Posts Categorized: Cars

Replacing wiper blades

With winter fast approaching, we are all starting to see a lot more rain. This can make driving conditions awful and without your car being “winter ready” can make for dangerous driving situations. When it comes to preparing for the winter, you need to not only consider items such as tyres and anti-freeze but also…read more

KERS on F1 cars

Formula one cars are now fitted with something called KERS which is kinetic energy recovery system. This systems allows energy that is produced during braking to be stored for later use on acceleration. Examples include complex high end systems such as the Zytek and Xtrac. The systems were first produced in 2008, and two minor…read more

Is F1 too predictable?

I remember the days where F1 legend, Michael Schumacher, was pretty much guaranteed to get pole position every F1 race. With the fight for 1st place seeming impossible for anyone else, many people said F1 was getting too predictable. Now Lewis Hamilton seems to be on a similar par with 8 wins so far this…read more

Performance vs reliability

When it comes to cars you may have to make a choice as to whether performance or reliability is more important to you. With many cars you can get a bit of both but for others the one leads over the other. Alfa Romeos have be known for their performance but definitely lack in reliability…read more

The Bugatti Veyron

The Bugatti Veyron is not a car to be sniffed at. Volkswagen tsar Ferdinand Piech one day had a dream that he wanted to create a car with 1000 bhp, that cost one million euros and had a top speed of 250mph. this car was to be like nothing ever manufactured as a road car…read more