Cameron Richards

1 week ago | irishnews.com | Cameron Richards

An Aston Martin DB7 formerly owned by the singer Sir Elton John has just sold at auction for £40,250. The car soared past its original estimated price of between £23,000 and £27,000 that had been set by auction house H&H Classics. The car in question is a 1995 example with just 14,500 miles on the clock and is finished off in British Racing Green with a light tan leather interior.

1 week ago | irishnews.com | Cameron Richards

Get Lost Automotive has revealed its first model with the Project Safari. The firm was founded by photographer George Williams, and the Project Safari is an off-road-ready take on the lightweight Lotus Elise S1. The S1 kicked off Lotus Elise production and started what would become one of the Norfolk-based brand’s most popular model ranges.

1 week ago | expressandstar.com | Cameron Richards

BMW has revealed a new technology that could transform how its next generation of electric vehicles sound. Called HypersonX, the system has been developed by the BMW Sound Design Studio, and it’s set to be used for the first time in the brand’s new electric ‘Vision Neue Klasse’ models. The system uses 43 sound signals and special driving tones for when the vehicle is driven in Personal or Sport mode.

1 week ago | irishnews.com | Cameron Richards

Drivers have just 82 models to choose from if they’re looking for a car with a manual gearbox, new data has discovered. It represents a decline from 192 models available in 2015, with the number of manual gearbox cars from the UK’s top manufacturers falling steadily each year since. Today, manuals account for only 29 per cent of new model offerings, according to data from automotive marketplace CarGurus.

1 week ago | expressandstar.com | Cameron Richards

McMurtry Automotive has broken a world record by driving the Speirling electric track car upside down. The firm is a small British company that was set up by the late inventor, Sir David McMurtry. The Speirling is a single-seat electric hypercar and is the only model it produces. For the stunt, the car was put onto a purpose-built platform, which was rotated. The Speirling uses McMurtry’s patented ‘Downforce-on-Demand’ system, which uses fans that spin at 23,000rpm.