Driving styles

It’s How You Drive It!

May 17, 2011

You may well remember that Top Gear did a test some time ago featuring a BMW M3 versus a Toyota Prius around the test track. The Prius was naturally going full out, whilst the performance oriented M3 found it very easy to keep up with the slower but more economical car. The result was interesting [...]

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What Wears Tyres More Quickly?

May 3, 2011

In the second of articles looking at tyres this week, here’s a little quiz – just what sort of activity will wear tyres more quickly? It isn’t actually driving at high speeds on a motorway like a lot of people think. It’s another type of fast driving – driving aggressively or frenetically. When you’re cruising [...]

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Have You Changed Your Driving Habits?

April 24, 2011

The following is courtesy of Motorpoint and highlights just how much impact the higher costs of fuel are having on us all: Nearly two out of three motorists have changed their driving habits in order to save on fuel according to a new survey by Motorpoint. The online poll by the car supermarket giant found [...]

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Jenson Button Joins McLaren

November 19, 2009

In what has been seen by many in the business as the ‘dream team‘, McLaren have announced their new driver for the GP 2010 season – none other than Mr Jenson Button. So, what’s the story? Well, after Mercedes bought a controlling stake in Brawn, things got a lot more complicated. Talk from insiders very [...]

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