BMW – 100 years of manufacturing
Tweet BMW, or the Bavarian Motor Works, to give it its full title, is a famous luxury car maker, headquartered in Munich, Bavaria. BMW’s been in business for nearly 100 years, founded as they were in 1917 as a car, motorbike and engine manufacturer. They now rate as one of the most successful and desirable [...]
Motor Industry In A State Of Flux
Tweet 2012 was a very strange year for the motor industry. Some car makers did well whilst others languished at the back of the pack. The results of the overall figures for the year are surprising. Astonishingly, sales of new cars were actually up by five percent over the previous year with well over two [...]
Porsche Cayenne GTS: The Best Sporty 4×4 Ever?
Tweet Porsche already has a fast 4×4 in the form of the Cayenne Turbo, but thought there was still room for a new GTS – the more driver focused version without the two turbochargers, but with more thorough tuning on the 4.8-litre V8 engine. It falls short 79bhp on the Cayenne Turbo and a notable [...]
What Is The Unique World Like Of An Olympic Athlete?
Tweet The life of an Olympic athlete must be intense and exciting, especially in the run up to the London 2012 Games. The whole world is anticipating the biggest sporting event of the year which will take place in England’s capital and a number of documentaries have been launched to offer an insight into the [...]
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: [...]
Why endurance racing is the winning formula
Tweet Traditionally, endurance racing has always been the cauldron of competition that has forged the future of road car technology. The gruelling struggle against both fellow competitors and the cruel mistress of reliability that is round the clock racing breeds performance – but performance that lasts. For example, dual-clutch gearboxes, disc brakes and direct injection [...]
Why buying a convertible in winter is the best time of year to get into al fresco motoring
Tweet 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 [...]
What you should know about your car
Tweet It has been reported that the police and sundry insurance investigators are using data stored on car keys as part of their ongoing investigations. This may not be news to some of you but I’m willing to bet that a majority of the population were unaware of how much information can be gleaned from [...]
Most Popular Cars For Women Drivers
Tweet Motoring is no longer the sole domain of men and many women now take an active interest in the design, spec and performance of new cars on the market. Think of it like this, car design is a work of art; as is fashion design, interior design and music – three things that women [...]
All About Audi A4
Tweet Audi is a brand that stands firmly alongside BMW as a manufacturer of premium quality cars. BMW may have more edge and pizzazz, whereas Audi has an image of refinement and understated quality, if you are wanting to look at the full range of Audi’s and Bmw’s visit www.motors.co.uk. The Audi A4 sums up [...]
