Could Brexit spell a boom time for our car industry? Not unless we focus on what fires up foreign drivers, and deliver their dreams. Simon Hacker cogitates some industry tips 1 First up, China. A tough market to crack given its…
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Six resolutions for driving into 2017
From kicking booze to stubbing out fags and embracing Lycra, it’s that time of the year when we vow to start afresh, with oh-so noble intentions for honing a better version of ourselves. So, as we look forward to packing…
Decking your car for Christmas
From jingle smells to bonnet-mounted reindeer horns, ’tis the season to deck your car. Simon Hacker offers a style guide Oh, for a traditional Christmas: a modest twig in the hall, a morsel of chicken with one trimming and a…
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UK road deaths Road deaths and injuries are rising again. Dodgy data clouds the issue, and while Brexit issues hog the headlines, the drink-drive message isn’t getting through. Simon Hacker asks has health and safety gone AWOL? 1 At 240 deaths…
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Fine tuning your driving Getting the best from your car begins with being a happy driver: Simon Hacker rummages through the glovebox for a musical tune-up that might ensure man and machine co-exist in harmony. 1 This month’s theme of tuning…
A hitch-hiker’s guide to the future
One of the last bastions of freedom could be given a big thumbs down if self-drive cars become the norm. Simon Hacker offers a potential obituary for hitch-hiking 1 Weíve all done it. Or at least if you were born before…
Household tips for going faster
Simon Hacker searches for DIY tips to boost your car’s performance — and save cash! Okay, so you’ve leafed through our latest issue and drooled at the ever higher performance of diesel cars. You’ve checked the back of the sofa and…
Digging the dirt on cleaning
There’s a thin line between taking pride in a clean car and clinical obsession. Step over it, warns Simon Hacker, at your peril… Readers with young children might scratch their heads at any tribute to the world of cleaning and…
The weird world of ECOTY
With more than half a century of dishing out gongs, the European Car of the Year has been no stranger to controversy. Simon Hacker selects the keys to five cars of contention. Just what was that Fred van der Vlugt…
Parking a nightmare
It’s not the number of cars on our roads that creates a problem, so much as the headache of where we leave the things. Simon Hacker searches for a safe place to park your sanity. 1 A new website that catalogues…