Just like the neoclassical movement of the 1970s, the early 2020s are seeing new life breathed into earlier designs—except this time it’s the original Land Rover (Defender) and Range Rover that are in vogue […]
December 18, 2022/6.21
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Lego Technic and Ducati re-create Panigale V4 R; Ferrari helps with COVID-19 fight
April 18, 2020/13.25
For both adults and children alike, Lego has worked the Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati, to re-create the Panigale V4 R in miniature. Part of the Lego Technic range for older children, the model can teach them how the two-speed gearbox activates the V4 engine, and how the suspension and steering work. It is the first […]
Aston Martin premières film on its Spectre James Bond car, the DB10, at Blenheim Palace event
November 10, 2015/8.44
Max Earey If you’re going to go to the trouble of creating a bespoke car that’s never going to be sold to the public, but will be seen by most only in a film, then you should find a way to show off that effort to your VIPs. Aston Martin did just that in […]
Mini launches with Poppy Delevingne, Henry Holland, Peaches Geldof, Ellie Goulding, Kimberley Garner
November 19, 2013/14.27
Dominic O’Neill Mini knows it’s on to a good thing, especially when it has 2½ million customers worldwide for the fashion-led 21st-century models released under BMW. With the launch of the fourth-generation Mini, BMW has stuck with the fashion image, with Poppy Delevingne, fashion designers Henry Holland and Amy Molyneaux, Peaches Geldof, Ellie Goulding, […]
BMW unveils sportier fourth-generation Mini in Oxford
November 18, 2013/14.59
BMW has released details of the new Mini, the third generation made under its watch and arguably the first to be developed entirely under its auspices. The new F56-series Mini looks more purposeful, with a shallower glasshouse, but that is only the start. As with most new cars, it is bigger than the […]
Mini shows camouflaged pics of new Coupé
June 6, 2011/16.14
If you can work out the line underneath the camouflage, this is the new Mini Coupé, the model that preserves the existing car’s wheel-at-each-corner look, but has a lowered roofline and even more of a go-kart appearance. BMW calls the roofline a ‘helmet roof’. With the two seats, luggage space is expected to be […]
Dar Sara wedding gown up for auction to benefit disadvantaged students
May 8, 2011/4.12
As a follow-up to our coverage of the Oxford Fashion Week in March, the Bridelicious boutique in Wallingford, in association with Oxford Fashion Week, will auction a one-of-a-kind couture bridal dress worth £6,000. The money raised will go towards the Oxford Thinking Campaign, which was launched in 2008 with the goal of raising money to […]
