The Infiniti motor company is taking the use of hybrid technology to new levels with the introduction of its M35h model, which will incorporate innovative steering and braking technologies when it goes on sale in 2011.
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Summer: a time of sand, sea and surfing, the latter being a craze imported many years ago from the USA. In fact, when I was younger and the Beach Boys were singing about surfing in California, it seemed a very exotic and far-off pursuit. Nowadays though, surfing is hugely popular in this country, particularly down in Cornwall where the Atlantic Ocean meets the British Isles at one of its narrowest peninsulas, providing excellent conditions for the sport. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sitting in a queue of traffic recently, leaving the excellent Goodwood Festival of Speed, I noticed the temperature gauge begin to creep up. I was surprised since I had sat in traffic jams for longer than this in the past without the engine complaining but this time was it obviously overheating. Read the rest of this entry »

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I’ve often wondered as I’ve driven around in summer whether the proliferation of scantily clad women ever proved such a distraction to male drivers as to cause them to have an accident. Read the rest of this entry »

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I thought I was acquainted with the major motor shows around the world - Geneva, Detroit, etc. but I learnt about one recently which has been taking place for the last five years and to which I’ve never, understandably I suppose, been invited to - Salon Privé. Read the rest of this entry »

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There may be a worldwide economic down-turn at the moment, but there must also still be plenty of people with money to spend. Otherwise we wouldn’t keep getting announcements about limited-edition supercars which only the seriously rich can afford. And not only is there no let-up in the number of such cars being produced, there also seems to be no shortage of takers either.

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With more than a million Brits planning to drive to their holiday destination abroad this summer, motorists are being warned to ensure that they and their vehicle comply with the law of the country they are visiting, rather than risk an on-the-spot fine, driving ban or even imprisonment.
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It’s an old joke, isn’t it, to belittle women drivers and laugh at their attempts at parallel parking? Yet statistics show that women are far safer drivers than men, in that they are involved in far fewer serious accidents.

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I learnt something the other day which I wish I’d known about years ago and that ought to be common knowledge. How do you tell, apart from by looking of course, which side of a car the fuel filler is?

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Ever sat in a queue of traffic, patiently waiting your turn, only to see a car speeding down the outside lane and then pushing in ahead of you?
 
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