Car Blog & Car News
In what some might see as a natural progression as our mechanical means of transport become ever more electronic, BBC News has a feature covering hackers using a laptop to control a car. After reading it, there are clearly two sides to the story with one manufacturer in particular claiming there are no concerns as […]
www.potholes.co.uk has welcomed the news that there is a multi-agency task force set up to tackle the variety of lumps, bumps and damaged roadworks that criss cross Britain. However the website, set up by automotive warranty specialist Warranty Direct in 2007, maintains that greater investment is still needed across the board to bring the UK’s […]
Top Gear has a brilliant article on the difficulties Noble have faced bringing their superb M600 to the EU. Whilst making a car just for the UK is a huge challenge in itself when it is low volume and fairly bespoke, the costs rise exponentially when EU regulations are taken into account. Perhaps scariest is […]
BBC News is reporting that the four largest car manufacturers in Japan (namely Nissan, Toyota, Honda and Mazda) are recalling vehicles, estimated to be totalling 4.3 million, over airbag problems. UK cars possibly affected and subject to recall are: 76,000 Toyota vehicles, including Corolla and Yaris 60,000 Nissans, including X-Trail, Patrol, Almera, Almera Tino, Terrano […]
Get your entry in now for this wicked competition! If you want the chance to show Ken Block how good you are in a Ford Fiesta ST in Budapest, then watch the video above and click the link below to enter. Note, the competition is only open for another day, so don’t delay and get […]
This makes for some genuinely interesting, morbid, horrifying reading. The BBC has produced a map from official police statistics demonstrating the location of every UK road death from 1999-2010. In all, 36,371 fatalities are marked on the interactive map. Granted, it isn’t light or pleasing reading, but perhaps it will help you identify some accident […]
The BBC has some excellent analysis on why the cost of fuel is rising yet again – the net result being that it is forcing some families off the road. With the squeeze on finances ever more difficult for most to cope with, do you think that the government will do anything to alleviate the […]
Road safety charity the IAM is offering weekly motoring tips from Britain’s top advanced driver, Peter Rodger. This week, he is advising on towing techniques. Rodger said: “Whether you’re towing a speedboat, a horsebox, a caravan or another car, there are certain rules which must be applied. It is important to recognise the challenges which […]
Auto Express is running an excellent feature that includes a run down of the cars that are coming our way during 2013. Some of them you’ll be familiar with such as the latest Volkswagen Golf (seventh gen) or the new Honda Civic diesel, but are you aware of the Dacia Duster? Have a look and […]
BBC News has reported that car sales in the European Union dropped by 8.2%, hitting their lowest level since 1995. However, the UK market rose by 5.3% as compared to 2011. With most of the world suffering negative economic effects then this should hardly be surprising. It also confirms some of the reasons why many […]