Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team aim to continue their record of success on the snow and ice of Rally Sweden when round two of the 2023 FIA World Rally Championship takes place this week. Sweden was the scene of the team’s first victory, in 2017, when Jari-Matti Latvala – now Team Principal – claimed a shock win in TGR’s second WRC outing. Since then, … [Read more...]
Newslines 12 December
Our data shows that without advertising the fact Asda has taken an average of 4.5p off the cost of litre of unleaded across its 320 sites and around 5.5p off diesel, said RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams. “While we’re pleased one major supermarket retailer has finally started heeding our calls to pass on the enormous drop in the wholesale prices of both … [Read more...]
September registrations’ uplift for the fallen
Britain's new car market rose 1.2% in August, said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. The growth, albeit marginal, is the first seen since February with some 68,858 new vehicles joining the road during what is typically the second quietest month of the year as many buyers choose to wait for a ‘new’ numberplate in September. In Wales, new … [Read more...]
Newslines 5 September
A Ford Escort RS Turbo driven by Diana, Princess of Wales, and seen in many photographs has sold for £650,000 at auction. The black Escort driven by the late royal from August 1985 to May 1988, went to a UK buyer at the Silverstone Auctions last week and including the auctioneers premium cost £730,000 in total. Five months ago on 1 April Honda broke … [Read more...]
Get Connected Rali Ceredigion action weekend
The Motorsport UK British Rally Championship will embark on a new journey next weekend as the series heads for the blisteringly fast closed-roads of west Wales and two-days of flat-out action at the Get Connected Rali Ceredigion 3-4 September. The Aberystwyth based event enters the BRC calendar for the first time and is the fifth round of the series, after … [Read more...]
Tänak chased by Evans to slender Ypres WRC victory
Ott Tänak stormed to Ypres Rally Belgium victory on Sunday afternoon to seal back-to-back FIA World Rally Championship wins. The Estonian driver inherited the top spot late on the penultimate day when Hyundai i20 N team-mate and long-time leader Thierry Neuville understeered off the road and into a ditch, shattering the Belgian’s hopes of a repeat home … [Read more...]
Belgian seeks home win in WRC this weekend
Thierry Neuville is targeting his first-ever win of the FIA World Rally Championship’s hybrid era as the series returns to asphalt on his home roads at Ypres Rally Belgium 18 - 21 August. Twelve months ago the Hyundai Motorsport driver sealed an emotional win after leading since the opening day on Belgium’s WRC debut. In contrast, Neuville’s 2022 season has … [Read more...]
Newslines 15 August
Salon Privé Blenheim Palace at the end of this month will host the UK debut of the all-new, all-electric DEUS Automobiles Vayanne hypercar following its display during Monterey Car Week and Pebble Beach this month. Named as the most powerful pure electric hypercar in the world, the 2,200bhp DEUS Vayanne has been designed, developed, and tested in … [Read more...]
Toyota Aygo X makes its mark in Wales
Car sales in Wales last month saw the Toyota Aygo X the best seller for the first time as it stood out in a declining market. While Ford never figured in the UK top ten last month it was again notiching up double success in Wales with Kuga and Puma in the top ten, revealed by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Total Welsh registrations … [Read more...]
UK new car sales decline slows
UK new car registrations fell 9.0% to reach 112,162 units in July, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. The result marks the fifth month of consecutive decline, although the fall is the smallest recorded this year. Ongoing global supply chain issues, predominantly the lack of semiconductors, continued to frustrate order … [Read more...]
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