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...
What’s the most important consideration for you when buying a car?
With an increasing number of new models and bodystyles from coupes, crossovers to SUVs what do you consider is the most important factor or factors when changing your car? We have a poll on our facebook page asking you to consider the following and which you think is the most important to you. The options are Price Safety Fuel Economy Style Performance Comfort Reliability Please take a minute to answer our poll question here 3rd...
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 all-electric BMW i3 Unveiling
BMW will unveil their first electric car on Monday 29th July, the revolutionary i3. The new i3 will be launched simultaneously around the world on Monday 29th July with live unveilings in London, New York and Beijing at 13:15pm BST. Watch the official launch here on wheelsforwomen 29th of July, 2013...
Time for a new exhaust…..
Being a petrol head at heart, when the exhaust on her VW Golf had reached the end of its life Suzanne Keane wasn’t able to just settle for a standard off-the-shelf replacement and was determined to upgrade to stainless steel….. Exhausts – Big or small, loud or quiet – every car has one and it’s not generally something you take any notice of until it goes wrong! But it’s not just that pipe sticking out the back...
New Exhaust – Page 2
<<<Back to Page 1 But not everyone’s a girl (boy) racer who wants a stainless steel exhaust that will still survive long after the rest of the car has rusted away – Because of this Souhans also supply and fit standard (mild-steel) exhausts. “Standard exhausts from the car manufacture are mild steel as cost saving measure – we offer stainless steel as it will normally out last the lifetime of the car and because it does...