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The Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 is a special car – it’s the world’s first diesel full hybrid. It uses a combination of diesel and electric power, offering up four wheel drive, 200 bhp and emissions as low as 99 g/km of CO2. It is also now available for order! Chas Hallett, Editor-in-Chief at What Car? commented […]
It’s no secret that the government is looking to go ahead with changes to the MOT system – this is for a number of reasons but will actually bring us in line with a number of other countries on the continent (whether they have our wet and cold climate is another issue altogether mind). Reg […]
This is the concept car to star at the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 13 and Infiniti got none other than Sebastien Vettel to assist in the design process! It does look like a ‘current trend’ suv/crossover but I’m loving the hinted huge rear spoiler on the back. Want one? Yes please! No word yet […]
This interesting article from The Telegraph looks at a survey recently conducted by the IAM. The survey focuses on the reasons behind accidents. Whilst the government continues to seemingly blame speed for most road traffic accidents, this latest research shows that in actuality it’s driver error or reaction that causes the most crashes. Read the […]
It’s not surprising that these days manufacturers aim to provide the safest cars that they possibly can on British roads – where we seem to be frankly rather more safety conscious than a lot of other nations. The Hyundai i40 and the Citroen DS5 have both reached for the stars and come up top trumps. […]
Have you ever thought about how much that little insignia or motif that sits on the front of your car adds to its’ value? Some cars are more expensive than others and it isn’t just for the want of a different specification. What most people don’t realise is that many manufacturers use similar (or the […]
The first McLaren MP4-12C GT3 racing cars have now been sold to the following teams: ASM Team Andrew Tate Apex Motorsport Boutsen Energy Racing/Ginion Group Doerr Motorsport Gulf Racing J.A.S. Motorsport Klaas Hummel Leon Price Von Ryan Racing McLaren GT Project Manager Andrew Kirkaldy said: “The new 12C GT3 has gone from its first ever […]
A poll carried out by breakdown and road safety organisation GEM Motoring Assist today revealed that a shocking one in three UK drivers knows someone who has either driven, is driving or has considered driving without motor insurance. Whilst the nation has been trying to save money during the recession, it is becoming more apparent […]
As the end of August approaches, as the summer begins to near its twilight and as the days grow shorter, we look to the bank holiday weekend with a sense of excitement but also with a sense of panic. It’s almost all over! August bank holiday is all about creating a last-ditch potted summer so […]
So what’s the score? How fast is your car? Can you even answer that question? Engines lose horsepower over time. What sort of performance is an ‘average’ engine going to give you? A 1.8 litre engine in a car that weighs the class average may do a 0-60 in around 9 seconds and return 35 […]