Editorial

Horsepower Vs Economy

June 16, 2011

A friend of mine has a Subaru Impreza WRX and another a fast Ford. Yet another has a supremely frugal Fiat 500. My question is, do you sacrifice not just speed but responsiveness to fuel economy? My friend who had an RX-8 wouldn’t buy anything with less than 200 horsepower!

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Would You Ever Go Automatic?

August 29, 2010

These days, there are a wider variety of transmissions than just about any other time in history. There’s standard manual (with some cars offering six rather than five gears), there’s CVT (continuously variable transmission), DSG (a semi automatic double clutch setup) and even automatic cars with 8 forward gears! My question is then, would you [...]

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Do You Trust Your Sat Nav?

August 16, 2010

Here’s the latest from Manheim Auctions: Over half of British drivers own or use a sat-nav, but surprisingly only 1 in 8 trust it to take them to their destination, research by Manheim Auctions revealed. That’s because over a third of Brits have got completely lost whilst relying on their navigation system, with 15% missing [...]

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Why I’ll Never Buy A Smart Car…

December 13, 2009
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I’ve decided that when I reach the hallowed 100,000 miles mark in my current car, it will be time to get a new motor (provided that, of course, I’m financially in a position to do so). I have a few choices circling in my mind, but I just couldn’t face letting my Astra go whilst [...]

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