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The new Ranger Rover goes lighter, faster and greener
Land Rover has revealed the first glimpse of it's all new Range Rover that's set to make its public debut at the Paris Motor Show next month. You'll be forgiven for thinking it's business as usual for one the UK's favorite "Chelsea tractors", but there's been some...
Council calls for government inquiry over supermarket fuel pricing
Lincolnshire council has called for a government inquiry over fuel prices following their report on supermarket fuel price variations. They have called it a "postcode lottery" for motorists already struggling with record fuel prices. They claim that leading retailers...
Start / Stop Tech coming en masse to America in 2017
In the rest of the civilized world, start / stop technology has become common place in new cars. Figures show that a whopping 40% of all new cars in Europe and Japan have the technology, however over the pond they have been a little more slow on the uptake of the...
UK Plug-in car sales on the up
According to the Office of Low Emission Vehicles, the number UK motorists who's new car qualified for the plug-in car grant rose in the first half of this year. Official figures show that 814 vehicles qualified for the grant in the first half of 2012 compared to only...
Knowing Your Left & Right When Driving In Europe
A fun family holiday in Europe. Sun, Sea, and Exploring. A road trip to Prague. A weekend driving in the French countryside. All of these can often turn out to be unexpectedly stressful; the reality of driving a British car on European roads is one of often severely...
Idling London motorists wasting £60m a year in fuel
A report by the Energy Saving Trust has shown that motorists in our fair capital waste over £60m of fuel and contribute more than 100 million kg of CO2 a year as a result of unnecessary idling.For those lucky drivers who own a car equipped with start stop technology,...
Are you really saving money by choosing a Diesel?
With the majority of new cars sold in the UK are now running on Diesel - we ask the question: Are you really saving money by choosing a Diesel?We agree that the headline fuel efficiency and MPG rating for today's diesel powered cars are impressive, although sometimes...
Summer fuel saving: Don’t “burn” excess fuel in the sun
In a complete reversal of one of the UK's wettest summers on record, many parts of the country are basking in the sun with temperatures reaching a whopping 32°C. As the mercury goes up many motorists reach for the aircon button for some relief from the record...
The New Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster – Design Matters!
A number of recent studies reveal that not always car buyers base their purchase decisions on entirely and exclusively rational assessments. Fuel consumption, safety, price, etc., are indeed important aspects, and most would agree, rational ones. However, in some...
Plug-in Cars Chellenging the Economic Crisis
Could the answer to the economic crisis be a car that is more expensive, rather than less? Some aspects of the market suggest this may very well be the case – but only if the car in question is electric. Sales of electric cars in the US are enjoying an unexpected and...