It hasn’t taken long but a tuner has already increased the ‘standard’ 700bhp to 777bhp with the inevitable help of a new ECU, exhaust, and airbox. With the standard car already reaching 0-62 in 2.9 seconds, goodness knows what this can do. If you want your Aventador to go up to 11 then a mere […]

If your Mini isn’t fast enough then how about the latest hardcore version? It is apparently 19 seconds quicker around the Nordscheilfe than the original JCW GP, although very little technical spec is available. The car will be limited to a run of 2,000 models and we believe will have an engine output of between […]

Our friends at Pistonheads have recently driven the BMW 6 series and their findings can be found here. For those who want a coupe with 4 door practicality then this car must be high on anyones shopping list. We think it is a beautiful car and the testers seem to have given it a real […]

If you fancy the ultimate in MPV travel then look no further than the 500bhp Mercedes R63 AMG. This car sports a 6.2 litre V8 supercharged engine through its 7 speed gearbox. We haven’t seen many of these cars around and not many covered under our Mercedes AMG insurance but you can now pick one […]

If you are the proud owner of a Ferrari 458 or Ferrari California then you may want to follow this link to Pistonheads. It appears that there has been a milling machine calibration problem with one machine in the factory which could result in engine failure at high revs! Ferrari are of course doing a […]

It is probably not the best idea to do doughnuts in your Ferrari 458 when it sits atop an ancient Chinese wall! Although it was nothing to do with Ferrari themselves, they have felt the need to apologise and pay for any damages caused. This story was picked up by the BBC here and also […]

500 Ferraris are due to meet up at Silverstone and it would be great to see all those we cover under our Ferrari insurance to turn up. The previous largest gathering was in 2007 with 385 which was hugely surpassed by 490 getting together in Japan. Apparently there will be a few Ferrari 599 owners […]

With a 550bhp engine, Nissan have announced that they are going to make a limited run of the Juke R – we are looking forward to providing the Nissan car insurance. The car will be provided on a built to order basis and will be powered by its 3.8 litre v6 turbo engine. The chassis […]

Pistonheads have kindly allowed us to print this article highlighting the new handling pack for the California, a car we provide Ferrari California insurance for. The original piece can be found here. “If there’s such a thing as a Ferrari with suspect PistonHeads credentials, it’s the California. The front-engined V8 with the folding hardtop seems more a rival […]