Why buying a convertible in winter is the best time of year to get into al fresco motoring
It’s not the most natural time of the year to be thinking of buying a convertible is it? We’re still deep in the darkest portion of the winter, the roads are still salty and slick and the conditions are definitely not conducive to open-top motoring – if it’s not raining then it’s almost certainly going [...]
World Rally Sport 2012
Car rallying is one of the most enduring forms of motor sport and one of the most accessible as events are run internationally and nationally, right the way down to club level. Yet the sport for some bizarre reason does not seem to attract the interest in the UK that it should, given our love [...]
5 of The most Dangerous Car Features in History
Could a new in-car Facebook status update button soon be added to a list which includes automatic seat belts and passenger-side braking systems? News that Mercedes-Benz is to introduce an in-car system which lets drivers update their Facebook status from behind the wheel has been greeted with dismay by road safety groups. The technology, which [...]
Jeopardy over Lotus launch plans
Following Lotus’ grand growth plans back at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, one of the automotive world’s most inspirational and single-minded manufacturers looked set to return to glory. When ex-Ferrari branding boss, Dany Bahar was then employed as CEO, shortly followed by former Ferrari designer Donato Coco to help style Lotus’ latest efforts, the plans [...]
Top 5 Cars Of 2011
2011 was an eventful year for cars. We saw a number of new models, updates of old favourites and improvements in safety and technology. Based on factors from safety through to performance and comfort, here our top 5 cars of 2011: 1 – Ford Fiesta You just can’t go wrong with the Ford Fiesta and [...]
Thinking of buying 4×4 this Winter?
The last couple of years have given rise to a huge debate over the merits of driving a 4×4 over winter. With the UK coming to a standstill for weeks on end during January and February, many motorists are wondering whether they should trade in their city run-around for a lean, mean, snow-crushing machine. But [...]
‘Car-Crash TV’ – Celebs and their cars…
Ahh celebrities…love them or hate them; they sure do give us plenty to talk about, particularly when it comes to their outrageous taste in cars. We’ve witnessed a £135K Bentley being spray painted pink by the likes of Paris Hilton, prestige badges replaced with the names of footballer’s girlfriends and a Lamborghini Gallardo decorated with [...]
The most pointless car gadgets EVER!
Isn’t technology great? It’s given us the iPad, GPS, Smartphones, WIFI connectivity, voice-recognition and all sorts of weird and wonderful inventions that enable us to keep our fingers on the pulse every minute of the day. And whilst the automotive industry is continually coming up with high tech gadgets for car owners to make the [...]
A complete woman’s guide to buying used cars (part 1)
Buying a new car is an exciting, yet fairly daunting time and buying a used car can complicate things further, not least because there is so much choice out there at the moment! Whilst men are traditionally thought of as the main car buyers, the fact is that it’s actually women who influence the largest [...]
Preparation, Preparation, Preparation.
Over the last couple of years we’ve had a taste of what winter can really do when it decides to turn nasty and, this being Britain, we were, inevitably, not really prepared for it. Fortunately, the dreadful conditions and freezing temperatures were a bit of a wake-up call and rather than just pulling the duvet [...]
