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A McLaren 650S Slammed Into a Brick Wall and the Cops Are Having a Blast
A McLaren 650S Slammed Into a Brick Wall and the Cops Are Having a Blast

3 Jun 2020, 06:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Chief Inspector from the Surrey and Sussex Roads Policing Unit publicly apologizes for tweets mocking the one-vehicle accident that wrote off the McLaren

 
McLaren Lays Off More Than a Quarter of its Employees
McLaren Lays Off More Than a Quarter of its Employees

26 May 2020, 18:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As a group, McLaren intends to axe 1,200 jobs from a total of over 4,000 employees. As if that wasn't enough, McLaren HQ has also been mortgaged

 
Jaguar Land Rover Is Seeking the British Government's Help to Stay Afloat
Jaguar Land Rover Is Seeking the British Government's Help to Stay Afloat

25 May 2020, 18:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When trouble hits, Jaguar Land Rover isn't shying away from asking more than a million pounds from the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy

 
McLaren Is Looking to Mortgage Woking HQs and Car Collection for $333 Million
McLaren Is Looking to Mortgage Woking HQs and Car Collection for $333 Million

18 May 2020, 04:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / McLaren Group is looking to secure extra funding by borrowing against the spectacular Surrey headquarters and its historic car collection

 
The Suzuki Jimny "Dutton Surf" Amphibious SUV Can Even Cross the English Channel
The Suzuki Jimny "Dutton Surf" Amphibious SUV Can Even Cross the English Channel

14 May 2020, 20:19 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Dutton Surf is half Suzuki Jimny and half amphibious oddball. You can order it either as a conversion kit or in turnkey form

 
Delayed Land Rover Defender Is “a Hero Car for Our Heroes”
Delayed Land Rover Defender Is “a Hero Car for Our Heroes”

11 May 2020, 05:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Design Director Gerard McGovern speaks from isolation on the toughest car in the world and how Land Rover is reassessing life and business

 
Jeep Wrangler Gets British Makeover From Sterling Automotive, Costs GBP 52,995
Jeep Wrangler Gets British Makeover From Sterling Automotive, Costs GBP 52,995

7 May 2020, 17:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Sterling Automotive Jeep Wrangler Launch Edition doesn't feature any off-road mods, but from a visual standpoint, it's very tasteful indeed

 
A Parked Mercedes Is the Perfect Greenhouse During Traffic Restrictions
A Parked Mercedes Is the Perfect Greenhouse During Traffic Restrictions

6 May 2020, 15:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Since he’s no longer able to drive his E-Class Wagon, dad turns it into a greenhouse for tomatoes and pak choi, hopes to make pizza sauce soon

 
Little Tikes Cozy Coupe Beats Ford Fiesta, Is UK’s Hottest Selling Car
Little Tikes Cozy Coupe Beats Ford Fiesta, Is UK’s Hottest Selling Car

1 May 2020, 06:10 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Little Tikes reports sales of 85,000 units of the Crazy Coupe just for the month of March 2020, whereas Fiesta moved only 15,987 units during the same timeframe

 
Seriously, Rolls-Royce Reports Record Production of World’s Most Exclusive Honey
Seriously, Rolls-Royce Reports Record Production of World’s Most Exclusive Honey

1 May 2020, 04:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Rolls-Royce has not been making any cars, but it’s not idling. The 250,000+ “workers” in the Apiary have been making honey to meet the increased demand

 
Isuzu Reveals Three New D-Max Models: GO2, XTR Colour Edition, Tipper Conversion
Isuzu Reveals Three New D-Max Models: GO2, XTR Colour Edition, Tipper Conversion

27 Apr 2020, 19:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Who says the Isuzu D-Max can't be special? The XTR Colour Edition and GO2 one-off build certainly are while the Tipper is a workhorse through and through

 
Mystery of 1950s Ford Popular Buried in Back Garden Solved
Mystery of 1950s Ford Popular Buried in Back Garden Solved

22 Apr 2020, 05:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / WWII veteran buried the Ford Popular 103e after a few years of ownership, to avoid paying to have it written off, and it was discovered 56 years later

 
This Jet-Powered 1958 VW Camper Van Is Ridiculous, Totally Awesome
This Jet-Powered 1958 VW Camper Van Is Ridiculous, Totally Awesome

20 Apr 2020, 06:31 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Garage owner Perry Watkins took six years to create Oklahoma Willy, the jet-powered VW camper van that can reach a top speed of 300 mph. In theory, at least

 
Skoda Citigo-e iV Sells Out in 60 Days in the UK
Skoda Citigo-e iV Sells Out in 60 Days in the UK

13 Apr 2020, 05:55 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Nearly 400 units of the cheap electric car sold out in 60 days after being listed online, prompting Skoda to temporarily withdraw it from the UK market

 
British Racing Driver Stirling Moss Has Died Peacefully At Home Aged 90
British Racing Driver Stirling Moss Has Died Peacefully At Home Aged 90

12 Apr 2020, 12:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Today, the world of motorized sports has lost one of his all-time greats. The saddening news was confirmed by Sir Stirling's wife

 
2021 Vauxhall Insignia Drops Wagon Body Style, Sedan Gets More Expensive
2021 Vauxhall Insignia Drops Wagon Body Style, Sedan Gets More Expensive

7 Apr 2020, 19:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2021 Vauxhall Insignia is three grand more than the 2020 model year because Vauxhall made changes to the trim levels

 
Two Skoda Kodiaq vRS Models Join Local Air Ambulance Service Fleet in the UK
Two Skoda Kodiaq vRS Models Join Local Air Ambulance Service Fleet in the UK

31 Mar 2020, 18:30 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Following a pair of Superb models, two Kodiaq vRS crossovers are reporting for duty in the Local Air Ambulance Service's critical care fleet

 
2020 Mazda CX-5 Gets New Gasoline Engine in the UK, It's Not Exactly Powerful
2020 Mazda CX-5 Gets New Gasoline Engine in the UK, It's Not Exactly Powerful

27 Mar 2020, 14:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2020 Mazda CX-5 for the UK is available with a gasoline engine, but you're limited to only a pair of front-wheel-drive models

 
Aston Martin Also Suspends Production Over COVID-19 Pandemic
Aston Martin Also Suspends Production Over COVID-19 Pandemic

24 Mar 2020, 15:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / No Aston Martin will be manufactured until Monday, April 20th. This, in turn, will make Aston Martin's financial situation even worse

 
Here’s Phoenix, a 1934 Riley Lynx Restored Back to Life After Barn Fire
Here’s Phoenix, a 1934 Riley Lynx Restored Back to Life After Barn Fire

24 Mar 2020, 04:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / 77-year-old retired rally driver finds most challenging restoration project, a burned-down Riley sports car, is able to take it out for a drive after 5 years