Rev matching in the C-HR

Hello Doc, While my old 2006 Toyota Avensis was having an MoT, Toyota gave me a 2021 C-HR with the 1.8-litre petrol-electric hybrid engine as a courtesy car. When I picked up the C-HR from Toyota, I asked for a brochure, as I am always interested in the engine specifications, however they had none. Once […]
Autonomous Driving: Automated Lane Keeping Systems – First Steps

The Department of Transport announced in April this year that “Motorists could see self-driving vehicles on British roads for the first time later this year.” This involves a limited definition of self-driving, in that vehicles fitted with Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS) can, with suitable type approval, be legally defined as self-driving. The proposals are […]
Plugging in India

Every day, more than 60% of India’s population hits the road, which is a lot of road, but a lot of people to fill it. Although this ranks as the second biggest network in the world (at 3,862,317 miles, it’s pipped only by the USA), life is a squeeze. Fast approaching 300 million vehicles, India’s […]
Being in charge of a vehicle at Christmas
How many times have you heard that people have returned to their cars to sleep off alcohol or as a place of safety as a last resort following a night out drinking? Most people imagine that as long as they don’t drive the vehicle, the decision is a sound one, but that’s not so. We […]
Ford Grand Tourneo CONNECT ACTIVE 1.5 ECOBLUE

Just as we get our hands on the most rugged version of the Tourneo Connect range, Ford replaces it with an all-new model, this time based on the Volkswagen Caddy. As a result of a joint venture between the two auto giants, the firm’s new Transit Connect van with windows has been developed in-house by […]