Sometimes I can be very smug, very self-satisfied. This is one of those occasions!
For literally years I have been saying that car brands ought to produce a car that “folds” when parked. One that you feel comfortable driving (we have no time for tiny cars that make you feel cramped or awkward …

As society becomes more and more environmentally aware, consumers have become increasingly green conscious, what with the Mayan Calender predicting the end of the world late 2012! What better way to get in good with the cosmos than buying a hybrid car?
Hybrid cars particularly of the HEV(Hybrid Electrical Vehicle) variety …

We like Honda. OK, so some Hondas can be a bit boring, but then they produce exciting hatchbacks and fun concepts. The latest of which, or at least the coolest of which, has to be their concept FC Sport at the Tokyo motorshow. It looks like a something Batman would drive if he …

You might question my sanity if I suggest that building a car out of grass might be the future for car design – but stick with me on this one. First let me introduce Greg Abbott; an American who is professionally known as Reverend Gadget, an engineer and fabricator who …

Paris is hoping to clear its streets with its first ‘car-sharing’ scheme. The new Autolib system is hoped to be a vehicle equivalent of the Velib bicycle rental-service, albeit an improved version. The scheme will be piloted for two-months in the hope of receiving some positive results; offering Parisians the …

A new 80mph speed limit is in the pipeline, but who will the new announcements (along with the increased amount of urban areas reduced to 20mph limits) benefit? That is, if indeed they benefit anyone at all!
The main supporting argument is well illustrated by Edmund King, president of the AA, …

You just can’t get away from the importance of CO2 emissions when you are thinking of cars. As the UK and European governments concentrate on reducing green house gasses the motor industry focus on ways to reduce the CO2 emissions of their cars.

Each manufacturer is trying to reduce their overall …

So, unless you lived under a rock last month, you’ll have heard about the action that Greenpeace took against Volkswagen. Greenpeace claims that VW is “using its huge political muscle to lobby against key environmental laws” despite making claims that it wants to be “the most eco-friendly car automaker in the …

Everywhere you turn nowadays, it is all about being green. Last month Greenpeace were on Volkswagen’s case about their green credentials, and it seems that no manufacturer is able to escape the influence of our newly developed global conscience. This is, of course, good, although fans of hugely uneconomic engines that belch out emissions …

It can be hard being a VW Camper addict. The cute vintage campervans are not only highly sort after and expensive, but they do have an unfortunate ability to rust to high heaven and fall apart without even the slightest provocation. They are the sort of draw on your time and resources that …