Monthly Archives: November 2009
We like big boots, we cannot lie
Christmas is coming so we’ve picked seven cars with massive boots to fill up with presents, including the used ford fusion But take care not to overload your car – it’s a mistake all of us have made.
Changes to Auto Trader car search and menus
We’ve made a series of changes to the new Auto Trader website today in response to the large amount of feedback we’ve had in the past few months. Here’s a quick guide to how the site has changed.
Filed under Auto Trader
BMW 5 Series design splits opinion
A new BMW 5 Series has been unveiled, leading to a predictable argument among the Auto Trader editorial staff today about whether its conservative new design is an improvement over its divisive predecessor. The sixth-generation 5 Series harks back to … Continue reading
Have you been affected by the Cumbria floods?
Towns in Cumbria have been hit by severe flooding which have left hundreds stranded. Drivers have been told not to take to the roads unless it is absolutely essential. See the Auto Trader website for advice on what to do … Continue reading
Create the star of Forza 3
You’ve bought the game, earned the car, and now 2009’s must-have racing game lets you customise it. Forza 3‘s clever livery editor allows you to design your own car by using the game’s inbuilt graphics – and you can even … Continue reading
Filed under Audi, R8, Random stuff
No manual gearbox for Ferrari 458 – but will anyone miss it?
It’s two decades since Ferrari first introduced a paddle-shift semi-automatic gearbox on its F1 car – the 640 raced by Nigel Mansell in 1989. Now Ferrari has phased out manual gearboxes entirely in the 458 Italia – its replacement for … Continue reading
Spiders on the web
We’ve just pulled together a bunch of pictures of spiders (or spyders, if that’s your preference) that’ll blow your socks off. There’s topless stunners from Maserati, Spyder, Alfa, Audi, Ferrari, Lamborghini – and probably a bunch more we can’t remember.
A Question of Motorsport
The last round of this year’s British Touring Car Championship saw a sport quiz – but forget Bill Beaumont and Ian Botham, this was a Question of Motorsport. It pitched Johnny Herbert and teammate Dave Pinkney as team captains answering … Continue reading
Filed under Civic, Civic Type-R, Honda, Motor sport
Beached Bugatti: Car-ma?
The sight of a marooned Bugatti Veyron in a saltwater lagoon in Texas was enough to get us reaching for the Kleenex (steady). A car of such magnitude deserved a better life than that, perhaps spent rifling around five-star hotels … Continue reading
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Do you love your ‘Beast’?
Hollywood A-lister and petrolhead Eric Bana has just released his new DVD documentary Love the Beast. It follows his trials as he rebuilds his beloved 1974 Ford Falcon coupe into a racing car – and the heartache and … Continue reading
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