Okay, so let’s get this clear: this particular Volvo is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle – that’s PHEV for short. Yep, a catchy acronym, I know. If you’re still clueless, it means the car runs on electricity and petrol power. Hybrid tech is a good idea, though – and when you get into the routine of charging up, you can, …
Winter… It’s time to think about more reliable tyres
Although the snowy and icy weather is rare in the UK, it still comes inevitably and unexpectedly. Getting your car prepared for winter starts with fitting the right tyres, and winter tyres from Mytyres.co.uk are, of course, the best possible option. Although not legally required, unlike in many mainland countries, winter rubber can still save you a lot of troubles in the UK. Tirendo.co.uk, the Britain’s leading online shop of tyres and car accessories, tells about the main advantages of winter tyres and peculiarities of their use…READ MORE
Le Mans 2016 with Michelin
Watch this | Keanu Reeves and Gard Hollinger from the Arch Team spend some time checking out another side of Le Mans. Not just on the track, but in the background scores of people show their passion, enthusiasm and intensity for the event. Pit crew, support crew, commentators, photographers, individuals, journalists, car enthusiasts all work together to make Le Mans …
Performance Car Evolution
The phenomenal increase in performance, now with power outputs of over 700hp, acceleration, 0-62mh in under 3 seconds, and top speeds of over 200mph the supercars are now reaching, surely the top end of what is sensible and achievable. Supercars and now becoming Hypercars. Prices have now hit levels never dreamt of with the £1.9million Bugatti Veyron still leading the …
Volvo Trucks Latest Stunt
Volvo is so keen on these stunts that sometimes the companies president even gets involved. This time, they have brought in the World’s strongest man, Magnus Samuelsson and a journalist known for his trucking reports Brian Weatherley. Volvo is a global truck brand and using this imaginative method of marketing via viral videos it is working very well for them. …
Car Cloning on the up
Automated Number Plate Recognition Systems are fuelling a rise in vehicle identity theft with devious motorists turning to car cloning. In a bid to outwit police automated number plate recognition (ANPR) systems, are increasingly becoming a menace to law abiding used car owners, warns vehicle history check expert, HPI, provider of the HPI Check®. Predominantly, a car is cloned …
Hyundai Motor ‘New Thinking’ A Message to Space
Hyundai Motor uses ‘New Thinking’ to send a message to space. Using this ‘New Thinking’ approach Hyundai takes on the challenge to connect the 13 year old daughter of an astronaut..
Driving Course a “Wake Up Call,” for Hairy Biker Dave
Hairy Biker Dave Myers said he is a more careful driver after attending a speed awareness course. Hairy Biker Dave Myers said a speed awareness course he attended was “a wake up call” which had made him a better driver. The 56-year-old chef and TV presenter said he was shocked by how much he had forgotten after passing his test …
Spectacular Titanium Strong Blackout Trial
Man and Machine take on a Challenge Like no other in a Pitch-Black Race Against the Lights Watch the Jaw Dropping Stunts in this first Titanium Strong Blackout Video by Castrol Edge. Watch the drivers, YouTube sensation Ken Block, Augusto Farfus, a BMW Motorsport works driver/DTM, Mike Rockenfeller, an Audi Sport works driver/DTM and Adrian Zaugg, a Lamborghini Squadra Corse test driver perform in …
Are you an Ultimate Driver?
We all think we are the best driver, BMW provided an opportunity to prove it. Sponsored Post The search for the Ultimate driver began with an online interactive game.The BMW Ultimate Driver, entrants drove virtual interactive laps, with over 7000 wannabes entering the competition through social media and electronic devices. The top 40 drivers were selected to take it further …
