Cars UK is calling on Secretary of State for Transport Philip Hammond to address the false and misleading range claims by makers of electric cars. We reported last week that Gordon Murray – he of the McLaren F1 – has created what seems to us the ideal electric car – the Gordon Murray Design T.27 […]
Use screenwash – or risk Legionnaires’ Disease
Researchers have discovered that car washer bottles are a big source of the Legionella bacterium, but adding screenwash kills the bacterium. To be entirely truthful, the risk isn’t huge. There are probably less than 500 cases a year of Legionnaires’ Disease in the UK, but new research points to a likely cause for an unpleasant infection […]
Jaguar XF Coupe & XF Estate back on
Jaguar now seem set to expand the XF range with the addition of an XF Estate, XF Coupe and even an XF Roadster. The Jaguar XF is the car Tata can thank for the the start of the Jaguar renaissance. For the first time in a generation Jaguar were not only looking forward but could […]
Le Mans (2010) – RESULT
We were expecting Peugeot to dominate the 2010 Le Mans, and Nigel Mansell to show us what an ex-F1 driver can do. Did it happen? The expectation was that Peugeot would dominate the 2010 Le Mans. But they didn’t. Up until the half way stage it looked likely that Peugeot could pull off a win, […]
Canadian Grand Prix (2010) RESULT
Back to Montreal after a miss last year, with Lewis Hamilton sitting on pole. Will he make it to the finish line, or will the Red Bulls dominate once again? In truth, there were five contenders for the Canadian Grand Prix this year. Both McLarens, both Red Bulls and Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari. In the end […]
Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer 4×4 Press Release
Vauxhall Insignia goes from strength to strength in the UK Over 55,000 Insignia sales in UK since launch last year AWD Insignia CDTi first Vauxhall passenger car to couple Adaptive 4×4 with a diesel New premium leather trim boosts Insignia’s quality credentials still further Luton – Since the Insignia hit UK showrooms at the start […]
Vauxhall Insignia CDTi 4×4 – the first diesel 4×4 in the Insignia range
Vauxhall are launching a diesel 4×4 Insignia – the Vauxhall Insignia CDTi 4×4 – in September. The Insignia range is proving to be a big success for Vauxhall (and Opel, for that matter) with a strong range of models from the rep-special 1.8 petrol on up to the range-topping Insignia VXR Sports Tourer. And most models can […]
Dodge Challenger. George Washington. English Redcoats. Must be the World Cup.
Chrysler are running adverts for the Dodge Challenger during the US World Cup games showing George Washington routing the English Redcoats. We know. It’s the world cup. And Ingerland played the Yankies yesterday. And they dropped the ball and managed a draw. So much for our flying start in the World Cup against a non […]
Ford Mondeo new engines – detail and prices
Ford has sent us details of the new engines – and double-clutch ‘box – for the 2010 Mondeo. A new EcoBoost petrol and three tweaked and improved diesels on offer. Back in February, in the run-up to this year’s Geneva Motor Show, Ford let us know that it was planning on fitting new engines to […]
Gordon Murray T.27 Electric City Car – EXACTLY what an EV should be
Gordon Murray has revealed more detail of the T.27, his electric city car concept developed for i-Stream production. Gordon Murray is an automotive genius. He created the car many would consider to be the zenith in performance road cars – the McLaren F1. And now he’s turned his hand to what many consider the antithesis of the F1 – […]