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The gap between advertised and on-the-road MPG is now at its widest ever point, with just 1 in 10 cars managing to hit their official fuel economy figures, according to new data from HonestJohn.co.uk. The leading consumer-led motoring website analysed 118,000 Real MPG fuel reports, submitted by UK drivers, and found that an average car […]
It may be after Halloween, but a horror car is a horror car – all year round. With that in mind, Warranty Direct has used insights from its unique Reliability Index (www.reliabilityindex.com) to conjure up a horrific ‘horror’ car that would give its owners nightmares all year round. The vehicle, known as the Horrific H-0WL3R, is […]
Chris Harris is the man of the moment when it comes to not only great cars but great reviews. Given the recent inclement weather and amount of colds and coughs going around, why not watch this video and enjoy some truly amazing sideways action. Frantic, furious and lots of fun. We can only add that […]
In this video, Chris Harris takes a good hard look at the Jaguar F Type Coupe, which we recently selected as the Car Articles Sports Car of the Year for 2014. In case we didn’t sell it strongly enough to you, check out this video. Both road and track is taken in as Chris gives […]
The above image is from the 2012 ALD Automotive / Shell FuelSave MPG Marathon and it shows the Ford Fiesta entry on the start line. This car managed an absolutely staggering 108.78mpg over a 370-mile route involving tough, real-world driving in challenging weather conditions. It is the Ford Fiesta ECOnetic 1.6 TDCi. The MPG Marathon […]
So what’s the score? How fast is your car? Can you even answer that question? Engines lose horsepower over time. What sort of performance is an ‘average’ engine going to give you? A 1.8 litre engine in a car that weighs the class average may do a 0-60 in around 9 seconds and return 35 […]