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For the fourth consecutive year, the Ford 1.0-litre EcoBoost was named “Best Engine Under 1.0-litre.” It was judged the class winner – based on drivability, performance, economy, refinement and technology – by a panel of 87 automotive journalists, from 35 countries. Last year, the 1.0?litre EcoBoost became the first engine to be named overall […]
The BMW 7 series is a big, luxurious motor. The new car represents a huge technological leap, not just for what BMW offers but within the motoring industry itself. Watch this video as Mat Watson talks through the seven key features that are sure to make this car highly sought after. Will they feature on […]
Audi has proved it has what it takes to offer real world miles per gallon in the form of the Audi A6 Ultra TDI. Confirmed by Guinness World Records, the latest executive from the German marque has managed to cross 14 countries and cover a mammoth 1158.9 miles covered on one tank of diesel! That […]
It’s well known that Ford’s EcoBoost technology has really helped petrol engines come on leaps and bounds when it comes to fuel efficiency. Smaller engines are generally more efficient anyway, but mate them to high compression rates and a low burn combustion cycle and you have wallet friendly cars. Is it possible to make this […]
The Volkswagen Golf and Passat models have been praised by vehicle safety experts at the Thatcham Research Centre, who have seen a 45 per cent drop in third party personal injury insurance claims thanks to the fitment of auto-emergency braking systems. The latest generation Golf went on sale in the UK in January 2013. All […]
There are a wide variety of products on the market that will claim to improve engine responsiveness, increase horsepowers, increase efficiency and lower emissions. But what do they consist of and do they actually work? I’ve used a few in the past and have had mixed results. So, we at Car Articles turned to science […]
On a day to day basis, it becomes all too easy to overlook the simple things that require checking on your car – such as oil, water, ancillary fluids, lights, tyres, tyre pressures etc. There’s so many that you could spend around 20 minutes before each journey giving it a good look over. We do […]
2015 is the 17th year of continuous reductions on CO2 from the motor industry. UK average new car emissions are now at an all-time low of 124.6g/km, beating the EU target by 4.2%. Britain has surged ahead of Europe when it comes to plug in cars too, with more being sold here than anywhere else in […]
Here at Car Articles, we’ve long believed that more alternative fuels are the way to go – not only for the environment but also for consumer choice. We also consider it puzzling that no-one has yet developed a synthetic that would replace fossil fuels. In theory, it would be far, far cheaper, better for the […]
A faulty Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) is now an automatic MOT fail and is already catching motorists out – does your car have it and how do you know if it’s working? Millions of cars in the UK are fitted with tyre pressure monitoring systems, or TPMS, which monitor the vehicle’s tyre pressure and […]