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Auto Express has covered some fascinating research that indicates a new use for left over coffee beans/grinds – biofuel! Apparently, through a chemical process, any left over coffee grind can be turned in to biodiesel. This is good on two levels. First, it will further reduce dependence on fossil fuels and secondly rather than simply […]
The all new Mercedes-Benz E300 BlueTEC Hybrid is one of the most efficient cars currently available as a production model (especially in the larger class in which it sits). But can it manage the 1223 miles it takes to travel all the way from Africa back to the UK? View the video courtesy of Autocar […]
It seems that the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed will be host to quite a large number of premier showings and Ferrari has entered the fray with the Ferrari 458 Speciale and the Ferrari California T. Starting with the California T, this is model that has seen some short shrift with some going so far […]
WeLoveAnyCar.com, the UK’s biggest car review site, has launched #CarCountUK allowing users to check how many cars of a particular make and model are still licensed on British Roads. #CarCountUK can be viewed here: www.weloveanycar.com/carcountUK The largest group of drivers on British roads are people born in the 60s and 70s. Cars of their youth are […]
Aside from the absolutely brilliant paint job, the most impressive thing about this little Ford is the engine. Ford’s multi-award-winning 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine powers the car and in this tune it offers more power-per-litre than a Bugatti Veyron! This small powerplant is enough to shove the Fiesta Red and Black Editions from 0-62 mph in […]
A diary date for petrol-heads everywhere, Beaulieu’s Supercar Showdown is this year gearing up for Bank Holiday Monday, 25 August. Sizing up to be even bigger than last year, this popular event will be welcoming the stallions of the supercar stable into the National Motor Museum’s picturesque parkland for a fun-filled day of full-throttle motoring […]
Skoda will be in attendance in 2014 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, bringing not one but two amazing concepts for visitors. The first and the one which we are most interested in here at Car Articles is the VisionC concept. It is designed to be proportionately perfect in the well known five door body […]
Yet more new jobs are coming to the industry, thanks to Jaguar Land Rover that the Land Rover Discovery Sport will be built at Halewood. The additional jobs announced to support Jaguar Land Rover’s newest model will see the Halewood workforce reach 4,750 – more than treble the number employed there in 2010. Commenting on […]
Road safety charity the IAM is offering weekly motoring tips from Britain’s top advanced driver, Peter Rodger. This week, he is giving some essential advice to those driving in France this summer. Every year, around 17 million British nationals visit France, many by car. Here are the IAM’s top tips to ensure you’re on the […]
Both of these cars are tremendous in their own right. They are focused, performance biased and capable of blasting through B roads like little else on the road. But they are also both quite new, expensive and not without cheaper competition. So the question remains – which do you think would be the best driver’s […]