Monthly Archives: May 2012

Peugeot 208 R2 rally car


Peugeot pulled out of endurance racing earlier this year, citing costs, but now it’s back in motorsport…and back with the new 208 supermini. The 208 R2 is the first of three competition cars due to come from Peugeot Sport, based on the 208. It’ll get its first run out at this month’s Tour de Corse in France.

Vauxhall names its city car Adam

Vauxhall has announced that its new city car will be called Adam. Weird. And it was announced via the medium of a comic book strip featuring a wolfpack of zany actors. Weird.Actually, the company has so far used two comics and a video where seven words would have done: “this new car will be called Adam.”

Smart electric bike on sale, for £2,500


An electric bike by Smart, the Mercedes-owned purveyor of little cars, has gone on sale this weekend. It’s got a 62-mile electric range and costs roughly the same as an 03 plate Smart ForTwo: £2,500. (Please, no complaints – we said “roughly”.)The pedelec (pedal electric cycle) can be ordered now for late May deliveries, though we don’t expect demand to outstrip supply for what is, basically, a mode of transport that retains all that’s harrowing about a bicycle but removes the major benefit – improved cardiovascular fitness.Still, it’s a stylish looking bike, and will make going up hills a doddle.

Volvo FCR Scan Tool Review

” The Volvo Fault Code Reader is capable of reading the codes and more, but its best function is allowing you to read the codes in all the modules on the car including the motor controller.  The tool can be had for under £20 to over £100. It is available at the typical places like Amazon, eBay and many online merchants.

I chose My OBD Tools as the seller. The reason I chose to get it from them is shipping…Not the cost, but the speed. More on this later.

BMW updates the X1

Is it that time already? It doesn’t seem too long ago that was first unveiling its smallest – and incongruously rear-wheel drive – SUV, but it’s just been revised. The top and bottom ends of the range have been made more appealing – cleaner at the one end and quicker at t’other. The sDrive20d EfficientDynamics boasts 62.8mpg and 119g/km, while a new xDrive25d develops 215bhp and can hit 62mph in just 6.8 seconds.The 25d replaces the old 23d. It’s powered by a four-cylinder 2.0-litre diesel engine, and despite its pace can still manage 51.4mpg and 145g/km.