A New Love Or A New Car?

June 5, 2011

Here’s the latest press release from Netcars.com on our car buying habits: It’s enough to put the brakes on any relationship – five per cent of married men say they spent longer looking for a new motor than did searching for a wife, according to a new survey. More than one in ten males also [...]

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Subaru WRX STI 320R

June 4, 2011

This is the latest powerhouse from the Subaru range – the WRX STI! Naturally it comes with the permanent all wheel drive that’s a staple of Subaru, but it has the legendary spec.C suspension fitted as well as a free sat nav and more power. Here’s the headline specs: Boxer turbo 2.5 litre engine producing [...]

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New Volkswagen Amarok Demolition Job Shows Real Power

June 3, 2011

The new Amarok is the latest pickup from Volkswagen and it’s already showing real promise – by using just four of these powerful beasts in order to tear down a 67m high steel chimney weighing 140 tonnes and standing at nearly the same height as Westminster Abbey. In what can only be described as a [...]

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Alfa Romeo Updates The MiTo Range

June 2, 2011

The MiTo is a very successful small hatchback with looks that appeal to many as well as decent driving dynamics (if a gearchange that isn’t to everyone’s tastes). The range has been significantly revised by Alfa and here’s the latest information: The MiTo sports compact range has been streamlined from 17 versions to nine, with [...]

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Nissan Leaf Nismo RC

June 1, 2011

Not everything from Nissan is ran on petrol or diesel – and not everything is built purely for the road! This is the Nissan LEAF Nismo RC, the racing version of the award winning electric car from the Japanese giant. “There’s a perception among some people that electric vehicles fall on the dull side of [...]

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CarBuyer Reviews Ford Mondeo

May 31, 2011

Ford continues to produce top flight motors and this latest review from CarBuyer shows off the talents of the Ford Mondeo. As Jeremy Clarkson once said, why do we buy anything else when something this good, this versatile and this cheap is on sale?

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The Aston Martin Zagato Concept

May 30, 2011

The Telegraph online has a feature on a new concept – the Aston Martin Zagato. Take a look at the article to view this amazing looking car. For my money it has hints of the DBS alongside the muscular haunches of a Nissan 370Z.

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Run-Flat Tyres

May 27, 2011

In another of Car Articles ongoing commitment to engendering more knowledge amongst the car enthusiast around the web, here I consider run flat tyres. Around ten years ago a tyre was introduced that was designed to be able to continue to be driven on should a loss of tyre pressure occur. An example might be [...]

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Is Car Size Important To You?

May 26, 2011

There are some very valid reasons for having a bigger car – for example if you regularly transport the whole family you’ll probably want more space inside. However, so called ‘executive’ cars seem to be more of a status symbol than really required by the one person sitting behind the wheel who is going up [...]

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Stone Chip Surfacing

May 25, 2011

There is more than one way to skin a cat as the saying goes, and there’s certainly more than one way to surface a road. Stone chip surfacing is one cheaper method that councils up and down the UK are resorting to. It’s quite a simple method of road resurfacing, though perhaps not an ideal [...]

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