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Unless your circle of friends includes overpaid footballers, celebrities or tweed loving land owners, getting your hands on an exotic super cars is pretty tricky unless you fancy a stretch at the expense of Her Majesty. Hertz car rentals has helped fill the void by offering an ever expanding range of supercar rentals to mere mortals like me and you.
Hertz currently offers some truly breathtaking vehicles for hire but expect to part with some significant coin to join the supercar elite. Fancy a Ferrari 458 Italia for the day? 0-60 in 3.4 seconds, a top speed of 202MPH with 570 ponies powering the rear axle[1]? No problem! Prices start FROM just £826.50 per day according to their website. If you are on a budget, more affordable models include the equally epic Audi R8 Spyder. At only £450.30 per day with a tyre shredding 420 horses available from it’s 4.2 litre V8 power plant, its an absolute bargain.
The Turbo-Nutters youtube channel (link to the right) has been ticking along nicely over the last couple of years but one video in particular has been getting an awful lot of attention.
Behold Alpina’s (“Dave” to to the uninitiated” ) 3 Door RS500 Cosworth doing what it does best. The sound in this video really doesn’t do it justice. With in excess of 400BHP, the sound bellowing from the exhaust is nothing short of heavenly.
With just shy of 60,000 views this video is currently the cream of the crop in our video collection. Here’s why:
Geneva has been filled to the brim with tatty “eco” this and “fuel saving” that from manufactures all keen to jump on the green bandwagon and save the planet in the process. Lamborghini has kicked dust in the face of the eco nerds and Hypermilers by unveiling its most powerful and fastest production car to date, the Lamborghini Veneno.
The extreme styling of the Veneno is something to behold. The body is made entirely from carbon fibre with wings and vents a plently which would please even Bruce Wayne himself. Of course these radical features aren’t just to sell more bedroom wall posters, the vents and wings are vital for keeping the raging bull firmly planted on the tarmac and sufficiently cooled.
At the heart of the Veneno features its mechanical master piece, a 6.5-Liter V-12 750BHP power plant which can propel the exotic bull to 60 in 2.8 seconds and on to a top speed of 221MPH.
So what’s the price for this uber exclusive hyper car? You might want to raid the sofa as you’ll need a cool $3.4 million dollars to pick up one of the three examples that have been made.
We’re keen to see the Lamborghini Veneno in action so check back soon for the videos that should drop soon.
Read more about in the Lamborghini Veneno in the offical press release below.
According to a leading car insurance comparison website, British motorists are wasting a staggering £2 billion a year by allowing their car insurance policies to “auto renew”. By staying with their current insurance provider, as many as 8.7 million motorists threw away up to £300 by failing to shop about for a better deal last year alone.
Long gone are the days of flicking through the yellow pages for a better price. The internet full of companies with slick marketing, cute mascots and catchy theme tunes all offering huge savings by comparing prices from hundreds of providers at the click of a mouse. Searching for budget car insurance really isn’t the pain that it used to be so why are people wasting money in this way.
Just when you thought that the “cold snap” would disappear, it seems that a new wave of snow and arctic conditions are headed for the UK this weekend. Snow is forecast for the entire of the UK with Wales and the South West taking the brunt of the cold front.
In order to help survive the chaos and carnage on the UK’s roads there are few precautions and steps you should take to keep you, your family and your car safe when Jack Frost rears his ugly head.
The best piece of advise we can give you is that when conditions are bad is just don’t drive unless you really have to. Put off that trip to the supermarket or the local high street. If you are tucked up in the warmth of your own house you have little to worry about apart from making sure you have enough room on your Sky+ box for Eastenders. It really isn’t worth putting your life at risk for the sake of a pint of milk.
Teenage motorists are facing yet another round of insurance premium rises as the way compensation is issued to victims changes.
The change in how compensation is awarded by the courts will mean that victims will be paid in regular intervals rather than in a single lump sum. This will allow fluctuations in the amount awarded if the victims condition deteriorates.
Teenagers already face record premium costs with many young drivers paying in excess of £3000 a year. It’s thought that these changes will see an additional 15 percent added onto premiums as insurers seek to cover increased costs.
A report commissioned by Recombu Cars has found that nearly one in five (19%) of British motorists hate to haggle but tough economic times are pushing them to ensure they are getting the best deal possible.
The report surveyed 2,000 people and revealed that a third (33%) of us don’t feel haggling over prices comes natural. Surprisingly, many also feel that salesmen often get the upper hand with nearly thirty percent (30%) of buyers being negatively influenced by intimidating and pushy sales people.
Rory Reid, editor of Recombu Cars, commented on the results: “In the current economic climate everyone is trying to look after the pennies and even though we might not like doing it, Brits are being forced to haggle for the best deal. Access to information online has certainly made the buying process easier and it helps shoppers get away from pushy salesmen who will do anything to get their hands on your money”.
Car insurance is a hotly contested and competitive market, buyers should be urged to haggle even when they feel they are already getting a good deal. Rather than completing the policy on-line, motorists should try and directly to their prospective car insurance provider and ask the question, however uncomfortable it may feel.
Be wary playing companies off with magical “too good to be true” figures but simply asking if there is any more they can do on the price if often enough for even a small discount. What have you got to loose?
Figures has shown that many young drivers are using “black box” technology to help keep down the costs of their car insurance premiums. The telematics boxes allow insurers to monitor factors such as corning, braking, speed and other driving habits that will help reward “safe” drivers with lower insurance premiums.
With the new EU ruling on gender neutrality due to come into effect on Dec 21st, its predicted that more young female drivers will opt for the black boxes to help keep their premiums in line with current costs.
The EU ruling states that insurance companies will no longer be able to price premiums based on gender, stating that it amounts to sexual discrimination.
Similar telematics technology has also been introduced by some insurers in the form of an android smart phone app. Like the black boxes, it records driving data using the smart phone’s internal sensors. This data is relayed to the insurer and is used to monitor the driver and issue reduced premiums if they meet certain criteria.
Going forward this could a a great way for all drivers to get cheap car insurance. Data has shown that drivers being monitored by such systems are far safer than those without.
This type of recording technology is already common place for marques. Vehicles such as those from Land Rover and GM are often fitted with an EDR (Electronic Data Recorder). It records various variables from the car in the event of a collision or incident This information can be accessed and used to put together the pieces by crash investigators. Without reading the car’s manual, many drivers are blissfully unaware that their car is fitted with such a device.
A report by a leading driving school has reported that nearly a quarter of the UK’s young drivers think they are better behind the wheel than their elders, claiming they are more careful on the road. A whopping 29% of the 500 “kids” questioned said that they drove more carefully and had fewer bad driving habits than their older relatives.
Young drivers are currently the focus of plans to help reduce the risk they pose on the UK’s road. These plans include curfews, passenger number restrictions and minimum learning periods. Data from the Road Safety Analysis (RSA) reports that Young drivers throughout the country are more likely to be involved in a crash with 30% of all motor vehicle drivers involved in collisions aged between 16 and 29 years old.
The data from the RSA is reflected by the large premiums that young drivers face to insure their cars. Premiums of £3,000 are common place among many young drivers with many opting to stay insured on their relative’s policies or opt out of driving altogether. The uptake of Car insurance comparison sites such as Compare the Market have been vital to motorists of all ages to get the very best deal available. They enable motorists young and old to shop about without the hassle of countless telephone calls to prospective insurance firms from the yellow pages.
Our young drivers may feel they have the confidence to conquer the roads however the statics show otherwise; this miss placed confidence is one of the reasons cited by the RSA that often the cause of accidents in the first place.
The Paris Motor Show has been awash with hybrids and electric vehicles from many of the worlds leading car manufacturers wanting to promote their new “green” ethos.
Citroen has joined the party and unveiled its DS3 Electrum concept at the prestigious show. Building on the highly popular DS3 platform, Citroen hope to compete with other offerings from the likes of Ford and VW.
The Electrum has an estimated range of just 75 miles, falling far short of the 100 miles plus offered by the now aging Nissan Leaf. It’s is powered by a 17.5kWh lithium ion battery which feeds two 65kW motors driving the front wheels. Citroen claim that the Electrum can be charged to 80 per cent capacity in just 30 minutes from a quick-charging docking station.
Its claimed that the Electrum will have “consistent” performance compared to the traditionally powered DS3 range however the current crop of DS3 are certainly not what we would call electrifying.
We’ve always had a soft spot for the DS3, its quirky looks and compact size make it stand out from the crowd. Its just a shame that Citroen are yet to offer a truly hot version that can compete with the likes of the Peugoet 208 GTi and the Clio RS.
Expect to see the DS3 Electrum on sale some time in 2013, we just hope that they work on the vehicles range to ensure competes with the other EV offerings due to hit the showrooms soon.
If you are a fan of small Citroens and want to join the growing membership of the EV club then maybe its time consider something else than that Citroen C1 for sale in the local garage and for something a little more exclusive with batteries included.
