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VW Jetta Hybrid sets the record for “world’s fastest hybrid at ” with 185MPH run
Motor Trend magazine writer Carlos Lago has set the hybrid land speed record in a modified 2013 VW Jetta by posting a top speed of 185MPH at the infamous Bonneville Salt Flats. The record was posted during the annual Southern California Timing Association's (SCTA)...
Breaking Down Abroad
If like me, you really don't like flying, the only real option to get yourself and "the troop" out of the country is by car. It sounds pretty simple but there's a lot more to venturing over the to continent on four wheels than you might think.You have the usual...
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...