GBS will be taking the Zero to Waddington International Air Show this weekend where we will be having a stand.....

This Weekend 3rd & 4th July Great British Sports Cars have a stand at Waddington International Air Show.For more information please visit www.waddingtonairshow.co.ukand for more information about the Zero kit please visit www.greatbritishsportscars.co...

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Kicherer foil-wraps Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, gives it 620 HP

The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is an attractive and classy high-performance aspirational vehicle. Naturally, the tuner parade will seek to make improvements, regardless of necessity. In lieu of a works AMG Black Series, Kicherer has elected to create its own "Black Edition."The neo-Gullwing is wrapped in matte black foil and gets blacked-out badging and...

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Lamborghini builds 10,000th Gallardo

Italophiles, take note: Lamborghini has announced it's built the 10,000th Gallardo. Naturally, the supercar manufacturer is pleased with this performance, pointing out that the now ubiquitous Gallardo is officially the most successful model Lamborghini has ever created. Says Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini.: The Lamborghini...

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First Drive: 2011 Mazda2 puts fun before frugality

Mazda says there's a little bit of Miata in everything it does. While it's easy to chalk that up as marketing frippery, when the automaker launched the Little Roadster That Could back in 1989, it proved that great things can come from a machine developed to be simple, reliable and driver-focused. Even now, none of Mazda's wares offer class-leading...

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Ford reveals refreshed 2011 Mondeo with 237-hp 2.0L Ecoboost

Ford of Europe has dropped the first official photos of the refreshed 2011 Mondeo, along with some details on the mechanical updates. The only substantive visual change is a reshaped front fascia with a larger trapezoidal lower grille similar to the Fiesta and the upcoming 2012 Focus, as well as reworked driving lights.Behind that new grille Ford has...

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Another Zero kit is collected from the GBS Factory today, that is going to be exported to Belgium.

The Zero Kit has already been sold to France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Portugal, Greece, Siberia, South Africa, Australia, America and South Ireland. All of the Zero range is available in both right and left hand drive.For any enquires about the Zero and Export please contact us 01623 860 990, or take a look at our new website www.greatbritishsportscars.co.uk...

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Review: 2010 BMW 335i Sedan is what we've been missing

We like to think of ourselves as a voice of the people – a place for the proletariat of the interwebs who clamor for an honest take on the latest automotive hardware. To that end, we've always viewed the constant stream of fawning over BMW with something of a jaundice eye. We get it. The company builds good products, but does it really deserve wave...

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Electric Audi A1 won't be produced

According to a report out of Italy, Audi boss Rupert Stadler has said that the Audi A1 e-tron concept will not see production. Apparently the house of Audi believes that the conventional A1 will be sufficiently frugal and kind enough on the environment with its stop/start and brake energy recovery system. Additionally, there seems to be some issues...

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Hyundai: Sonata 2.0 Turbo hits 60 in 6.5 seconds, returns 34 mpg highway

According to Hyundai, its new 274-horsepower 2.0-liter turbocharged engine for the 2011 Sonata sedan is going to be a real gem. To wit, the Korean automaker says the boosted-four will propel its midsize sedan to 60 miles per hour in just 6.5 seconds. That's serious speed for the segment and it means the Sonata will at least have the accelerative chops...

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CUSTOMER COMES TO THE GBS FACTORY TODAY.... To show us his finished Zero Superspec Kit.

Today Simon Turton came all the way from West Yorkshire to the GBS Factory to show us his finished Zero Kit. He bought a Zero Superspec Kit, which took him approximately 7 months to build. The total build cost came to just over £10,000. All the team at the GBS Factory were very impressed with Simon’s car.For more information about the Zero Kit please...

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First Drive: 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe is audacity in motion

There was a time when General Motors was a design leader. Before the Aztek, before the Catera, before the Sunfire and before the Citation, GM was synonymous with bold, strong, emotional automotive design. The General was so good at it that in the 1950s it was able to flood dealerships and stress factories just by tweaking a given model's sheetmetal...

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