Volvo has unveiled it’s latest V40 line-up and it’s a very impressive mix. I’m a huge fan of Volvos – having had a couple that were real workhorses – but the new model makes Volvo a real contender for the […]
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11, 2012
Tag Archives: horses
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10, 2012
How Vehicle Leasing Can Help You Step Up a Gear
Vehicle Leasing Could Be Your Answer In An Unstable Economy Vehicle Leasing in London is becoming an increasingly popular option for individual motorists and businesses who want to save money and get their finances into gear in these cash-conscious times. […]
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08, 2012
Breeding Horses
Research results by the University of Duisburg-Essen, in the Ruhr area, are clear: Germans want cars with more horsepower. Never before did cars sold in Germany have a higher average power rating. To be frank, I don’t think these research […]
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08, 2012
Still a Fat Bastard
Obviously – as this is a common occurrence in the automotive news – pictures of the new Range Rover had already leaked, but yesterday Land Rover officially presented the RR’s new model. Automotive press are particularly amazed by the low-fat, […]
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08, 2012
Nissan’s Taking Over the Taxi Market
I spent a great deal of time in London over the course of the past year. I also spent a great deal of time in taxis there, both Addison Lee’s and black cabs. Let’s be honest about it, lovely, nostalgic […]
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07, 2012
It Looks Clean
So you drive – or rather are driven in – this humongous limousine, say a BMW 7 Series, Audi A8 or Merc S-Class, and you feel bad about the environmental damage you do? Yeah, right! Still, that’s what owners of […]
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07, 2012
Retro Concepts: F-Cell Roadster
When carmakers are doing a new concept of an old model, they’ve only got their own automotive heritage to base it on. So, when you’re Mercedes-Benz, you might as well use the first automobile ever made for inspiration. It was […]
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07, 2012
Retro Concepts: BMW 328 Hommage
A few days ago I kicked off with a first issue of a prospected series about modern concept cars reincarnating classics of ages ago. The BMW 328 Hommage we have today isn’t quite as literal a translation as the Renault […]
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07, 2012
Clio the Clown
It’s got a big gob, a puffy nose and angry looking eyes. Anyone seen Stephen King’s ‘It’? I hate it when that happens. I take a look at a new car, get some crazy associations in my head and for […]
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06, 2012
The Hunting Merc
Mercedes Benz did a concept a while ago, of a slick-lined wagon / station / break version of the four-door CLS. They called it the Shooting Break. The association with speed going out from the word ‘shooting’ made me think […]
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06, 2012
Gazoo 86
It has been ages since Toyota came up with something that had soul. It’s been nothing but one Prius after the next and boring has been the reference that stuck itself to the Toyota name in my, and many others’, […]
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06, 2012
Lazarus 500
I would never buy a Fiat 500. They’re just not manly enough. Oh wait, scrap all of that! In the news today: the Fiat 500 that I would gladly drive, although it’s not officially called 500, but 550 Italia. That […]
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06, 2012
Big American
£58,995. There are cheaper ways to get to 160 mph, but few of them will offer so much space. There are also cheaper way to get as much space, but few will be so fast. Jeep has announced the UK […]
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06, 2012
S(peedy) 60
If you wanted a car capable of achieving bullet speeds in the compact executive segment, you used to have a very limited choice. That hasn’t actually changed. Most people in the market for a fast executive car would probably think […]