Irrepressible Icons
The long road to cult success is stranger than fiction, the week we look at some memorable Cult Cars In 1933, Adolf Hitler asked Dr Ferdinand Porsche to make a volkswagen, a “people’s car”. Porsche’s answer to this was the car we know today as the Volkswagen Beetle. With more than 21 million Beetles built between 1939 and 2003, in the longest production run of any one car design, the Beetle is one of the motoring industry’s greatest...
When the Going Gets Rough
Want a car that will suggest you are an active, outdoors type with a country pad and hobbies that include hillwalking and other country pursuits? We take a closer look at the latest breed of faux 4x4s. SUV-style makeovers are being given to cars from superminis like the Volkswagen Polo, to family hatchbacks like the Volvo V40, and the tried and tested mini-MPV, with the Renault Scenic and Fiat 500L leading the way. Just last month...
The Chick Magnet
Does the chick magnet exist? Can a car make a man more attractive? “Chicks must go mad for guys driving those”. Those were the words of a friend of mine after I showed him a picture of a tangerine Ford Focus ST. Some guys seem to think all it takes to woo the ladies is a double exhaust, lurid body colour, 18-inch alloys and the mighty roar of a throttle. Are they correct? Can a man’s choice of car somehow make him more attractive and...
What Can You Tell About A Person From Their Car or Even Cars?
The cars we choose to own can tell a lot about where we are in life. They are often chosen for reasons that reflect changing priorities or income. Does your car ownership history look anything like this? The Battered Supermini Years MTV’s My Super Sweet 16 showed us a world where spoilt teenagers were handed the keys to a brand new Range Rover or Porsche on their sixteenth birthdays. Unless you have very well off and generous parents...
Driven to Distraction
How can we ensure that we keep our eyes on the road and not on the many distractions that are finding their way into our cars as our cars get more connected? What can Eye-tracking technology do? A few weeks ago after spending some time with the Opel Adam I came to the conclusion that a car with endless options for customisation , a very smart exterior and the inability to speak back during an argument was a very serious contender for...
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