Ferrari enjoyed their first triumph in a Formula One season opener since 2010 as Sebastian Vettel beat Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes at the Australian Grand Prix. A new F1 season always whips up excitement in the Petrol News office and with new changes, such as more aerodynamic cars and wider tyres, there was an extra dose … Continue reading “Vettel outpaces Hamilton in Melbourne as F1 2017 gets underway”
READ MOREThe British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) will return this weekend (April 1-2) and 2017’s season is being hyped as the best yet with its most successful starting grid to date. Of the 32 racers set to compete, 16 of them are race winners with 329 victories shared between them. They’ll all do battle once more … Continue reading “BTCC revving up for best season yet”
READ MOREThe iconic yet often overlooked Jaguar XJ220 arrived as the fastest production car in the world when it launched way back in 1992. With a top speed of 212.3mph, it was the world record holder until the 240mph McLaren F1 stole the title in 1998. At £470,000, it was a quarter of the price … Continue reading “Biggest ever XJ220 parade planned for July’s Silverstone Classic”
READ MORE2016 was the year of the ‘first ever SUV’. From Skoda and SEAT to Jaguar and Bentley, any mainstream car manufacturers that hadn’t joined the SUV party already jumped in with both feet. The refreshing thing was, all of them were great cars in their own right and worthy additions to the increasingly crowded SUV … Continue reading “SEAT’s second SUV and flagship model coming 2018”
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