If you’ve ever taken your vehicle in to have its gearbox serviced and/or repaired, then you might have noticed the mechanic taking a few important steps before they set to work. With the gearbox — especially an automatic gearbox — being one of the most complex systems on your vehicle, it’s logical that even the […]
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For a while now we have some time to adjust to the looming and much-publicised deadline of 2030. This is the year where the government’s proposed ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will come into effect, followed by new hybrid vehicles in 2035. These two milestones effectively mark the end of […]
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Do you drive an automatic car? If you’ve driven one for many years, then you’ll doubtless already be very familiar with the gear shift and its functions. However, a large number of UK drivers are just coming to drive automatic vehicles for the first time. Between 2019 and 2021, sales of new automatic cars finally […]
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The concept of brake energy recuperation, now known more commonly as “regenerative braking” is a groundbreaking and potentially game-changing technology that is chiefly employed in hybrid-electric (HEV/PHEV) and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs). The main idea is that as the car is slowing, kinetic and mechanical energy from the wheels can be captured and transformed into electrical […]
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Those familiar with vehicle transmissions may already know what an ASG is, but for those not in the know, it stands for automated shift gearbox. It’s one of the most significant automotive innovations from Volkswagen in recent years, and in today’s blog we’re going to spend some time looking at what they are, what sets […]
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With the summer holidays fast approaching, you might well be already planning your family’s next UK or European road trip. You could be driving to the Scottish Highlands or to the French Riviera — it makes no difference — there are key accessories that you should keep in the car to make the road trip […]
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Way back when, it seemed there were essentially only two types of automatic transmission fluid (ATF), Type A and Type F. The latter was for Ford cars, and the former for all the others. Times have moved on and now the list of transmission fluids has grown. But how can you know for sure which […]
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The Volkswagen brand is known for many great achievements over the years, and is now closely associated with high-quality yet affordable cars across a wide spectrum of vehicle types, including a growing range of electric cars. Among the group’s many technical achievements, one that simply has to be counted is the creation of the world’s […]
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One of the most important and yet also the most relatively simple pieces of maintenance that needs to be done on your automatic transmission vehicle is changing of the transmission fluid. It typically needs to happen at the very least every 60,000 miles, but depending on how much you drive and your driving style, you […]
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New technology is one of the most exciting parts of new automotive development. As new cars roll off the production line each model year, many of us wait eagerly for OEMs to tell us all about the brand-new technology that will be featured in the new models. Since most of us don’t have the privilege […]
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