The new Volkswagen Arteon R – and Arteon R Shooting Brake – go on sale in the UK with 316bhp and 4WD, and prices from £51,615. It’s all but a year since Volkswagen reveled the facelift for the Arteon, and with it a pair of ‘R’ versions too – the VW Arteon R and Arteon […]
Electric Porsche Taycan gets software UPGRADE- but you’ll need to visit a Porsche dealer
The Porsche Taycan gets a software upgrade to bring earlier Taycans up to latest specs, but owners will need to visit a Porsche dealer to get it done. In a world where cars are becoming more like mobile technology centres ruled by software than mechanical marvels devoted to Suck-Squeeze-Bang-Blow, it means new lines of code […]
Renault Zoe Venture Edition – the electric Zoe with ‘Desirable’ options and range
The Renault Zoe Venture Edition is a new electric Zoe promising to deliver desirable options and decent range at a sensible price. The Renault Zoe is the best-selling electric car in Europe, at least for now, offering a decent little EV at a not too stupid price to tempt buyers to go down the EV […]
Ferrari Portofino M ARRIVES as a tweaked Portofino with 612bhp
The Ferrari Portofino arrives as an updated and slightly more powerful entry-level model with small design tweaks and new gearbox. It looks like Ferrari are emerging from hibernation after Covid with the arrival of a new car – well, a tweaked car – in the guise of the new Ferrari Portofino M. The Portofina M […]
Volkswagen’s latest marketing WHEEZE – ‘Rolls-Royce’ alloy wheel centres
Volkswagen has launched self-levelling alloy wheel centres as an option on some models, delivering, they say, super-luxury to their cars. You know that what you really want – what you really, really want – is to have the luxury of a Rolls-Royce in your VW. But as VW don’t own Rolls-Royce (although they do own […]
Redex Diesel System Cleaner Review – the conclusion
We’ve been using Redex Diesel System Cleaner in our 100k mile Ford C-Max for a few months to see if it improves performance and economy. Does it work? Back in October, we started using Redex Diesel System Cleaner in our 100,000 mile Ford C-Max to see if Redex’s claims of improved economy and smoother running […]
REDEX System Cleaner review – how’s it going?
We’ve been using Redex Fuel Additive in our 100,000 mile Ford C-Max for a bit over a month, so has Redex made any real difference to the car’s performance? Last month we started a review of Redex Fuel Additive in our, slightly tired, 2010 Ford C-Max, dutifully popping a single pot of Redex diesel additive […]
REDEX System Cleaner: Does it do what it says on the tin?
We’ve been asked by Redex – makers of fuel additives and system cleaners – to try their product on one of our cars for a couple of months to see what we think. It’s hard to know what to think about fuel additives now fuel systems in cars are controlled by injectors and computers – […]
Peel Trident Micro Car – 1 of just 45 – heading for auction – could fetch £100k PLUS
A Peel Trident Micro Car – successor to the Peel P50 – is going up for auction with RM Sotheby’s and is expected to sell for over £100,000. The Peel P50 was thrust in to the spotlight ten years ago when Jeremy Clarkson and the Top Gear team featured the quirky little Micro Car – […]
Nextbase In-Car 512g Dash Camera Review
This week we’ve had the Nextbase In-Car 512g Dash Camera in for review, the latest Dash Cam from Nextbase, offering a wide range of high tech features. Once upon a time, cameras mounted in cars were the luxury of track day enthusiasts who used them to record the results of a day’s blast round their favourite circuits. […]