Price: £22.50 (children £11.50) When: Monday, Thursday, Friday mornings How long: Two hours Where: Morgan Motor Company, Spring Lane, Malvern Link, Worcestershire WR14 1AJ Contact: www.morgan-motor.co.uk/factorytours; 01684 584580 11. Rolls-Royce Goodwood Models featured: Phantom, Cullinan, Wraith, Ghost, Dawn Tour includes: The factory building itself is worth the journey. Designed by architect Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, the… Continue reading The grand tour: which Brit car factories you should visit
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New Land Rover Defender: reveal confirmed for 2019
“Our brand is about passion, and it is icons that drive that passion. The truth is the world doesn’t need another premium brand doing what all the others do. These icons are what separate us; at Land Rover we are rooted in our heritage and that’s what makes us different.” Bräutigam added that he felt… Continue reading New Land Rover Defender: reveal confirmed for 2019
Hyundai brings fingerprint recognition to 2019 Santa Fe
Hyundai has announced it will introduce a fingerprint unlocking and entry system on the newly launched Santa Fe SUV, a feature that it claims is the first of its type in production in the world. The technology sees the driver place their finger on a sensor located on the 2019 Santa Fe’s door handle. The… Continue reading Hyundai brings fingerprint recognition to 2019 Santa Fe
Christmas delivery: the garage you can have shipped in
My container requirement was purely as a great big stuff-swallowing box. Santa, though, might prefer all sorts of the more fancy options and they are available as offices with windows, or even clad in wood for that North Pole log cabin look. So where can you plonk your container? Well, the good news is that… Continue reading Christmas delivery: the garage you can have shipped in
McLaren reveals bespoke P1 GTR inspired by Ayrton Senna
McLaren Special Operations (MSO) has revealed a bespoke P1 GTR, built to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s first Formula 1 championship victory. Chassis no12 is finished in the same McLaren Rocket Red and Anniversary White colour scheme as the Marlboro-sponsored MP4/4 that propelled Senna to victory in the 1988 F1 season. Commissioned by… Continue reading McLaren reveals bespoke P1 GTR inspired by Ayrton Senna
Carlos Ghosn set for release from detention in Japan
Ousted Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn could be released from detention in Japan tomorrow (Friday December 21), after a court in the country rejected a request by prosecutors to extend his detainment. Ghosn has already been formally charged with financial misconduct – over claims he under-reported his salary over a five-year period – in Japan, but prosecutors… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn set for release from detention in Japan
New Nio ES6 unveiled: £41,000 electric rival to the Audi Q5
Chinese newcomer Nio has released details of its third production model: the electric, Audi Q5-rivalling ES6. Order books in the firm’s home market have opened immediately for the four-wheel-drive SUV, with prices starting at the equivalent of £41,075. The five-seat ES6 uses the same platform as the larger, seven-seat ES8, which went on sale in July 2018. That… Continue reading New Nio ES6 unveiled: £41,000 electric rival to the Audi Q5
New Volkswagen ID: electric hatchback prototypes hit the road
With an illuminated badge making it easily identifiable as a VW, the new car departs quite radically from existing models. Key elements include a largely unadorned front end, ultra-short front overhang, a steeply rising bonnet line, a heavily raked windscreen, large wheel houses housing 20in wheels, prominent sill elements, cantilever-style rear doors, an extended roofline,… Continue reading New Volkswagen ID: electric hatchback prototypes hit the road
Design legend Frank Stephenson on life before and after McLaren
“When I was 22, my father called me and told me this had to be my last year,” Stephenson recalls. “I was good at racing, he said – lots of thirds, fifths, sevenths, usually top 10 – but I wasn’t winning. By 30, I’d have plenty of broken bones and no future and I needed… Continue reading Design legend Frank Stephenson on life before and after McLaren
Insight: what fuels Volkswagen’s production line?
With so many staff to feed, and production line workers given precise 15- or 30-minute breaks, getting the food in the right place and the right time is a huge effort. “To make the plants as efficient as possible, we have to make sure every employee is close to food, beverages and things like newspapers,”… Continue reading Insight: what fuels Volkswagen’s production line?