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August 21, 2012

Lucky motorist wins Alfa MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde after racing Goodwood's Hillclimb via Auto Trader app

Howard Derham (20), from Kent received the keys to a brand new Alfa MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde, which he won by racing the 1.16-mile hill climb at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed on a new Augmented Reality motor racing app, created by Goodwood's Moving

July 07, 2012

Bentley wows crowds with a stunning car and driver line up at the Goodwood

Bentley enjoyed its largest ever presence at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed as the marque showed cars from its past, present, and future to more than 185,000 attendees during the four day Festival. Modern-day Bentley Boys, Derek Bell MBE,

July 04, 2012

Goodwood celebrates another record Festival of speed

With the annual Festival of Speed and Moving Motor Show now over for another year, Goodwood is reflecting on a truly exceptional weekend which attracted a record number of motor sport and car enthusiasts, as well as 140+ star racing drivers, riders and celebrities.

A total

Ford's fastest-ever Mustang makes European debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed

The fastest, most powerful production Ford Mustang has made its first European appearance, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, south England.
Only recently launched in North America and especially shipped from the US, the supercar was driven up the famous

July 02, 2012

Legendary Bentley sets £4.5-million auction record

Just 35 miles away from the fabled Brooklands race circuit where it astonished thousands of spectators eight decades ago by sprinting its way into the record books, Sir Henry 'Tim' Birkin's dramatic 4 ½ Litre Supercharged 'Blower' single seat racing machine

June 29, 2012

Infiniti Emerg-E: From concept to reality at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Infiniti Emerg-E, the highly advanced mid-ship sports car that provides an exciting glimpse into Infiniti's future, is now even more exhilarating. Following the launch of the concept car at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, the Goodwood Festival of Speed marks the

World debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed for enhanced McLaren MP4-12C

A Formula 1 World Champion will give the enhanced 12C sports car its World debut drive at Goodwood Festival of Speed this year. Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Jenson Button will take to the famous Goodwood Hill in a Production Prototype version

Porsche 918 Spyder concept makes UK debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed

The Porsche 918 Spyder concept has made its UK public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. First unveiled at the 2010 Geneva Show, the concept received an overwhelming reaction from Porsche fans and sports car enthusiasts worldwide and was

Honda (UK) announce further Fireblade 20th anniversary celebrations

2012 marks the 20th anniversary of the iconic Honda Fireblade supersport machine. Since its launch in 1992, the Fireblade has been the benchmark by which all litre class superbikes are measured, so to celebrate this momentous milestone, Honda (UK) has

June 28, 2012

Nissan Leaf to reverse into the record books

In theory, it goes just as fast backwards as it does forwards. And now comes the proof.

At the Goodwood Festival of Speed (June 29-July 1), the 100 per cent electric Nissan Leaf will attempt to complete the famous 1.16-mile Goodwood hillclimb course as

Rolls-Royce Ghost extended wheelbase to lead the way at Goodwood

A Ghost Extended Wheelbase is the Race Director's car at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed. The model, which boasts all the dynamic prowess of Ghost in an indulgent extended wheelbase experience, is one of two Rolls-Royce press fleet cars taking part

June 27, 2012

Land Rover celebrates completion of the Journey of Discovery at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Land Rover will be using the Goodwood Festival of Speed to celebrate the conclusion of the Journey of Discovery.

The 1,000,000th Land Rover Discovery was produced at JLR's Solihull plant earlier this year and to celebrate the milestone, this

June 25, 2012

F-Type Jaguar prototype makes public debut at Goodwood

A development prototype example of Jaguar's new sports car, the F-Type, is set to make its public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Utilising Jaguar's industry-leading knowledge of all-aluminium construction, the F-Type will launch as a two-seater convertible with the

Volvo presents the all-new V40 and the world's first plug-in diesel hybrid V60 for the first time in the UK

Volvo will be showcasing it's latest offerings to the public with the first UK viewing of its new five-door hatchback, the Volvo V40, and the world's first plug-in diesel hybrid, the Volvo V60 D6 AWD, at this years Moving Motorshow and Goodwood Festival of Speed

Alfa Romeo debuts Alfa Live at 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed

To celebrate the launch of the Alfa MiTo TwinAir, Alfa Romeo UK is driving great British music at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed, with acoustic live performances on the company's show stand from three stellar artists. Iconic indie duo Tim Burgess and Mark

June 24, 2012

Bentley launches its fastest production model ever – the new Continental GT Speed

Bentley introduce a new performance flagship, its fastest production model ever, the Continental GT Speed coupe. The new 205 mph (329 km/h) GT Speed will appeal to driving enthusiasts who place a high value on outright performance, agile handling, distinctive design

The world's first ever gathering of all three six-wheeler F1 cars at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Next week’s Festival of Speed (June 28-July 1) will see a unique gathering of unusual British Formula 1 machines, as for the first time ever, anywhere in the world, three infamous cars with 18 wheels between them come together at Goodwood.

The six-wheeled Tyrrell

June 14, 2012

Ferrari 458 Spider and Ferrari California 30 debut at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Ferrari exhibit the 458 Spider at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, alongside the lighter and more powerful Ferrari California 30, in addition to the flagship V12 four-seater Ferrari FF.

The mid-rear-engined two-seater 458 Spider, making its official

June 12, 2012

Bentley to take Goodwood Festival of Speed by storm

An exciting new Bentley is set to make its international debut at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Combining stunning performance with exquisite luxury in the Bentley tradition, the new car appears both as part of the Supercar Run up the iconic Goodwood

June 04, 2012

Peugeot-inspired nationwide talent tour reaches climax in London

In April 2012, Peugeot kicked-off a nationwide talent tour to celebrate the launch of the new Peugeot 208 by giving people all across the country the chance to show off their dancing skills and win a trip to Ibiza, with the ‘Let Your Body Drive’ campaign.

The talent tour,

 
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