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American vs English driving: Ben Barry blog

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Ben Barry, 10 June 2010 14:06

I’m not a particularly big football fan, but I’ve heard there are a few games coming up, and that this weekend America is having something of a kick-about with England. Now, I can’t tell you anything about either team’s chances simply because I don’t care, so I thought I’d instead twist a footie head-to-head into a driving head-to-head. There’s a ...

The great transport icons that should be reinvented

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Gavin Green, 04 June 2010 12:15

Boris Johnson’s ‘new Routemaster’ bus – partly designed by Aston Martin – looks appealing, and is a vast improvement over those appalling ‘bendy buses’ that clog London’s arteries. Just the other day, while cycling home, Trafalgar Square was gridlocked by an inconveniently articulating ‘bendy bus’. No one, apart from the cyclists, was moving. I got thinking about other great transport ...

New prime ministers and the changing of the cars

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Ben Oliver, 12 May 2010 14:09

I’m sure I’m not the only car-geek who paid more attention to the cars than the politicians when watching the rolling news coverage of yesterday’s momentous handover of power. For most of the day, David Cameron was chased by the press in his much-criticised silver Lexus GS450h hybrid; the one that famously followed him from home to the House of ...

Why BMW may no longer be The Ultimate Driving Machine

Gavin Green, 31 March 2010 11:32

Just driven the new BMW 5-series and a very good car it is too, if curiously unexceptional. The outgoing Five was stand-out in so many ways, from idiosyncratic style to its hunkered-down handling. The new one looks cleaner, goes better, uses less fuel (few cars have a better haste-to-carbon ratio) and has a better-crafted cabin. And yet… The looks are ...

Why the Cygnet is Aston Martin's ugly duckling

Ben Pulman, 18 March 2010 13:00

Click onto Aston Martin’s website at the moment and you’ll be greeted with a Cygnet colour configurator. Now all of us have probably specced a few fantasy cars in our time, optioning up Porsche 911s or BMW M3s to our ideal spec, all the while knowing we haven’t really got the cash (or any cash) to afford the real thing. ...

The madness of a tuned Mercedes: the Carlsson C25

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Ben Pulman, 05 March 2010 16:00

Amongst the stars of the 2010 Geneva motor show (Porsche 918 Spyder, Pininfarina 2uettottanta, etc) there were also some utterly awful cars. The worst was the Mansory Rolls-Royce Ghost, a blue and gold monstrosity but with floor mats that didn’t match the external colour scheme. There was the FAB Design SLR too, though in no way was it fab. But ...

Why Skoda is the new Volvo, by Ben Whitworth

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Ben Whitworth, 14 December 2009 10:04

I probably got hotter under the collar than most about the arrival of the new Skoda Superb Estate. I love big estates – there’s something about their ability to combine handsome lines and load-lugging duties that inexplicably rouses a powerful want-one desirability deep within me. No one understands this blend of qualities better than Volvo. Which is why I have ...

Gavin Green on the plight of the modern 4x4

Gavin Green, 18 November 2009 12:15

After not driving any SUV for six months, suddenly – like the buses they are sometimes compared to – four of them come along at once.First up was the Ford Kuga. This was the best to drive of the quartet, and my mate who owns a Range Rover TDV8 says when he gets old and can’t afford to run a ...

Gavin Green: why French car makers now lead the way

Gavin Green, 12 October 2009 10:40

The best thing about the recent 2009 Frankfurt motor show was evidence that the French have regained their automotive flair. Renault, which creatively has slept through most of the last decade – so much for its créateur d’automobile reputation – was at the forefront of the EV (electric vehicle) revolution, and Peugeot/Citroën’s offerings also showed innovation (Peugeot BB1, Citroën Revolte). ...

Why Japan does small cars best of all

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Tim Pollard, 21 August 2009 09:00

The best cars are those that are borne out of necessity. The original VW Golf appeared at a time when the world had been plunged into unrest over oil shortages. Britain’s Mini, too, was launched as the zeitgeist changed from post-war to the dawn of the modern age. So it should come as no surprise that some of the most ...

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