for low carbon technologies will manage the National Chargepoint Registry (NCR), working in partnership with green energy software systems specialist Apetrel Systems and funded by the UK government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles. The upgrades to the NCR will help to ensure that the information on chargepoints in the UK is accurate and up-to-date, and will … [Read more...]
Newslines 10 July
The super-rich are getting richer, analysis suggests. Automotive News Europe reports that sales of Ferrari, Aston Martin and Bentley models will this year nudge 13,000, compared with about 10,700 last year, according to figures compiled by LMC Automotive analysts. BMW will be slashing prices it pays for components going into its models. It’s all part of a drive to cut €1 Billion from its … [Read more...]
Newslines 23 June
Citroen teamed up with Yoga expert Michael James Wong, to create five poses suitable for motorists to utilise. The idea was to provide relaxing and re-energising poses to help on long summer journeys at weekends or on holidays and they can be found on a dedicated Youtube channel. Jaguar will next year expand its SUV line up, showing a new E-Pace AWD model based on the XE saloon in London on … [Read more...]
Newlines 10 June
The 12 Official Ferrari Dealers in the UK will celebrate the Ferrari’s 70th Anniversary with a number of local dealer events headlined by the Limited Series LaFerrari Aperta at the Goodwood Festival of Speed from 29 June to 02 July. After its starring role at the Festival of Speed, the LaFerrari Aperta (above at Windsor Castle) will be travelling around the Official Ferrari Dealer Network … [Read more...]