August 29th, 2008
The “people’s Aston” could sell on its looks alone. Fortunately, it doesn’t need to Now the Vantage has been revised for 2009, which is why I’m driving through filthy-wealthy Marin County, north of San Francisco, heading for lunch in Bodego Bay via some of the best driving roads in California. The Vantage was already light, [...]
August 29th, 2008
A luxury car with a split personality The Audi S8 offers hardcore performance without the compromises normally associated with such abilities. Most film buffs who enjoy great car scenes have a copy of Ronin in their collection. The principal player, aside from those with speaking roles, was a big luxury car that exhibited startling prowess [...]
August 28th, 2008
Women still experience negative treatment and outright humiliation when buying a car or having one repaired. But there’s advice available on how to deal with such situations. There’s more to cars than the colour and it doesn’t cost hundreds of dollars to change a spark plug. But chances are, when a woman walks into a [...]
August 28th, 2008
The new Max dons the classic “4DSC” (4-Door Sports Coupe) logo decal on its rear window, calling back to its early ’90s days when it truly established itself as the definition of a sports sedan. But since decals don’t make a car go faster (though some teenagers would beg to differ), Nissan went ahead and [...]
August 28th, 2008
CNN found that 75% of people surveyed would rather go to the dentist than a car dealership. Most people do however love driving their new car off the dealership lot. Emotions run high when buying a new car. Never be afraid to walk away from a car deal if it doesn’t feel right. On the [...]
August 25th, 2008
Women’s view Every so often, a manufacturer will launch a model with women in mind. Hannah Rainford takes a look at the latest girlie creation from Nissan – the Micra C+C The Micra C+C is lower and longer than the standard Micra, an impression helped by a windscreen thats [...]
August 25th, 2008
Nissans X-Trail compact 4×4 was first introduced, it would have been fairest to say that the diesel version was not the one to choose. It wasnt particularly fast, nor was it especially refined. These engine power outputs take the X-TRAIL to the top of its class. Build Comfort Depreciation Economy [...]
August 21st, 2008
Some of the biggest, baddest SUVs and pickups have seen their sales hammered. Cars have gotten a leg up, outselling trucks in some months for the first time in years. And frugal subcompacts have finally shown up on America’s radar screens, boosted by strong models such as the Honda Fit. All of which got me [...]
August 21st, 2008
As car buyers are drawn to more fuel-efficient cars, a common challenge people face is how to get the most gas mileage for the money. Hybrids, for example, typically deliver the best fuel economy in their respective classes, but they sell for a premium. This begs the question: Is it better for your bank account [...]
August 20th, 2008
Austin Martin is one of the major cars featured in the James Bond Movies… After the seeing only a dark, single-sided image of Aston Martin’s ultra exclusive One-77 we’ve decided to shed some more light on the future supercar. Here is an exclusive TopSpeed rendering of the car that will cost £1 million (the [...]