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The Nissan Juke-R has really made it into (very limited) production and is scheduled for delivery for a happy customer very soon. Owing to even more power than thought – we’re talking 545bhp – this monster will go from 0-60 in about 3 seconds and on to a max of 170 miles per hour. Staggering! […]
Consumer brand Which? ran a recent survey to discover which new car was the most reliable. The brilliant Skoda Yeti came out top. In a survey completed by owners of 47,000 vehicles, the petrol-powered model ranked number one in the SUV/4×4 classes with a 98% reliability score. As that was the highest total of any […]
Observation is key to safe driving. If you do not see something, how can you possibly react to it? Whilst we may moan about it, like it as not roads are becoming more congested, there are more types of road users than ever before and some roads are in a state of disrepair. Furthermore, we […]
Some cars don’t really need an explanation – if you’re a car fan then I’m assuming that the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S would match that description. Whilst it is clearly capable of carrying passengers in comfort, what may be surprising is, given the sheer size of the thing, that this car will burst from 0-62 […]
The Mercedes C63 AMG Black Series is one amazing looking car. Big rear wing, gorgeous alloys and an aggressive body style all add up to something particularly special when mated to the big V8 engine producing more than 500 horsepowers. It’s a surprisingly rare sight on the roads given the very reasonable (ahem) asking price […]
I had another moment of surprise yesterday when I drove early to work and discovered a major road was partially closed, owing to a lot of standing water. I didn’t even realise it had rained that much overnight! With this in mind, at least a few times on my journey I tackled some standing water. […]
Here’s the latest directly from Toyota regarding this safety recall. Please make sure if you have a vehicle that is affected you do get the work carried out: Toyota has announced a recall of 138,000 Yaris, Auris and RAV4 cars in the UK. This involves the electrical contact in the driver’s side Power Window Master […]
The world is full of acronyms – words that, split by each letter, have meaning. POWER in relation to cars or motorised vehicles in general, is an especially important one. You might have been taught it when you learned to drive or ride a bike. Do you remember what it stands for? POWER… P – […]
In case you missed the announcement, the The turbocharged version of the Hyundai Veloster 1+2 door coupe is now available in showrooms priced at £21,995. The Veloster Turbo SE is the first vehicle to feature Hyundai’s 1.6-litre T-GDI engine with a high-compression, twin-scroll turbocharger. To best suit European driving tastes and enhance driver enjoyment, power […]
The above image is from the 2012 ALD Automotive / Shell FuelSave MPG Marathon and it shows the Ford Fiesta entry on the start line. This car managed an absolutely staggering 108.78mpg over a 370-mile route involving tough, real-world driving in challenging weather conditions. It is the Ford Fiesta ECOnetic 1.6 TDCi. The MPG Marathon […]