Maserati has now brought the V6 petrol engine to the Levante GranLusso in the UK and it will make you fall in love with Maserati again.
You can have two trim versions above the standard Levante: the GranSport, which is more speed orientated or the luxury styled version, the GranLusso.
Heathrow Airport is now using driverless pods transporting passengers in Terminal 5.
These pods can carry up to four people between the business car park and the main building, and their batteries recharge themselves between rides.
It is estimated they will cut the number of bus journeys around Heathrow by 50,000 per year, BAA added.
They use laser sensors to navigate their way around and have safety features that enable them to stop immediately in case of danger.
The University of Bristol research engineers came up with these colourful slug like vehicles.
The words Glorious Goodwood have become synonymous with horse racing on the South Downs. In the minds of motor racing afficionados, they can equally be applied to their sport at the historic circuit at the foot of Trundle Hill.
Closed in 1966, the motor racing circuit assumed a new lease of life in 1998 when the Earl of March, after some huge battles, put on the first Revival Meeting. This was held over three days, with restricted entry to all those cars and motor bikes that had raced at the circuit between 1948 and 1966.
Since 2008, a renaissance in electric vehicle manufacturing has occurred due to advances in battery and power management technologies, concerns about increasing oil prices, and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Now some of the biggest names in car manufacturing have all began to produce electric cars of their own. Here we take a look at some of the best battery powered vehicles on four wheels.
1. Opel Ampera/Chevy Volt
2. Nissan Leaf
3. Ford Focus Electric
4. Coda
5. Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell
6. Honda Fit Electric
Bentley will unleash some of its fastest and most powerful cars at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in July. The flying Bentleys include the 616 bhp (625 PS) and 202 mph (325 km/h) Continental GT Speed Convertible (the world’s fastest four seat convertible) and two of Bentley’s 2003 Le Mans-winning Speed 8 race cars.
Instantly recognisable with their iconic British Racing Green livery, cars No. 7 and No. 8 secured a famous first and second at Le Mans, and are set to make a special reunion ten years on at Goodwood. Brian Gush, Bentley’s Director of Motorsport, said:
Ladies Day at Goodwood Revival-Classic Car Racing, Classic planes
This must surely have been the most glorious Goodwood Revival Ladies day ever. The sun blazed down on the biggest collection of classic cars, planes and motorbikes in the world, keenly admired by thousands of vintage fashion coiffed and attired revellers.
