Silverstone To Celebrate Hosting 50 F1 Races In Style

THE famous Silverstone Circuit is gearing up to celebrate its 50th Grand Prix race this weekend, and it’s a milestone that will be celebrated not once, but twice during July. First, the golden anniversary will be marked by a parade of F1 cars over this coming British Grand Prix weekend. Then, three weeks later, the birthday party revs up when the Northamptonshire venue stages the annual Silverstone Classic (25-27 July).

VL Destino revealed - what became of the Fisker Karma

VL This is the new face of the Fisker Karma, the luxury plug-in hybrid whose parent company went to the wall last year. But it’s not only the Karma’s gap-toothed grin that’s disappeared: its plug-in hybrid powertrain has bitten the dust, too, replaced by a GM-sourced V8 – a supercharged lump boasting 638hp and 640lb ft. Called the VL Destino, the wilder Karma will be shown at this month’s North American International Auto Show, aka the Detroit Motor Show.

Cost of driving theory test to drop by 25%

Mercedes-Benz The government has announced that the cost of the driving theory test is to be cut by 25%, saving learner drivers in excess of £100 million over the next nine years. How much does the driving theory test cost? Under the new plans the cost of a car theory driving test will drop from £31 to £25 in October 2014, with a further drop of £2 more planned in October 2015.