Every time we turn on the TV or open the paper (I mean slide the iPad!), we hear about two things in the car world: Petrol prices going up Electric cars – they are the now! Well, I’m not so sure about the second point (my wallet is convinced about the first…) – I need [...]

As Jenson Button moves inexorably closer towards this year’s Formula One drivers’ title, so things are beginning to fall into place as to who will be driving where next year.

Okay it’s time for some automotive porn. Sit down quietly by yourself and take a look at this. That’s a very nice motor!

The name Ferrari stirs many emotions in racing and road car enthusiasts around the world. No other marque has ever enjoyed the continual loyal support of such a massive fan base, through good times and bad. Nothing quite like them, is there? And the Ferrari story is one very much of good and bad times. [...]

It’s not very often that the FIA court of appeal overturns a decision taken by its own race stewards. In fact, there was a time when appealing meant that you’d probably be hit by an even heftier penalty just for having the temerity to question the decision in the first place.

Nelson Piquet, who has been dropped from the Renault Formula One team for the rest of the season, has issued a hard-hitting statement criticising Flavio Briatore, head of the Renault team, for his treatment of the young Brazilian driver. Got a job mister? On his website, Piquet says: “I have received notice from the Renault [...]

Christmas 1965 was a special time if you were a small boy. It marked the release of what became the most famous and, so far, best-selling toy car of all time. And given that small boys don’t seem to play with toy cars much anymore, preferring virtual versions, this is a record which is likely [...]

Each year, around about this time, a strange edifice appears peeking over the trees near Chichester, in West Sussex. As you drive around the area, you can just catch a momentary glimpse of it; a flash of steel caught in the sunlight, a regular form against irregular foliage and the rolling downs. It must be [...]

Leading car hire price comparison site Carrentals.co.uk is expanding its affiliate offering for UK businesses – offering 5% commission and a market leading conversion rate of 4% – through a new agreement with Trade Doubler. The announcement comes following the company’s launch of its affiliate programme earlier this year.  The new agreement with Trade Doubler [...]

So which is the fastest road car in the world then? Well I must confess that the term is a bit meaningless as far as I’m concerned. Do you mean fastest production road car, or do you count one-offs that have been built just for the purpose of setting a record?