What’s the Nurburgring? Only one of the world’s greatest motorsports circuits! Visitors from all over the world flock there in their hundreds of thousands each year to either watch events - it has a seating capacity of about 150,000 - or take to the circuit themselves to cruise or race.
With origins stretching back to pre-war Germany, the automotive genius of Porsche is embodied in the story of its founder, Ferdinand Porsche and his son, Ferry. Each were responsible for some of the beautiful, powerful automobiles ever made, from the Volkswagen Beetle, to the 911.
What use is a car, and its snazzy personalised number plate, if you can’t take it out for a spin along some of Britain’s country roads? The sensation of speed, coupled with awe-inspiring scenery is one of the things that we think makes life worth living. So, we’ve decided to start sharing some of our favourite drives from across England, Scotland and Wales.
Imagine never having to run back to the car to stick a parking ticket on your dashboard ever again. Imagine never having to worry about whether you’ve got the appropriate passes to use a toll road. Imagine being able to change your number plate without waiting for a new one to be manufactured.
Every time you shut the front door and approach your car, you’re looking at millennia of progress condensed into a steel, rubber and alloy package. Today we’re looking at the technological leaps that made your daily motoring possible and that gave you somewhere to hang your precious private number plate!