Jaguar E-Pace 300E Review

Little cub is reborn and chargeD up!

This may look familiar, in fact you may be questioning how it’s any different to when the Jaguar E-Pace was first introduced as the British luxury car maker’s baby SUV just four years ago. There’s a new grille and revised bumpers and inside the latest generation infotainment and a new gear lever. Underneath however, it is all-new. Well that is to say it adopts the Range Rover Evoque’s platform, that’s been designed to accommodated a hybrid drivetrain.

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26/07/2021 0

What Drains your EV Battery the Most?

What causes up to 75% increase in battery drain

Wanna know what drains your battery most when you’re driving an electric car? Well according to research by car lease company Vanarama, here are the in-car features that most drain the battery.

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25/07/2021 0

Which Car Makers Appear Most in Songs

16,500 mentions for top Brand

Which cars are mentioned most in songs? Uswitch.com – the car insurance company – analysed data from lyrics.com to see which car manufacturers get the most mentions in song lyrics. They’ve sent out a list with the number mentions and the artists that mentioned them the most.

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24/07/2021 0

Urus is the Biggest Selling Lamborghini Ever!!

A Lamborghini SUV? Nobody will buy that! Er…

Lamborghinis – rare supercars right? Except for the Urus it seems. That’s the Audi Q8/Bentley Bentayga-based luxury SUV. Care to guess how many they’ve made?

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23/07/2021 0

Peugeot E-208 Review

It’s fun and futuristic – so surely it makes sense as an electric car?

The Peugeot 208 is a great little car. Reasonably practical for its size, the best built that Peugeot’s have ever been, featuring a futuristic dashboard and instrument panel that would shame a Lamborghini, sensible economy and an engaging and fun drive that works hard to make you think it’s a hot hatch – there isn’t really one in the range yet.

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22/07/2021 0

£5000 Fine & 9 Penalty Points for Not wearing the Right Footwear while Driving

An you can’t drive barefoot either!

Did you know you could get fined and even penalty points on your licence for not wearing the right footwear while driving?!

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22/07/2021 0

Nissan Leaf or VW Golf – which will get you further for £50? [EV Vs Petrol]

Where in the world can you get the most miles per pennies?

When it comes to pure electric cars, they’re generally more expensive than their petrol or diesel equivalents to buy. So are they really cheaper to run on electricity?

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21/07/2021 0

My latest motoring spread in Asian Leader – 21 July 2021

Newspaper out in Manchester today!

Click here to read this issue now – Previous issues here Contact me if you require car reviews, news and other features!

21/07/2021 0

Traffic Noise is Driving us Crazy!!

So are the EVs the answer – or how about my suggestion?

New research from Vehicle Contracts, the car leasing firm, claims noise pollution from traffic affects over 11.5 million people – 20% of the UK’s population.

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20/07/2021 0

Mazda CX-30 Review

Utterly contemporary tech, yet old-skool at its core

The Mazda CX-30, introduced last year, slots under the CX-5. So why not call it the CX-4? Because there is already a CX-4 sold in China, which is a different car. And this is based on a the Mazda3 hatchback, although its 7cm shorter and 10cm taller. The same platform is also the basis for the all-new all-electric MX-30.

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20/07/2021 0

Little cub is reborn and chargeD up!

What causes up to 75% increase in battery drain

16,500 mentions for top Brand

A Lamborghini SUV? Nobody will buy that! Er…

It’s fun and futuristic – so surely it makes sense as an electric car?

An you can’t drive barefoot either!

Where in the world can you get the most miles per pennies?

Newspaper out in Manchester today!

So are the EVs the answer – or how about my suggestion?

Utterly contemporary tech, yet old-skool at its core

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