VANQUISH VISION CONCEPT: Iconic name revived for Aston Martin’s first mid-engined series production supercar Aston Martin chose the 89th Geneva Motor Show to complete a trio of world debuts with the first glimpse of the breath-taking Vanquish Vision Concept. A
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Skoda Fabia (2019)
What was it someone sang about not knowing what you’ve got until it’s gone? Car-wise this year got off to a slightly slow start for me, but I’ve recently had not one, but two, rather lovely premium executive saloons collected;
Read MoreGIMS on the cheap
“You can do it in a day y’ know. The Geneva Motorshow.” If only I’d had a fiver for every time I’ve heard that since I took to writing about – or at least trying to – all things automotive.
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THEME ANNOUNCED FOR 2019 FESTIVAL OF SPEED Goodwood is thrilled to announce that the theme for the 2019 Festival of Speed presented by MasterCard, which takes place from 4-7 July, will be “Speed Kings – Motorsport’s Record Breakers”. Motorsport has
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The Davies family had a yellow Mk3 Cortina, The Fields a red Mk2 Escort. Mr Bennet drove a Mk 3 Cortina, his was brown. I’m sure someone had a Peugeot 504 with a rear facing bench seat, in turquoise as
Read MoreThe All-New Suzuki Jimny
Much has been written over the past 54 years about the continual development of Porsche’s now iconic 911. Recently relaunched, and now in only its 8th incarnation the 911, (Or is it actually the 901, 930, 934, 964, 993, 996,
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MIND OVER MONTE CARLO – ONE TEAM’S QUEST TO TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH ON THE MONTE CARLO CLASSIQUE RALLY Talking about mental health problems isn’t just for Christmas. Two former car designers want to open up and kick out the
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Mr and Mrs Bird have been living the high life. Crab ravioli, Welsh beef and chocolate cake – they certainly know how to live – and of course there was the Ferrari too. I’m writing this just before the Autumn
Read MoreASTON 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
Read MoreMunich, 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
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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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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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
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
Read MoreWhat 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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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,
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