Monthly Archives: October 2009
Cars that drive themselves to go on test in 2011
The first real-world test of cars that drive themselves will take place in 2011. Volvo and half-a-dozen other companies are behind the trial. They hope ‘road trains’ will mean fewer accidents, lower emissions and shorter journey times. But will drivers … Continue reading
Lexus LFA: what recession?
Lexus has just announced its LFA supercar will cost £336,000. You don’t need me to point out this is a huge sum of money. In fact, we can’t think of any Japanese sports car which has cost more to buy … Continue reading
Filed under Lexus, Uncategorized
Are estates back in fashion?
Last week I had the pleasure of test driving the new Skoda Superb Estate. ‘Pleasure’ is the right word, because as well as being sumptuously well-equipped it was a pretty good steer too given its size. Hats off to Skoda … Continue reading
Class wars: Ireland VS Diouf
And the guys doing battle are Manchester City’s Stephen Ireland Blackburn Rovers’ El Hadji Diouf. Ireland drives a blue and white Audi R8 and has just splashed out £260,000 on a unique Bentley Continental GTC for his missus’ birthday. He’s … Continue reading
Filed under Audi, Bentley, Land Rover, R8, Range Rover, Range Rover 4.2 V8 HST
How the F1 Championship can be decided this weekend
The Brazilian grand prix could be shaping up as the championship decider for the second year running. It was the scene of Lewis Hamilton’s last gasp ‘has he, hasn’t he’ championship win in 2008, and Jenson Button will be hoping … Continue reading
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Tories to axe speed cameras
The Conservative Party has promised to cut spending on speed cameras, if they win the next general election. Do you think this is a good idea? Will it encourage speeding?
Filed under car, Car crime, Cars, Driving, News, Random stuff, Safety and security, Speed Cameras, Topics
BTCC: Back to the future at Brands Hatch
Last weekend’s British Touring Car finale at Brands Hatch was memorable in many ways. Colin Turkington took the 2009 BTCC title, Jason Plato became only the second driver in the history of the sport to win all three rounds, beating … Continue reading
Drama as speeding moped collides with car
There was drama in Wimbledon town centre today after a moped and Peugeot 306 were involved in a collision. The biker was stretchered off into an ambulance while the car’s roof had to be cut off to safely remove the … Continue reading
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