Archive for January, 2010

What the iPhone can teach us about electric cars

What the iPhone can teach us about electric cars

ELECTRIC car owners suffer from range anxiety – that of worrying that the batteries will run out before your journey does. As I run diesel long-termers which, with a full ...

Astra suspension by Automotive Engineer

Astra suspension by Automotive Engineer

VAUXHALL Astra rear suspension was the subject of a recent analysis by tech-fest industry title Automotive Engineer. Michael Harder is chassis development engineer of the Astra line – and said ...

5 facts on the MGF

5 facts on the MGF

AUTOCAR man Steve Cropley interviewed the team behind the MGF back in 1995. His piece is full of fascinating findings: 5 of them caught my eye, which helped show that ...

How Renault makes a 50mpg 7 seater

How Renault makes a 50mpg 7 seater

RENAULT and I won our class in last year’s MPG Marathon – a right ol’ result, it was, after 400 miles’ somewhat steady driving. But how? All down to the ...

How Ford would have made a Rover

How Ford would have made a Rover

FORD finally won ownership to the Rover brand name in 2006. But it was providing aid for the brand even before then. Secret talks in the late 90s were conducted, ...

Green car countdown

Green car countdown

Is this the single most important feature a car can have to encourage economical green driving? It is, no less, an ETA for sat nav journeys. No more than that, ...

iDo iPhone at last

iDo iPhone at last

iPhone users have another amongst their ranks: yes, late last year, it was done. No sooner did Orange officially announce it had signed up with Apple, then the shipping route ...

Nissan Qashqai photostream on Flickr

Nissan Qashqai photostream on Flickr

NISSAN was selling more Qashqai models last year than ever before. Why? That’s what we were keen to find out at Motoring Research – so we got one out for ...