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 […]
Last night, Pound Gates hosted this year’s annual Whopping Big Quiz of the Year, raising over £4,000 for Inspire Suffolk, held at Milsoms Kesgrave Hall. Let’s just say we weren’t the strongest team in the room but we had so much fun! Our team, consisting of Molly, Nick, Rob, Tamas and myself battled it out […]
I had a conversation in the Bridge Classic Cars office earlier with Nick about how often the term “Game-Changer” is used and how it is not always completely true of its subject. However, we both agreed that one example of something that can only ever be described as a true “Game Changer” is the Bugatti […]
The What Car? Car of the Year Awards 2026 took place last night. Judged by What Car?’s road test team, the awards focus on value, usability, safety and performance in everyday driving and named the best cars of the past 12 months. Overall Car of the Year: BMW iX3 The BMW iX3 was named Overall […]
Alpine will continue its 70th anniversary celebrations from last year at the 2026 Rétromobile Classic in Paris with a three-car display dedicated to the A110. The specific cars will be two historically significant Berlinettes and the most extreme version of the model ever built: the A110R Ultime. Held from 28th January to 1st February, Rétromobile […]
The Classic Lounge had a very exciting visitor this morning here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ – a 2025 Alpine A290GTS. Belonging to one of our customers, the A290GTS is a modern take on the legendary Renault 5 Turbo. This all-electric hot hatch has been proving very popular with everyone including petrolheads across Europe […]
Tempcover, the temporary car insurance provider, has looked at 10 years of DVLA registration data to predict which car models are quietly disappearing, and when they might disappear completely. The Tempcover team looked at how many of each model are still registered every quarter and used that to estimate when the numbers will reach zero. […]
In a few days time, on 21st January, Volvo will reveal its all-electric EX60. This will be slightly different to your standard mid-size SUV though, as you’ll be able to hold a proper conversation with the car, thanks to Google’s Gemini AI assistant. This is the first Volvo to launch with Gemini built in, meaning […]
Jensen International Automotive has announced that it’s building its first car that will be completely new from the ground up, a GT due to be revealed later this year. Inspired by the 1960s Jensen Interceptor, the car will feature a modern, handcrafted body, an aluminium chassis, and a bespoke V8 engine. Built in extremely low […]
Restomods often push the boundaries of their original subject. However, there is a company based in Turin, Italy, that creates Porsche 911 Restomods that don’t look to make the original better, but to respect how great these cars actually were in the first place. Lab Eleven builds these cars from air-cooled 993-generation 911s, with each […]
BYD has added another model to its UK line-up with the launch of the SEALION 5 DM-i, a mid-size plug-in hybrid SUV priced from £29,995 on the road. Available to order now and arriving in showrooms from 7th February, the SEALION 5 DM-i is offered in two trim levels, Comfort and Design, both of which […]
A chilly but glorious afternoon at Portman Road this weekend for the cup game against Blackpool. Unfortinately Box 19 is not available to us for cup games but that didn’t stop us enjoying the win from inside the gound. Jaden Philogene’s stunning first-half strike helped Ipswich Town to victory over Blackpool, securing our place in […]
Hagerty UK has released its 2026 Bull Market List. This names ten vehicles its experts believe offer strong potential to be good buys this year. The list covers everything from pre-war sports cars to modern classics. Each year, Hagerty’s valuation team analyses data from its Price Guide to highlight cars that deliver good investment appeal […]
The all-new Mercedes-Benz CLA has been named Car of the Year 2026 by the European Car of the Year jury, at the Brussels Motor Show. The CLA has been designed to be both intelligent and efficient by combining high-end technology with usual Mercedes styling and performance. It’s the first model built on Mercedes’ new MMA […]
Later this month, Broad Arrow Auctions will be selling a 1992 Benetton B192-05. This particular car was the one which Michael Schumacher drove to his first Formula One victory at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. Driven exclusively by Schumacher in five races during the 1992 season, chassis B192-05 was the last F1 car to […]
Volkswagen was the UK’s best-selling new car brand for the fifth consecutive year in 2025! According to new data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), Volkswagen registered 178,607 vehicles last year, accounting for an 8.84% share of the UK new car market. That number put Volkswagen more than 55,000 units ahead of […]
Under the most amazing sunset above Portman Road, Ipswich Town climbed into the automatic promotion places with a 2-1 victory over a strong Oxford United. It was a fantastic New Years Day celebration with first-half goals from Jaden Philogene and Chuba Akpom. We moved a point above Middlesbrough after their 1-0 defeat against Derby. Let’s […]
As of 1st January 2026, Alpina officially became part of the BMW Group, reintroduced as BMW ALPINA. While the acquisition of trademark rights was already known, New Year’s Day was the formal beginning of the new brand. BMW ALPINA will operate under the BMW Group umbrella but will have its own identity, both in philosophy […]
When you talk about iconic supercars, the Bugatti Veyron has to be mentioned. I remember seeing one on Top Gear in the early 2000s, as James May managed to clock over 250mph while driving it, and instantly realised how cool I thought this machine was. The Launch of the Bugatti Veyron Launched in 2005, the […]
Imagine a truck that can drive through deep water, climb muddy hills, pull heavy machines, and still be safe and gentle to the planet. Sounds like a superhero, right? Well, Mercedes-Benz has built a real-life hero truck called the Unimog! The Environment Agency has added two of these wonderful machines to its fleet of specialist […]
A German engineer has made history as the first wheelchair user to travel to space. Michaela Benthaus was one of six passengers aboard a Blue Origin capsule on a ten-minute suborbital flight. The rocket lifted off and crossed the Kármán line, the internationally recognised boundary of space, before descending back to Earth. After landing, Michaela […]
Uber and Lyft are going to launch Chinese-built driverless taxis in London in 2026, as both companies plan to trial Baidu’s Apollo Go robotaxis on UK roads. The move is part of the UK government’s push to roll out autonomous vehicles, with pilot schemes expected to begin in spring 2026. Baidu’s Apollo Go service is […]
Lamborghini is beginning 2026 with a fully hybridised model line-up, as UK deliveries of the all-new Temerario start in January. The Huracán’s successor pairs a twin-turbo V8 with three electric motors, producing 920 CV, and becomes the first and only production supercar capable of hitting 10,000 rpm. The Temerario joins the V12 Revuelto and plug-in […]
The final Land Rover Defender Heritage Edition is currently up for auction with Collecting Cars. It is also the fourth-to-last Defender of any kind to leave the production line. Built on 29th January 2016, the final day of Defender production, this Grasmere Green Defender 90 has covered just 4,597 miles since new. It remains in […]
Ipswich Town climbed to third in the Championship with a 3–1 win over bottom side Sheffield Wednesday at Portman Road. Cedric Kipre opened the scoring with a powerful header before Jaden Philogene doubled the lead on the hour. Sheffield Wednesday briefly threatened a comeback when Liam Cooper pulled one back from a corner substitute Jack […]
On 19th December 2025, the last ever internal combustion Jaguar rolled off the production line at the brand’s Solihull factory. Not only was this the final internal combustion Jaguar, but it was also the final ever F-PACE. This one car brought to an end a successful model and Jaguar’s 90-year history with petrol and diesel […]
MG sold 300,000 vehicles across the UK and Europe in 2025. That is an almost 30% increase compared to 2024’s 233,000 sales, and things seem to look positive for the brand as demand continues to grow for its range of petrol, hybrid, and electric vehicles. Much of this increase in sales has come from the […]
A 1904 Riley motorcycle, believed to be the only one in existence, has been stolen from a secured barn in Ousden, Suffolk. The bike, which is owned by Robert Fellowes, the great-grandson of Percy Riley (the man who created the bike), was taken overnight between Monday evening (15th December 2025) and early Tuesday morning (16th December […]
I recently wrote an article about the Encor Series 1, a carbon-fibre reimagining of the Lotus Esprit. Following lots of interaction on the Bridge Classic Cars social media about the car, I wanted to find out more, so I was lucky enough to have a conversation with Simon Lane, the Co-Founder and Commercial Director of […]
Drako Tech has revealed DriveOS™, a new automotive operating system designed to bring all of a car’s electronic systems together into a single central computer. Modern Vehicles Are Complex Most modern cars don’t rely on just one Electronic Control Unit (ECU), but dozens of small ones. Each ECU controls a specific function, from braking and […]