Car Blog & Car News
As headline sponsor of this year’s Brighton Festival Fringe, Citroën is offering visitors the opportunity to book a test drive in the Citroën C-ZERO – the brand’s new 100% electric city car – during the festival period. The Citroën C-ZERO has been designed to facilitate environmentally considerate day-to-day journeys, with a rapid charge to make […]
The Times Online has an excellent article that takes a look at the age old debate – which is cheaper, a petrol or diesel car? In this case, the cars in question are both Skoda Fabias. One has a 1.2 litre petrol engine, the other a 1.6 litre TDI. Performance is similar on paper. Read […]
The Times Online has a very interesting article which highlights a growing problem that many motorists face – increased car insurance premiums. But, what are the reasons for this? Well, once such reason examined in the article is the rise in claims of injuries suffered during crashes. Yet cars are safer than they ever have […]
There are some possible changes afoot for the MOT system here in the UK. The biggest being that for newer cars the current annual MOT test could be required every two years. In an extremely positive move, ministers have recognised the massive increases in safety and car design since the 1960’s, when the MOT system […]
Yahoo has covered the possible greatest near miss of the year so far – the moment when a stray plank of wood is hit by a driver, hurling it into the path of another vehicle. The woman in question is, apparently, miraculously unharmed following the incident. It certainly makes quite scary viewing. More to the […]
You may have seen this doing the rounds, but it appears as though a Chinese man has smashed up his incredibly expensive automotive toy – his Lamborghini Gallardo. The reason for this apparent insanity is poor treatment at the dealership after the thing repeatedly went wrong. This was how he voiced his rage – having […]
Yahoo Cars has an excellent roundup from this year’s Geneva Motor Show in case you have missed out on the earlier coverage. Some cars show as genuine surprises and the most interesting models are picked out. Visit the Yahoo Cars site.
This fantastic image is courtesy of CarBuzz.co.uk. The team photographed every car at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 and they are all on proud display, arranged by colour. It’s a fantastic sight and shows what we’re in for in the near future. You can click here to see the original, full sized file.
The Telegraph has covered the fact that Boris Johnson is looking at raising the current fine for leaving your engine idling from the standard £100 (in London) all the way up to £120. This will bring it in line with parking offences. My question is who is going to enforce this and who is leaving […]
You’ll want to read this from the British marque. Check out the official Aston Martin website to read about three exciting new vehicles coming our way. Aston Martin will have a total of 10 cars available to buy but the highlight to me is the new Virage. A true paragon of design, the Virage seems […]