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The award for the Car Articles Car Of The Year 2011 goes to none other than the 2011 Ford Focus. A truly world beating new motor, this savvy effort from Ford really does have it all. Dynamic styling? Check. Fresh design? Check. Performance and economy? Check. A host of safety and technology as standard? Check. […]
Last month I got an email offering to send me a jacket which would be well suited to driving. Not being averse to a freebie for review I was happy to oblige and the following rather smart jacket arrived a few days later. It got me thinking about driving clothes. I wouldn’t have previously really […]
Some cars are not just made of their power and prestige, they also represent a lineage of expert design, passion and expert engineering. The new 2011 BMW M5 is just such a car and I have decided this year to award it with the inaugural Car Articles Useful Performance Car Of The Year award. This […]
Here’s a funky new coupe which is sure to be a hit in the UK! It’s the Veloster from the increasingly popular brand Hyundai. How will it fair against the host of small coupes and hatchbacks that are out there in the market? And does it have the ‘X Factor’ appeal that the initial appearance […]
Auto Express has covered the upcoming changes that are set to take place next year for those learning to drive. The biggest change in terms of practicalities is the inclusion of motorway driving being legal for a learner driver. The objective being to reduce the number of fatalities on British roads amongst this particularly at […]
With the first reports of snowfall it is more important than ever for road users to prepare for the worst, and GEM is continuing to offer practical advice through its FREE winter driving leaflet. Packed full of advice and checklists, the leaflet is a useful resource for all motorists and aims to help prevent drivers […]
Top Gear has announced the winners of their traditional award ceremony. Here are a selection of the winners: Top Gear Magazine Car of the Year 2011 Range Rover Evoque Top Gear Magazine Family Car of the Year 2011 Citroen DS5 Top Gear Magazine Estate Car of the Year 2011 Ferrari FF Top Gear Magazine Cabriolet […]
As James May said during a particularly good episode of Top Gear, a small engined Italian car should be driven like the valves are about to pop out of the bonnet. I recently had the good fortune to drive a smaller engined car, a 1.2 litre Vauxhall Corsa in fact. Granted, in terms of raw […]
Honda has confirmed a new diesel engine for Europe designed to be frugal yet powerful. Under the guise of the (slightly oddly) named ‘Earth Dreams Technology’, a new 1.6 litre diesel will be launched across a range of models in 2012. It is lighter than any other diesel engine of its size and has CO2 […]
I just love these super small, super performance, road legal race cars. The ‘SL’ in the name stands for Street Legal. Radical produce the sort of car that very quickly sorts the men from the boys, as well as putting hairs on your chest when you try to power around a corner. It’s fairly unlikely […]