Shane Ross, the highly ineffective Minister for Transport in the Republic of Ireland, must be sensing an upcoming election. He’s been in the news quite a lot lately. His latest scheme is to impose larger fines on motorists who exceed the speed limits by a greater margin. In theory, I am all for this idea. […]
Tesla unveiled their much anticipated pick-up truck finally, with some very bold claims and some very uninspiring design. On stage, it was announced that the windows were impact proof. Tesla even went so far as to show video footage of a the windows withstanding live rounds fired from a 9mm weapon. So far so good, […]
Although this car seems way too big and bulky, Bentley’s take on the grand tourer segment is a really impressive car. I drove the four door version (Flying Spur) of one of these a few years ago – on motorways these cars just soak up the miles effortlessly, but show it a back road and […]
Hyundai are making a big fanfare out of their innovative solar roof, which they highlight as having the following benefits: Eco-friendly solar roof system charges vehicle’s battery using solar panels even while driving The solar roof system improves fuel efficiency while preventing battery discharge and reducing CO2 emissions With the technology, 30 to 60 per […]
As if car badging and spec labels weren’t confusing enough, Tesla had to take a standard term and re-use it for something else. Their P70D model is not, as you would expect from the D, a diesel powered motor, but in this case the D stands for Dual Motor. Why didn’t you call it a […]
On location in Greece, I had the option to review the 2018 model of the 208 from Peugeot. I had the chance to drive both the 1.4 HDi and the 1.6HDi (spoiler alert – the engine is lacking any sort of oomph and the base model of this Peugeot comes with very little driver aids […]
There is a viewpoint amongst car enthusiasts that you cannot be a proper petrolhead unless you’ve owned an Alfa Romeo – Alfas being the sort of car that hold strong kerb appeal, are enjoyable to drive, but are not exactly 100% reliable. If that’s the only requirement for entry to the fraternity of petrolheads, then […]
Large capacity engines tend to be thirsty. They are also terribly inefficient at low speed, as the throttle is nearly closed so the additional cylinders are running at very low pressure, resulting in an engine working hard to draw air so it can feed fuel into all the cylinders. Many manufacturers have now adopted technologies […]
Let’s start with the basics – a single turbocharger is a “forced induction device that pushes more air into the combustion chamber of the engine, allowing for more fuel to be added”. This basically means you get more of a bang by re-using air from the exhaust gases of the engine, as these gases are […]
Jaguar’s alphabet seems to have started at ‘C’. They gave us some amazing automobiles with the C-Type, D-Type and E-Type. How does the F-Type hold up to such a strong tradition of intoxicating machinery? Well, from what I see in this car park, the F-Type holds up pretty well commercially. There are 3 different […]