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Bloodhound LSR project still alive and now aiming for first carbon zero land seed record

Bloodhound SSC project is alive, and going green

A cat may have nine lives but one dog is proving just as resistant to death: the Bloodhound project is still "very much alive", and going green.
Published 01 July 2022
McMurtry Spéirling EV breaks Goodwood hillclimb record

McMurtry Spéirling breaks Goodwood record

The McMurtry Spéirling single-seat electric vehicle has set a new record on the hillclimb course at Goodwood.
Published 27 June 2022
2023 Porsche 963 racer

Porsche 963 aims for victory at Le Mans

Porsche has unveiled its new Le Mans Daytona hybrid (LMDh) racing car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Published 24 June 2022
Bowler Defender Challenge

Video: Taking on the Defender Challenge

The new Defender is an ultra-stiff, tough and very capable off-road vehicle, but there is always room for a bit of Bowler treatment.
Published 24 June 2022
Ford e-Transit SuperVan 2022

New Ford Supervan unveiled with 1,973bhp

Ford has revealed a fourth instalment in its long-running series of madcap Supervans.
Published 23 June 2022
Alpine A110 to Le Mans

Alpine A110 to Le Mans: perfect road trip machine?

Alex Goy heads to the 2022 Le Mans 24 Hours in an Alpine A110 to find out if the lightweight sports car is cut out for road trips.
Published 22 June 2022
2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2022 guide

The Goodwood Festival of Speed is one of the biggest events on the UK’s motoring calendar and this year runs across the weekend of June 23-26.
Published 17 June 2022
Lewis Hamilton at the 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Bad back won't stop Hamilton from racing

Lewis Hamilton has said he won't miss this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix despite excruciating back pain caused by his car in Azerbaijan.
Published 13 June 2022
2023 BMW M Hybrid V8

BMW now has a Le Mans prototype for Daytona 24

BMW has revealed the M Hybrid V8, a prototype endurance racing car that will see it contest the GTP prototype class in next year’s IMSA series.
Published 09 June 2022
Indy 500 win reflects early promise shown by Marcus Ericsson in Formula BMW

Indy 500 win reflects Ericsson's early promise

Having won the 2022 Indy 500 — the pinnacle of American motorsport events — Ericsson has finally proven his worth, not to mention mettle.
Published 04 June 2022
Audi and Porsche may announce F1 plans next week following meeting with parent company Volkswagen

Audi and Porsche enter F1 in 2026

Porsche and Audi will enter Formula 1 in 2026, the Volkswagen Group CEO, Herbert Diess has said, confirming rumours.
Published 03 May 2022
F1 Las Vegas 2023 launch

F1 to return to Las Vegas in 2023

Las Vegas will play host to the third of three grands prix in the United States next year.
Published 31 March 2022