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MINI First introduced

MINI has a new budget model - The MINI First With all things Eco the flavour of the month, and with budgets stretched in households everywhere, a cheap, entry-level budget MINI is a tempting prospect. You still get the iconic shape, and you still get a very good chassis – which translates in to good handling and a decent ride – but you’re not paying a fortune for the fripperies. After all, there are MINIs that will set you back £25k (the MINI JCW Cabriolet), but the new MINI First is a very tempting £10,950.

F3 History To Repeat At Silverstone Classic

ANYONE with fond memories of the ‘good old days’ of motor racing are in for a treat at this year’s Silverstone Classic meeting. Alongside numerous historic racing categories, event organisers are also promoting a line-up of classic F3 cars celebrating 50 years of the entertaining formula. Popular with up and coming drivers keen to advance to Formula One, F3 was used as a stepping stone by the likes of Ayrton Senna, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alan Jones and Alain Prost.

'Smartest' UK drivers revealed

DRIVERS aged 50-65 from the Midlands have been judged to be Britain’s 'smartest' – displaying the most fuel efficient and safe driving behaviours – while people aged 18-30 from Wales and the South West are more like driving dunces, new research claims. Youngsters in the north of England are the nation’s smartest young drivers, but overall older drivers reign supreme on the road. The Shell FuelSave Smarter Driving research ranked young (aged 18-30) and older motorists (aged 50-65) on their ‘smart’ and ‘not-smart’ driving behaviours towards fuel efficiency and safety – everything from smooth driving to wearing appropriate footwear behind the wheel.