Author Archives: rhianjones
Peugeot iOn: an electric future?
The Peugeot iOn is the latest electric car we’ve tested, and it continues to raise questions about the future of this technology. What is clear from a road tester’s point of view is that they are undoubtedly good to drive. … Continue reading
Filed under Electric cars, first drive, iOn, Peugeot
Audi’s incredible new engine
Sometimes great things happen when old designs inspire thoroughly modern engineering. Such is the case with Audi’s 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine. It gives a nod to Audi’s rally heritage and the engines fitted to its championship-winning cars of the … Continue reading
Filed under Audi, first drive, RS3
Bitten by the Spyder bug
I recently had the privilege of joining an Auto Trader journalist on a car launch day with Audi. This was a brilliant insight into one of the many layers of the world of motoring. Unsurprisingly, it was enormous fun.
Filed under Audi
Win a miniature piece of The A-Team on Auto Trader
If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you find them, maybe you can hire… The A-Team! Failing that, you could WIN your very own piece of the world’s most famous fugitive team, albeit in … Continue reading
Filed under Competition
Caption competition: when parking goes wrong
We’re not sure our first response to this picture should be ‘Wow, that’s some seriously good Mercedes build quality’. A 67-year-old motorist had a narrow escape when he reversed his Mercedes C-Class through a brick wall on the seventh floor … Continue reading
Filed under Caption competition
Harrods owners’ supercars clamped outside store
Schadenfreude – which roughly translates as taking pleasure in other people’s pain – is a wonderful pastime. In this case, we’re enjoying the moment two ultra-expensive supercars were clamped. A unique £1.5 million 1,018bhp Koenigsegg CCXR and a £350,000 213mph … Continue reading
Filed under Parking
Dukes of Hazard: on a budget
It goes without saying, we would never encourage anybody to re-enact the above scene. The video shows a Nissan Micra jumping a road in West Cork, Ireland. We’re told the landing was successful and nobody was hurt (apart from the … Continue reading
Filed under Video
Teenager quoted £17,000 to insure a Vauxhall Corsa
A learner driver has been quoted £17,000 to insure his £2,000, 1-litre engined Vauxhall Corsa. James Hayes, who celebrates his 17th birthday next week, told the Daily Mail, “I used six comparison websites and the cheapest comprehensive quote I found … Continue reading
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Mini announces return to WRC
Mini has confirmed it will return to the international rally scene with a World Rally Championship (WRC) version of its new Countryman in 2011. The Mini Countryman WRC will be a joint development with British tuning expert Prodrive, and will … Continue reading
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