Goodyear has added a new product to its EfficientGrip range of passenger car tyres. The Performance tyre boasts the highest possible score on the European tyre labelling scheme: an AA, and excels in many other criteria that are not tested by the label. The tyre company have revealed plans to take the lead in tyre […]
Michelin tyres help the new Citroën Hybrid Air eco prototype to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions, increase its energy efficiency and improve resistance to aquaplaning. The Hybrid Air was revealed at the Geneva Motor Show with production for the energy-efficient car planned for 2016. Citroën’s prototype technology is based on a petrol engine and contains […]
Having properly-inflated tyres on your vehicle is important for several reasons – for one, it keeps you safe on the road and reduces the risk of a tyre-related accident. Keeping your tyres at the right pressure also helps to reduce your fuel costs, gives you the longest life possible out of your tyres and improves […]
Back in 1997 Toyota launched the Prius which was the first Hybrid vehicle to be sold by a large manufacturer. The Prius uses engine regeneration to charge the batteries in the vehicle enabling an electric and a petrol engine to be used together. At slow speeds and reversing the Prius uses the electric engine to […]
With fuel prices rising all the time it is little wonder that people are looking into fuel efficient vehicles. So if you do not want to go down the route of electrical cars your best option is a diesel, or is it? Car manufacturers have been working on economy as a matter of priority and […]
Conti 4×4 Trophy winners are FastFit Station customers! FastFit station in Milton Keynes advised Daniel from Milton Keynes to change the worn tyres on his Mercedes to Continental Tyres. This is the same as the original specification when the vehicle was manufactured. Daniel decided to take our advice and purchased four new tyres from FastFit […]
The Mercedes A-Class was originally launched in 1997 and was Mercedes first time in the small car market. The A-Class sold like hot cakes with almost 2 million baby Mercedes being sold. The car was quirky and very brave for Mercedes who had previously dominated the executive market for many years. Handling was a bit […]
Formula One is on the way in less than a month! So what does 2013 hold for us? The start of the 2012 season was certainly an interesting battle with the championship battle all over the place. It looked like Alonso had the drivers’ championship under control by half-way through the season which was impressive […]
The new Ford B-Max has been long awaited into the Ford brand. The B-Max replaced the very dated Ford Fusion which surprisingly sold in quite large volumes! Even Ford themselves were very surprised by the success of the outgoing model. The Fusion whilst arguably not the prettiest of cars was certainly practical. With a huge […]
Towards the end of January 2013 we saw snow right across the United Kingdom. Forecasters suggested that we prepare our vehicles for winter driving conditions as it was going to be bad and for once they got it right! Terrible driving conditions on minor roads meant that there were accidents galore. The minor roads are […]