The Volkswagen ID. Buzz has continued its year-long winning streak, collecting the ‘Best Electric MPV’ accolade at the 2023 What Car? Electric Car Awards. The annual What Car? Electric Car Awards honour the best electric cars and vans available to customers in the UK. The ID. Buzz was crowned the ‘Best Electric MPV’ on sale today, adding to its growing number of accolades since it was launched last year, including What Car? Car of the Year 2023. Offering 1,121 litres boot space, paired with a practical and spacious interior, What Car?’s esteemed panel of judges voted the ID. Buzz the...
Concours of Elegance 2023 Full Car List Revealed
The Concours of Elegance, presented by A. Lange & Söhne, is delighted to reveal the full car list for its 2023 automotive extravaganza. The 12th edition of the show – considered one of the top three Concours d’Elegance events globally – will welcome an exquisite array of the rarest and most desirable cars in the world to Hampton Court Palace in west London, UK from Friday September 1st to Sunday September 3rd. 2023’s show will include multiple compelling features, including a landmark Le Mans centenary celebration – which will, remarkably, see 24 Le Mans entrants, 10 winners, and four double winners (out...
Rolling Stones Star’s Mercedes-Benz to be Auctioned on Car & Classic
Car & Classic, Europe’s largest online marketplace for classic and niche vehicles is set to auction a 1966 Mercedes-Benz 250S once owned by Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman. Now 86-years-old, Wyman was part of the original lineup and contributed to the band’s first 19 albums. Wyman was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. The 250S was bought new in 1966, one year after the model’s unveiling at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The 250S was one of three variants of the W108 model range, designed by legendary automotive designer Paul Bracq as a follow-up to the...
Aston Martin DB12 Volante to make UK debut
The new Aston Martin DB12 Volante, the ultimate open-top Super Tourer, will make its UK debut this week at the prestigious Salon Privé. Held from 30 August until 2 September at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, the Salon Privé Concours d’Elegance is a firm favourite on the British social calendar and a glorious celebration of the automobile. A class-defining car of unmatched elegance and sporting character, DB12 Volante will debut on Wednesday (30 August) and remain at Blenheim for the rest of the week. Salon Privé provides Aston Martin with the perfect setting to continue its 110th anniversary celebrations. Joining the...
MG at IAA Mobility 2023: Major European debut confirmed
MG has confirmed that its exciting two-seat EV roadster, the Cyberster, will make its official European debut at IAA Mobility 2023, Munich Exhibition Centre (5-10 September 2023). The striking Cyberster will headline MG’s strong presence in Munich and be joined by the new MG4 Electric XPOWER, the latest addition to the multi-award-winning MG4 Electric range, the most powerful MG production car ever. Completing an impressive MG line-up is the MG Marvel R Electric performance SUV. All three MG models – taking centre stage on the MG stand in Hall B2 – firmly underline MG’s desire to design and engineer exciting...
The new BMW X5 Protection VR6
An extensive update covering the areas of design, powertrain and digitalisation underscores the progressive character of the new BMW X5 Protection VR6 (fuel consumption, combined: 13.4 l/100 km [21.1 mpg imp]; CO2 emissions, combined: 305 g/km in the WLTP cycle, provisional figures). The new edition of the world’s biggest-selling protection vehicle with VR6 classification gains the revised exterior features and modified cockpit design – shaped by cutting-edge digitalisation – of the new BMW X5. The latest version of its V8 engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo technology delivers sublime dynamic performance in any situation. And the instantaneous power delivery and efficiency of...
Home round points for Honda Racing UK
Honda Racing UK riders Tom Neave and Franco Bourne both deliver point-scoring rides in the team’s home round in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park. In the early afternoon eBay Qualifying session, Tom Neave put together his quickest lap of the meeting, at that time, and sailed through into the Omologato Superpole for the first time this year. With the threat of rain looking likely to disrupt the single-lap qualifying format, race direction switched the Superpole format to an open pit lane 15-minute session. Unfortunately for Tom, as he rolled out of pitlane to set his first flying lap...
Back into the top ten for Tom Neave
A home round boost rocketed Tom Neave back into the top ten in Bennetts British Superbike race two at Cadwell Park, while Franco Bourne goes one better than his previous best to finish in a fighting twelfth in both feature-length races. The opening Superbike race of the day kicked off in dry conditions with Honda Racing UK riders Tom and Franco occupying thirteenth and sixteenth on the grid. As the lights went out, once more, both riders were able to fire away from the line to hold their positions by the end of the first lap. By the time the...
New turnkey Shelby Cobras now available in United Kingdom
For the first time in almost 60 years, new CSX10000 Shelby Cobras will be available as turnkey cars in the United Kingdom. This latest evolution of the famed roadster combines the world championship pedigree of the 1962-1967 Shelby Cobra with a host of contemporary refinements including a new Ford Coyote V8 engine that can be supercharged to 700 horsepower. Initially, the new Shelby Cobra CSX10000 will be available exclusively in the United Kingdom, through officially-licensed specialist retailer Clive Sutton. The Shelby Cobra was originally introduced at the New York Auto Show in 1962, with an updated version featuring a computer-developed...
Thrilling Bentley Blower Jnr to make European debut at Salon Privé
The remarkable new Bentley Blower Jnr will make its European debut next week at Salon Privé in the historic grounds of Blenheim Palace – meaning guests will be among the very first in the world to inspect it up close. An 85% scale recreation of Bentley’s 1929 Team Car No. 2, which is insured for £25m, the Blower Jnr is a faithful reproduction of the most famous, valuable and iconic Bentley in the world – and excitingly, the electric vehicle can actually be legally driven on UK roads. The 20hp Bentley Blower Jnr is expected to have a 65-mile range...