Audi Sport has revealed its first-ever high-performance plug-in hybrid, and it has one of its most recognisable badges on it. The new RS 5 pairs a 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6 with a powerful electric motor to produce a combined 470 kW (639PS/630bhp) and 825Nm of torque. It can cover 0-62mph in 3.6 seconds, can run on […]
Our Mercedes SL55 AMG was first registered on 1st December 2007, so is one of the later facelift R230 SL55s. That’s important because by this stage, Mercedes and AMG had really perfected what they were doing. It’s powered by a 5.4-litre supercharged V8, the M113K, which, when it left the factory, produced 493bhp and 516lb-ft […]
When our Bentley Continental GT first arrived on British roads in March of 2005, it hadn’t been designed for country estates or to sit in concours displays; it had been made to be driven. It was a 6-litre, twin-turbocharged W12 grand tourer with 552bhp, permanent all-wheel drive and continent-crossing speed. It just also happened to […]
Honda will introduce a refreshed version of its ‘H mark’ logo from 2027. The updated emblem will debut on the brand’s next-generation vehicles before being rolled out more widely across other areas of Honda’s automobile business. This will include dealership locations, wider communications activity, and its motorsport operations. The Hinda H First introduced in 1963, […]
Before Nick left for a couple of days of annual leave, he took these incredible photos of just some of the projects currently in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. For those interested in the technical side:
Earlier this week, Craig and I went to a very enjoyable event, An Evening with Martin Donnelly. Obviously, I was aware of Martin’s career in racing and his devastating accident. However, I don’t think I was fully aware of just how good he was, and how good he potentially could have been if his career […]
We launched Bridge Classic Cars Kids just over a year ago with the aim of using storytelling, classic cars, and sustainability to inspire children to fall in love with our history as much as we have. With our debut story, “The Story of Rilee“, coming out very soon, it is an extremely exciting time for […]
On 18th February 2004, Bridge Auto Sales began selling cars by the railway bridge in Colchester, Essex. At the time, it was a small operation built around buying and selling cars. There were no workshops, no competitions, no Driver Magazine, and no kids’ program. Bridge Auto Sales did exactly what its name suggested: it simply […]
At a recent auction hosted by Manor Park Classics, there was a car that caught my attention when browsing the online catalogue. The car is a 1967 Hillman Imp Californian, registration PHR 247F, and I think it is special because it has been used very rarely. In its more than five decades of life, it […]
Izzy Hammond crashed a Formula E car during an influencer event in Saudi Arabia. She was competing in the Duals stage of Formula E’s Evo Sessions, which is a head-to-head format where content creators set their fastest laps. While taking part in the event, at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Izzy hit the barrier at turn […]
The Ferrari Luce is the marque’s first full-electric sports car, and its interior was unveiled recently in San Francisco. Rather than following the now-familiar template of screen-dominated EV interiors, Ferrari has approached the Luce as a driver-focused machine first and an electric car second. Why is the Ferrari Luce different from other EVs? One of […]
Recently, there’s been a box in Gordon’s office that hasn’t really been given much attention. But when he opened it, and we saw what was inside, we immediately wanted to learn as much as possible about what could be a genuine piece of British automotive manufacturing history. From what we can tell, this appears to […]
A 2015 Land Rover Defender 90 Pick-Up that has covered just 124 miles from new, has had only one owner, and has been stored in a weather-tight barn its entire life, is going up for sale with H&H Classics at its Kelham Hall Sale in Newark, Nottinghamshire, on Wednesday 18th March. Highly Original Estimated to […]
Most of the time our doors are shut to keep the warm in…but on the very odd occasion, they are shut for something important. Earlier this week we had a secret meeting with a secret TV production company about something top secret. We’ve had a few of these kind of meetings over the years and […]
We recently were sent some photos proving that Driver Magazine is being enjoyed all over the world. Friend of Bridge Classic Cars, Bud Hoffman, has been spending time with a recent issue all the way over in Beaver Valley, Ontario, Canada. Driver Magazine has officially gone international!
There was a time when a pick-up like the Isuzu D-Max was used exclusively as a work vehicle. They weren’t made for comfort; technology and driver assists didn’t really matter, and it was simply about getting things done as easily as possible. However, the latest D-Max V-Cross tells a bit of a different story, and […]
Ten years after the launch of McMurtry Automotive, the company has confirmed that production of its incredible Spéirling PURE is about to begin, alongside the opening of a new manufacturing facility in Gloucestershire. The Spéirling project was created by billionaire engineer and inventor Sir David McMurtry, whose goal was to create a car that challenged […]
In 2022, Marcos Motor Company Ltd acquired the original assets of the Marcos brand and has recently announced that it will return to car building for the first time in almost 20 years. To find out more about what’s to come, I asked Mark Carbery, from Marcos Motor Company, some questions, and this is how our […]
Sold via MyClassics by Bridge Classic Cars; our 1991 Mercedes 300CE has found a new home in the north west This Mercedes 300CE (W124) was recently offered as a competition prize, but the winner decided to take the cash alternative. It’s described it as “maintained regardless of cost” and “in superb condition throughout” having recently […]
From next year, China will ban hidden door handles on electric vehicles, becoming the first country to do so. The ban comes as part of a new safety-focused regulation following a series of fatal incidents and increasing scrutiny of EV designs. From January 2027, all vehicles sold in China must have mechanical door releases both […]
Jaguar has moved into the latest phase of development for its all‑electric four‑door GT by sending prototypes into the Arctic Circle to see how it handles some of the harshest conditions on Earth. At temperatures that can drop as low as around -40 °C, Jaguar’s engineers are testing what will be the brand’s new flagship model […]
It was a nail biting final 2 minutes at Portman Road this weekend as Ipswich Town took on Preston North End. Although most of the pressure seemed to be in Ipswich’s favour, they didn’t really show any signs of breaking through the Preston defence to secure the winning goal. Preston took the lead and held […]
At the weekend, Anglia Car Auctions hosted an auction that seems to have generated quite a bit of attention. While there was a huge selection of cars up for sale, there were three in particular that got most people talking. The two Ferraris and a Range Rover in question sold for 6-figure sums, so that […]
Last year, as part of the Bridge Classic Cars Great Northern Road Trip, we visited Great Northern Classics and loved it. We have also been friends with Paul Cowland for a long time, so we were very excited to see that Paul is hosting an event with Simon Gregson at Great Northern Classics in February. […]
Just down the road from us, in 2023, a local driver crashed his McLaren 720S into a motorhome. He has now been banned from driving, but it looks like the car is far beyond repair! Luckily, no one was seriously hurt…
We have been working with Simon from Limited100 for a while now. We have several of the limited edition prints in The Classic Lounge, and I try to keep in touch with Simon on a fairly regular basis. Seeing how we’ve been around Simon for so long, it seemed fitting to share more of his […]
INEOS has made some updates to the 2026 model of the Grenadier. As it’s now in its third full year of production, the brand wanted to further improve the Grenadier’s everyday usability while maintaining its off-road capability too. The most impactful update is a reworked steering setup. A newly developed variable-ratio steering box tightens up […]
Caterham is obviously best known for the Seven. The car that gives you a stripped-back version of a race car that has barely changed its appearance in the last 50 years. However, as we move into an ever-changing automotive industry, Caterham have something new and something that looks and feels very different. This is Caterham […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 2026 – Bridge Classic Cars has launched a new Theatre in Education school tour, bringing live performance, storytelling and hands-on learning into primary schools across Suffolk, completely free of charge. Running from April, the programme combines theatre, history, engineering and sustainability through an original production called The Story of Rilee. The […]
As I’ve mentioned several times already recently, just over twenty years ago, the Bugatti Veyron changed the definition of what a car can be. It had over 1,000 horsepower, a top speed of more than 250mph, and was completely usable as a daily driver! Now, two decades later, Bugatti has created a tribute to the […]