Top Tips From GEM To Make Fuel Go Further

February 5, 2011

With petrol and diesel prices soaring to new highs and a possible further rise in April, road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging motorists to be as fuel efficient as possible and has come up with some top tips to make your tank last longer. David Williams, MBE, CEO of GEM Motoring [...]

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One Flat Cyclist #2

February 4, 2011

I’ve written an article about cyclists/cycling before… and now here’s another. I’m still absolutely shocked at the level of disregard that cyclists have for the rules of the road. Let me set the scene. I’m driving home. It’s about 6pm and the roads are unseasonably quiet – probably because it’s a Sunday. It’s dark. There’s [...]

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Dazzle Causing Problems?

February 3, 2011

With the dark days of winter and the sun lying low in the sky, car care specialist, Armor All, has underlined the importance of clear vision to improve the margin of safety. The significance of a clean windscreen is underlined by statistics which show that vision-related issues were the contributory cause of 10% of all [...]

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New Citroen WRC Car Tested

February 2, 2011

Just look at that thing in action! Sebastien Loeb as usual makes it look easy as pie to drive like an absolute god on the most loose surfaces in the world at terrifying speed – whilst the rest of us who know the level of talent it requires simply look on in awe. This new [...]

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Cars From Movies #2

February 1, 2011
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Granted, I can’t remember a movie with the Toyota Hilux in – but Top Gear has made it massively famous around the world. Previously known for being an excellent workhorse of a vehicle, the Hilux became famous for the fact that it could tackle just about any terrain, anywhere. It even survived the challenge of [...]

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Toyota FT-86 II Concept

January 31, 2011
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Sometimes concept cars are ludicrous, wonderful and totally off the mark. The Toyota FT-86 II Concept is completely the opposite of this. Set to make a world premier at the 2011 Geneva motor show, it builds on the original concept and gives a not so subtle hint as to what the next Toyota sports car [...]

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Hyundai’s New Flagship Is Coming – The i40

January 31, 2011
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The market keeps on moving and Hyundai has made some wonderful cars recently, including the excellent i30 hatchback and the desirable ix35 (which remains on my premium car list to this day). Not a marque to rest on any laurels however, Hyundai is once again pushing the boundaries with their new flagship, the i40 (originally [...]

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New Pagani Unveiled By EVO

January 30, 2011

Just look at it! That’s the new Pagani we’ve been waiting so long for – the Huayra. Strange name aside, it really does look like an evolution of the Zonda. How many cars do you see that can scare a german sheppard like in this video!? Simply brilliant. The nose looks narrower than the Zonda [...]

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Did Everyone See The New Top Gear?

January 29, 2011

I might be a little behind the times given that it was way back on Sunday, but I’ve only just gotten around to watching the new episode of Top Gear. Frankly, I was not at all disappointed. The Skoda Yeti review was superb and showed just how damn good the small van/4×4/people carrier/capable urban car [...]

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Motorbikes May Get New Safety Devices

January 28, 2011

The BBC has a new article on some features that could soon be coming to motorbikes – to make them much more safe than they are now. Recently, the likes of ABS have been fitted to motorbikes, which certainly makes stopping a more controlled affair, but the technology being looked at using Saferider systems is [...]

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