By PMW on 02 June 2021 12:53:00
rolls royce | boat tail | goodwood |
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, which along with the wider luxury goods sector is recovering strongly from pandemic fallout, has launched a "Boat Tail" automobile -- tailor-made for just three ultra-wealthy clients. With a rear resembling a yacht deck and opening up for alfresco dining, the Boat Tail's opulent design features also hand-crafted aluminium panels and Swiss timepieces. Fashioned by Rolls' Coachbuild unit, the blue-painted...
By PMW on 28 May 2021 22:53:39
lotus | goodwood | festival of speed |
Goodwood has announced that the Central Feature at the 2021 Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard will celebrate Lotus. The iconic Norfolk brand is best known for its pioneering road and race cars, including the spectacular all-electric Evija hypercar. From the first sculpture in 1997 to the present day, the Goodwood Festival of Speed has become known for its creative and daring...
By PMW on 20 May 2021 19:26:59
MG has announced plans to put its bold new Cyberster roadster into production in a posting to Chinese social media site, WeChat. The posting, made by MG parent company SAIC’s design division, confirms the company has received "more than 5000“ registrations to its 'MG CyberCUBE' crowdfunding platform established to determine whether the Cyberster would be produced. Reports state MG will pursue right-hand-drive...
By PMW on 15 May 2021 11:34:28
What defines a supercar? Is it power output? Price? Mechanical layout? Truth is, none of the above. At least, not officially, and the demarcations between sports, GT, super and hypercars have become increasingly blurred over the years. But we’ve got to have some sort of rules so, for the purposes of this list, we’ll define a supercar as nothing super limited...
By PMW on 15 May 2021 11:16:21
ferrari | electric car | LeMans |
Ferrari have announced their first electric supercar will arrive in 2025 - and also three new models will be revealed over the next few months. Yes folks, Ferrari will build a full EV, and – according to CEO John Elkann – it’ll be “everything you dream the engineers and designers at Maranello can imagine for such a landmark in our history”. It’s another...
By PMW on 15 May 2021 10:51:01
Real estate mogul Manny Khoshbin has a profound affection for seven-figure hypercars and an equally deep obsession with French luxury goods maker Hermès. In the past few years, he has purchased a $2.5 million Pagani Huayra and a $3 million Bugatti Chiron, which he then paid exorbitantly to have both of them customized by Hermès. But his latest purchase outshines both...
By PMW on 15 May 2021 10:42:56
dashcam | motoring offences | UK roads |
As many as 89 dashcam video recordings of alleged motoring offences were submitted to police forces every day in 2019, according to data analysed by the RAC. A total of 32,370 pieces of footage were received by 24 police forces that accept video evidence of driving offences from members of the public, double the number recorded in 2018 (15,159). Data from the...
By PMW on 05 April 2019 10:34:19
Goodwood | supercars | super sunday |
Could this be the most perfect Sunday morning? An array of the world's most expensive supercars whilst digesting a bacon butty and a coffee? Oh go on then, if you say so! This year's Supercar Sunday, the third Goodwood Breakfast Club of the year, will take place on Sunday 02nd June 2019. Supercar Sunday brings some of the most stunning cars you've ever seen to...
By PMW on 27 February 2019 09:07:51
Drink-driving road fatalities are at an 8-year high as nearly 330 people were killed on UK roads due to drink-driving during 2017. It’s the worst recorded list of fatalities since the death toll of 380 people in 2009. New data released from the Department of Transport show’s a provisional death toll between 240 to 330 people were killed in 2017 due to accidents...