It sounds like a bit of a trick question, doesn’t it? How many wheels belong on a Formula 1 car? Do we count the steering wheel? Actually, it’s not a trick question at all and you just need to count […]
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06, 2012
Tag Archives: speed
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06, 2012
Who Turned My Light Out?
I remember the days when a broken headlight or a slightly deflated tyre would send me into a tizzy. I just remembered this the other day when I finally got my headlight fixed after about 4 months of driving about […]
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06, 2012
100 Years of Bluebirds
The first time I ever saw footage of the fatal Bluebird crash in the Lake District it made a huge impact on me. To see this weird looking vehicle hit a speed of over 300mph and then flip over and […]
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06, 2012
Skoda’s new Citigo hits the streets
With sales booming, Skoda has high hopes for its new Citigo – even saying it’s the most important new model in the history of the firm. The all-new Citigo marks the start of a new era in the company’s 117-year […]
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06, 2012
Does Formula 1 Still Excite You?
I saw a snippet of Formula 1 news the other days and a sad thought occurred to me; it is no longer of any interest to me. Back in the day I used to snuggle down with a big supply […]
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06, 2012
Plasticise the Automotive Experience
With many a sporty car, the noise is even more important for the experience than pure performance. If it sounds fast and brutal, the brain seems to amplify the car’s actual speed. Carmakers know this full well, and in recent […]
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06, 2012
A Brief History of Map Reading
When you go out driving with your fancy Dan sat nav it is easy to forget how lucky we are these days. I came across some details of the first ever in-car map reading system the other day. It was […]
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05, 2012
Speed Cameras Now a Fiasco?
You might not know the name Roger Reynolds, but he played a part in the history of UK driving. 20 years ago he was a traffic division sergeant who was also a keen photographer at the time when the UK […]
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05, 2012
New Gran Coupe breaks new ground
We’re just a few days away from BMW’s new 6 Series Gran Coupe being available. This is the German marque’s first four-door coupé and is an elegant and sporty classic grand tourer. It has a stretched wheelbase which helps improve […]
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05, 2012
Festival of Speed – Racing Gamers Wanted
I hung up my Spectrum 128 joystick a few years ago but it looks as though I might be tempted to get playing again soon. I had a few different racing games in the old days and I have particularly […]
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05, 2012
Easy Rider
I’m still in China this week and so my observations of Chinese motoring continue. Regardless of how much of a heap of junk your car actually is, if you’ve got four wheels under your buttocks in China, you’re off better […]
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05, 2012
New BMW 7 Series announced
With its army of fans, the new BMW 7 Series is heading our way and it’s still an impressive car. There are some styling changes but the German firm is making the ActiveHybrid engine available for the first time in […]
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05, 2012
Izuogu: Nigeria’s Car That Never Was
The automotive industry is one of the most consolidated in the world, where the top four manufacturers (Toyota, GM, VW and Hyundai, in that order) account for about a third of total global production. But it wasn’t always so. In […]
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05, 2012
Australian Suicide Roadblock Tactics
I came across an interesting story the other day which made a shiver run down my spine. It happened in Australia and it sounded like something out of the latest Mad Max film at first. A lunatic driver was on […]