Video casts doubt over 331mph road car 'speed record' - SSC plans a second attempt
The company that claimed a 331mph top speed for its road car has admitted that it may have got its figures wrong and is now planning a second run to…
If you’ve not seen it already, Bugatti has announced a new car. Called the Bugatti Bolide, it makes all its products launched since the 986bhp Veyron in 2005 look somewhat…
When I assume my rightful place as leader of our glorious country, I’ll make it compulsory for all those who are contemplating buying a fast car for primarily recreational purposes…
The Mercedes SL was once the undisputed king of the grand tour, its mix of restrained style, effortless performance and count-on-me dependability earning it no shortage of fans. But recent…
It is strange to think that Rolls-Royces are now made in exactly the same way as almost all other cars, at least at a conceptual level. When BMW first relaunched…
Remember Eamonn Andrews’ big red book on the ITV biographical show This Is Your Life? My Classic Car Life is a digital version of that weighty tome for your classic…
Remember when celebration special editions were a thing? Makers who scored big on track endeavoured to release limited runs to tie-in with their sporting achievements. How many can you name?…
As tribute to the five McLaren F1 GTR that finished first, third, fourth, fifth and 13th at Le Mans in 1995, Woking’s finest has developed five Senna GTR LMs in…
Shelby's Tuatara supercar has recorded a new production car record in a private run in Las Vegas, Nevada. It reached a top speed of 331mph and recorded 316mph during a…
McLaren Automotive must be hoping that the next ten years follows a smoother trajectory than its first. The start was horrendous – its launch car, the MP4-12C was introduced before…
I hope that the response of the general public to the reveal of the new BMW M3 and M4 is somewhat more charitable than that I’ve seen among the diehard…
When some cars reach their mid-life facelift they can still feel so fresh you find yourself wondering if it’s even needed. The Jaguar F-type is not one. The good news…
Remember the Polestar 1, the near-600bhp hybrid quasi- supercar with which Volvo and Geely launched its new performance brand? Good. Now forget it. That vehicle has gone and this, the…
Just before I got a job driving cars, I bought a Caterham Seven. In retrospect it would have been better if I’d waited and actually learned how to drive the…
The Talbot Sunbeam Lotus is a real 'Heinz 57' of a machine — is it a Rootes, a Chrysler, a Talbot, a Lotus.. or a Peugeot in a dress? The…
After an unexpectedly buoyant few months through the early summer, it’s becoming obvious that the market is steadying itself. This is, we think, partly due to the pent-up post-lockdown demand…
Now is a great time to be in business if you make and sell camping kit – thanks to the ‘staycation’ boom brought about by COVID-19 travel restrictions, sales of…