November 20, 2009
Severe floods have hit Cumbria
Towns in Cumbria have been hit by severe flooding which have left hundreds stranded.
Drivers have been told not to take to the roads unless it is absolutely essential.
See the Auto Trader website for advice on what to do if you find yourself having to drive on a flooded road.
Are you in one of the areas affected by flooding? Have you had to drive in the flood waters? Leave a comment below and upload pictures and video using our drop.io.
Keith Collantine, expert guide editor
November 19, 2009
You’ve bought the game, earned the car, and now 2009’s must-have racing game lets you customise it.
Forza 3’s clever livery editor allows you to design your own car by using the game’s inbuilt graphics – and you can even upload your own graphics, create your car and race it. Keep reading →
November 19, 2009
Ferrari 458 Italia interior
It’s two decades since Ferrari first introduced a paddle-shift semi-automatic gearbox on its F1 car – the 640 raced by Nigel Mansell in 1989.
Now Ferrari has phased out manual gearboxes entirely in the 458 Italia – its replacement for the F430. Has the onward march of technology needlessly sacrificed the joy of swapping cogs with your own hands and feet?
In a word, no. Keep reading →
November 19, 2009
We’ve just pulled together a bunch of pictures of spiders (or spyders, if that’s your preference) that’ll blow your socks off.
There’s topless stunners from Maserati, Spyder, Alfa, Audi, Ferrari, Lamborghini – and probably a bunch more we can’t remember. Keep reading →
Filed under 458, Audi, Boxster, Ferrari, Peugeot, Porsche, R8 Spyder, Renault, maserati
Tags: Ferrari, Lamborghini, maserati, Peugeot, Renault, spider, spyder, supercars
November 19, 2009
The last round of this year’s British Touring Car Championship saw a sport quiz – but forget Bill Beaumont and Ian Botham, this was a Question of Motorsport.
It pitched Johnny Herbert and teammate Dave Pinkney as team captains answering (usually incorrectly) a load of motorsport-related questions. Keep reading →
November 18, 2009
Ouch
The sight of a marooned Bugatti Veyron in a saltwater lagoon in Texas was enough to get us reaching for the Kleenex (steady).
A car of such magnitude deserved a better life than that, perhaps spent rifling around five-star hotels transporting A-list Hollywood celebrities, or being driven (legally) at its 253mph top speed to show the puny earth cars what speed really is.
Keep reading →
Filed under Uncategorized
Tags: bugatti, car, car crash, Cars, crash, Enzo, f1, Ferrari, Lamborghini, mclaren, smash, veyron
November 18, 2009
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Jeremy Clarkson and Eric Bana
Hollywood A-lister and petrolhead Eric Bana has just released his new DVD documentary
Love the Beast.
It follows his trials as he rebuilds his beloved 1974 Ford Falcon coupe into a racing car – and the heartache and joy which inevitably follow.
Keep reading →
November 18, 2009
Last week my journey back from the Classic Motor Show was blighted. Not by the sight of a slightly rusty Maxi (although it didn’t help), but by a monster traffic jam.
My predicted three-hour run from Birmingham’s NEC to Essex ran into a six-and-a-half hour nightmare. Keep reading →
November 18, 2009
We’ve just found 2006 Celebrity Big Brother winner Chantelle Houghton’s old Alpina B10 (above) for sale on our site.
Now, far from casting judgement on celebrities, I can’t help but think that Chantelle’s choice of car is a little…odd.
Keep reading →
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