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Should you disconnect your car battery if you’re going on a long holiday?
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Should you disconnect your car battery if you’re going on a long holiday?

If you're planning on going on a long holiday, say for more than two weeks, some drivers claim disconnecting the car battery will help prevent a dead battery on your return. However, another camp says that disconnecting the battery is more hindrance tha...
Here’s what happens when you fill your tyres with nitrogen
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Here’s what happens when you fill your tyres with nitrogen

Filling your tyres with nitrogen, or N2, is something which many drivers claim is beneficial, but yet can't explain exactly why it is so. Many claim that filling your tyres with N2 helps reduce both fuel consumption and wear and tear. That's debatabl...
DS 7 Crossback: Introducing new heights of luxury in an SUV
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DS 7 Crossback: Introducing new heights of luxury in an SUV

Are you special or do you follow the crowd? Do you subscribe to the concept of premium but insist on being stylishly different? Is exclusivity desirable and mainstream a compromise? If all these notions define you, then your idea of a car can hardly be ...
BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe to launch early 2020
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BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe to launch early 2020

Welcome, everyone, to the new BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe. Slotting into the premium compact segment like its brethren, the four-door coupe adds to the burgeoning 2 Series lineup. It will debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2019, with the worl...
Future Volvos will use in-car cameras to stop distracted driving
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Future Volvos will use in-car cameras to stop distracted driving

Your future Volvo could literally stop you from killing yourself if it detects you are driving inebriated or distracted. Starting in the early 2020s, all Volvo models will be fitted with special cameras which can detect if you are intoxicated or distrac...
Fuel types for your car: 91, 95 or 98?
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Fuel types for your car: 91, 95 or 98?

Pull up to a petrol pump and you are immediately presented with three fuel octane ratings: 91, 95 and 98. Many times you'd pump 95, thinking it's a good compromise between the "low-grade" 91 and the rocket fuel 98. Some drivers only put 98 into their...