In 1998, the Volkswagen Group added prestigious car manufacturers Bentley, Lamborghini and Bugatti to their portfolio. It cost them a reported £430 million to obtain Bentley, especially after they had to see off a rival bid from BMW. They would continue to acquire companies as time went on.
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Testing on roads in the UK is already underway as vehicle manufacturers, and technology experts look to get to grips with the concept of autonomous vehicles. We may not see fully autonomous cars at the beginning though.
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History of the Volkswagen Group: The Beginning On the 28th of May 1937, Volkswagen was founded in Berlin by Ferdinand Porsche. The aim was to produce a car capable of carrying up to five people, with a top speed of around 100km/h. To meet their business objective, the vehicle was designed by Ferdinand Porsche’s company. […]
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Everybody will have heard about the prospect of driverless cars; they may have even seen pictures years ago when predictions were made about technology in the future. Well now, autonomous cars are on the road to reality, and people are rightly excited, but are driverless cars the future of the motoring industry or will we […]
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The most common culprits are those who choose to leave their smartphones, or other gizmos and gadgets plugged in. A power draining accessory can quickly result in a flat battery.
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This is due to them rising in popularity, so mechanics have followed suit by making sure that they’re clued up about how they work and the repairs that will be needed. It’s a common misconception that people will struggle to get an automatic fixed.
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This is because the driver no longer has to worry about changing gear. Now they can simply have the car in drive and then just accelerate and break. So they are free to keep their focus on the road.
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Unlike manual vehicles, you won’t need to find your biting point, so you simply drive off. There will be no risk of rolling back anymore.
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Alarms, for example, will deter most opportunist thieves. An alarm combined with an immobiliser will be enough to prevent your car from being stolen. Combining that with a steering wheel lock and you should have no problems when it comes to vehicle security.
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They will often run at slower speeds through electricity. When more power is required the petrol engine will kick in to provide that extra oomph. Hybrid cars use the power from the engine to recharge their batteries.
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