Author Archives: adrianhearn
Meet the Renault Zoe
Renault seems to have caused uproar in its home country with its new electric car – the Zoe. It appears naming the Renault ‘Zoe’ has gone down as well in France as if they’d marketed it as … Continue reading
Filed under Renault
You’re a dictator – what would you drive?
Earlier we revealed Adolf Hitler’s old Mercedes had been sold to a mystery seller for up to £9 million. A bit of research dug up that Mercedes have been quite popular among world leaders who, you might say, had weak … Continue reading
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VW Scirocco R or Ford Focus RS?
Volkswagen has just announced prices for its range-topping Scirocco R model with the hot hatch costing from £26,945. This makes it £50 cheaper than the Ford Focus RS.
Filed under Focus RS, Ford, Hot hatch, Scirocco, Volkswagon
Volvo XC60: the vampire’s car of choice
To all the teenage girls out there – it’s time you persuaded your parents to buy a Volvo XC60. Because the Swedish SUV is the car of choice for Robert ‘bloody’ Pattinson’s Twilight character Edward.
Filed under Volvo
What do you want to see on Top Gear?
Last week we reported on the Ultima GTR which unofficially broke the Top Gear lap record when it managed a time of 1 minute 9.9 seconds. What’s more amazing about the car’s blistering time is that it costs just £70,000 … Continue reading
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V8 Renault Twingo: stupid but I want one
French tuner Lazareth has shoehorned a 3.5-litre V8 engine into a previous generation Renault Twingo. And then giving it the one of the most outrageous bodykits known to man – it’s unashamedly fantastic and pointless in equal proportions.
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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Coulthard buys his own F1 trophies
I’ve just spent the day visiting the McLaren Technology Centre in Surrey for a tour of the complex. You can read all about my experience at the MTC next week but one particular story got my attention when viewing McLaren’s … Continue reading
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Ford Focus RS or save £14k and get a Suzuki Swift Sport?
I’ve had a Suzuki Swift Sport on long-term loan for the past six months and I’m quite keen on the little hot hatch. As with the Renault Twingo Renaultsport and Fiat 500 Abarth, the Swift is a cracking little car. … Continue reading
Audi R8: the car for the stars
Auto Trader is selling Girls Aloud stunner Cheryl Cole’s old Audi R8. That’s right; you can buy the supercar of the moment which used to be driven around by woman of the moment. But in celeb circles, it’s not just … Continue reading
Filed under Audi, R8, Simon Cowell
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