British Electric Innovator RBW Cars Makes Debut at 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Hand-built classic-style EVs and patented SpiritEV technology take centre stage, heralding a new era of heritage electrification and RBW’s forthcoming U.S. expansion LONDON, July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — RBW EV Cars, the first and only globally registered manufacturer building brand-new, classic-shaped electric vehicles, will step onto one of motorsport’s most celebrated stages this weekend when it… Continue reading British Electric Innovator RBW Cars Makes Debut at 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Christian Horner sacked as Red Bull F1 team boss

Christian Horner has been sacked as Red Bull Formula 1 team boss after 20 years. In a statement, Red Bull said Horner, who until now has been at the helm of the squad for its entire existence, has been “released from his operational duties with effect from today”.  Laurent Mekies, currently team principal of Red Bull’s… Continue reading Christian Horner sacked as Red Bull F1 team boss

Aston Martin Vantage S returns as 202mph V8 brawler

Aston Martin has revealed the Vantage S, the third-generation sports car’s most track-focused incarnation to date. It is the first time the S suffix has adorned a Vantage since 2018, and the new model follows the recently revealed DBX S as Aston brings back the badge for its highest-performing models. While the 671bhp Vantage S… Continue reading Aston Martin Vantage S returns as 202mph V8 brawler

Safety fast: driving Aston’s other F1 car

Only a few months in and already the 2025 Formula 1 season is proving to be a nail-biter, with the established driver order and team hierarchy under threat. So it’s fortunate that two cars present at every race are standing ready to intervene when things get messy. They are the official FIA safety and medical… Continue reading Safety fast: driving Aston’s other F1 car

How Lawrence Stroll shaped Aston Martin’s ‘phenomenal future’

This team was all-British and had been at Silverstone for 31 years,” he says. “I wanted the greatest name for it, and that was Aston Martin. At the time [Aston Martin’s] owner, an Italian private equity firm, was sponsoring Red Bull. I went to them and said I could offer much more than just being… Continue reading How Lawrence Stroll shaped Aston Martin’s ‘phenomenal future’

Apple CarPlay Ultra hands-on: more continuity, less disruption

Luxury automaker Aston Martin is the first OEM to offer support for Apple’s enhanced phone mirroring system, so we hopped in a DBX707 to give the new software a test drive. Luxury automaker Aston Martin is the first OEM to offer support for Apple’s enhanced phone mirroring system, so we hopped in a DBX707 to… Continue reading Apple CarPlay Ultra hands-on: more continuity, less disruption

How Ellesmere Port was saved: inside the old Astra factory’s revival

It made sense, because her husband, an American, was already a paint supplier there. Aston Martin paint is quite different from Ford Transit paint, she found: “I started off thinking five jobs an hour would be easier than 60 jobs an hour, but that was completely wrong. True, Aston paint was very different – many more… Continue reading How Ellesmere Port was saved: inside the old Astra factory’s revival

UK auto production for May slumps to lowest level since 1949 as Trump tariffs hit hard

General view of Land Rover cars outside the Jaguar Land Rover factory on April 7, 2025 in Halewood, England. Richard Martin-roberts | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.K. vehicle production fell sharply for a fifth straight month in May, according to new figures, as headwinds including U.S. President Donald Trump‘s trade policy hit the… Continue reading UK auto production for May slumps to lowest level since 1949 as Trump tariffs hit hard

Getting Trump’s full tax break on car loans may mean buying a $130,000 vehicle

A Rolls-Royce Spectre all electric luxury coupe is displayed at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars dealership showroom in London. John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images Republicans are trying to make good on President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to give Americans a tax break on their car loan interest. However, as structured, most households wouldn’t… Continue reading Getting Trump’s full tax break on car loans may mean buying a $130,000 vehicle

@niche: RUNNING DOWN A DREAM, PART III.003926

By Peter M. DeLorenzo Detroit. Deep in the throes of another sleepless night while struggling with this damn recovery and delirious with the knowledge that it was the early hours of yet another morning, the searing guitar riffs of one of Mr. Petty’s signature songs took over my thoughts.   I eased out into the darkness, wandering… Continue reading @niche: RUNNING DOWN A DREAM, PART III.003926