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March 31 Touring cars rule…Ian writes... Formula One sucks – because I’ve just been to watch my first live British Touring Car Championship race and from the start of the day until the end the action never let up, with crashes, bold overtaking moves on bends and a field of cars running slicks on a wet track. There is more action in one BTCC race than in an entire F1 season. Seriously!
Aside from the actual racing, part of the magic is in the organisation; a race in the morning, one around lunchtime and another in the afternoon makes it a proper day out. Interludes/entertainment comes in the form of more racing, from single-seater Renault and Clio Cups to Porsche Carrera Cup racers and Ginettas – so there’s plenty to keep you occupied.
We went along to Brands Hatch for the start of the 2008 BTCC season with Vauxhall, to cheer on reigning champion Fabrizio Giovanardi and his two new team mates, new boy Tom Onslow-Cole and former champ Matt Neal (as pictured below).
At the start of the first race, fine weather meant the rear-drive BMW’s had the traction advantage off the line, but mid-race the rain came and Fabrizio’s front-drive VXR stormed into the lead, winning that race and the next.
The most excitement was reserved for the final race of the day. Onslow-Cole was butted from behind by Jason Plato, the aggressive SEAT driver who likes a spot of argy bargy in the corners. The Vauxhall driver climbed out unhurt but that was the end of his race. Giovanardi missed his win, but I was pleased to see fellow Ulsterman Colin Turkington pick up the third of the day in his Team RAC BMW 3-Series, defending a last-minute attack from Mat Jackson on the final bend. The next one is in two weeks' time and you'll find me glued to the TV - even if it is only on ITV4.
To Spartanburg!Richard Aucock writes:
Getting up at 4am is never fun. But it’s something I have now done four times, in the course of preparing for my trip to Spartanburg. Once, to visit the US Embassy. Once to get a new passport from Peterborough (long story, but top marks to the excellent fast-track passport service). Once to meet the courier delivering my stamped-up passport (top marks too, US Embassy). And finally, to get from home to where I am now, London Gatwick’s Delta departure lounge. Early, yes, but my reward has been roads bereft of traffic. Apart from the odd milk float. Boy, those things really shift, when their batteries are topped-up and fresh. I reckon it’s a fallacy that they’re tediously slow, perpetuated by racing driver wannabes delighting in those empty roads (hey – glass is tough…), borne by the fact that we only normally see them running on lead acid fumes, getting in our way. I’m off to drive the BMW X6. Yet another niche; this time it’s an SUV Coupe. Bet you didn’t realise the world needed such a thing, but BMW begs to differ, and over the next few days, I’m to find out why. It’s a Sports Activity Coupe, don’t you know. Just don’t call it a SAC. Anyway, all that coffee has livened me up just enough to board the flight and get some work done. Then it’s a few hour’s kip, as once we land in the US, it’s straight to an evening press conference. Which I know is going to last hours, such is the technical onslaught this car possesses. However, I’ve just seen the BMW PR man, and he’s told me driving impressions are embargoed until April 6th. So I’ll have to be careful what I say, when I finally get my hands on it tomorrow. In the meantime, let’s pause and enjoy the delightful scenery that presents jet-setting travellers about to embark on their worldwide fantasies at gorgeous old Gatwick.
--- Links: Revealed: twin-turbo BMW X6 V8
March 28 Materia gets its groove onDan Trent writes:
Bless ’em, they’re only doing their job but when a press release arrives making liberal use of the words ‘groovy’ and ‘funky’ with regard to a new sales stunt to promote a car the alarm bells start ringing. And so they did when pictures of this loved-up Daihatsu Materia arrived in the inbox, courtesy of a dealership in Somerset.
The route by which Lynx Daihatsu arrived at their hippy-themed Materia is certainly … original. Apparently inspired by a YouTube viewing of the video Deee-Lite’s Groove Is In The Heart (perhaps somebody needs to break it to them this song dates from 1990…) the dealership followed the video’s psychedelic theme back to its source, thought about it for a bit, and then decided a hippy-themed, summer of love decal scheme would look great on … a Materia. Cue one brutalised little Daihatsu, flower powered up with a gurning hippy and the legend “Wow dude, it’s a MATERIA” in big letters on its slab-sided flanks. Hmm.
Now Somerset is of course the home of Glastonbury, druids flying along ley lines on slabs of stone and all that kind of jazz and Lynx Daihatsu is but a short hop from this centre of hippydom. But these days Glastonbury goers are more likely to rock up in Audi TTs and Winnebagos rather than knackered old VW love buses. As it stands the Materia is pretty cool and contemporary looking anyway and we’re struggling to see the connection with flower power, or indeed early 90s club classics. Still, it’s a fascinating example of cross pollination of pop culture and contemporary design. Or something like that anyway. Dan --- Links: On test: Daihatsu Materia (2007 onwards model) Image of the week: Hummer embracing your inner child
March 27 I have too many carsI am the first to admit that one of the main problems facing this country generally and the motoring world in particular is, simply: TOO MANY CARS! We have 31m or so cars on the road on our crowded little island-and-a-quarter as it is, and a NET 500,000 are being added to that every year. One day the whole country will be an enormous car park. But maybe I am part of the problem, as I considered when delving into my pocket at last week's Citroen C5 car launch in Berkshire:
1 for my dependable Peugeot 406, 1 for the Volvo V70 Long termer, 1 for a C5, and 1 for the Jaguar XJ D I drove to the launch in. I ought to be thoroughly ashamed of myself; and am a bit. A big chunk of the car growth is coming from households having more and more cars attached to them, as anyone unfortunate enough to live in moneyed-up parts of London may have cause to notice. As Clarkson noted last weekend, the nearest place to park for people in Wandsworth may well on occasion be Oslo, or thereabouts. As I have previously noted, cars are far too useful for their own - and all of our - good. Tom
MPs blast ‘Nazi’ Citroen ad
Dan Trent writes:
Uh-oh, it looks like we weren’t the only ones to think Citroen’s ‘Unmistakably German’ ad was a bit misguided. Admittedly our criticism didn’t accuse the French firm of glorifying The Third Reich, unlike an early day motion tabled by SNP MP Angus Robertson, which reads: “That this House notes with regret the stereotypes used by Citroen to market the new C5 as `Unmistakably German’, including imagery, symbolism and style reminiscent of the 1930s; believes this is counterproductive to the reputation of Citroen; and urges it to withdraw the advertisement.”
You’ll notice the motion doesn’t go quite as far as mentioning the dreaded N-word, although Robertson is a lot less squeamish on the SNP website. “This ad campaign is supposed to be tongue in cheek; however it features Nazi stereotypes and symbolism which are inappropriate and tasteless,” he says, continuing, “Quite why Citroen would want to be associated with a recreated German style and imagery of the 1930’s is completely beyond me. UK audiences are sadly used to lazy war-time stereotypes of Germany, but Citroen has made a big mistake with this campaign and should withdraw it immediately.”
Blimey. We just thought it would be nice if Citroen celebrated making French cars rather than wannabe German ones! Dan
--- Links: Controversial Citroen Advert in Firing-Line (Scottish Nationalist Party press release)
Image of the week: this must be some new definition of the word that I wasn't previously aware of...cj hubbard writes: Forgive the overlong title. I have, as you may have guessed, been rereading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (a trilogy in five parts, and so on...) recently. Anyways...
Photos by Anna Robens. I don't know if this is a phenomenon you've experienced, but an awful lot of garages appear to be shutting down. This is bad for competition - and therefore fuel prices, God help us all - but also convenience. An associated trend is the disappearance of the do it yourself jetwash; the rise and rise of the friendly local forecourt handwash (like the one mentioned here) is all very well - but what if I just want to blast the salt from the underside of my car? I guess I'm out of luck. Sorry. Whittering. The picture above is of my local Shell station. Good for V-Power super unleaded and its apparently engine enhancing characteristics (other brands are available...), and also home to the only self-help jetwash I'm aware of in Hemel Hempstead's immediate vicinity. It isn't, thankfully, closing down for good. However, passing it the other day we couldn't help noticing this sign:
(Blurry enlargement - apologies.) Now, the point is, what does the word refurbishment generally suggest to you? A lick of paint? A few new shelves in the shop? Possibly a bit of reconfigured signage? Err. Shell (or its contractors) appears to have a rather different view:
Look closely, and you can see the remains of my beloved jetwash in the background. I wonder if it will still be there when the station reopens all shiny and new.
--- Links: Image of the week: Hummer embracing your inner child Notes from the road: new Impreza in the wild
March 26 The Adventures of SpongeDan ClioFancj hubbard writes: The title of the previous post could just as easily be applied to Dan's new Clio - which you probably spotted in the background - albeit for entirely different reasons. In case you were wondering, up until about an hour ago it was still wearing its Yorkshire road grime with pride. The self-inflicted dirt message rather giving the game away:
Cleaning the little oik really is going to be a time consuming business. How long, I wonder, before Dan considers outsourcing the work? Applications to dan_at... --- Links: In the car park: seriously, who buys a car in this colour? Guess what - the Clio needs another clean It seemed like a good idea at the time...
In the car park: seriously, who buys a car in this colour?cj hubbard writes: Since everyone around here already seems to think I'm obsessed with colours, I thought I'd post this:
Yes, that's right: a metallic brown supermini. Although technically the shade is down in the press pack as Maroon, that's probably just to save hurting its feelings.
And it you're thinking this car looks vaguely familiar, you'd be right.
For despite the Subaru badges...
...and resurrection of the old Justy name plate...
...this car is little more than a rebumpered Daihatsu Sirion.
Not that there is anything wrong with that particularly. As spacious, no-nonsense family transport that doesn't cost very much, these cars are surprisingly handy. Still. Metallic brown? Full Subaru Justy road test soon. --- Links: Image of the week: FAB Design - or is that just the name of the company?
March 24 Guess what - the Clio needs another clean...Dan Trent writes:
Of course, there is an alternative, as I discovered on my search for a photo location up on the moors:
Riskier, admittedly, but lots more fun. Links:
March 23 Time travel at £2 a popDan Trent writes:
At just £2 a bundle I couldn’t resist. I mean, it’s not like I don’t already have enough motoring mags littering my flat. But the piles of old issues of Car offered a trip down memory lane I just couldn’t pass up. And it’s a journey of some significance too, considering it was reading these magazines that set me on the path to becoming a motoring hack in the first place.
And flicking through these old mags brought it all flooding back – I could actually remember reading some of the articles too, so intently did I pore over these pages at the time. Funny too that names in the bylines such as Richard Bremner and Gavin Green are ones beside which my own can be found on lists of launch attendees! Others are sadly no longer with us, including greats such as LJK Setright, Russell Bulgin and Phil Llewellyn.
Reading their features and columns is both inspiring and humbling at the same time – Bulgin the more accessible, Setright as obtuse and impenetrable as ever. There are some truly great features too, Bulgin’s ‘Thanks, but no thanks’ attack on the sacred cow that is the Porsche 911 standing out as an especially elegant piece of motoring journalism, ditto his assertion in a column in 1989 that “…the GP pitlane consists of turbo egos married to supermini intellects.” Brilliant stuff. Just the tonic for a blustery easter weekend… Dan
March 21 It seemed like a good idea at the time
Dan Trent writes: Whoever started the whole 'white is the new black' thing obviously didn't live out in the sticks and I'm learning the cost of slavishly following fashion ... yup, the Clio needs a clean and I've been out in the freezing cold with a bucket and sponge. And, perhaps belatedly, wondering if choosing white really was such a good idea. I'm clearly forgetting my country roots and the speed with which cars get clarted up after a couple of runs down the back lanes up here in Yorkshire.
Give me back lanes over the M25 any day but you only have to go a couple of miles and your car looks like it's fresh off a special stage. To be honest there's a certain coolness in driving a completely filthy car - it says I'm too busy driving to be poncing about cleaning it. And I'm determined not to turn into one of those cleaning obsessives spending hours going over the car with a cotton bud but I need to shoot some pics of my new ride and it's probably only fair that it looks half respectable. I'm wasting my time of course - the journey to the location out on t'moors will probably leave it looking exactly as it did before I embarked on my cleaning duties.
So which of my deliberate spec choices - no air con or the paint colour - will prove to be the most idiotic over the next six months? Well, right now on winter roads I'd vote for the latter. We'll see if that changes come the summer. Dan Links:
March 20 Swift service - RAC styleBy Ian I've just been to Cheltenham to drive the new Vauxhall Agila before it goes on sale at the end of the April. I'm far from an admirer of the last one, its slab-sided and drab styling doing it no favours, with an uninspiring drive not helping matters. So it is with pleasure that I can report that this new one is a much improved effort. It looks fantastic on the outside, with sharp angles and cute features, combined with zesty engines that worked a treat over the Monthmouthsire hills. Road test coming soon...
Ian from MSN with the new Agila
Ian's driving partner Paul from Top Gear Test Drive Directory The journey home was going well, too - not a lot of traffic on the M4 and only a drizzle of rain as we neared London. But it wasn't the weather that was concerning me - that would have been the plumes of thick, black smoke pouring from the exhausts of our Audi A8 3.0 TDI test car. The smoke was accompanied with an absence of power; I was only a few miles from home so I nursed the car back and rang the RAC. I was told someone would be with me in between 60 and 90 minutes - not a terrible wait, but the cynic in me was expecting to be twiddling my thumbs for several hours at least, going on past experience with breakdown companies.
I was to be proved completely wrong, an RAC van arriving less than 15 minutes after my call. Ten minutes later the chap had it fixed. It seems the air intake pipe worked itself loose, starving the engine - and the turbo - of power. It could have been a lot worse, my Easter starting stranded at the side of the motorway. Here's to the breakdown people who will be working to keep us moving over the long weekend!
Happy Easter from MSN Cars... and safe motoring!
Crossed-up AstraRichard Aucock writes: Car ads attract attention for all sorts of reasons. Yet it wasn’t the promise of four years free tic on virtually all Vauxhall’s models that grabbed me here. Despite the credit crunch making it seem an even more impressive offer.
No, it was the attitude of the Astra Sport Hatch in the image. Look at the front wheels. Look at the rear wheels. That guy behind the wheel, he’s crossed up! Yes, he seems to have caught up, but if that isn’t oversteer he’s tackling, I’ll eat my hat. I can’t imagine what he’s done. Lifted off when he shouldn’t? Braked hard mid corner? Thing is, look in the background, and there’s what appears to be the apex of a corner. Lift off oversteer on the EXIT of a corner? My goodness, that really is some hand behind the wheel. Or, of course, someone to whom four years zero per cent APR will be of no use whatsoever, given that they’ll have binned it well before then… --- Links: "...AND it hasn't got a trip computer!" On test: Vauxhall Astra 1.6 Turbo Panoramic (2007)
March 19 Image of the week: Hummer embracing your inner childcj hubbard writes:
In case you didn't know it, Hummer's baby H3 SUV monster is now available to order in right-hand drive here in the UK. Clearly, there are lots of things that could be said about the sort of person likely to buy one of these things. And gladly we don't have to think of any of them, since Hummer seems to be doing its best to provide all the amusement we could possibly ask for. Following on from a previous stunt, which saw an H3 packaged like a toy and displayed outside a London branch of Toys R Us (constructing the box apparently took three weeks, too - so much for American ingenuity), Hummer has now had one converted to remote control.*
The 'joke' of course, is that the Hummer is already "the world's most iconic boy's toy." This just makes it "the ultimate gadget for grown ups". (I suspect someone needs to think a little more carefully about the definition of ultimate, but at least they avoided the sexism this time.)
The conversion was carried out by engineer Dr James Brighton of Cranfield University, and took a month. Unsurprisingly, the end result is one heck of an off-road r/c toy, given the Hummer's extensive capabilities - which include scaling 407mm vertical walls, dealing with 40 percent side slopes, and splashing about in up to 610mm of water.
We can't argue that this isn't very impressive. And it's with a mixture of disappointment and amusement that we read under the "Notes To Editors" section of the press release that "The remote controlled Hummer is not available for general purchase"... Still, you could always buy one and do the conversion yourself. H3 prices start at £26,495. In the meantime, we would just like to say: CAN WE HAVE A GO?! Bonus: here's the H3 in it's box (I guess we're supposed to note it's the Dad staring, not the kid):
*'remote control' is Hummer's term. I'd have guessed it was radio controlled myself.... --- Links: Image of the week: Russians have Kia seeing more than double The Bernard Manning of off-roaders First Drive: Hummer H3 (2007 onwards model)
Consequences of nailing itcj hubbard writes:
Photos by Dan On Monday, Dan and I took a break from our hectic desk-based schedule for a few minutes, and went and gate-crashed Peter and Henry filming the Aston Martin DBS and the new Audi A4. However, when we got there, we found things with the Audi had come to a temporary halt, thanks to a slowly deflating rear tyre. So what do you do when your Audi has a flat tyre? Well, if you're tough and macho obviously you simply get on with changing it yourself; there's a space saver spare in the boot, all the tools you need - go. However, if you're a motoring journalist...
Clearly you need to get some kind of real world experience. And with the full encouragement of the press office, we rang up Audi Roadside Assistance.
This is Audi's breakdown service. We got through almost straight away on the phone (never something that happens with the RAC or AA in my experience...), and the driver was on his way. Took him a little while to find us - but to be fair everyone has that problem when coming to our office for the first time.
Off came the wheel, on went the space saver, and the A4 was good to go at a maximum speed of 50mph. The puncture's culprit...
...a screw driven right through the tyre.
Not exactly the most tremendously difficult call our mechanic Rodney has ever taken, I shouldn't think. But the way the whole thing was handled - not once was there any hint of condescension towards us calling Roadside Assistance out to change a wheel, whether on the phone or in person - speaks volumes for Audi's customer satisfaction. --- Links: Notes from the road: new Impreza in the wild First Drive: Audi A4 (2007 onwards model) "...AND it hasn't got a trip computer!"
March 18 Pure as driven snow our new arrival is here!
Dan Trent writes:
I got the confirmation for my long term Clio Cup loan just after Christmas. So to say I was becoming a little excitable about its impending arrival would be something of an understatement. A few weeks back I got the call: “Your car is here – we need to sort out a delivery date.” Bring it on! Suffice to say I didn’t delay, arranging the drop-off to my home at the first available date.
That day came the other week and I was unbearable, impatiently pacing about and waiting for my new toy to arrive. When the doorbell finally went I was up and out of the door before the poor driver had taken his hand off the buzzer. Keen? You could say that. And with a scrawl on his delivery note the Clio was mine.
So we’ve spent the last week or so getting acquainted and, on first impressions at least, I think we’re going to get along famously. As a Subaru owner the racy seats, plasticky interior, hard ride and healthy appetite for super unleaded are nothing new. But the Clio feels so much more eager and excitable – this really is the Tigger of hot hatches.
I’ve behaved myself for the first few miles but now the Clio has four figures on the odometer I think it’s time to let battle commence and get that upshift light blazing. And with an impending trip to my native Yorkshire I’m hoping the old familiar back lanes are going to provide the Clio with better opportunity to show its talents than the M25 commute has thus far. Stay tuned for more updates! Dan Links: Renault trackday at Cadwell Park
Thunderbirds Vira-go?For some reason the news of this new car put us in mind of this. Cynical? Us? No... Notes from the road: new Impreza in the wildcj hubbard writes:
When preparing for the ol' video road tests, one of the things we have to consider is the location. Last time we were lucky enough to have Mercedes-Benz World at Brooklands at our disposal (not to mention our own tame racing driver...), but even that had its limitations. Access to quiet 'real' roads is extremely limited, since Brooklands is, perhaps surprisingly, located in a well populated, highly trafficked area of the country. This time around, in search of something a bit different, Peter managed to come to an arrangement with Paradise Wildlife Park.
Located in Hertfordshire, you may never have heard of it (I hadn't!) but it's actually the premium 'big cat' centre in the country - with examples of everything from cheetahs and jaguars to tigers and rare white lions. All looked to be in fabulous condition, and the Park has awards attesting to this fact. You can even feed them yourself - Paradise being one of only very few wildlife parks in the world licensed to offer this, there's currently a seven-month waiting list...
We were there to film the new Subaru Impreza WRX STi, and Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet (with Tiptronic auto, natch).
While we kept the Porsche to the car park, we ending up parking the Impreza between the lizard house (or Temple of Angkor, as it's known; the hot house temperatures a balm to our wind chilled bones...) and the red panda enclosure.
Thoughts of sneaking lines like "sticks to the road like a lizard sticks to a wall' into the script have crossed my mind, but we resisted taking shots of the camels. (Something to do with giving Subaru the hump....) Made a change from lhamas, anyway.
The shoot went pretty smoothly overall - in fact we were so organised that when it came to cleaning the cars at midday (early morning rain meant they were filthy) we actually had time to put them through a nearby hand carwash.
The end result was much cleaner than we would have managed with cold water and some kitchen towel. And £10 for two cars struck Peter and I as pretty good value.
Things to look out for in the finished videos include an unusual selection of on-board shots for the Impreza (we're always trying to keep things interesting). Adrian the producer even engineered a moving onboard (inspired by a happy accident on the C63 shoot), using a bag strap and some zip ties.
And spare a thought for Nick the cameraman during Peter's pieces to camera in the Porsche. To get better sound quality we use one camera for visuals and the other for sound these days - which meant Nick found himself crammed into the 911's backseat. Obviously designed for petite blonds (or something), Nick (being neither) found conditions somewhat cramped. Especially as - again for sound quality reasons - we had to keep the roof up...
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March 17 VAUXHALL’S ‘FIGHT AGAINST THE PROTOTYPE PAPARAZZI’Dan Trent writes:
We all know car companies go to great lengths to disguise their new models and test them in the remotest parts of the earth in an effort to evade the spy snapper’s lens. But this elaborate game of cat and mouse is now an accepted part of a car’s pre launch hype – not that the manufacturers would admit as much.
But what if, horror of horrors, nobody actually snaps your new prototype. What if you’ve been just too effective with your disguises, your midnight motorway runs and your furtive forays at the Nürburgring. Worse than that, what if nobody actually seems to care?
Perhaps concerned its Vectra-replacing Insignia hasn’t been getting enough coverage Vauxhall has taken the unusual step of sending out a press release ostensibly explaining why test cars need to be kept under wraps. Due to debut at the British Motor Show in July, Vauxhall says ‘surprises only work if they are not revealed beforehand’, before going on at some length explaining exactly how the test mules have been disguised. This bare-faced exploitation of the spy photo hype machine is revealed in full at the bottom of the release – Vauxhall has even gone to the trouble of supplying its own faux spy photos of the Insignia out testing on British roads.
Let’s just hope the Insignia generates a bit more interest when it finally debuts without the disguises! Dan --- Links: Intelligence gathering with the 308 Spied: Vauxhall Insignia (ironic, no?)
“… AND it hasn’t got a trip computer!”Richard Aucock writes:
CJ wasn’t impressed by the Audi A3 TDIe that’s just left us. Not a patch on the 1.4 TSI petrol we had in a few weeks before, he reckoned. But his killer punch almost knocked me out. Until I realised that, no, there isn’t a manufacturer worth their salt that would send out an eco-orientated car without an easy means of measuring its eco-ability. Duly consigned to being mad, I darted out to show CJ the error of his ways. Of COURSE it has a trip computer, I muttered to myself. This is Audi, after all. They didn’t Vorsprung to where there are today by missing out on such glaringly obvious Technik.
I jumped in. Fingers went to the wiper stalk. And met… no buttons. Hmm.
To the indicator stalk, then. That was naked as well. How odd. The steering wheel, perchance? Nothing. What the… then it dawned on me. This is the cheapest A3 – they can’t be wasting money fitting buttons to column stalks! So I started prodding the plastic stalks poking out of the instrument pod.
A few minutes later, I’d reset the odometer, gained an hour (but lost seven minutes) and recreated a little slice of Back To The Future by setting the year to 2011. But, no trip computer. With a mix of incredulity and sheepishness, I went back to the office and glanced at the press pack. £16k basic, this A3, to which Audi had thrown leather, upgraded stereo, BOSE speakers, heated seats, interior lighting pack (?)…but missed the trip computer! Which should be standard, but wasn’t! On a car purporting to do over 60mpg!
You get a trip computer on a £6k Hyundai i10. You most certainly get one on the BMW 118d, which is officially even more economical than this. How Audi missed such a glaring point was beyond me. Until I drove it, and realised they’d done the same with engine refinement, initial ride quality, seat support and driveline thud as you go on and off the throttle. Whoops.
--- Links: The Bernard Manning of off-roaders
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