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29 10, 2019

PEUGEOT E-LEGEND CONCEPT CAR AT THE CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW, with DISCOVERY.

By | October 29th, 2019|car news|0 Comments

The exciting news from the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, is that the Peugeot e-Legend Concept car will be making its UK debut at the show. The fully electric concept car will be on display at the Club Peugeot UK stand in Hall 5 of the NEC.  “This is what the future of [...]

24 10, 2019

NEW VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. New car news blog.

By | October 24th, 2019|car news|0 Comments

Big news!! The new VW Golf was launched a few hours ago in Wolfsburg. Tech is really at the heart of this new Golf. It is the first VW to use intelligence information from Car2x.  This means that it can get signals from the traffic infrastructure and other vehicles up to 800 metres away.  5 [...]

24 10, 2019

NEW HONDA JAZZ. New car news.

By | October 24th, 2019|car news|0 Comments

Oh yes!!!! This is the all-new Honda Jazz which features a two-motor hybrid powertrain as standard. Honda has a plan for all its European mainstream models to feature electrified powertrains by 2022. The new Jazz will be the first model to wear the new e:HEV powertrain badge. These days it seems that you must have [...]

17 10, 2019

LAMBORGHINI HURACAN PRODUCTION MILESTONE. New car news.

By | October 17th, 2019|car news|0 Comments

Hats off to the Lamborghini guys.... A couple of days ago Lamborghini built number 14,022 Huracán which rolled off the production line - seen here above.  This marks a production milestone for the V10 model.  The Gallardo (which is the previous V10 Lamborghini) was produced between 2003 and 2013.  In those ten years of production Lamborghini produced [...]

15 10, 2019

UPDATED VAUXHALL ASTRA. Short new car review.

By | October 15th, 2019|reviews|0 Comments

This was the first time that I have driven the updated new Vauxhall Astra.  Many of you must be wondering ...where has most of the updating taken place?  To be fair Vauxhall have subtly updated its looks and have made further improvements to its airflow around the car....but it’s under the skin where the major [...]

12 10, 2019

CLASSIC CAR AUCTIONS (CCA) Car news.

By | October 12th, 2019|car news, used car auction watch|0 Comments

Those of you that follow me on another social media platforms will know that last Saturday I visited the Classic Car Auction in Warwickshire. With all the negativity in the press regarding Brexit...I was interested to see how the typical classic car market was going to react?!  Well....the Saturday auction was good for both the [...]

8 10, 2019

JEEP WRANGLER OVERLAND. New car review

By | October 8th, 2019|car news, reviews|0 Comments

It has been over 20 years since I last drove a Jeep Wrangler and I was glad to see (and feel) that the new Wrangler hasn’t lost any of its charm. I drove the new version - the Wrangler Overland 4 door.  The starting price is £48,365 which puts it squarely with all the other [...]

8 10, 2019

ELECTRIC POWER. THE OPEL ELEKTRO GT AND THE CORSA-e. New car news.

By | October 8th, 2019|car news|0 Comments

Did you think electric cars are a new thing?  Well here is proof that Opel were tinkering around with battery technology back in 1971 with this.... the Elektro GT.  The newer Opel Corsa-e below is a concept rally car. The Opel Corsa-e Rally Concept is front-wheel drive. It is powered by a electric motor that [...]