Economics
by The Guardian (RSS feed) - 22 hours ago
The incoming governor of the Bank of England has warned Europe it must make "sustained and significant reforms" if it is to avoid a Japanese-style lost decade caused by austerity measures.
Economics
by The Guardian (RSS feed) - 2 months ago
The chancellor has frozen fuel duty again, cancelling a 3p rise planned for September.
Video
by Vic Daniels (RSS feed) - 5 months ago
Bloomberg auto columnist Jason Harper talks about the Porsche Boxster S and other cars on his list of best and worst vehicles of 2012.
Motorsport
by The Guardian (RSS feed) - 7 months ago
I am driving through London in summer. There is no traffic. The sun is out, the roof is down, and a bus driver who has been edging aggressively close leans out of the window and says: "Madam, I like your car!"
EnterpriseFinancial Markets
8 months ago
Almost without noticing it, our world crossed a significant threshold last week.
UK
by The Guardian (RSS feed) - 11 months ago
The political damage from George Osborne's U-turn on plans to increase fuel duty deepened on Tuesday night when he was accused of leaving one of his junior ministers to carry the can during an interview in which she struggled to explain how the freeze would be funded.
Entertainment
by The Guardian (RSS feed) - 2 years ago
Price £14,480MPG 70.6Top speed 118mph
Entertainment
by The Guardian (RSS feed) - 2 years ago
We have Forest Air in this one. Meaning the speed of the airconditioning fans fluctuates, creating a light wind in the car similar to a natural breeze passing through trees. The aroma changes, too, alternating approximately every hour between Leaf and Fragrant Wood. These scents, created from the ingredients of green plants, are said to calm the emotions and may help to reduce fatigue. Aromatherapy on wheels. Actually, to be honest, I'm not sure I can feel the breeze or smell the Fragrant Wood. Maybe it is working, though, because I am feeling quite serene, but also alert; I'm a tiger, ready to pounce…
Entertainment
by The Guardian (RSS feed) - 2 years ago
Ah, now we're talking. This is why I do this – so the neighbours come out, double-take and go, "What the...?" Ha. Well, you know, business has been going pretty well lately. These wheels are worth more than £65,000 with the extras. What do you mean, it looks like a Vauxhall Insignia? Cheeky.
Entertainment
by The Guardian (RSS feed) - 2 years ago
Those of us waiting patiently for the era of flying cars have been stung before. Usually by some delusional old tinkerer appearing on Tomorrow's World or Blue Peter, tantalisingly showing off some hovering hatchback or Cortina-with-wings and promising it'll be an everyday form of transport – soon. It never happens. As the characters in Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes comic strip complained way back in 1989: "A new decade is coming up. Big deal! Where are the flying cars?"