It is well known that if you buy a brand new car, you get some nifty customising options. You can have an influence on the colour, or the interior spec. You can select body kits, or car mats, or whether or not your sporty little number ought to have a …
Chinese firms offer helping hand to SAAB
The European Automobile Manufacturers Association’s (ACEA) call for greater access to global markets may be happening faster than even the industry body had hoped, thanks to financial chaos at SAAB. As two Chinese companies invest substantial amounts in the ailing Swedish company, greater access …
It is the sort of investment we all dream of making – buying something for a mere £60, and selling it on for a meaty £430k. The only downside? That you would have to wait 90 odd years before you could cash in on the investment – and it would probably take …
We were lucky enough be given tickets by Autotrader to the Goodwood Moving Motor Show last week, the precursor to the exiting Festival of speed. We spent the day wandering around from car to car, taking pictures (and trying to avoid getting too many arms, legs and decapitated heads in the shot), …
The Range Rove Evoque got such a large amount of interest and publicity over the last lifetime year that Audi’s new release deserves to get some coverage too. After all, the Q3 is the closest thing the the Evoque has to a new rival, and represents Audi’s emergence into the smaller 4×4 …
It seems barely a month goes by without get more bad news coming out of Swedish car firm, Saab. The manufacturer has been plagued by financial issues for some time now, resulting in a three month suspension of production whilst unable to pay suppliers for parts. There was a little …
Well, there are some things that are just, naturally, cool. The red arrows, for instance, with all their aerobatics and funky coloured smoke. That BMX-er who did the triple back-flip. Monkeys wearing waistcoats and top hats. Oh, and drifting – of the car variety, that is.
Many people, following the release of …
There are many different factors that are currently holding back the electric car market from going full throttle ahead. Range is one, not to mention certain practicality issues and the installation of charging points nationwide. Another point, and perhaps one of the biggest obstacles in the road, is the fact that …
This has been one hell of a week for motorsports, what with Le Mans, Moto GP at Silverstone, the Isle of Man TT, and the Canadian Grand Prix all offering plenty of entertainment and excitement value.
Perhaps the most exciting, from our point of view, had to be the Formula 1. Wet track races are always …