Category Archives: Motoring News

Hayfever sufferer? Buy a Volvo

August 11, 2012   Ian


It’s the season for hayfever, and it seems like half the country is sniffling from the condition.

Volvo can help. Surprised? Yes, me too. But the carmaker, which has long led the way for vehicle health and safety, now fits all its models with either an air quality system or pollen filter as standard.

Cars fitted with an Air Quality System use an interior air quality sensor which measures the levels of particles in the incoming air. It can automatically close the car’s air intake without any input from the driver before levels inside the car become unhealthy, such as when toxic carbon monoxide is detected from the vehicle in front.

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Search on for Britain’s best young driver

August 11, 2012   Ian

We all know how many teenagers are desperate to get behind the wheel and now the search is on for Britain’s Best Young Driver, the urge will be even stronger.

The Mercedes-Benz Driving Academy is offering 30-minutes sessions for £45 which lets aspiring young motorists get behind the wheel of a Merc and complete a series of car challenges to win prizes. Applicants don’t need a full or provisional licence or even any previous driving experience – they just need be 16-plus and over 1.5m tall.

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Weekender for automotive lovers 8-9 September

August 11, 2012   Ian


If you love all things automotive, Beaulieu Motor Museum is the place to be on 8 and 9 September. Its most famous motoring event, the International Autojumble, takes place on these dates and is the biggest outdoor sale of motoring items this side of the Atlantic. Started in 1967 in a one-day show with 75 stands, it is now in its 45th year and boasts over 2,000 stands.

Stands feature everything from vintage and classic motoring parts, accessories, automobilia and literature to tools and clothing. And in the Automart, there will be up to 200 cars on offer, from restoration projects to cars in concours condition while the DealerMart will have a selection of classic cars for sale.

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Candid camera: Audi lets customers see their cars in the workshop

August 11, 2012   Ian


Car service and maintenance has long been considered a shady industry, with many car owners dubious of work being carried out. But times change, and high-end brand Audi are reassuring customers by pioneering a new camera which lets customers see and hear about necessary repair work and authorise it all via mobile phone or PC.

Now rolled out across all UK Audi centres, the service enables technicians carrying out workshop inspections to focus handheld ‘Audi Cams’ on specific problems, to deliver verbal diagnoses and to send the resulting film clips to customers’ home computers or smartphones before any work begins.

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Audi R8 E-tron First Production Digital Rear-View Mirror

August 09, 2012   admin

Audi’s upcoming R8 e-tron is the first production car to feature digital rear-view mirror, similar to the one found on Audi R18 e-tron quattro and R18 ultra race cars.

R8 e-tron does not have a rear window, so a digital mirror is the only solution. There is a small camera located in aerodynamically optimized housing which is heated in cold temperatures. A 7.7-inch AMOLED colour screen is mounted in place of a conventional rear-view mirror to display the digital image data from the camera.

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