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Jaguar heading for the Goodwood Revival with more than 30 Classic Jags

Classic Jaguars in action at the Goodwood Revival The Goodwood Revival may not have quite the same appeal for some as the Goodwood Festival of Speed, but if you love classic cars it’s a must go. This year Jaguar are again out in force (last year Jaguar took their Heritage Collection to Goodwood) with more than thirty Jaguar and Jaguar-powered racers heading for Goodwood. There will be racing C-Typoes, D-Types, E-Types and Mk II saloons in action,.

Bentley W12 (and Audi and VW) engine production centres on Crewe

The VW Group W12 engine will now only be made by Bentley in Crewe It’s probably not something you’ve paused to think about much, but if you did you’d assume that the Bentley W12 engine – fitted to the Flying Spur and Continental GT as well as the Audi A8 and VW Phaeton – was made only in Crewe. But you’d be wrong. In fact, the W12 for Bentleys are made in Crewe but those used in the Audi A8 and VW Phaeton are actually built by VW at their engine plant in Salzgitter.

New technology combats drowsy driving

Auto supplier Takata is introducing a new driver-alertness warning system to the commercial trucking industry to keep drivers awake. The SafeTrak electronic vision system sounds an alert if a trucker is driving erratically or unintentionally drifting from a lane. A recent AAA study for traffic safety found that drowsy driving is a contributing factor in 16.5 percent of fatal car crashes in the United States.