Cars we wish were electric already
When the Nissan Leaf became the world’s first mass-produced electric car in 2011, there weren’t many pure EVs (electric vehicles) around and what was available was pretty rubbish (Mitsubishi i-MiEV anyone?)...
Car sales fell in 2017 – but it isn’t all bad
The figures for 2017’s new car sales are in and, on the face of it, it was a year to forget.
Last year was the first since 2011 where Britain’s new car market retracted. It wasn’t just a minor slip-up ...
Five of the funkiest cars on the road
Not all cars are created equally. Some are born to be fast. Some were churned out to be slow. Some had no hope of ever being kept on for a second generation model.
Then there were some that were born to be f...
Best and worst cars for achieving official mpg
Do you ever feel frustrated that your car never returns its advertised fuel consumption figure?
You’re not the only one; this deflating mpg shortfall has been going on for yonks and motorists are quite rig...
Mini remastered for the 21st century
Any purists of the classic Mini brand looking at the cars that make up the brand’s model range today are fully entitled to feel aggrieved.
The likes of the hiked-up, bloated Countryman and the awkwardly ex...
MINI’s MODEL EVOLUTION
The folks over at MINI have been excitedly revealing the new features of its latest Hatch model, which the manufacturer has been describing as a 'contemporary evolution' of the classic design.
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