Alternative Fuel: Fuelling The Future Through Hydrogen
Toyota are leading the global charge on exploring Hydrogen Fuel Cell technology as it applies to daily drives. We spend time with the latest iteration of the Mirai – the sexiest looking post fossil fuel vehicle on the roads at the moment. But is sexy styling enough to make these cars make sense? Elon Musk […]
Flat out in Hyundai’s R5 rally car
Forget Formula 1, with its narcolepsy-inducing races and prima donna drivers. For pure, undiluted motorsport, rallying remains the king. Real roads, brutally fast cars and an almost infinite range of conditions make it a very different challenge to the sterile world of circuit racing. To get a taste of what’s involved we’ve come to a […]
Exploring South Korea in the Kia e-Niro
The Land of the Morning Calm’s size makes driving a viable option. Cars can be hired at Incheon International Airport and via hotels in Seoul. But we didn’t need to rent one because the whole point of our visit was to drive the all-new Kia e-Niro. You see, Korea’s capital is home to Kia Motors, […]
Doggy Driving
It sounds like a very tall order, fitting a Bentley into a SsangYong. We managed it though, and with room to spare. How? This lofty SsangYong is one of the Korean car maker’s largest models, the Tivoli XLV, a stretched version of the company’s popular budget SUV, with a huge boot. And the Bentley? Also […]
Slovakia – Mountains, Monuments and Motors
Slovakia is a remarkable country, and I have been privileged to visit it several times. Located in Central Europe, it is a nation packed with resplendent cities and grandiose castles. It also happens to be home to Kia Motors Slovakia (KMS), which is based in Zilina. The Slovak plant has been Kia’s manufacturing centre in […]
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We all have that one shameful relative, hiding in a thicket of the family tree. Maybe it’s some long-ago scoundrel who escaped a legion of creditors and enraged husbands by saying ‘sure, I’m a puritan — gotta love that God, right?’ and hopping a sloop to The New World. Maybe it’s just crazy old Uncle […]