19th December 2018
THE HISTORY OF THE VAUXHALL CHEVETTE
It's easy to overlook the humble Chevette but it has an important place in history.
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18th December 2018
The history of disc brakes
Disc brakes offer better stopping performance than comparable drums, including resistance to ‘fade’ caused by overheating. We trace the development of this important automotive innovation back to the opening years of the Twentieth century.
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18th December 2018
10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ROVER P6
The innovative Rover P6 with its central body structure and bolt on panels raised the bar when it came to executive saloons and survivors make very useable weekend classics.
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14th December 2018
LESS IS MORE: THE CARS THAT LOST WEIGHT TO GAIN ECONOMY
For a long time there was only one way to make an economical car, which was to make it as light as possible. We look at cars which tried to go far on very little.
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13th December 2018
FIGHTING TORQUE: FORD BEATING VAUXHALLS
Designed to battle it out against the quickest cars to come out of Dagenham, these are the fast Vauxhalls that tended to have the odds stacked in their favour.
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6th December 2018
BUYING GUIDE: JAGUAR XJS-C & CONVERTIBLE
XJS buyers had to wait eight years before Jaguar finally offered a cabriolet derivative, and a further five years for a full convertible. Now though, this duo of open-air Jaguars provides plenty of temptation to…
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3rd December 2018
MARKET TRENDS – EARLY HYBRID ADOPTERS
In this Market Trends we look at three early adopters of hybrid technology; the Toyota Prius, Honda Insight and Honda Civic Hybrid...
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3rd December 2018
MARKET TRENDS – SPORTING VAUXHALLS
In this Market Trends we take a look at three sporting Vauxhalls; the Chevette HS, Lotus Carlton and Cavalier Turbo 4x4...
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28th November 2018
CLASSIC RIVALS: BMW 8-SERIES VS MERCEDES S-CLASS COUPE W140
More grand tourer than sports car, these two heavyweights were the pinnacle of the breed in the 1990s. We consider which is the better buy today...
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28th November 2018
HOW IT WORKS: THE VOLVO B-SERIES
Introduced in 1944, Volvo's rugged OHV four-pot would live into the early ’80s.
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25th November 2018
HOW IT WORKS: CITROËN’S FLUID SUSPENSION
From Hydrolastic to Hydractive, we consider the workings of fluid suspension.
