Archive for April, 2009

BMW’s M3 is the core of the M brand, Rolf Sheibner from the division told me. So who is its closest relative? Step forward the Porsche 997 911. Yes, really. ...

STUDYING new car data is something I do every day at Motoring Research Ltd. Torque figures, combined fuel consumption, CO2, weights, boot capacities, the whole shooting match. So it was ...

DON’T buy an S line Audi Q5 if you want the best fuel economy possible. The Q5 scores a Cd drag coefficient of 0.33 – for all engines… fitted with ...

RENAULTSPORT Megane customers want sporty cars, but they also want low running costs. Apparently. That’s why Renault doesn’t fit a rear spoiler. See, it would up the drag, worsen the ...

HERE’S something I haven’t considered before. When I buy a classic Mini, how am I going to make sure it remains mine? See, old car security is, generally, pants. My ...

LIVE in Norwich? Stuck for something to do over Easter? Got a car that’s spizzy through the corners? Then get yourself over to one of Lotus’ own test routes, and ...

BMWBLOG has been reporting from the New York Auto Show. Of course, with a focus on BMWs. But the guys there also took time to sniff around the other exhibitors ...

9 April 2009 – Volkswagen Golf V5 VOLKSWAGEN’S Golf V5 is a Ferdinand Piech special. The father of the Audi quattro is a mechanical genius, who famously embraces anything that’s ...

MAC fan Charles Moore has written a well considered piece on theappleblog, making the link between the Mini and, well, the Mac mini computer. Me, I’m also a worshipper of ...

LAST year, I was sworn to secrecy. A fellow scribe and I nipped into BMW’s uber-secret FIZ development base, to have a swatch at the latest iDrive system. Which was ...