ARCHIVED PRESS RELEASES

The FPV F6 has been named Car of the Year in the New Zealand Autocar annual awards. The F6 was also a clear winner in the Performance Car of the Year category.

HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, visited Prodrive today as part of a royal visit by himself and the Queen to Banbury.

Kuwaiti investment company, The Investment Dar Company (TID), has acquired a 40 per cent stake in Prodrive, one of the world’s leading motorsport and automotive technology businesses. Prodrive is based in the UK with operations in Australia and the Asia Pacific region.

Aston Martin Racing has released the 2009 specification Vantage GT4 based on Aston Martin's new 4.7 litre V8 Vantage. The new Vantage GT4 builds on the success of its predecessor, the 4.3 litre Vantage N24.

Petter Solberg and Chris Atkinson secured fifth and sixth positions respectively for the Subaru World Rally Team after a trying finale to a tumultuous 52nd Rallye de France Tour de Corse.

Ford Performance Racing looked certain for a Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 podium, remaining in strong contention for the entire 161-lap race.

The Prodrive website is hosting an auction of rare and unusual rally memorabilia to raise money for the McRae Vision charities.

On the final day of Rally Catalunya, Petter Solberg and Chris Atkinson were locked in a tooth-and-nail battle for position, making for a tense finish to the Impreza WRC2008’s second asphalt rally.

Prodrive opened its doors to the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and gave an insight into new technology it is developing for road cars.

The Aston Martin Racing-powered Charouz Racing System LMP1 achieved its best result of the season taking second place in the Le Mans Series final round at Silverstone at the weekend. The car was only beaten by the diesel powered Audi.