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HARMAN’s chief engineer of acoustics, Arndt Hensgens, provides a background on the complex, challenging task of creating and tuning an OEM audio system for automotive use. The car is one of the most challenging environments for achieving great audio. “There is a huge range of materials – plastic, cloth, leather and glass – which all absorb […]
Paul Caddick is urging us to get up and be active – or risk the consequences of sitting still in our cars for too long It’s ironic that we all still look forward to collapsing onto the sofa or into an armchair at the end of the working day and taking the weight off our […]
BMW has as car in just about every niche. That’s not a bad idea to get the best spread of the market. From this singular German marque you can have a small hatch, a large hatch, a small SUV, a large SUV, a large SUV coupe, a family front wheel drive car, a long wheel […]
Karin Smyth, MP for Bristol South, has been given the accolade of Parliamentarian of the Month in 2016 for May, by the road safety charity Brake and Direct Line Group. The award recognises Karin’s work fighting for tougher road safety regulations following the death of Freddie Hussey. Three-year-old Freddie was crushed by a two-tonne trailer […]
A record total of 164 ‘everyman’ classics will be auctioned at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre in Classic Car Auctions’ (CCA) sale on Saturday 18th June 2016, making it the auction house’s biggest sale to date. The huge selection of cars on offer includes everything from low mileage, time-warp classics, excellent value performance cars from the […]
Whether your favourite is an Eighties poster icon such as the Lamborghini Countach or Ferrari Testarossa, or one of the latest generation of hypercars such as the Bugatti Veyron or Pagani Zonda, The Fast Car Festival is determined to discover what the top 10 supercars of all time really are. The show organisers are carrying […]
The Telegraph has reported a speed camera ticket issued in error – after a driver was shown incorrectly to be travelling 56 miles per hour about the limit! The driver in question, it was reported, contested the error and got a solicitor involved. A check of both photographs apparently showed the driver had not in […]
There are some major roadwork projects going on up and down the UK. The A1 has seen some significant development with many parts of the works not scheduled for completion until Summer 2016. There’s an interesting site over at https://roadworks.org/ that gives up to date information wherever possible on locations that are likely to end up […]
Volvo used to be the king of the big, boxy, safe – and some would say staid – estate. That moniker however seemed to fall away as the brand moved to newer and funkier designs such as the C30, S60 etc. The latest effort from the Swedish marque however goes back to older territory with […]
This year’s Goodwood Moving Motor Show will feature the first appearance of at least 25 of the world’s most exciting new cars. The list of cars making UK, European or world debuts includes the McLaren 570S Sprint, Porsche 911 R, Ferrari 488 Spider and Tesla Model X. Thirteen of the world’s largest car manufacturers will […]