Car Blog & Car News
There is never a good time to be stuck in a broken down vehicle. However, I’m sure you’d agree that a worse time is when the wintry weather has come in properly and all you want to do get home to your nice warm house. Well, give a thought then to your car, which may […]
Well, the Frankfurt Motor Show 2013 had a range of interesting cars shown. However, what really grabbed my attention was the BMW i8 – a mid engine hybrid plug in supercar with the equivalent performance of a Porsche 911. It is a four seater and weighs less than 1500kgs and is a genuine road car. […]
The Isle of Sheppey car crash was one of the biggest in UK history. New technology makes all of us safer on the road in the event of a collision and AEB is the latest development. Thatcham has been researching and testing Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) systems on behalf of insurers for the last 3 […]
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 […]
Ford has announced a new ultra-efficient version of the Focus 1.0-litre EcoBoost that will be the first petrol-powered family car in Europe to offer 99 g/km CO2 emissions. The Focus 1.0-litre EcoBoost has returned 67.5mpg in tests thanks to its specially calibrated 100PS version of Ford’s award-winning engine. The new Ford Focus will feature Ford […]
Kwik Fit has conducted some research that shows we don’t all use our vehicle brakes as we should… The study shows that well over half of British motorists (59%) aren’t using their car’s brakes as advised in the Highway Code – and as a result putting the safety of others, as well as the health […]
Research by British Car Auctions (BCA), reveals that 23% of motorists have ignored red warning lights on their dashboard, choosing to continue driving before addressing the problem rather than stopping as soon as safe to do so. And whilst over half said they would stop immediately and call for assistance a small minority (5.5%) said […]
Ford is supporting the launch of a new University Technical College (UTC) at the Dagenham-based Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence (CEME). Known as Elutec, the new college of design and engineering is a UTC for East London and Essex for 14-19 year olds looking for an alternative education path specialising in engineering, design and […]
In this day and age, greener driving is better on the wallet and the environment. To this end, GEM Motoring Assist has produced a booklet full of helpful hints and tips to make the most of your fuel. The award-winning breakdown cover company and road safety charity has created an online bible, ‘Green driving’, which […]
Yet another British supercar is rearing it’s head – and it is from a name most of you will recognise. The new car is the Bluebird DC50 and you can see it in the image above. It is to be launched alongside the Bluebird GTL Formula E at the Sustainable MotoExpo on Saturday 28 September […]