Unless you’ve had your head buried in the seabed, you’ll be aware that the earth’s supply of oil – and therefore man’s ability to make fuel for cars – is running out. Interestingly I remember being told at school it would all be gone by 2020, but I’m sure that was the wisdom of the [more]

Tags: algae, Algae new oil, biofuels, diesel, Fuel, hydrogen fuel cell, Kikkoman, oil, Petrol, shortage, toyota

We are in what people call ‘the awards season’. Oscars for acting, Brits for music, the Turner Prize for… well, just about anything as long as someone thinks it’s art. It’s the same for cars. Respected buying guide What Car? recently awarded its top honour to the Peugeot 3008, a blend of people carrier and [more]

Tags: 3008, awards, ForTwo, iQ, Peugeot, Polo, Smart, toyota, VW, World Car of the Year

I’m not often going to just cut and paste material into this blog, but a recently issued press release sums up the point so well I see little point in changing it. At last, someone saying something sensible about Toyota’s woes…

“The reliability of Toyotas is not in question, despite the firm’s recent recall of [more]

Tags: quality, reliability, toyota, Warranty Direct