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Ollie Kew Blog

Ollie Kew Blog

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  • 20 May 2013
Trip diary: how Mercedes launches a new S-class

Trip diary: how Mercedes launches a new S-class

Rated 3 out of 53

Ollie Kew, 20 May 2013 09:00

Hamburg is a long way to go to poke around a new car and not drive it, but when it's a new Mercedes S-class, it's worth the trek, if only to see the tech that'll be filtering down to Golfs and Fiestas over the next decade. As it turned out, I saw rather more than just that… 6.45am The black ...

The ultimate car geek tour: we go inside Ferrari

The ultimate car geek tour: we go inside Ferrari

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ben Barry, 09 May 2013 16:00

Tues, 7 May. 9.30pm After a flight out of Heathrow and a bewildering detour on a bus, we finally arrive in Maranello for a late dinner at the Museo Ferrari. There's bags of interesting stuff here, but the 288 GTO-based GTO Evoluzione [left] catches my eye - it never raced, but fed into the F40 project – as does the F40 Competizione, ...

Remembering Tony Lapine

Remembering Tony Lapine

Rated 1 out of 51

Mark Hamilton, 03 May 2013 06:02

This blog was inspired by the CAR online forum thread Anatole "Tony" Lapine RIP. Many thanks to CAR forum moderator Kubrick and the other users whose comments informed this work.

Ron Howard talks to CAR about his F1 race movie: 'RUSH'

Ron Howard talks to CAR about his F1 race movie: 'RUSH'

Rated 4 out of 54

Greg Fountain, 08 April 2013 14:30

Spent the weirdest day ever on set with Ron Howard as he set about shooting the opening scenes of his forthcoming F1 movie, Rush, which dramatises the rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda in the mid '70s. Over lunch the great man (actually he’s rather short, unassuming and somewhat squeaky voiced) told CAR about the challenge of shooting a ...

McLaren P1 & LaFerrari: witnessing the arrival of supercar royalty

McLaren P1 & LaFerrari: witnessing the arrival of supercar royalty

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ollie Kew, 08 March 2013 16:40

The world premieres of the LaFerrari and McLaren P1 were special, rare moments: it’s a decade since Ferrari unveiled the Enzo, and twice that since McLaren stunned the world with the F1. Yet the planets all aligned at the 2013 Geneva motor show, where production versions of both supercar heavyweights’ latest flagships were shown, ten minutes and a few hundred ...

Why a new 2013 BMW M5 costs less than a used one

Why a new 2013 BMW M5 costs less than a used one

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Ben Barry, 21 February 2013 09:00

A new BMW M5 retails for £73,000, so it’s understandable if a would-be owner considers the secondhand options; BMW’s approved used scheme throws up plenty of year-old models for £55,000 or so, including my old longtermer . How is it, then, that the new car can be substantially cheaper than a pre-owned equivalent? Because of the vagaries of personal car ...

CAR's Jesse Crosse rallying in a Gp4 Ford Escort Mk2

CAR's Jesse Crosse rallying in a Gp4 Ford Escort Mk2

Rated 4 out of 54

Jesse Crosse, 13 February 2013 07:00

CAR's Jesse Crosse has bought a Ford Escort rally car and is getting stuck in sliding the rear-drive machine along stages across the UK. If you've ever dreamed of entering grass-roots motorsport, here's a close-up look at the ups and downs involved. Read Jesse's reports here, and watch on-board video below! Rallying at Rockingham - 12 February 2013 After Woodbridge ...

Should you buy winter tyres: CAR puts them on test

Should you buy winter tyres: CAR puts them on test

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ollie Kew, 04 December 2012 11:11

Do winter tyres work? We've explained how snow tyres work in our separate story here, but now it's time to put them to the test. We've tried cold-weather rubber in a wide range of cars, to see if they really are up to the hype. The venue? Porsche's Experience Centre at Silverstone. The cars on test: a winter tyre workout CAR ...

The science of winter tyres: how they work

The science of winter tyres: how they work

Rated 4 out of 54

Ollie Kew, 04 December 2012 11:00

Do you use winter tyres? After several cold snaps in recent years, Brits have slowly woken up to snow tyres which can keep going where normal rubber gives up. The UK still has very few winter tyres in use - just 3% of tyres sold in 2011 were designed for cold weather use - but trade bodies say the uptake is increasing.  Should you ...

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