Month: September 2020
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Why Does Nobody Use Cruise Control?
Incoming Rant… As is becoming custom with this blog, I need to have a bit of a rant and get something off my chest that’s been annoying me for some time now. This week, it’s the subject of cruise control and more to the point, why nobody appears to use it. I’ve spent many years…
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The McLaren Senna is Ugly: But We Need More Divisive Cars Like It
In my eyes, the McLaren Senna is pretty ugly and judging by the reaction of the internet when the first images were shown, I’m not the only one who thinks so. That said, 500 people have parted with north of £750,000 to buy one. Why you may ask? Well, McLaren’s claim that it’s the ultimate…
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Car Door Handles: An Overlooked Part of Modern Car Design?
So many cars are fitted with the same (or similar-looking) handles that would look more at home on a child’s pedal car than on a £50k motor vehicle. Why is this?
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Low Profile Tyres: Why Lower Isn’t Always Better
Until the release of the new Defender, you couldn’t go into a Land Rover showroom and order a car with off-road tyres. Just think about that for a second. In a six-vehicle line up of a company that specialises in go-anywhere capability vehicles, you couldn’t spec them with proper off-road tyres…
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