Author Archives: Andrew Barnard

First hydrogen car goes for a rally

| August 13, 2015

Hydrogen cars were once only leased to customers and that too for short periods, but the Toyota announced that the Mirai will be the first hydrogen fuel cell driven vehicle developed to be sold in the market. With regards to design, the Mirai borrows several design cues from the Toyota Avalon, where the interior is […]

Celebrating Land Rover at Goodwood

| August 4, 2015

The Land Rover Defender has just completed 67 years, and this year’s Goodwood revival festival will mark this achievement. To maintain the retro-sprit of the festival, Land Rover will be displaying key elements of the development timeline of the original series 1, which was first introduced in the UK at the Earl’s Court Motor Show […]

Ferrari to Float On the Stock Market

| July 22, 2015

In an effort to raise money, Fiat Chrysler Owned Ferrari is all set to spin off Ferrari by filing for the unit’s first public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. Sergio Marchionne – CEO of Fiat Chrysler says that clear expectations have been set for the Ferrari brand and therefore decided last year to […]

How safe is Your Car from being hacked?

| July 15, 2015

With recent reports of car hackers, the big question that’s on or should be on every driver’s mind is if your care is safe? Most recently, two researchers in the United States took control of a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee wirelessly and managed to transform car hacking from an engineering anomaly to a widespread recall […]

Fastest Ferrari Spider Unveiled

| July 5, 2015

A new addition to the GTP Coupe and equipped with a 660 bhp, V8 engine, the 488 Spider is able to sprint from 0-62mph in an astounding three seconds. Ferrari has just revealed the second and latest entry into the 488 family – the Spider, which is a V-8 open-top supercar that the company claims […]

The New Ford Focus RS is nearly here

| June 25, 2015

Owing to pressure from close rivals such Mercedes and Audi, Ford has just released the 2016 Ford Focus and good news is that’s it’s a four wheel drive. Engineers at the company’s auto division have equipped the new vehicle with a top of the line four wheel drive system for optimum traction, class leading performance […]

Fiat believe that Apple is Disrupting the Car Industry by Building its own Car

| June 13, 2015

Fiat-Chrysler Head Honcho Sergio Marchionne says it would be foolish of the car industry to ignore advancements by Apple and Google into car technology. He further tells that both US companies were extremely serious about their automotive goals. He further tells that their moves into electric vehicles and driverless technology could be detrimental for automotive […]

New Supercar that has 1800 BHP

| June 8, 2015

For a car company that has only sold a modest 150 cars ever since its inception, Koenigsegg has a few models in its range at any given time. Take for example the current range that consists of the Agera R, Agera S and One 1, with two more cars to be introduced in the next […]

Google going after the Car Insurance Market

| May 26, 2015

Google Compare is a suite of products designed to help consumers make informed and confident financial decisions and car insurance is a latest addition to it. The Chocolate Factory has informed insurance providers that people looking for car insurance on their computer or phone can locate you on a side by side comparison of other […]