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These days, there are a wider variety of transmissions than just about any other time in history. There’s standard manual (with some cars offering six rather than five gears), there’s CVT (continuously variable transmission), DSG (a semi automatic double clutch setup) and even automatic cars with 8 forward gears! My question is then, would you […]
It’s official, the Juke has gone into production at Nissan’s Sunderland plant. The car is a five door cross-over vehicle available in both front and four wheel drive variants. This is great news for the north east of England, which has a very proud engineering history. This is also the sixth new model in eight […]
Those in the know claim to know who The Stig is – the expert racing driver hidden behind a white racing suit and helmet who features on Top Gear. The Mail Online has a new article purporting to give information on his exact identity, which I won’t state here. For some of you, it might […]
Škoda is warning all car owners of the importance of getting their cambelt changed at regular intervals, with many people unaware of how much damage a failure can cause and cost. With damages escalating to as much as £5000, a replaced cambelt is a small investment to ensure a car’s smooth running. A cambelt is […]
Introduction It’s probably the worst nightmare of any driver – being involved in some sort of collision. Aside from the potential for serious injury and even death resulting from a crash, there’s many other implications too that are all too frequently involved, including financial, emotional, insurance, and more – not to mention just simply the […]
There’s a new competition being run by Citroen that offers you the chance to win a DS3 Racing, a car which has been designed by the winning team behind Loeb’s WRC domination. DS3 Racing will be launched in early 2011 and limited to just 1000 production units available across Europe and it packs a hefty […]
This is one of the ultimate hypercars that has been released in recent times. The Pagani Zonda R is a wonderful creation with an incredibly small production run that is specifically for the track. I hope that it’s not going to be car that will sit in garages forever as it is a very special […]
In one case highlighted by the Mail Online, a young driver was given an estimated quotation of £17,000 in order to get insurance cover on his Vauxhall Corsa – hardly a Ferrari now is it! I do recall when I was first learning drive, the hassle of being added as a named driver, not having […]
Here’s the latest news from SEAT on a deal that might just get you into showrooms before Christmas: SEAT is ensuring new car buyers searching for the best deal this September need look no further than the Spanish marque’s showrooms as it unveils an array of tempting deals, including great offers on its special edition […]
Alfa Romeo makes iconic cars – there is no doubt about it. 2010 is a special year for Alfa as it is in fact the centenary of this famous marque. With this in mind, there are three new very special Alfa Romeo models coming available. There’s the Alfa GT SE, the stunning Italia Independent Brera […]