The Goodwood Festival of Speed is many things to many people. If you’re a major manufacturer, privateer driver, trader or spectator, you all have different experiences. This year’s even was fraught with torrential downpours, a number of on-track incidents, and high winds which ultimately led to the Saturday being cancelled – a first in memory. […]
E-Bike Battery Explodes On Video While Charging At Home
The fire department that dealt with the aftermath says it took approximately 30 minutes to extinguish the blaze Electric vehicles are all the rage but they come with a few drawbacks not typically seen on internal combustion vehicles. One electric bicycle owner now has personal experience with one of those problems, thermal runaway. The local […]
Why Evolve’s Showroom Takeover At BMW Park Lane Is Worth Talking About
When you think of contemporary automakers that still produce cars with tuneable engines, a few spring to mind. The 1990s were undoubtedly run by cars from Japan. If I was to try and list just half of the iconic, tuneable Japanese engines, this article would be 10,000 words large and I wouldn’t even be halfway done. These engines […]
BTCC Volvo 850 Estate: Racing, With Room For The Dog
When Volvo released the T5 variant of their 850, the Swedish automaker wanted to boost its profile in order to gain market share. Instead of a traditional marketing campaign, Volvo took the 850 racing in the British Touring Car Championship. How the decision to use the 850 estate came about wasn’t intentional though. Volvo commissioned Steffansson Automotive to […]
$1 Billion Worth Of Supercars And Hypercars Gather At UK’s Secret Meet
An unbelievable collection of supercars and hypercars recently gathered together at the Donington Park circuit in the UK for the annual SCD Secret Meet hosted by Supercar Driver. The two-day event attracted more than 500 of the planet’s most expensive and desirable cars, many of which were driven on the track and participated in a […]
Going Undercover At The FlatSix Show
Psssttt… over here. Ah yes, you probably can’t recognise me in this cunning disguise. Normally I rock up to a car show in some sort of BMW. Those who’ve read my articles in the past will know that my alliances with the Bavarian titan are blood tight. Fidowicz with no BMW is like Christmas with no […]
When An F1 Team Takes On Tin-Tops: The Williams BTCC Laguna
Frank Williams once said: “Next to Formula One, the BTCC is the most important series in the world outside America.” He was right. With over a million people tuning in on a Sunday to watch their favourite drivers battle it out in the British Touring Car Championship, few other live sporting programs came close. To have Williams run […]
VW Offers Week-Long Trials Of The California Campers In The UK
The 7-day trials are offered for a price but the company will refund those who end up purchasing the vehicle Volkswagen UK is expanding the “Try Before You Buy” scheme to the California 6.1 and Caddy California campers, allowing prospective buyers to test them for a duration of seven days before deciding whether they will […]
Super Tourers: The Golden Age Revisited
Short of Formula 1, not much came close to the spectacle of British Touring Cars in the 1990s. The budgets were astronomical and the drivers were rockstars, but the cars were relatable with production models they were based from found on most UK driveways. For many of us, the mere mention of Super Tourers conjures […]
More Than Meets The Eye: 3 Crazy Builds From Players Classic
Given that 2023 was the 10th anniversary of Players Classic, it’s no surprise that some wild builds turned up at Goodwood Motor Circuit to mark the special occasion. To follow up on our main event gallery, I chose three of these cars to take a closer look at. Of all the builds at Players Classic 2023, some appeared […]