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Hyundai in Korea has displayed a fashion range of 12 items in collusion with L’Eclaireur and Boontheshop created with discarded wearable materials from vehicles. Re:Style 2021 marks the third year of celebrating upcycling and eco-friendly fashion.
Continue reading “Hyundai Creates Fashion From Recycled Car Parts”The number of young people is declining and road safety charity, IAM, RoadSmart, has been looking into why 17-24 year-olds are putting off leaning to drive.
Continue reading “Why Young People Don’t Want Cars!”
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Continue reading “My latest motoring spread in Asian Leader – 27 Oct 2021”Watch out! The ULEZ – Ultra Low Emission Zone – has expanded, by 18 times its former size, from Central London, to the North and South Circular roads. Check your car at the ULEZ checker (most petrol cars after 2006 and most diesels after 2015 should be okay) – link below. If your car is not allowed, you’ll have to pay £12.50, if you don’t you’ll be subject to a £160 fine. https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/check-your-vehicle/
Continue reading “ULEZ has expanded”It makes sense. Korean companies Hyundai and now Kia, appear to be leap-frogging more recognised and established car makers in the race to create desirable, usable and quality electric cars. The 2022 Kia EV6 has just gone on sale, and is Kia’s version of Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 – kind of. Discrepancies in dimensions and battery packs, maintain sufficient distinction to present these as very different offerings.
Continue reading “Kia EV6 Full Review”What’s the latest issue of Go Classics magazine? BTW I’ve made it onto the cover – can you spot me? Plus my column inside and loads of other amazing features and content. Head over to https://www.goclassics.co.uk to get your copy and subscribe now!
Continue reading “GoClassics Issue 3”It appears as if the UK fuel crisis has finally ended. So what caused it? Just an overblown minor news story, or was there a deeper conspiracy behind it. Was it intended to create a high demand for surplus fuel that had accumulated during the lockdown, or was it to accelerate a shift to electric cars as drivers are put off by longer queues for fuel. I break it down and explain the real reason behind the so-called UK petrol-shortage.
Continue reading “Petrol Crisis Conspiracy”Whether you’re a keen young driver, or someone just wishing to get a taste of what traditional sportscars felt like to drive after a diet of tiny front-wheel drive hatchbacks, there are really only two cars on the market that you should consider buying: the brilliant Toyota 86 and the car reviewed here.
Continue reading “Mazda MX-5 RF Review “You’re thrown, aren’t you? At first glance you thought you knew what this car was. Then you looked again and you weren’t so sure after. A third glance caught the Suzuki badge, and then you found yourself really perplexed.
Continue reading “Suzuki Across PHEV Review”Our second ever podcast features special guest Simeon Cattle (Sim) who’s been working in the car trade since the age of 16. He runs the Classic Project Shop and along with GoClassics Editor-at-Large Jeff Bailey, we talk about about running and working on classics, the little tips and secrets most people don’t know about, and how knowledge of working on old cars is being passed down to a new generation. Plus we talk about the Goodwood Revival and quiz Jeff on his two extraordinarily different previous car choices – a Vauxhall Nova and a Lincoln Continental!
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