Monthly Archives: November 2008
Replica cars: Cool or naff?
Why do people build replica cars? For the technical challenge? Novelty value? Or simply because they can’t afford a sports car, but can afford to spend days transforming their regular wheels into a more exotic shape? The phenomenon of replica … Continue reading
Toyota iQ is a clever package
The genius of the original Mini was its use of space. The Toyota iQ’s designers clearly understood that. Alec Issigonis placed the Mini’s engine sideways under its bonnet, and placed the battery in the boot so there was more room … Continue reading
Filed under Toyota
How will the pre-budget report affect drivers?
The government has revealed a host of changes to its car tax plan for 2009 as well as several other moves that could hit drivers in the pocket. Chancellor Alistair Darling has revised the new road tax scheme, with a … Continue reading
The 2008 Los Angeles Motor Show
Ferrari, Land Rover, Rolls Royce and Suzuki have pulled out of the 2008 Los Angeles Motor Show – so who will ‘Governator’ Arnold Schwarzenegger along with thousands of Californians come to see? For a start, there’s the new Nissan 370Z … Continue reading
Should the British motor industry get government help?
As the fallout from the credit crunch gets worse, two groups representing the British motor industry have written to the government to ask for financial help. Should taxpayers’ money be spent on supporting the motoring industry? What do you think … Continue reading
Best of the web: Hamilton prefers to drive slow
The best links from across the web. Post your recommendations below. Lewis is scared of fast driving – Apparently there is a downside to dating Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger (Daily Star) The Lightning Lap, 2008 – American magazine Car and … Continue reading
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First taste of new Renault Megane
This is road tester Andy Goodwin reporting from an autumnal Madrid, where I’ve just driven the brand new Renault Megane for the first time. Gone is the large rump, made famous by Renault’s ‘shaking that ass’ adverts, in favour of … Continue reading
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