There is no doubt that when the Audio R8 first appeared on our television screens in the advertisement, there was almost an audible gasp as this beautiful machine revealed itself. It is a thing of beauty, and many a viewer would have been secretly hoping that the lottery numbers would come up, so they could get their name down on the list to own one. The R8 is Audi’s attempt to place itself amongst the elite super car manufacturers, Porsche, Maserati, Aston Martin, BMW and Mercedes. There is no doubt that the Audi R8 is a head turner,...
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With the roads getting busier and busier and also with more people becoming environmentally aware there is now a growing band of avid cyclists across the nation. The obvious delights of riding your bike in the fresh air being free to take back streets, no traffic jams etc are offset by the obvious dangers of riding the modern aggressive road networks and the worries of visibility in bad weather conditions and dark evenings. ...
Sony have long since been at the forefront of audio technology and they have not let themselves down by anticipating the need for car stereos with a simple USB port for connecting most leading brands of MP3 players. The launch of the Sony ‘Xplod’ range of car stereos brings simplicity to the connection of MP3 players including all types of iPod’s including the iPhone and Walkman’s to your car stereo. Both the new Sony Xplod car stereos models CDX-GT920U and CDX-GT620U in-dash car stereos provide a CD player, USB port for connection...
The competition for hybrid cars has just got a bit hotter with the release of the new Honda Insight, this latest hybrid is the cheapest on the market and has exceptional green credentials. Without doubt the Honda Insight will take some of the current market share away from the Toyota Prius, the reason for this is likely to be the price tag. The saving on buying an Insight is around £2,500, added to that the excellent fuel consumption of around about 64 mpg and the extremely low road tax at £15 per year then the Insight is almost selling...
The very latest micro car, the TATA Nano Car reputedly the world’s cheapest car has been launched this week in Mumbai, India. The price tag for the car is just over 100,000 rupees which equates to about £1,400. The manufacturer is charging a fee to anyone who would like to be entered on the waiting list to order the TATA Nano car and deliveries in India are expected to begin in July. The car has achieved its low price by minimizing cost on unnecessary ‘luxuries’, the basic Nano comes without front and rear fog lights, without a...
Well, our week long summer is pretty much at an end, and that means that those of us living on the coast are set for a winter of discontent as we’re promised snow and it’s never delivered. In fact, aside from gales, we don’t really get to see the more extreme side of weather (which, obviously, is a good thing in some cases but it would be nice to see some of the white powder occasionally – snow, I mean). Just in case we do have serious snowfall and you’re looking for a genuine replacement for those snow chains...
The red car and the blue car had a race… but it was the zero emissions, hydrogen fuelled, formula zero car that won. Rotterdam was the venue for the first ever formula zero race featuring hydrogen powered carts cleanly zipping around a track and the result was impressive to say the least. The event is already recognised by the FIA as being an official motorsport race and various events were held including sprint races and endurance races. The sprint race was won by the Spanish team EuplatecH2 clocking up a time of 36 seconds while...
Another day, another prototype car featuring some new fangled form of environment saving trickery up its exhaust pipe. Except, in the case of the Electric Lightning sports car, there is no exhaust pipe. It’s not a hybrid and it’s not even an electric car that requires the usual 5 working days recharge time with a 6.2 mile range on full charge. In fact, a cursory glance at the picture will tell you it’s nothing like the electric cars that we’re used to seeing. A whole bank of rechargable lithium-titanate batteries...
The British International Motor Show opens its doors to the public tomorrow, 23rd July and the press got a sneak preview of what was on offer – as ever, shiny new cars were the order of the day, with this years buzzword clearly being concept. Concept cars aren’t necessarily shown because they are going to be developed or put into mass production but they do usually have one or two interesting features that may well find their way into the next car model. The Land Rover that we reported on the other day is there and, I have to say,...
It’s reminiscent of a poor 1980’s B film but it seems that we’re being ruled by our SatNav systems nowadays. Direct Line has questioned 2,000 satellite navigation systems, sorry, I mean road users and found that 300,000 accidents have been caused by the hyper intelligent sentient beings that are masquerading as being satellite navigation systems. Not only does this research suggest that Direct Line have by far the most accident prone drivers (2,000 respondents and 300,000 accidents? That’s 150 accidents each.) but...