Back to normal form for the 2011 Singapore Grand Prix with Vettel on pole and Webber in second. Can Vettel close out the world championship title? Why does the Singapore Grand Prix, which is brilliantly put together and looks stunning, always seem to disappoint? You’d expect it to be an Eastern version of Monaco – run as […]
Toyota Prius with added noise: The Prius Vehicle Proximity Notification
Toyota has revealed a Vehicle Proximity Notification system to the Prius to make noise to warn pedestrians when the Prius is in EV mode. We’d much rather see a hybrid car than an electric one, but with plug-in hybrids starting to proliferate more car makers are having to address the issue of silent running endangering blind – […]
UK Motorway speed limit to be 80mph? A wasted opportunity.
Reports say the Government is about to increase the UK motorway speed limit to 80mph, the first change since 1965. What a wasted opportunity. Until 1965 there was no speed limit on UK motorways. Mind you, there weren’t many UK motorways to blat along in any case. The M1 was about it at the time, apart from odd bits […]
Mercedes Concept A: Coming to a shopping centre near you
Mercedes has decide to take the Mercedes Concept A – the Concept version of the new A-Class – on a tour of UK Shopping Centres. We did think there was a chance that the new 2012 / 2013 Mercedes A Class could make an appearance at the Frankfurt Motor Show, but instead Mercedes concentrated on the […]
Range Rover Evoque heads for the Dakar Rally
The British Excite Rally Raid Team will run the new Range Rover Evoque in the world’s toughest car competition – the Dakar Rally. Land Rover are pretty chuffed with the way the new Range Rover Evoque has been received; feedback from the trade is hugely positive and buyers are queueing up to grab the Evoque […]
2012 Ford Mondeo Titanium: The fastest ever Mondeo
Ford has revealed the 2012 Mondeo Titanium with a 240hp Ecoboost option, making it the fastest ever Mondeo. Expected in the UK early 2012. If you want an illustration of how quickly things are changing in the car world when it comes to the relationship between power and economy, you could do worse than look […]
VW Boss Martin Winterkorn on the new Hyundai i30: Nothing Rattles!
VW boss Martin Winterkorn, visiting the Hyundai stand at Frankfurt, spent five minutes poking round the new Hyundai i30 and declared ‘Nothing rattles’! If you’re looking for a benchmark in quality mainstream cars, you can’t do a great deal better than cars from the VW group. From VW to Audi, Skoda to SEAT, VW knows how […]
Top Gear Video: The Stig, Chris Evans & a 400bhp Black Cab
We’ve got video from the Top Gear team of The Stig taking Radio 2’s Chris Evans on a hair-raising ride in a 400bhp London Black Cab. It’s not difficult to work out when Top Gear has something to promote; they send us videos and stories. And with the Top Gear Live Show looming on the […]
2012 Focus gets Ford’s new Door Edge Protector
Ford has come up with a modern version of clip-on door protectors. The 2012 Focus will be the first Ford fitted with the new active door protection. When Adam was a lad, dings on the edges of doors caused by careless passengers opening a door without any thought were mitigated by a quick trip to Halfords for a set […]
Saab’s Heritage Cars snaffled by the Bailiffs
The day before Saab managed to get court protection from its creditors this week, Swedish bailiffs visited the Saab Museum and sequestered the historic cars to pay Saab’s debts. Just like every other car maker with a lineage, Saab likes to make the most of its car-making history. So it has a museum with everything from […]