The new Bond movie Quantum of Solace is upon us, and, save for the worst Bond title since Octopussy, the world could not be more excited. Guns, girls and gyroscoped cameras tracking aerial dogfights aside (you wait and see) a Bond film is nothing without a set of wheels. In anticipation of the new film, here’s a look at the Top 10 Bondmobiles. 10. Ford Mustang Mach 1 – Diamonds Are Forever As a piece Read more…

The UK Government has just announced that it plans to spend £100m on developing and rolling out an electric car program through major cities in the UK, to stay inline with their aim of reducing 80% of Carbon Emissions by 2050. Pollution – don’t worry, the Government’s on it But, to concentrate on the cities is very short-sited and does not eradicate the need for a fossil-fuel car one iota. For example, tomorrow, I have Read more…

What is the best option for the consumer? Whilst worldwide car ownership figures on the whole are rising, at the same time there is a noticeable shift in many large cities (particularly in Australia, the UK and increasingly, in parts of the United States) towards reduced car ownership levels. Everyone’s cutting back, and cars are not imune – even James Bond commutes in a Ford these days. This is partly a result of more working Read more…

Carrentals is just starting a survey about road sense – and if you take part – you can win a Tom-Tom Satellite Navigation system. Find all those little shortcuts Want to drive up roads that are impossible to cross, or  upset locals by taking your car up a private road? Well, now you can, and all you need to do is fill in our survey. What we are interested in and want to highlight are Read more…

As you can now rent cars by the hour, should this be, like other car-related green schemes, tax deductible?  It may not be something that would trouble James Bond, I would imagine he’d get a lovely lady to do his. But for the rest of us, Taxes are always going to happen, why can’t we get a break on green issues? The phenomenon of the hire car facility run by companies such as Streetcar/Zipcar is Read more…

It was only a matter of time until F1 had to highlight its efforts in being a ‘responsible’ sport and drawing attention to global warming with their green-grooved tyres for this weekend’s GP in Japan. Who’s going to be the first driver to complain about the grip of these tyres this weekend? It’s no coincidence that this stunt has been scheduled for the race after the Singapore GP, which, run in night was enough to Read more…

In recent years, the statistics for young drivers crashing and killing or injuring themselves has been horrifying. Ford’s new box of tricks will hopefully stop this Putting a car in the hands of a 17 year old is like giving them a weapon, and parents are faced with the horrific prospect of hoping their child doesn’t end up crashing. But now, Ford have come up with something that will at least help slow down the Read more…

In the US, hourly car rental and green driving is the new battle ground for car hire In the depths of the credit crunch, more and more car hire companies are renting their cars by the hour. In major cities in the US, this is something car hire companies are trying to cash in on. A technique that would probably help James Bond, as he can wreck the car and forget about it within 60 Read more…

It seems that the name synonymous with glamour, speed and excellent design, Pininfarina, has unveiled its own electric car. What’s its MPG? If all electric cars looked like this, I’d be first in line If we’re honest, electric cars, apart from the Telsa have been pretty rubbish in the design stakes, citing cleanliness and all that jazz as reasons for poor design. Not when the name that designed some of the world’s best Ferrari’s take Read more…