Fri, 11 Jun 2004
June 11, 2004 - While the British Motor Show seems to have degenerated into a low-brow car carnival, shunned by some manufacturers and most designers, Britain still hosts some of the best classic car events in Europe that can attract top entries and enthusiasts alike. Last week, the 14th Louis Vuitton Classic was held at Waddesdon Manor, near Oxford, UK, a fabulous Renaissance-style chateau built by the Rothschilds in 1874 and set in 2500 acres of landscaped grounds. This year the event was open to the public for the first time and appeared to challenge the celebrated Goodwood Festival of Speed for the sheer quality of exhibits, number of celebrities and a suitably glamorous setting.
Thu, 05 Jun 2014
BMW is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the debut of the BMW 8-series, which premiered at the 1989 Frankfurt Motor Show. That's right, the 8-series has been with for 25 years. And yes, 1989 was a quarter of a century ago, as if we needed another reminder of just how old we're getting.
Tue, 01 Dec 2009
Audi has confirmed the 2011 S8 and an S1 and S7
The ink has just dried on our report on the new 2011 Audi A8 (well, you know what I mean) when we got news that Audi are going to produce an Audi S8 , despite earlier reports that there would be no S8 for the 2011 model, or even the W12 A8. But it doesn’t stop there. In an unguarded moment Audi’s Design Director Stefan Sielaff said that the ‘Design Grammar’ of the A8 would extend in to the S8, the S7 and the S1.
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