Hampton Court Palace was a sea of cars as petrolheads gathered for the first day of the annual Concours of Elegance taking place this weekend. Over 500 cars will grace the grounds of Henry VIII’s former home including some of the most important vehicles in history, with a specific focus on the Centenary of the Le Mans 24 Hours race.

Salon Privé 2023 at Blenheim Palace has opened in spectacular style as just weeks after its global reveal, the new Aston Martin DB12 Volante made its European debut. Other highlights from the opening day included Electrogenic unveiling its latest and most complex bespoke electric creation and the latest offering from the Little Car Company.

In a year that marks 100 years since the birth of Carroll Shelby, new CSX10000 Shelby Cobras will be available as turnkey cars for the first time in almost 60 years, with the UK initially the only place they’ll be available through specialist retailer Clive Sutton

Taking place online from 4–11 October, RM Sotheby’s is to offer items from 1992 Formula One World Champion Nigel Mansell’s Legacy Collection. Housed for many years in his museum on the island of Jersey, the collection is being offered directly from Nigel Mansell’s long-term ownership.

Nearly three years after its initial announcement, Derbyshire based firm Fifteen Eleven Design has opened the order books for its bespoke Porsche 914 restomod, a modern recreation of the classic, yet underappreciated, car.

This week marks the beginning of a brand new news feature designed to bring you stories you may have missed throughout the week in bitesized chunks. Stories this week include the Volvo EM90, E-bikes, plenty from Polestar and why people aren’t using car washes like they used to.

Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire will be the location of Salon Privé later this month for one of the final events of the summer motoring calendar. A particularly luxurious event will have a fitting appearance from luxury British manufacturer Rolls-Royce, showcasing its Spectre and Ghost, demonstrating the scale of the marque’s capabilities.

A 1977 Triumph Bonneville ‘Silver Jubilee’ 750 is currently being auctioned online by specialist site, Car & Classic. Named after Johnny Allen’s 214.4mph run on the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1956, riding a Triumph streamliner, the Triumph Bonneville is one of the most important British motorcycles of all time.

The 20th birthday celebrations of the Bentley Continental GT were brought to a close this week with the reveal and immediate sale of a one-off Continental GT Speed. Inspired by the very first production Continental GT from 2003 (VIN20001), the car was displayed as part of Monterey Car Week.

Lotus has brought a chapter of its past to the future by revealing Type 66, the stunning track-only car which will soon go into production. Making its debut at Monterey Car Week, its design has been inspired by the Lotus Type 72 F1 car from 1970, with its red, white and gold livery.

Lamborghini Revuelto will make one of its first UK appearances at Salon Privé later this month as the Italian brand continues its 60th anniversary celebrations. Announced earlier this year, it is the firm’s first High Performance Electrified Vehicle (HPEV).

Not long after its 19th birthday in May this year, the Kia Picanto has surpassed 250,000 cumulative sales in the UK. One of the favourites of its class in the UK and the lowest priced brand-new car on sale at £13,665, the Picanto is not alone in surpassing a sales milestone, with the Kia Niro also selling significantly having passed 100,000 cumulative UK sales.

Marking the start of a new era for the Danish brand, Zenvo Automotive has unveiled the lightest and most powerful road car it’s ever produced. An all-new hypercar designed from the ground up, the new Zenvo Aurora is capable of truly terrifying speeds.

Introducing the striking new Aston Martin DB12 Volante. Offering one of the most powerful V8s currently on sale and aiming to become the world’s first open-top super tourer, the Volante is the latest in Aston Martin’s illustrious history of high-performance convertibles.

Car & Classic, the classic vehicle and auction platform, has compiled a list of the top 10 classic cars. The classic vehicle marketplace has determined the most sought-after classic car entirely through the use of statistics and data, stretching back over a 15-year period.

Lotus has revealed that the first half of 2023 has provided a record-breaking sales number, thanks largely to around 17,000 orders placed for the new Eletre SUV and the Emira sports car.

Both equally glamorous and beautiful, the two cars chart very different moments of the marque's popularity. The Gangloff-bodied cars will be just two out of a whole host of unique and special vehicles on display in Oxfordshire across the four days of the event.

Fisker, the California-based brand, has revealed further details on the Ronin Super GT convertible after being showcased at the company’s first ever Product Vision Day on August 3rd. It is seemingly stacked with speed, power and range, but doesn’t come cheaply as its price tag of $385,000 confirms.

Texan based manufacturer has unveiled the new Venom F5 Revolution Roadster, an exclusive track-focused hypercar version of the standard Venom F5 Roadster, which it claims can reach a top speed of over 300mph, making it the world’s fastest open top car.

MG Motor UK has revealed the pricing and spec of its new MG4 EV Extended Range model. What can you expect from the Extended Range model? Well, just that, as the EV can now deliver up to 323 miles of range on a single charge.