So, the car as we know it is going to be dead inside a generation by 2040. Somehow I think not. The continuing story of the automobile since the 1880s has been driven by evolution and I cannot see this changing despite the Stelvio statements of Governments which are full of twists and turns, look good in the media but are fraught with the dangers of going off road and plunging into … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Toyota Prius PHEV
A week-long road test in the new Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) created two notable firsts for me, says David Miles. It was the first road test production car I have tested with a solar roof and it was the first test car to return over 100mpg for a full week of motoring. The sales success of PHEVs have created the driving force for increased demand of Alternatively Fuelled Vehicles in … [Read more...]
Newslines 22 April
The Toyota Prius is the first model to get five-star safety rating for a system to stop it when a pedestrian is infront. The Suzuki Baleno had three and four stars for fitting the anti-injury system as standard and then offering a more advanced system as an option. British car owners who’ve taken the plunge and bought electric cars are raving about them, according to Driver Power 2016 … [Read more...]