Mazda’s all-new CX-5 is officially one of the safest cars in the world after receiving five-stars – the highest possible safety rating – from Euro NCAP. The CX-5, a compact crossover SUV that went on sale in the UK earlier […]
As I no longer live in the UK, I missed the Queen and her husband travelling on the Duck in Liverpool the other day. I assume it was covered on British telly but here I had to make do with […]
It’s taken some time but the sun is shining at last and ‘experts’ are predicting a scorching summer. However, being Brits we know that any long range weather forecast should be taken with a pinch of salt. And if you’ve […]
When yours truly found employment with his current employer he was offered the option to drive a company lease car. As the stretch home-to-office covers about 30 miles one way, that was an attractive option. I drove a VW Polo […]
Analysts globally think it’s interesting to dig up total sales figures of the world’s automotive markets and publish about it. They’re right, it is interesting! I see a little report fly by every single month, by which I can judge […]
It was intended to stop the mistake of misfuelling your car (and, believe me, it’s not only embarrassing but unbelievably expensive as well) but Ford’s innovative ‘Easy Fuel’ system has the added bonus of thwarting fuel thieves. The escalating value […]
I can proudly say that I have never knowingly jumped a red light in my life. I may have skipped through a few when I didn’t even notice the traffic lights but I don’t believe that makes me a bad […]
What do you think of the plan to increase the motorway speed limit to 80mph? Maybe you already do 80mph or – gasp –more on a regular basis. If this is the case then you will want to see what […]
The last 26 hand-finished, right-hand drive MY12 Saab 9-3 Convertibles are now available for sale in the UK. Available to buy through Saab’s national network of 87 authorised repairers, the vehicles were hand-finished by the dedicated and loyal workforce of […]
With the build quality of new cars being vastly improved in recent years, what proportion of them would fail their first MoT? I think it’s a really good question and consumer website honestjohn.co.uk has looked at 24.5 million MoT records […]
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s blog about Ford dominating new car sales, comes news that a cheeky Italian motor is heading up the hit parade. The Fiat 500 is a ‘fun’ mini which was launched in 2007 and is […]
Who did you think was going to help us a little with petrol prices? It certainly wasn’t going to be the government, the petrol companies or even your favourite motoring programme. Thankfully, if there is one institution I still have a […]
It’s not all doom and gloom out there – Ford cars sales are rocketing! The Blue Oval says its sales figures for April have increased on a year ago – and increased its market share. Ford is the UK’s market […]
Recently I mentioned the VW Jetta taxis they’ve got running around here. These green-and-yellow cars look so 1991! To be fair though, that’s because they’re really from 1991. Where in Europe the Jetta Mk-2 was taken into production in 1984 […]