Category D Cars Explained
You may have heard of category D cars but do you know what they are? They have been in the news in the last few days so now looks like a good time to...
May 04, 2012 3 Min Read
Aimed squarely at the compact crossover market, BMW’s new X1 is going to sell well and you’ll be seeing a lot of them close-up – in your rear view mir...
May 04, 2012 2 Min Read
Nissan’s Redefining Bonkers
The Nissan Juke is high up on its wheels, sporty and it looks a bit like the love child of a frog and a wild boar. That’s what makes it so cool! Yep,...
May 03, 2012 3 Min Read
The unstoppable rise of hybrid cars
It’s enough to make the most diehard petrolhead choke on his cornflakes – news is in that hybrid car sales are soaring. Sadly, they are no longer a fa...
May 03, 2012 3 Min Read
Smart Phones Cause Car Crashes and Sudoku Might Too
There are times when I am glad to be free of the shackles of technological dependence, and today is one of them. I have a mobile phone but it is not e...
May 03, 2012 2 Min Read
REVIEW Subaru BRZ: Two new models for its BRZ line-up announced
It lands on these shores in the summer and potential buyers have two model choices for Subaru’s new BRZ. The Subaru BRZ has been acclaimed for deliver...
May 02, 2012 2 Min Read
Do You Get the MPG You Expect?
I didn’t want to do it, I really didn’t. My idea was to let a week go past without mentioning the price of petrol but I can’t. It seems that every day...
May 02, 2012 2 Min Read
No More Lada Riva and No More Jokes
I missed this story a few weeks ago and only just realised that the Lada Riva is no longer going to be produced. It seems that they are made by the Ru...
May 01, 2012 2 Min Read
Merc: Your Model Names Are Like Chinese to Me!
I hate to admit it – because after all I am a car nerd and a bit autistic – but Mercedes-Benz is the only car brand sold on the Western hemispheres of...
May 01, 2012 3 Min Read
REVIEW VW Polo: The new Polo R Line
Volkswagen’s popular supermini has a new member for its current line-up. The VW Polo R Line has a higher spec than the VW Polo Match and has unique st...
May 01, 2012 2 Min Read
Driving with the Brakes Off
It’s not big and it’s not clever but I need to confess to talking to the roads at the weekend with dodgy brakes. It is the first thing I have ever don...
April 30, 2012 3 Min Read
Fuel economy: Real-world miles per gallon information now available
We’ve all done – got to the end of a long journey and wondered where the fuel has gone. And no you probably haven’t made a miscalculation because the...
April 30, 2012 3 Min Read
Overtaking and Why Americans do it Better
Maybe I’m a hothead, but my personal number one traffic annoyance is, by several miles: people sticking on the centre or right section of the road whe...
April 30, 2012 4 Min Read
Bust a Window
I may be in China, but that doesn’t mean I’m not keeping an eye out for car news in good ol’ Europe. From my very own home country comes a new innovat...
April 29, 2012 2 Min Read
Skoda’s Rapid
Skoda is just one of the many brands under the VW AG banner today, selling cars that are nothing but cheaper Volkswagens. Designers change the styling...
April 27, 2012 2 Min Read
