Archive for 'Offbeat News'
Ecomedy is a barrel of laughs in the Citroen DS3
Dan Trent writes:
Everyone’s talking eco driving these days, even comedians. Two – Dan Adams and Christian Ancliff – are going to try and complete a stand-up tour ending up at the Edinburgh fringe on a single tank of fuel.
That’s a 500-mile journey, taking in dates at London, Oxford, Stratford, Manchester and Glasgow […]
Posted: July 23rd, 2010 under Offbeat News.
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Lexus LFA: smashing
cj hubbard writes:
The Lexus LFA is a very expensive toy. But at least you now know the
exhaust note is so electrifying it can shatter a champagne glass. Or at
least you will, once you’ve watched this video:
Pointless. But fun.
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Links:
First Drive: Lexus LFA
Lexus LFA at Goodwood
Lexus LFA in London
Super shock from supercar
197bhp Abarth 500; may induce […]
Posted: June 4th, 2010 under Offbeat News.
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Lexus LFA: smashing
cj hubbard writes:
The Lexus LFA is a very expensive toy. But at least you now know the
exhaust note is so electrifying it can shatter a champagne glass. Or at
least you will, once you’ve watched this video:
Pointless. But fun.
—
Links:
First Drive: Lexus LFA
Lexus LFA at Goodwood
Lexus LFA in London
Super shock from supercar
197bhp Abarth 500; may induce […]
Posted: June 4th, 2010 under Offbeat News.
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197bhp Abarth 500; may induce spontaneous giggles
cj hubbard writes:
Not that I’m one to big-up a rival motoring publication, but PistonHeads’ classified section does throw up a gem or two.
Take the above, for example. It’s an Abarth 500 tuned to 197bhp. I’m giggling already.
Lest you forget, the Abarth 500 is powered by a tiny 1.4-litre turbo. Which – if our rudimentary maths […]
Posted: June 4th, 2010 under Offbeat News.
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197bhp Abarth 500; may induce spontaneous giggles
cj hubbard writes:
Not that I’m one to big-up a rival motoring publication, but PistonHeads’ classified section does throw up a gem or two.
Take the above, for example. It’s an Abarth 500 tuned to 197bhp. I’m giggling already.
Lest you forget, the Abarth 500 is powered by a tiny 1.4-litre turbo. Which – if our rudimentary maths […]
Posted: June 4th, 2010 under Offbeat News.
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Ford favourability foils me
Richard Aucock writes:
Panic flashed through me. This ‘ere Ford Fiesta test car I was standing next to, whose key I was furiously pressing - it wouldn’t open! Miles away from home, snow starting to fall, stress levels rocketed. Why wouldn’t it let me in?
Then, out the corner of my eye, I noticed something […]
Posted: February 10th, 2010 under Offbeat News.
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Mad dash for scrappage deal
Richard Aucock writes:
Hurry, car makers keep telling us. Scrappage is almost over, meaning you’ve only a few weeks left to trade your old nail for something nice and new. We’re sure, though, English Ford Poole didn’t mean for one chap to be quite so quick.
Roundabout? No time! I’ll straight-line it instead, so’s […]
Posted: December 3rd, 2009 under Offbeat News.
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Super shock from supercar
Richard Aucock writes:
MSN Cars had a team gathering last night, where we get together with the great and the good elsewhere within the organisation for a catch-up and a drink. Fine night was had by all. CJ and I had a train to catch though, so we hot-footed it to the Tube. And, lo, […]
Posted: November 27th, 2009 under Offbeat News.
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Bentley bus brings great charity cheer
cj hubbard writes:
Ok, I may have been a little hasty in declaring the Hyundai Morris Minor story cutest press release of the week on Tuesday. If this doesn’t stir some warmth within you, well, best change your name to Scrooge and think about cancelling Christmas.
The above Routemaster double decker bus belongs to St Luke’s […]
Posted: November 26th, 2009 under Offbeat News.
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Hell in the aisle
cj hubbard writes:
Picture by Onur Aksoy
Well, I think we can forget about popping out for lunch goods at our local Sainsbury’s ever again. They – it’s got to be a ‘they’ – have just replaced the six dedicated basket checkouts with four of those new self-checkout stations. So that’s two fewer of a system that […]
Posted: November 25th, 2009 under Offbeat News.
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