With the eco-revolution apparently fully under way and carmakers left right and centre pulling out ‘green’ concepts, there might be something of an underlying spanner in the works. It seems that hybrids, electric cars and those powered by fuel cells have yet to win over the general public who remain unconvinced about the cars in [...]
The distinctive shape of the Smart Car is obviously becoming something of an iconic design. The company is now introducing a model that is intended to take the practical little car and make it a bit more high end. The Edition Highstyle, the latest addition to the smart fortwo range and comes in a trendy [...]
It seems that Nelson Piquet, the Formula 1 driver who agreed to crash his car during last year’s Singapore Grand Prix is to end up the biggest loser after his whistleblowing, according to him at least. Opinion within the sport has turned against the Brazilian who was controversially granted immunity from prosecution by the FIA, [...]
Deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman is currently facing police questions following allegations that she was involved in an accident in her car in Dulwich whilst talking on the phone. As we all know this is a huge no no and for a public figure rather a silly thing to get caught doing. Not only that [...]
Ever wanted to get close to the handling skills of footballer Ronaldo, plonk yourself down in the same seat in which ex Big Brother starlet Channelle Hayes has rested her derriere or roll along in the same mighty beast that once contained ‘Siralun’ Sugar? Well a quick glimpse of Autotrader reveals that now you can [...]
A joint venture project between big names Citroen, Peugeot and Toyota has produced what some are describing as top of the pops for city cars. The survey run by the Channel 4 Car website takes as its criteria that the car must be cheap to buy, insure and maintain and the top ‘car’ (I say [...]
Although it does make it sound like a range of Stannah stairlifts or motorised wheelchairs, forward-thinking manufacturer Peugeot is developing a range of ‘mobility options’, including cars, motorbikes and automobiles, to meet the changing needs of increasing urban traffic and an ever more environmentally conscious consumer. One of these new vehicles is the Peugeot BB1, [...]
Electric cars are the hot topic right now – from the poor fool on Dragons Den who tried to pitch his design (“you’re too late!” screeched Deborah Meaden “the revolution is already under way!” Or something to that effect…) to Boris Johnson, everyone’s jumping on the bandwagon. However, although this might make it seem like [...]
