Pure electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cells – the future looks bright for alternative propulsion
Tweet Electric vehicles (or EVs) offer plenty of benefits for a full-scale switch over to Volt-led motoring on the face of things – not least zero tailpipe emissions. So with the government subsidising your EV purchase by £5,000, why is the UK not seeing a significant increase in the take up of electric vehicles? Answer: [...]
Worlds First Jaguar Suite
Tweet This September will see the unveiling of the world’s first ever Jaguar suite at London’s 51 Buckingham Gate, Taj suites and residences. An exciting collaboration between the two Tata owned companies; Taj hotels resorts and palaces and Jaguar. 51 Buckingham Gate is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year having opened its doors as a [...]
What A Girl Wants
Tweet So, what do women want when buying a car from a dealership? We have a look at how women feel they are treated when buying cars and the improvements dealerships are trying to make to attract more female customers. Recent statistics have shown that 3 out of 5 women felt that car dealers talked [...]
Audi Q3 – New Premium Compact SUV
Tweet After months of speculation, and spy shots, Audio revealed their smallest ever SUV at the Shanghai Auto Show earlier in the year. The Q3 is the third addition to Audi’s Q series placing itself as a premium rival to the likes of the Ford Kuga and the Nissan Qashqai, and in direct competition with [...]
The Ripple Effect of Japan’s Tsunami
Tweet The terrible earthquake and tsunami last month in Japan will have an obvious effect on the new car market; many vehicles that were ready for export from Japan have been swept into the sea or destroyed in the storage yards, many days production were lost from plants in the immediate area and some factories [...]
Why Buying Approved Used Cars
Tweet If you are looking for a new car, an approved car may provide you with just the solution. Approved used cars have been through stringent mechanical checks and ensured it meets some very rigid and particular criteria before it is offered up for sale. Dealers offering these used cars for sale are guaranteeing their [...]
Geneva Cars by Colour
Tweet Pre-Geneva the guys at Carbuzz had a crazy, slightly far-fetched idea for an infographic, displaying every single car at the Motor Show, arranged by colour. What better way of seeing literally every car at the show in one image, but also find out what colours are on trend in 2011. Interestingly, white came out [...]
Sat Nav in your rear view mirror
Tweet Like it or not, the Satellite Navigation system is here to stay, unless of course all of the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites fall out of their orbits or an Electromagnetic Pulse wipes out all of our technology. To be honest if either of these apocalyptic scenarios occurred, I think that we would have [...]
Audi A1, Taking On the Mini
Tweet Audi are well known for their dominance in the C-Class cars but have now with the release of the Audi A1, decided to pit themselves against the superminis. Worries are that maybe we are now at the point where there are so many superminis to choose from that the public may start looking for [...]
Speed Cameras Switched Off
Tweet Oxfordshire became the latest in a series of councils who have taken the decision to switch off their speed cameras as a result of funding cuts by the government. The measures are an attempt to save £600,000 of an estimated £11m that the council needs to find. The government claims that such developments signal [...]
