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Aston Martin celebrated its 100th birthday on Sunday and marked the day by unveiling a radical concept car.

The CC100 Speedster Concept is described as very much a one-off, harking back to the earliest Astons but also boasting hints to the brand’s future design direction.

This year’s Silverstone Classic is promising to live up to its claim to be the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival by breaking all records.

Launching the July festival to the media, event director Nick Wigley has revealed that entries, advanced ticket sales and trade stands are all running well ahead of last year.

The new unleaded petrol that Shell is launching is described as almost identical to that used by Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso to win last week’s Chinese Grand Prix.

The V-Power Nitro unleaded petrol and diesel for road cars replace the V-Power fuels which have been on sale since 1998.

Kia is considering entering motorsport, and Touring Car racing is a prime candidate for a programme.

The brand’s UK boss believes such a programme would help differentiate Kia from sister brand Hyundai, which is in the process of returning to the World Rally Championship.

Britain’s leading motorsport series will grow to unprecedented levels in 2013 after organisers announced a record grid.

The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship has attracted a 32-car entry list, stretching across 13 models from 11 different manufacturers.

The 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed will celebrate 20 years of the Sussex event that has become one of the world’s biggest historic motorsport extravangazas.

Announcing the highlights of this year’s festival, on 12th-14th July, founder and head of the event Lord Charles March says that it will be “our greatest hits”.

Vauxhall has unveiled its Cascada cabriolet and new versions of the ADAM small car at Geneva, as the brand’s UK boss warns of potential price rises in showrooms.

According to Vauxhall chairman Duncan Aldred the sudden drop in the value of the pound is causing headaches for UK carmakers and importers, squeezing the margins they can make on selling new cars.