We are often facing the question of what is the best way to achieve maximum results to detail a car. To start your detail job, you want to make sure your car is not in direct sunlight and that the surfaces on the outside aren’t hot, de-tailing a car in hot weather will just create [...]
28 Jan
Do not impair the quality of your driving with dirty windows. Here are a few tips on how to clean those car windows. Always choose a cleaner that does not contain ammonia, most ammonia based products, like household cleaners are not safe for any type of tinted glass, are not healthy to breathe in and [...]
27 Jan
Oil and grease stains are unfortunately a common problem for car interiors, due to oil being leaked onto driveways, parking spaces etc and then being stood in and wiped onto the carpet of the car. I was recently asked the best way to remove oil stains from carpets without making it worse, so here is [...]
26 Jan
If you are going to drive your car during bad weather, you need to ensure that it is safe and ready for any conditions you may face – or you may end up like the poor Golf R32 pictured above! It is advised to have the following checked in bad weather conditions - [...]
22 Jan
1.) Clean your rims before you wash the rest of the car. At first, do one rim at a time. After some practice, you will learn how long each step takes and can work on multiple wheels at once. 2.) Spray the dry rim with wheel cleaner, which will get rid of any brake dust etc. Let [...]
21 Jan
Do you usually clean your cars tyres by giving them a quick wipe round with a dirty soapy sponge and then quickly hose the soap off? You might want to consider a more thorough cleaning that is highly beneficial for you and your tires. Not only does it make the tires look nice, a good [...]
20 Jan
The Porsche 959 is a sports car manufactured by Porsche from 1986 to 1989, first as a Group B rally car and later as a legal production car designed to produce a minimum number of 200 street legal units be built. When the Porsche 959 was going through its production run, it was hailed as [...]
19 Jan
Honda’s attempt to right-size its development schedule and cope with the economic downturn apparently extends beyond the cancellation of the next NSX. Honda changing its plans for the next two years, and that includes rethinking the development of a range of rear-wheel-drive Acuras, a new V8 and the S2000’s successor. Acura seems to be carrying the weight [...]
16 Jan
Tesla has jumped right in with its Lotus Elise-based electric sports car. And for a fledgling company this first effort is mighty impressive, even if the way it drives takes a little getting used to. The Tesla roadster has no engine noise… But then there’s the 3.9-second 0-62mph sprint and it hits its 125mph limiter [...]
14 Jan
The production of the SLR McLaren is due to end in May and Mercedes have come up with a spectacular farewell edition. The last SLR leaves the Woking production line this year, and work will then start on a strictly limited run of the SLR Stirling Moss. Stripped of roof, windows and doors this is [...]
13 Jan
After nine generations the Mitsubishi Evo had gone about as far down the extreme rally replica route as it was possible to go. So for this all-new car Mitsubishi had to find a way of distilling this formidable heritage into a more usable package, without diluting what made it special in the first place. Mitsubishi’s [...]
12 Jan
The Nissan GT-R has had such an impact over the last 12 months it would be impossible to ignore and the scale of Nissan’s achievement deserves to be recognised. Even the most hardened roadtesters have struggled to get to grips with just how fast the GT-R actually is. Put simply the mighty Nissan offers 911 [...]
08 Jan
Ferrari California Launching at almost the exact moment the car industry realised the credit crunch was evolving into a full-on global recession, the California’s timing wasn’t great. But, whatever the economic climate, the arrival of an all-new Ferrari is never anything less than a thrilling event to witness. The Ferrari California is a very important [...]
07 Jan
There is no doubt there has been some huge upheavals in the car industry over the last year of 2008. And there is also no doubt there is likely plenty more to come too, but for now we should put that aside and look at and celebrate some of the best cars of 2008. Obvious [...]
06 Jan
Toyota is to delay its rear-wheel drive coupe collaboration with Subaru until 2012, it has been reported. The collaboration was first announced in February this year and it was originally pencilled in to arrive some time this year – 2009. Sadly dwindling sales and the global economic crisis have claimed another victim and the compact [...]
05 Jan
Another day of economic crisis, another supercar emerges. This time it is from perhaps Russia’s first supercar manufacturer, Marussia. Is there such thing as a sensible supercar? Yes, there is, the Marussia is a hybrid with the engine stated to be a 240bhp, 3.5-litre six-cylinder engine, most likely from Renault/Nissan. It is too early to [...]
29 Jan