Besides the hum of your car’s engine, and the general background noise that comes with driving on any public road, you shouldn’t hear that many particular sounds from your car. Newer cars come with a lot of extra beeps and lights, of course, because of their digital displays and numerous new functions, but all of […]
Month: January 2023
One of the most interesting features in modern cars is the presence of distinct driving modes. They are often denoted on various buttons and dials within the driver cockpit, depending on how the OEM designs the overall ergonomics within the car. At any rate, these driving modes offer exciting and varied ways to optimise the […]
There’s growing pressure nowadays for people to make the big switch from their familiar petrol or diesel car to an electric one. We likely all know that the government has set the ambitious target for a moratorium on new petrol and diesel car sales in 2030, followed by hybrid cars in 2035. After these two […]
While the UK has long been a bastion of supporters of the traditional manual gearbox, opinion is fast changing. In just the last few years, there has been a totally unprecedented shift in driving habits toward choosing automatic cars over manual ones. But why? In short, improving technology, lowering prices, and better performance and reliability […]
As one of the largest automotive manufacturers in the world, a group like the Volkswagen Group couldn’t possibly survive without a strong arm of research and development. It’s not just about hardware design anymore, either, when it comes to making a successful vehicle design that the public love. With the competitive angle moving sharply towards […]
The Audi A3 was first launched back in 1996 and has since been a very popular and successful model in the company’s eclectic range. The A3 is notable for being made available both in saloon and hatchback models, with the latter being especially popular here in the UK — as compact cars often are. The […]