Diesel Particulate Filters
This week Suzanne Keane looks at DPFs (Diesel Particulate Filter) DPFs (Diesel Particulate Filter) are designed to reduce the soot emitted from diesel cars by about 80% – and because of EU exhaust emissions standards are fitted to all new diesels. In theory they are great, help the environment and lead to cleaner air….. however in practice they can be a disaster…. There are different types of Diesel...
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...
BMW X1 xDrive 18d xLine
You may never need a Sports Activity Vehicle but after a week behind the wheel of a BMW X1 would you want one? We find out What is it? The smallest BMW 4×4, the X1, may look like a 1 series on steroids but it’s actually an SAV, a Sports Activity Vehicle. Who is it aimed at? Offering slightly more space than a hatchback the X1 is aimed at those buyers looking for a car with chunkier looks that stands a little more off than the...
First Drive – Range Rover Sport
We slipped on the Hunter Wellies and Barbour jacket and put the new Range Rover Sport through its paces. What is it? The Sport is Land Rover’s latest entry in a line-up that has helped propel the British company to be the belle of the automotive ball. Whereas the previous Sport was based on the Discovery this one shares major components with the Range Rover. Crucially its also lighter thanks to an all-aluminium body. The result...
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...
