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Jaguar's £122k XJ Ultimate - a guided tour

Ollie Kew, 22 October 2012 12:00

You’ll find a plethora of new car verdicts tucked away in the reviews section of CAR’s website, but (unsurprisingly) very few appraisals of a car from the back seat only. After all, a car would have to be a more than moderately special machine to warrant a mention of the rear quarters lengthier than ‘the headroom is adequate.’ Such a ...

Greenpower Nationals (2012): the 3000mpg Goodwood race

Ollie Kew, 21 September 2012 09:00

In an effort to get the next generation of budding automotive engineers excited about economical cars, Goodwood motor racing circuit will once again play host to the Greenpower Finals next month. The event centres on a race between school teams competing in scratchbuilt eco-minded racing cars, with the capability to get close to the equivalent of 3000mpg. Just how economical ...

Gavin Green on the world’s first good electric car

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Gavin Green, 09 August 2012 10:24

After more than 100 years of electric car dross, at last there’s a good one. The BMW i3, likely to go on sale late next year, is the first intelligently conceived electric car I have experienced. Rather than just a ‘normal’ car that is converted to run on electric power (step forward most EVs now on sale) or a ‘bespoke’ ...

Gavin Green gets the inside story on Jaguar’s new C-X75

Gavin Green, 24 July 2012 17:37

There are no 200mph-plus hybrid supercars on sale and then suddenly, like London buses, four come along all at once. The new Ferrari Enzo F150, mega McLaren P12, Porsche 918 Spyder and Jaguar C-X75 will all likely compete in the rarefied circa $1 million price band when they hit the road in a few years (probably 2013-14). But that’s where ...

Why does your speedo go faster than your car?

Tim Pollard, 27 February 2012 12:17

Ever wondered why the speedometers in modern cars have such high readings stretching way beyond the car's actual top speed? I do on a nearly daily basis - and in fact have blogged on this before. It's incredibly frustrating when only a quarter of the dial is taken up by relevant speeds of up to 70mph. You know, the useful ...

Tomorrow's world: VW's new MQB platform tech

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Jesse Crosse, 23 February 2012 10:12

Is VW’s recently announced MQB (Modular Transverse Matrix) a new idea or old hat? Starting with the new VW Golf Mk7 arriving in the UK in spring 2012, the idea heralds a return to basic principles of mass production in an industry where over the last 100 years, complexity has spiralled out of control. By creating a standardised, interchangeable set ...

How to run a Ford Transit Connect on sunshine

Greg Fountain, 08 January 2012 15:21

The new January 2012 issue of CAR Magazine has a free 32-page Green CAR supplment with it - and in it we chronicle how one Lincolnshire village runs a Ford Transit Connect on... sunshine. Long Sutton has what is claimed to be the greenest community in England. They reckon they create enough electricity from solar power to charge up and ...

Ferrari click-clack manual transmissions, RIP

Tim Pollard, 11 November 2011 11:30

Ferrari recently passed a quiet milestone that's bound to upset traditionalists: Maranello no longer offers Brits the choice of a manual transmission in its supercars. Those wonderful, exposed metal gates with polished gearsticks click-clacking from cog to cog are no more. And that makes us a little bit sad. Whatever happened to the Ferrari manual? With the arrival of the ...

Honda unveils the new 2012 Asimo robot

Tim Pollard, 08 November 2011 10:42

Honda has unveiled the new 2012 edition of the Asimo humanoid robot. And this one can move around without being controlled by an operator, says Honda. So Honda Asimo will soon be running the world? Don't mock. We worry that Honda's R&D types might have just such designs in the long run. They say, for now, that the 2012-spec Asimo ...

Are diesel particulate filters more trouble than help?

Chris Chilton, 26 August 2011 09:50

If you’ve seen the latest September 2011 issue of CAR Magazine, you might have noticed a news story about diesel particulate filters, and how a failing one could land you with a £1500 repair bill that isn’t covered by any warranty. DPFs started appearing on diesel cars a decade ago. Like catalytic converters on petrol cars, they sit in the ...

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