Peugeot now on its marks: 308 MkII
Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes Peugeot may have finally rectified years of poor performance in Europe’s second-largest car sector with the all-new 308 hatch. Not before time: the corking 306 was a long...
View ArticleAn Englishman in New York: Michael Manley
Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes The surprise of the Jeep Cherokee reveal at NYIAS wasn’t just the rather striking appearance of the vehicle itself: it was also the unexpected English-accented delivery by...
View ArticleLiving with an Aston Martin Rapide S: live blog
Reading time: 8 – 12 minutes I have an Aston Martin Rapide S this weekend and will be using it just like I use my Kia cee’d Sportswagon long-termer. How practical is Aston Martin’s most practical car?...
View ArticleBritain is right: the Ford Fiesta is brilliant
Britain's got talent in choosing new cars.
View Article6 things I learnt about Adobe Connect
Reading time: 4 – 6 minutes A holiday on the Isle of Wight meant I was not able to attend the latest MIPAA Social Media New Influencers Insight event at SMMT HQ in London this week. But this didn’t...
View ArticleParticulate problems: it’s not just diesels
Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes Particulate emissions from diesel cars have long been the bête noir of the fuel, and thus been a focus of European legislation since Euro emissions standards first became...
View ArticleVauxhall has decided what will happen to the Zafira Tourer
Why it is good news for Ellesmere Port
View ArticleLM24 live blog (from the armchair)
Reading time: 9 – 15 minutes The bulk of the nation’s motoring journalists are at Le Mans for the 24-hour race this weekend… but not all of us. However, thanks to the wonders of Eurosport, Twitter and...
View ArticleA day in a Vauxhall Insignia VXR Supersport: warts and all, I’m sold
Reading time: 4 – 6 minutes My #MSNCarsF1tour took place as Friday morning practice of the 2013 British GP was washed out. Didn’t I know it. But there was no sitting in the garage nice and dry for me –...
View ArticleBritish Grand Prix 2013: Silverstone armchair live blog
Reading time: 8 – 14 minutes The British Grand Prix at Silverstone is here at last – and it’s sunny, and the grandstands look full, and there’s a man sitting on pole position to make it a race full of...
View ArticleMcLaren Automotive COO to CEO: what does it mean?
Reading time: 3 – 4 minutes McLaren has promoted current chief operating officer Mike Flewitt to chief executive officer: the new role is effective immediately and his old role now ceases to exist....
View Article7 lessons Jaguar should learn from the X-Type
Reading time: 4 – 6 minutes The baby Jaguar has been coming for years. Now, it seems it actually might be coming after all, after years of Britain’s German-challenging premium hopeful lacking such a...
View ArticleMotor industry news – June 2013
28 June Nissan, Mercedes-Benz and now Volvo are entering the Australian V8 Supercars series long dominated by Ford and Holden – but although it’s been approached, Jaguar isn’t following suit. Its...
View ArticleMotor industry news – July 2013
31 July Suzuki president Osamu Suzuki and VW chairman Ferdinand Piech are reportedly in talks to sort out the mess of their failed partnership (currently going through a London arbitration court)....
View ArticleHow I was surprised by a Skoda engine
Dammit, I had a double take surprise this week, due to an engine not being what I thought it was. 100 lines: must check test car spec sheets before I drive. Mind you, in a way, I’m glad I didn’t. Then,...
View ArticleSkoda cycling: swapping car for bike in the 100 mile Prudential RideLondon
Tomorrow, I’m getting up at 5am to apprehensively line up with thousands of other riders to take part in the inaugural Prudential RideLondon 100. Skoda is the official vehicle sponsor, supplying 30...
View ArticleKia shows the challenge Renault has ahead
The Renault fightback is underway with the able, standout new Clio 4 and perfectly timed new Captur leading the product charge. SMMT new car registrations data for July 2013 paint a stark picture,...
View ArticleShowroom appeal for cars: why it’s now more important than ever
The Peugeot 2008 test car I currently have on loan has delivered the fastest positive-impact impression of any mainstream car this year. I looked at it, quite liked it, then unlocked it as normal… to...
View ArticleRideLondon 2013 review: pain and determination
Two weeks ago, I rode the RideLondon 2013 100 miles from London to Surrey and back. Only now do my arms feel they have fully recovered. One of the more surprising side effects of riding the longest...
View ArticlePorsche 911 dials from 993 to 991: mixing oil and water
The Porsche 911′s five-dial instrument binnacle is part of the model’s DNA. Losing this would be like fiddling with the headlamps or changing the shape of the windows. Or moving the engine. It’s a...
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