Princess Margaret’s bespoke Rolls-Royce boasting black leather-trimmed doors which don’t reflect camera flashes and a raised seat that enabled royal to be seen goes up for auction for £50,000 Princess Margaret’s longest serving Rolls-Royce car will go on sale at auction Hand-built to order, the Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith II was finished in cardinal red Expected to … Read more
The UK’s attempt to break the world land speed record could be canned due to a lack of funding. The ‘Bloodhound car’, which has been built to reach speeds of 800mph, has been built to break the current record of 763mph set in the 1990s. The Gloucestershire-based developers claim the Bloodhound car could reach 1,000mph … Read more
McLaren have given fans their take on what the future looks like as they presented a futuristic race car that can take to the tracks in 2050. McLaren Applied Technologies, the sister company of the Formula One team, worked extensively gathering opinions from fans of the sport and now present the 2050: the MCLExtreme which features … Read more
German car giant BMW has launched a new electric executive car that features a soundtrack by Academy Award winning movie composer Hans Zimmer. The aim is to make the new battery-powered BMW i4 electric prototype – designed to take on Elon Musk’s Tesla Model 3 – and the German manufacturer’s future cars sound cool. That’s … Read more
German car giant BMW has launched a new electric executive car that features a soundtrack by Academy Award winning movie composer Hans Zimmer. The aim is to make the new battery-powered BMW i4 electric prototype – designed to take on Elon Musk’s Tesla Model 3 – and the German manufacturer’s future cars sound cool. That’s … Read more
It’s easy to save hundreds of pounds a year on your car insurance, yet most people stay with their existing provider and pay far more than they should. The mistake most drivers make is not taking the simple step of shopping around for the best premium. Instead they just accept their insurer’s renewal quote, which … Read more
Motoring journalists from around Europe have cast their votes on the best new cars for 2020 – and the Peugeot 208 is the overall winner. The small hatchback – which is also available as an electric e-208 – beat both the Tesla Model 3 and Porsche Taycan EVs to the crown. But while the dinky … Read more
M’aidez! M’aidez!’ Deranged with panic, I flapped my arms and hollered for help. No ski trip for my family is complete without the international phrase for emergency being used at least once. Only this time I wasn’t shouting it from a slope-side collision but from the hard shoulder of a French motorway after coming to … Read more
Britain’s car market stuck in the doldrums as demand for new models plunges by almost a quarter and production falls to a nine-year low Production for domestic production dropped over 23% new SMMT figures show Over 80% of cars made in Britain are now destined for overseas markets By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 00:02 … Read more
Car wing mirror that flashes red when a cyclist is approaching could stop drivers opening the door into their path Sensors and cameras will automatically detect nearby road users Red lights around the wing mirror and the door will flash when triggered An alert will also sound to make both driver and cyclist aware of danger … Read more