September 2014 Archive

30th September

• Paris Motor Show 2014: The cars we’re looking forward to most
• McLaren 650S Spider review
• The worst car adverts that feature rappers
• Road accidents costing UK £15 billion a year
• New rules for the tax disc: Everything you need to know
• Loan company kill switch nearly causes a crash
• The most mental motorbike race on the planet from the winner’s perspective

29th September

• GoPro Hero4 to deliver crazy dash-cam footage in stunning 4K
• Meet the McLaren 625S, a toned down 650S for Asians
• Decline in local petrol stations blamed on supermarkets
• This is the VW Passat GTE plug-in hybrid
• New Honda Civic Type R promises to upset the legendary NSX
• Ferrari 458 recalled because you could get stuck in the boot
• The luckiest cyclist ever?

26th September

• Jaguar XE ‘Ingenium’ engines break cover
• Nearly half of British drivers clueless about stopping distances
• Ferrari 458 Speciale A is a yellow dream machine
• Road deaths drop to record low
• Drivers urged to get a grip on dangerous tyres

24th September

• VW Golf Alltrack is an estate with off-road tendencies
• 2015 Honda Civic and Civic Sport like it sporty
• Meet the new 510 horsepower Mercedes-AMG C 63
• Drop in number of bus journeys
• Apple is planning to kill the Beats Music brand. May pour its skills into iTunes

23rd September

• Infiniti Q80 Inspiration concept shuns seating tradition
• Citroen C1 Urban Ride is a Vauxhall Adam Rocks rival
• Citroen C4 Cactus Airflow Hybrid Air concept 2L sips fuel like a camel sips water
• Quarter of women see their ‘perfect man’ in a convertible

22nd September

• iOS 8 problems emerge as users complain
• Infiniti Q50 2.0-t petrol review
• This is what instant justice looks like
• Vauxhall Adam S wants to wear the Fiat 500 Abarth like a hat
• This is the Toyota C-HR Concept
• Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Concept-S: The ‘S’ stands for sexy-ish

19th September

• F1 radio messages: What’s allowed and what’s not in 2014?
• Group Lotus to lay off a quarter of its staff
• Pulling wheelies on a superbike on public roads is a bad idea
• Peugeot Quartz Concept is 500hp of hybrid crossover madness
• 2015 Dacia Duster is still the UK’s cheapest SUV

18th September

• Bentley Mulsanne Speed lives up to its name and then some
• This dancing pedestrian signal wants to help you cross the road
• Using an Apple Watch while driving could land you in jail
• Volvo XC90 R-Design looks the business

17th September

• The Apple Watch could cost thousands but people will still buy it

15th September

• 750bhp Vauxhall is as crazy as it sounds
• First Formula E race comes to a crashing conclusion

12th September

• Google’s self-driving passes official driving test – with a bit of help
• Air-powered Peugeot 208 Hybrid 2L Demonstrator wants to save you fuel
• VW Golf SV review

11th September

• Meet and greet the first fully-modified Tesla Model S
• The Mercedes-Benz sticker that could save your life
• Mercedes-AMG GT: Everything you need to know

10th September

• BMW 2 Series Convertible is a drop-top stunner
• Citroen C4 Cactus crosses over to UK
• Honda HR-V is a Nissan Juke competitor
• Michael Schumacher goes home to continue recovery

9th September

• Apple Watch: The rumored iWatch is very real and very impressive
• Apple Watch Preview: “The next chapter in Apple’s story” says Tim Cook
• What is ApplePay? Pay with your iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Apple Watch and NFC
• Hot new Merc AMG GT to challenge Porsche 911, Aston Vantage
• Apple CarPlay debuts in the Ferrari FF
• Cases of women caught drink-driving nearly doubles
• This is how you drive a turbocharged tractor
• Male drivers more prone to fuel mishaps
• The 100mpg Mercedes S Class exempt from road tax
• Jaguar XE: Everything you need to know so far

8th September

• Jaguar XE revealed at star-studded London launch
• Jaguar XE to be helicoptered in for launch party
• Hands-on: LG G Watch R is a smartwatch in disguise at IFA 2014
• Peugeot 308 GT pictures, price and specs

5th September

• Meet the old-school, new-school Jaguar Mark 2
• BMW 2 Series Active Tourer 218d review
• Scottish cops use empty police car as crime deterrent
• Harman Omni HD wireless speakers set to challenge Sonos

4th September

• Meet the gorgeous new Mazda MX-5
• VW Golf R review

3rd September

• New 2014 Hyundai i20 preview
• Stunning new Discovery Sport draws inspiration from Evoque
• Google driverless cars not that smart, says Google driverless cars chief
• Sony’s QX1 lens will turn your phone into a digital SLR

1st September

• Watch 16-year-old F1 driver Max Verstappen crash during demo run