Audi is one of the world’s most iconic car brands, but it doesn’t make much of a song and dance about what goes on inside the company. In that respect, it is quite demure and reserved. Part of that has to do with the “dieselgate” scandal that rocked the industry...
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The MINI – for 20 years the original in the premium segment of small cars
An original celebrates a landmark anniversary. 20 years ago, the MINI was presented for the first time ever in a public arena at the Mondial de l’Automobile in Paris. A unique success story in the automobile sector commenced with the relaunch of the traditional British heritage brand under the umbrella...
Read more Car of the day: Subaru XV
For reliability in the SUV stakes, the Subaru has been top of the game when it comes to a family vehicle that handles on rough terrain and smooth, and maybe, apart from the BMW, it’s a multi-purpose vehicle that ticks all the boxes, but does it? Does the XV hold...
Read more Euro NCAP’s Best of the Best of 2019
Today Euro NCAP publishes its Best in Class for 2019. Fifty-five cars were assessed among which forty-one achieved the top accolade. This makes 2019 one of the most impressive years on record since Euro NCAP started to evaluate consumer safety of cars on the European market. Mercedes-Benz regained its crown...
Read more How To Prolong The Life Of Your Vehicle
Your car will likely be the second biggest investment that you make, after your home, and, as such, it’s in your best interests to ensure that you get your money’s worth. While we all wish that we could buy a new vehicle every year, that approach would lead to a...
Read more Seven Earn Safety Accolades in Latest Round of Euro NCAP Testing
Today, Euro NCAP releases the safety ratings of seven car models: Mercedes-Benz’s first electric off-road, the EQC, and their second generation CLA; Škoda’s high-riding Kamiq; the fourth generation SsangYong Korando; BMW’s latest Z4 and the new Audi A1. In addition, the Ford Focus, already tested in 2018, has been reassessed...
Read more 1959 – 2019. SIXTY YEARS OF MINI
1. More than an automobile. The MINI model family over years. The original in the premium segment of small cars has reached its 60th birthday – but it is even younger than ever. It was sixty years ago, to be precise on 26 August 1959, that British Motor Corporation...
Read more Safety First for Automated Driving (SaFAD)
11 industry leaders across the automotive and automated driving technology spectrum today published “Safety First for Automated Driving,” (SaFAD) These 11 leaders — Aptiv, Audi, Baidu, BMW, Continental, Daimler, FCA US LLC, HERE, Infineon, Intel and Volkswagen — comprise the broadest representation across the industry and have published, to date,...
Read more The new MINI John Cooper Works Clubman and the new MINI John Cooper Works Countryman
The British premium car manufacturer MINI presents what is by some measure the most powerful models ever approved for public road use in the brand’s sixty year history. The 225 kW/306 hp 4-cylinder turbo engine in the new MINI John Cooper Works Clubman (fuel consumption combined: 7.4 – 7.1 l/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 169 – 161 g/km) and the new MINI John Cooper Works Countryman (fuel consumption...
Read more Panda, Wrangler off the Pace in Latest Safety Ratings from EuroNCAP
Euro NCAP organizes crash tests on new vehicles and provides motoring consumers with a realistic and independent assessment of the safety performance of some of the most popular cars sold in Europe. Established in 1997 and backed by several European Governments, motoring, consumer and insurance organizations, Euro NCAP has rapidly...
Read more For the first time, Euro NCAP puts automated driving technology to the test
For the first time, Euro NCAP puts automated driving technology to the test More than 70% of car drivers believe that it is already possible to purchase a car that can drive itself, according to a new #TestingAutomation consumer survey commissioned by Euro NCAP, Global NCAP and Thatcham Research[1]. Published...
Read more Should You Speed Date Your Sports Car?
We’re all guilty of having our heads turned by the latest hot car on the market. Whether it’s the BMW 8 or the Jaguar C-X75; once we get the scent, we can’t get them out of our heads. It’s consumer culture at it’s best, and many of us feel as...
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