The latest adventure-style motorcycle from Moto Guzzi, the Stelvio 1200 NTX, is aptly named after the Stelvio Pass, the highest tarmac road in the Italian Eastern Alps with an unbelievable 84 hairpin bends and rising to a breathtaking altitude of 2,758 metres.
Why, on some Shropshire forecourts, is unleaded more expensive? Anyone with a GCSE in chemistry will tell you that diesel requires less refining than unleaded petrol, and uses less crude oil to produce.
In its day the Peugeot 505 Family estate was the bench mark seven-seat family car and it is this position Peugeot aims to repeat with the introduction of the new Peugeot 5008. Motoring editor Sharon Walters takes a closer look.
Renault doesn’t venture too often into the premium sector but, and it is a big but, the arrival of the new Laguna Coupe is, I believe, an attempt by Renault to move its goalposts just a little, writes Bob Hickman.
There are winners and losers with technological advances, with the repair and maintenance of the modern family car becoming a virtually no-go area for the enthusiastic amateur. Just about the only refuge left for the “tinkerer” is ownership of a classic car, writes Rex Key.
There’s nothing new in alternative fuel cars - steam was one real contender in the early days.
Honda’s 2.2-litre Accord diesel engine is such a smoothie that the addition of an automatic gearbox seems a natural evolutionary step - even if it does come a little late. Sharon Walters checks it out.
It’s not surprising that motoring enthusiasts head for Mid Wales when the traffic lights, and the congestion and the car parking charges get too much. Appreciative owners of cherished and admired motor vehicles gain enjoyment and relaxation over the border where unstressed motoring is only surpassed by the stunning scenery.
