ASTON MARTIN ST ATHAN CONFIRMED AS ‘HOME OF ELECTRIFICATION’ Aston Martin have confirmed that St Athan, their second major UK manufacturing facility, will become the brand’s centre for electrification and the production home of the Lagonda brand, the world’s first
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Munich, I’ll admit it wasn’t top of our “let’s go there on holiday this year list”. We’d also read that Bavaria’s capital did have the ability to leave a weary traveller feeling a little cold. The truth is we actually
Read MoreFeel the wind in your hair – Aston Martin DB11 Volante
With Liam Bird
Reading back over what I wrote about Aston Martin’s DB11 last year (Bay Issue 87 Winter 2017), it would appear that I was a little indifferent to it. Maybe, subconsciously, the colour didn’t help. The launch edition DB11s were a
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With Liam Bird
AND YOU”LL LOVE THIS ONE…! by Ken Davies Bay’s motoring contributor Liam Bird reviews the story of Terry Sanger, his exciting international racing career and his fascinating friends. I must admit that I’d never heard of Terry Sanger until editor
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Auto News
With Liam Bird
THE NARE BECOMES FIRST HOTEL IN UK TO OFFER A MORGAN TO GUESTS The luxurious family owned country house by the sea, The Nare Hotel, is the first of several Pride of Britain members hotels to provide its guests the
Read MoreDriving Wales the Coastal Way
With Liam Bird
What better way to travel the length of Wales than by the coastal road in a McLaren 570GT – this is exactly what Liam and his partner Becky did in June. They started at St David’s and kept the sea
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What was it that Robert Burns said about the best-laid plans? Something about them going awry wasn’t it? Ours were simple. Or so we thought… On Friday morning we’d set off early (well, early-ish), to drive to Reading, home of
Read MoreJIM CLARK’S ‘2 VEV’ TO BE AUCTIONED AT GOODWOOD FOS One of the most celebrated and storied British racing cars of all time is set to be the main attraction of the Bonhams Festival of Speed sale at Goodwood on
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Auto News
With Liam Bird
MOTORISTS URGED TO SEEK PEACE OF MIND IF WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY RECALLS Motorists concerned if a vehicle is subject to a manufacturer recall can put their minds at ease by carrying out an instant HPI safety recall check. The advice,
Read MoreSubaru XV – Ruggedly Handsome
With Liam Bird
Not so long ago Subaru had things pretty much their own way. If you wanted (or should that be needed) a 4 four-wheel drive family estate car, you bought a Subaru or… well, your choices were somewhat slim. Then Volvo
Read MoreSkoda Karoq
Motoring with Liam Bird
I became a huge fan of the Skoda Yeti soon after first driving one close to its launch in 2009. I drove various versions thereafter, all of which impressed. Finally I put my money where my mouth is and bought
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Auto News
With Liam Bird
WARM WELSH WELCOME FOR WORLD RALLY VISITORS Dayinsure Wales Rally GB, Britain’s round of the FIA World Rally Championship, is delighted to announce that North Wales Tourism has been appointed as the Official Accommodation Partner for this year’s prestigious event
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Motoring – Nissan Micra, the all new sporty supermini
With Liam Bird
It’s been quite some time since I last drove a brand new Nissan Micra, 6 years in fact. So you can hardly blame me if I can’t recall most of what I then wrote about it. It was super-charged as
Read MoreAuto News Geneva Motorshow Special
With Liam Bird
AH, THE GENEVA INTERNATIONAL MOTORSHOW, THE PLACE WHERE MOTOR-MAKERS GREAT AND GOOD PREMIER THEIR LATEST MODEL, AND WHAT THEY THINK – OR SHOULD THAT SAY HOPE? – WE’LL BE BUYING AND DRIVING IN THE NOT-SO DISTANT FUTURE. Here are just
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Auto News
With Liam Bird
A third of uk motorists use their car as a mobile pantry 33% of motorists carry shopping and food around in their car. Women are the worst offenders for keeping their cars stocked with food and drink supplies 5% of
Read MoreIf you’re still struggling to decipher quite what the difference between a 4×4 and crossover is, all will be revealed, it would appear, at your local car wash. After driving Kia’s new Stonic during a week in which the weather
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The Code Challenge
With the DVLA
Last August we brought you news that the DVLA was running a competition for schools to design a computer game. The winners would receive a massive £3,000 worth of the latest IT equipment for use in their school. Here we
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