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This Self-Driving Car Has Skills
Dashcam footage shows a self-driving car pull off an impressive evasive manoeuvre to avoid a truck. This clip comes from Joshua Brown and...
Aaron Alleyne-Wake
Apr 10, 20162 min read
Volvo Plan Chinese Driver-less Trial
Swedish car maker Volvo have announced plans to carry out a self-driving trial in China. The plan is for local drivers to test autonomous...
Aaron Alleyne-Wake
Apr 10, 20161 min read
Digital Radio Preferred To Life-Saving Kit
Research by Whatcar.com shows that out of all UK buyers, almost four times choose gadgets over life-saving kit when choosing their...
Aaron Alleyne-Wake
Apr 10, 20162 min read
Skyline Named 'Most Iconic Japanese Car'
The infamous Nissan Skyline has been named as the most iconic Japanese car ahead of this year's Japfest, the biggest celebration of...
Aaron Alleyne-Wake
Apr 10, 20161 min read
GT-R NISMO Breaks Drift Record
A heavily modified Nissan GT-R NISMO set a new drift speed record when it was able to hit a top speed of a cool 189 mph. A lot of cars...
Aaron Alleyne-Wake
Apr 8, 20161 min read
Jag's C-X75 License To Thrill Revoked
Jaguar have confirmed that the C-X75 used in the James Bond film Spectre will not go into production and remain as just a concept. The...
Aaron Alleyne-Wake
Apr 8, 20161 min read
Driver Reunited With Audi After 29 Years
A car enthusiast has been reunited with a car almost 30 years after seeing the car posted on eBay. Keith Harris, 49 from Bromsgrove had...
Aaron Alleyne-Wake
Apr 7, 20162 min read
Record Month For Car Sales
Figures from Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that last month saw the most successful month of UK car sales since...
Aaron Alleyne-Wake
Apr 6, 20162 min read
Wealthy Boss Takes Supercars On Mountain Road
Now, most people that have an expensive supercar can be very careful with it and for good reason. But not these chaps in China who...
Aaron Alleyne-Wake
Apr 6, 20162 min read
Red Mustang Driver Left Red-Faced
A driver a Ford Mustang made himself look like a massive tool when he sped out of a Cars and Coffee meeting in Chicago. Not only that,...
Aaron Alleyne-Wake
Apr 6, 20161 min read
Volkswagen's New Tiguan
Today sees the first day of UK orders being taken for Volkswagen's new Tiguan with two engines on offer to begin with and a starting...
Aaron Alleyne-Wake
Apr 5, 20162 min read
Man Throws SMOKE GRENADE At Speed Camera Van
Footage from a speed camera van shows the bizarre and irresponsible moment when a SMOKE GRENADE is thrown out of a moving car. The...
Aaron Alleyne-Wake
Apr 5, 20161 min read
Driver Receives Unusual Parking Fine
Matt Armstrong, a resident in West Norwood parked his car as usual down his road and then woke up the next morning to find that a...
Aaron Alleyne-Wake
Apr 5, 20162 min read
Petrol Prices Pumped Up
In recent months we have been treated to lower petrol prices with many places going under a £1 per litre but like all good things, this...
Aaron Alleyne-Wake
Apr 5, 20161 min read
Mercedes-Benz Now Taking Orders For New S-Class Cabriolet
German carmaker Mercedes-Benz are now taking orders for the new S-Class Cabriolet, priced from £110,120, with deliveries taking place in...
Aaron Alleyne-Wake
Apr 5, 20162 min read
Ford Employ 'Engine Listeners'
The Ford Focus RS has been a hit, having won a host of awards and also having a long waiting list, and it's no surprise when you think of...
Aaron Alleyne-Wake
Apr 4, 20162 min read
Bentley Unveil New GT Speed And Black Edition
Bentley have today unveiled its new GT Speed which is the British firm's fastest production car, with a top speed of 206 mph, plus a...
Aaron Alleyne-Wake
Apr 4, 20162 min read
Mercedes-Benz Mechanic Goes For Joyride
David Argust, a chauffeur from Bristol had a nasty shock when he found that the footage filmed on his dashcam showed that it had been...
Aaron Alleyne-Wake
Apr 4, 20162 min read
Jet Engine Takes On Electric Batteries
Ok. So at this point you're thinking 'this is a no brainer, the jet will win easily,' but don't be so sure. This story comes from Down...
Aaron Alleyne-Wake
Apr 4, 20161 min read
Crackdown On Clockers
HPI, the firm that provides vehicle checks for the motor trade and also for consumers has applauded news that changes are to be made to...
Aaron Alleyne-Wake
Apr 3, 20162 min read
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