Monthly Archives: September 2009
Is the Focus RS more fun than a Nissan GT-R?
Earlier this week, we waxed lyrical about the virtues of hot hatches, and they’re even hotter brothers – the mega hatches. I drove a Focus RS and a Nissan GT-R back-to-back earlier this year, and as frighteningly quick as the … Continue reading
Why the world needs a £140,000 SUV with guns and booze
In a world obsessed with doing the right thing, the latest Overfinch Range Rover is a crazy breath of fresh air. It’s been given the Holland and Holland treatment – they’re gunmakers to the aristocracy – which means this particular … Continue reading
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Range Rover LRX concept becomes reality
One of the most intriguing concepts to appear at last year’s Detroit Motor Show was the Land Rover LRX. It appeared with a 2.0-litre diesel hybrid powertrain and mechanical four-wheel-drive. The manufacturer promised it would emit only 120g/km of CO2 … Continue reading
Filed under Land Rover, Range Rover
Don’t Tweet and drive
A new survey of Twitter users has found one in nine tweet and drive using their mobile phone. Have you ever sent a tweet or text message from behind the wheel? Do you think that a £60 fine and three … Continue reading
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What was your first car?
Drivers are getting their first car at a younger age than ever before, it was revealed today. How old were you when you bought yours and when did you buy it?
Filed under AA, car, car insurance, Cars, Driving, Learning to drive, News, Saving money, Topics
Uninsured drivers face £1,000 fine
Owners of uninsured cars could be charged up to £1,000 under new government proposals released today. The new fine will affect all registered keepers of uninsured vehicles, not the current law which only punishes those caught driving one. What do … Continue reading
Frankfurt Motor Show: Your star car
The Frankfurt Motor Show opened today and the world’s motoring journalists are ogling glamorous new models like the Lamborghini Reventon Spyder, Aston Martin Rapide and Rolls-Royce Ghost. This exotic metal stands cheek-by-jowl with the kind of cars that are more … Continue reading
Filed under 458, Aston Martin, Astra, Audi, Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mulsanne, R8 Spyder, Vauxhall
Have you scrapped an old car for a new one?
Over 200,000 cars have been sold under the scrappage scheme since it began. This has left buyers until November 23 to trade in their old car in exchange for a £2,000 discount on a new one.
Filed under Auto Trader, car, Cars, credit crunch, News, Scrappage
McLaren MP4-12C – have your say
If you made something as gorgeous, desirable and mind-blowing as the McLaren F1, you’d not exactly be in a rush to replace it. That’s why it has taken the Woking-based supercar geniuses 16 years to officially reveal their next offering.
Do you think congestion has dropped?
Congestion on motorways and trunk roads has seen a 31 per cent reduction in the last two years due to the credit crunch, according to a new report. The AA and Trafficmaster said of those commuters who have lost jobs, … Continue reading
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