Volvo are conducting a large field test with the aim of preventing any injury or accident in a Volvo by 2020.
This technology has not been installed on that many Volvo cars but it can track just how well someone can handle a certain situations.
The technology will monitor the drivers behaviour whilst driving and analyse how this changes depending on the situation. (more…)
A decade ago, buying a hybrid was a lonely business. There were only two to choose from the original Honda Insight and the gawkily styled 1997 Mark I Prius and both attracted small numbers of buyers.
Although a hybrid does emmit less C02 than a normal car it is a long way off from emitting no C02 altogether which is why it is only at its first stage. (more…)
So yea we arent actually at the stage where the entire car is actually able to be powered by the sun but with this it is getting very close indeed. Well at the moment on the market is something that could attach onto your car that could actually benefit you in several ways. The worst thing about air con is that it not only wears down your car battery but it also slowly brings down the fuel count as well. (more…)
The Corvette is a iconic car built by Chevrolet ( A GM brand) and now into its 6th generation. The first corvette was designed by Harely Earl (the legend) and was introduced to the market during the 1950s.
The six generations all contained different versions and are commonly referred to as C1 -C6. (more…)
Whenever you are looking into a paper it is never about the new cars or how cars are changing to save the environment but how they are constantly killing people. In most cases it is often the driver that is in the wrong despite it being blamed on the vehicle.
If you were to see two newspapers in a shop one with the front page headline CAR CRASH KILLS 5 PEOPLE or the headline to another with CAR SAVED MY LIFE there is no doubt that you would go for the paper that has the 5 deaths plastered on the front of it. (more…)
Nearly everyone here in the UK must have been to at least one car boot sale but why on earth do people go to these things on a regular occassion? Is it because many people cannot resist a bargain hunt or is it because you get dragged around it on a Sunday morning by your Nan?
Whatever the reason this is are these kinds of sales dying out or are they actually worth going to? (more…)
Yes you saw that right, you may not think that the police are out in froce on christmas today but they are looking for people who think it is okay to drink and drive on Christmas Day simply because it is Christmas.
In fact a figure has recently come out stating that 62% of men would happily drive after drinking around the Christmas period whereas 34% of women think the same. As well as all of this information it has also been released that just over 10% of people would get into a car when they know for a fact the driver has been drinking. (more…)
Do not ever pull over for an unmarked police car, make sure you keep going and even speed up if you really want too. Never do you have to stop for an unmarked police car under any circumstances at all. So what are the reasons for this? (more…)
Everybody knows that owning a car nowadays is a necessity, and purchasing second hand ones is something being done by more and more people. But just who is it that purchases these used cars? Just about everybody is the answer to that question. (more…)
Purchasing a used car will obviously be cheaper than getting a new one. There are some used cars on the market that can be up to eighty percent cheaper than the original price of a new one, but depend on things such as age, condition and mileage. A lot of money can be saved then by buying a used car, and it can offer a great driving experience as well. (more…)