Only four more weeks and my better half and I will be packing stacks of junk in the car and head for Southern France. It’s hot there: air conditioning is a must. Unfortunately the a/c on my lovely 1998 BMW […]
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07, 2012
Tag Archives: speed
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07, 2012
There’s new Bugs appearing
Beetle lovers will be able to enjoy two engines to the range with either a 2.0-litre 140 PS TDI turbodiesel engine, or a 2.0-litre 200 PS TSI turbocharged petrol engine. The latter is enough to propel this bug from zero […]
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07, 2012
New Audi Q3 will be ‘raining’ champ
As the wettest summer on record continues to reinforce the arguments in favour of quattro all-wheel-drive, Audi has just launched its 250th model equipped with this invaluable all-weather traction aid – a new ‘entry level’ version of its popular compact […]
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07, 2012
Take Me Home Country Roads (Just A Little More Slowly)
What’s the best thing about getting out in the country? For me, it is seeing my daughter pointing at the cows and making mooing noises and then stopping for a picnic and feeling a fresh country breeze on my brow. […]
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07, 2012
Audi’s RS 3 – back by popular demand
Audi lovers are in for a treat because the carmaker has announced a strictly limited second run of its UK-spec 340PS RS. The stylish compact hatchback is now available to order and there are just 250 building slots remaining for […]
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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
Who Are the Worst Drivers Around?
I seem to recall from my past in the heady world of car insurance that certain professions either attract a loaded premium or simply can’t be insured at all. My memory is a bit hazy on the subject but I […]
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07, 2012
Gymkhana 5
The guy’s been on Top Gear (the proper UK version) and that’s not because he’s without talent. Ken Block’s Gymkhana series are a massive internet hit and there’s a reason. In essence Gymkhana is an automotive sport, requiring extreme car […]
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07, 2012
Retro Concepts: Jeep Mighty FC
Where the previous example of a retro concept was a case of sophisticated design and reinterpreting a design philosophy of 75 years ago, this one isn’t quite so refined. It’s the Jeep Mighty FC concept, a ‘car’ Jeep revealed earlier […]
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07, 2012
Ex Formula 1 Driver Thinks that 70 is Too Fast
Amid all of the furore and hyperbole surrounding the issue of the UK speed limit it is good to hear that an ex Formula 1 driver got involved in the debate. When I saw the headline I thought, “Brilliant, Nelson […]
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07, 2012
Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster
These are the first official images for the new Vantage Roadster – three years after the Vantage was first unveiled. It might only be available as a limited edition in ‘selected’ markets but it’s bound to be a seller – […]
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07, 2012
The Clean Police
Right, I may be critical about electric cars, but even I have to admit that there are uses and people for which they are perfectly fit. Like office workers that aren’t working too far from home. There are also uses […]
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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
New Car? Get It Before 2020!
Cars. Enjoy ‘em while they last. The European Commission will soon take all the fun out of them. From 2020 onward, any newly produced car is allowed to release a maximum of 95 grams per kilometre, equal to 152 grams […]