As we’re gearing up towards the holiday season, it’s important to sit back and unwind now and then. And even though we have plenty of watch news to keep you informed on the latest and greatest watches, our weekly Petrolhead Corner series provides a different type of entertainment. We cover everything that piques our interest […]
I’m torn between considering the 2023 season of the Formula 1 World Championship good or bad for the sport. We saw utter dominance, where one team has won all but one race in the season, and specifically one driver declassing the entire field. And this to an extent we have never seen before and are […]
Nowadays, F1 drivers are focused on F1 and F1 only, apart from the odd adventure Fernando Alonso undertook in 2017 as he entered the Indy 500 and allowed Jenson Button to take his place for the Monaco Grand Prix. Decades ago though, drivers would compete in multiple races on a single race weekend, all for […]
The Race To The Clouds is a very explanatory name for the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb, one of the most daunting racing challenges in the world. It’s a 20km twisty mountain road that snakes up the mountain through 156 corners, starting at 1,440m of elevation, and running all the way to the top at 4,320m. […]
Every year, car enthusiasts from all over the world flock to Las Vegas for the Speciality Equipment Marketing Association show, better known as SEMA. This year’s edition is just behind us and it has been a literal smorgasbord of custom-built hotrods, modified supercars, wild Japanese performance cars, aftermarket components, speciality manufacturers etc. It is a […]
The push for electrically driven cars has been exponentially increasing year by year in the past decade or so. Whether it is the much desired ‘perfect solution’ to the world’s problems regarding fossil fuels, pollution and renewable energy for the automotive industry remains to be seen. Regardless of the whole discussion on electrification of our […]
When it comes to extremely rare and valuable cars, several names come to mind immediately. There’s of course the world’s most expensive car, the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé, or the illustrious Bugatti Type 57C Atlantic, but perhaps the brand with the biggest gravitational pull of them all is Ferrari. Looking back at everything they’ve […]
It’s not often we have the potential chance of owning a genuine thoroughbred Can-Am-inspired road car built by a former Formula 1 engineer, but today’s the day. Steve Nichols, who famously was involved in the development of the all-conquering McLaren MP4/4, has stepped out of the limelight and presented his own supercar just a couple […]
British car culture is unlike any other. The nation is amongst the biggest in the world, not necessarily in terms of number of cars produced, but it has always had a huge impact on the industry nonetheless. Just think of cars like Bentley, Aston Martin, Jaguar, or even the humble little Mini. Cars that left […]
Throughout history, Porsche and TAG Heuer have crossed paths on many occasions. This has led to a long and extensive partnership of the two legendary manufacturers, with watches and timekeeping on one end, and high-performance sports and racing cars on the other. Not only do the two brands share history on-track but also off-track, with […]