It's all about the sound...
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Due to the new EU regs last year, all electric cars need to be "heard" - a good thing when you think about it...So it got me to thinking.
Driverless cars to be on UK roads 'by 2021'
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Autonomous vehicles were nothing more than a dreamt-up idea, a far reach from reality… Well that was 10 years ago. Driverless cars are amongst us as we speak, now with almost every manufacturer offering some form of autonomy in just about every model of car offered. This year we have tested a range of cars everything from the humble hatchbacks such as the Nissan Micra to the compact executive Volvo V40 both of them having aids such as adaptive cruise control and autonomous braking.
Delorean DMC Back to the future day
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It's finally here, every year back to the future day is here, however this year it's really the date and the year from the film. The 21st October at 4.29pm 2015 is when Marty Mcfly and Doc Emmett Brown land in the future in Doc's time travelling Delorean with it's flux capacitor.
The DMC car is synonymous with the Robert Zemeckis trilogy, making the Delorean a success in the film world, but a failure in the automotive world, the scandal didn't help with John Delorean and Colin chapman.
However with the launch of the Back to the Future films, the Delorean was famous, every 80s child knew the car.
There's a little history and happy #bttf2015
MG ZS EV 400 mile Road Trip Pt1
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Watch our adventure as we take the MG ZS EV on a road trip of over 400 miles, we use apps, we charge and we have fun, this is Part One, two and three to follow.
Tesla unveil new Roadster and Semi
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Tesla are certainly at the fore front of ev advancement and their reach has just increased significantly with the introduction of a new Tesla Roadster. A 4 seater convertible which can achieve a world record breaking 0-60 in 1.9s and then achieve 100 in 4.2s, with a 1/4 sprint in 8.9s.
The New Bentley Bentayga has been unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show
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The new Bentley SUV has been presented at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show - however, if you want one, you will have to wait until next year, as Bentley have received enough pre-orders to completely fill all of this year's manufacturing run.
Read more: The New Bentley Bentayga has been unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show
Manx Rally IOM May 2016
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It's not every time you embark on a work trip that turns out to be an unforeseen adventure of the car kind.
Auto Blog Winner courtesy of Car Money
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We are proud to announce that Car Money have crowned us in the Top 11 Car Blog Awards, to read about the awards and see what we wrote please, visit the blog post Best UK Automotive Blog 2018.
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