Ten things to know about the new Volkswagen ID.3
May08

Ten things to know about the new Volkswagen ID.3

Months before its official world premiere VW has revealed its all-new low cost Golf-sized electric car writes Geraldine Herbert 1) Volkswagen’s Golf-sized electric car and the first member of a new family of EVs from Volkswagen, the ID 3 has been revealed. 2) It is the German car company’s first ground-up electric car. 3) More members of the family will be revealed over time and all will bear the name ID. 4) The range will...

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The first Women-Only W Series Races
May02

The first Women-Only W Series Races

  We all know what Formula 1 Series is but what is W Series? writes Geraldine Herbert   What is W Series? W Series is the first women-only racing series How does it work? Eighteen female drivers will compete in identical cars in season one (2019).). When is it starting and where? The inaugural W Series season starts at Hockenheim, Germany, on May 4 and the season will encompass a number of races run on some of the best and...

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Compact Hatchback Guide
May01

Compact Hatchback Guide

It’s fair to say that anyone looking for a compact hatchback  is somewhat spoilt for choice these days writes Geraldine Herbert Alfa Romeo Giulietta Oozing with Italian flair the Giulietta is one of the distinctive hatchbacks around. Inside it just as stylish but it is not as practical as many rivals you will struggle to find storage places within the cabin. On the road, the Giulietta  is fun to drive. For 2019 three new trim levels...

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First Drive: BMW X7
Apr25

First Drive: BMW X7

BMW’s new SUV is enormous and impressive but bigger isn’t better when compared to the cheaper X5, writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? The BMW X7 is officially the largest BMW – think of it as an X5 on steroids. But at more than 5.1m long, it is one of those cars that no matter how carefully you park, it always looks nonchalantly abandoned by overhanging conventional parking spaces. And if somehow the sheer mass...

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30 years of the Mazda MX-5
Apr24

30 years of the Mazda MX-5

The MX-5 celebrates its 30th birthday but like the rest of us, the world’s most popular roadster just keeps getting better with age, writes Geraldine Herbert It is now forty years since an American motoring journalist named Bob Hall suggested to Kenichi Yamamoto, Mazda’s head of research and development that what Mazda needed was an affordable two-seater roadster. A fan of British Sports cars of the 1950s and 1960s Hall had long...

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