| URL | www.pistonheads.com |
|---|---|
| Slogan | "Speed matters" |
| Type of site | Automotive Website |
| Owner | Haymarket Media Group |
| Launched | 1999 |
| Current status | Active |
PistonHeads is an online news site dedicated to the automotive industry. The site contains numerous related articles, a sportscar buying/selling facility and an internet forum.
Pistonheads was founded in 1999 by David Edmonston, and sold in January 2007 to the Haymarket Media Group.[1]
On 13 February 2004 the BBC television programme Look North broadcast a news item about alleged death threats made to speed safety campaigners on the PistonHeads website. A complaint was made to Ofcom that the item portrayed the website unfairly but the adjudication did not uphold this view.[2]
Pistonheads is also the sponsor of an annual motor show hosted at the NEC in Birmingham.[3]