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• NITROGEN IN CAR TYRES: What's the point of filling car tyres with Nitrogen? (FAQs)
  as a tyre inflation medium has been around since the early 70’s and has been used in applications which require safety or performance. The earthmoving industry use Nitrogen to prevent latent heat build-up as Nitrogen does not heat up as much as compressed air when a vehicle is in motion. Similarly
• INSURANCE: Which are the cheapest new cars to insure? (FAQs)
  Low Insurance Group Cars – all in the ABI Group 1 Chevrolet Matiz 5dr Hat 0.8 S 08 Chevrolet Matiz 5dr Hat 0.8 Se Au 08 Citroen C1 3dr Hat 1.0i 68 Code 08A Citroen C1 3dr Hat 1.0i Rhythm 08A Citroen C1 3dr Hat 1.0i Vibe
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  Sat Nav of the Year shortlist (Article)
  and what your calculated average speed is. Built-in WiFi also means you don’t need to faff around with wires when you want to update the Rider 550’s maps and software updates either. Find it on Sports Bike
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  Review: Multimac Superclub three-seater childseat (productReview)
  . On our Kuga, the unit's legs protrude - but on other models it's a flusher fit. Another aspect to be mindful of is the protruding legs that help secure the unit. On some models, these can fit flush against the seat, but on our 2016 model year Ford Kuga they stick out. This has resulted
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  Product Awards 2018: Winners (Article)
  This year’s Speed Champions collection sees six sets ranging from £12.99 to £89.99 and includes the Porsche 919 Hybrid Le Mans, Ferrari 488 GT3, Porsche 911 RSR & 911 Turbo 3.0 and Ferrari Ultimate Garage.  But it’s the two Fords that really caught our eye: 1968 Ford Mustang and Ford Fiesta M
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  Top 10: Films for car enthusiasts (Article)
  . Trivia: The state trooper who pulled over the elderly lady was retired NASCAR driver Carl Edwards. Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) Jeff Bridges plays Preston Tucker, a real-life automobile entrepreneur who produced the Tucker 48 in late 1940's America, which notably had a third
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  Top 10: Films for car enthusiasts (Article)
  . Trivia: The state trooper who pulled over the elderly lady was retired NASCAR driver Carl Edwards. Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) Jeff Bridges plays Preston Tucker, a real-life automobile entrepreneur who produced the Tucker 48 in late 1940's America, which notably had a third
• Review: Volkswagen T2 Danbury Camper (Article)
  lock brake legislation killed it off by 2012. The Type 2’s extended Indian Summer saw it make a re-appearance in Britain, thanks to an enterprising business based near Bristol, which imports these vans and turns them into motor homes (and usually switches them to right hand drive
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  Review: Honda Izy HRG 416 SK (productReview)
  . Pull the second bar on the handle and the self-propelled function kicks-in, pushing the mower along at 0.92m/s. That’s fast enough to take the strain out of the mowing, without feeling that you’re being pulled along with it. For smaller lawns this feature is probably a bit of an extravagance, in which
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  Review: Piaggio MP3 500 Sport (productReview)
  front wheel struts and a parallelogram structure give exceptional stability, even in poor weather conditions. Where the front wheel of a motorcycle could slip away if you hit some wet leaves while cornering, the Piaggio MP3, with Anti Skid Control, stays stable. When you consider that the MP3’s
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  Review: Ducati SuperSport 2017 (productReview)
  further by the excellent Pirelli Diablo Rosso III tyres. If you have a bit more cash to spend you can get a SuperSport S, which gains a quick shifter, enabling clutchless up and down changes through the gearbox. It also gains more sophisticated Ohlins front suspension, which gives even better ride
• Halfords Catalogue 1965 (Article)
  and gentleman, the orgins of ICE. Yep, the in-car enternatinment beloved of Max Power readers everywhere wasn't exclusivley used by Daz for his Saxo - turns out Dad knew a thing or two about banging tunes as well (not to mention all the money saved on that scratched vinyl for the wind-up grammophone
• ELECTRIC CARS: Is an EV right for me? (FAQs)
  Please note this FAQ is 10 years out of date because we're all working flat out and no one has had the time to devote to updating it.   Ford's contribution to the urban environment, first seen at the 1999 Frankfurt Motor Show, was the Think City. A small, two-seater plastic
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  Review: Honda NC750X 2017 (productReview)
  such a common sight in cities like London. The NC750 comes in two different flavours. The S is a typical unfaired road bike, while the X tested here gets some Adventure bike styling touches, including a ‘beak’ under the all-LED headlight. But, underneath, both bikes are the same with an economical 745cc
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  Review: Suzuki SV650 2017 (productReview)
  , Suzuki has at least used a few bits from the parts bin marked “modern components”. The mirrors and digital instrument surround, for example, are shared with the GSX-S 750. Even the frame comes from Suzuki’s back catalogue - it’s an evolution of the one used in the previous Gladius. So the SV 650
• ENGINE ECU: Where can I have the Engine Control Unit (ECU) of my car re-mapped? (FAQs)
  this at www.mega4.co.uk Covers the VAG range of Audi, SEAT, Skoda and VW, but not many others Superchips has been in the business longer than anyone else and now also offers a similar OBDII plug-in to the Revo for all Fords from 1996, most VAG engines and petrol engined BMW MINIs. It is called
• What is salvage retention? (Article)
  will be paid a percentage of the car’s market value (or agreed value, depending on your cover) minus any excess that applies. And this means that the salvage is your property. Hagerty use the example of a Mk2 Ford Capri 2.0 GT worth £8000 where the compulsory excess is £100
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  Review: Aprilia SX125 (productReview)
  of sensation, so Aprilia should be applauded for making the SX125’s power unit so free spinning. Making the most of the revs is further enhanced by the six-speed gearbox that clicks up and down easily. There’s enough room around the pedal to wear chunkier winter boots and still find the lever with ease
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  Review: Yamaha MT-09 (productReview)
  with riders who need something more broadly talented than a supersport bike, but still want their thrills. A recently added SP model addresses the one weak link in the MT-09’s armour: suspension. The SP upgrades the springs and dampers at both ends to create a better handling bike and one that doesn’t
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  Review: Thule Raingutter bike rack for older/classic cars (productReview)
  proved significantly easier than the flush roof or roof-bar mountings more modern cars require. Most cars in the '70s and 80's had rain gutters, so the whole business of attaching roof racks became a bit more complicated when these were removed. We went