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McLaren has released the first official pictures of its stunning new 650s supercar. The 200mph+ car, which will be one of the stars of next month’s Geneva Motor Show, will sit between the 12C and the sold-out P1. Predictably, some commentators have already uncharitably said that the 650s looks like …

Land Rover has launched special edition to celebrate 25 years of the Discovery. The Discovery turns 25 this year and Land Rover is celebrating with a hi-spec XXV Special Edition. Good to see this hugely successful workhorse get a pampering after all these years and nice to see a special …

Chelsea manager José Mourinho was among the stars celebrating the official UK launch of the Jaguar F-TYPE Coupé. During the event in London, the “Special One” (who’s also a Jaguar UK ambassador) was asked what he thought of the car – he smiled and said:  “How can this old man …

Renault has taken the wraps off the latest version of its popular city car, the Twingo. The French giant claims to have taken “inspiration from the legacy left by the original Twingo and the Renault 5”. The result is a huge improvement on the second generation Twingo which seemed to …

This is what happens when you let a World Rally legend loose in a Bentley on a frozen lake. Juha Kankkunen looks like he’s having a ball putting the all-wheel drive Flying Spur through its paces in Finland. The four-time champion is one of the star attractions at this year’s …

It has been reported recently that some enterprising criminal has been renting set-top boxes that show the full compliment of a well known satellite broadcaster’s TV output at a fraction of the price officially charged. Somehow or other he has managed to by-pass their system. For many of us who …

Despite all the usual rhetoric from government sources about how they are going to do this and that, Britain’s pothole strewn roads continue to leave motorists with an annual bill of £1.2 billion for suspension, steering and wheel repairs – a rise of 16% in just twelve months. With heavy …

According to yet another one of those endless motoring surveys there are now more than seven million drivers over the age of sixty-five on the Britain’s roads. The number of drivers over the current pensionable age had reached 7,191,192 by November last year. This makes up nineteen per cent of …

Following our recent bout of severe weather and very strong winds it doesn’t hurt to think about the best driving techniques to cope with the conditions should we be caught out. Strong winds can certainly unsettle your car and even change your direction of travel. This is especially true for …

“…and what name would you like on the registration document, Sir?” “Bond, James Bond.” How much does it cost, do you think, to change your name by deed poll? Unfortunately, for most of us the sort of vehicle driven by JB in all his incarnations is out of the price …