Top 10 summer cars
By: ELOISE WALTONfeatures@algarveresident.com WHAT BETTER way to enjoy the summer sunshine along Portugal’s roads, than with your very own convertible? This month, we will be looking at a range of
Ford babies
By: ELOISE WALTON features@algarveresident.com MORE THAN 500 children have been born under the Bebé Ford campaign in Portugal since it started in May 2007. This campaign, which will end this
Tuning laws questioned at motor show
features@algarveresident.com MANY OF Portugal’s tuning clubs demanded the legalisation of the hobby, whereby a car is modified to improve its performance, look and handling, on Saturday, during the Braga motor
Car counting
features@algarveresident.com PORTIMÃO CÂMARA is installing two sensors to count the number of vehicles passing under the Cardosas tunnel, the main entrance to the city. These sensors, which will be linked
Government to back electric cars in Portugal
features@algarveresident.com PORTUGUESE CONSUMERS should be able to buy an environmentally friendly electric powered car by 2011. That is the plan announced last week by Prime Minister José Sócrates who signed
Collector’s fair
features@algarveresident.com A CLASSIC car and collectors fair is due to take place in Penamacor, in the Beira Baixa region between September 20 and 21. This event, held in the village
Greener fuel for airplanes
features@algarveresident.com AVIATION COMPANY, British Airways (BA), and car manufacturer Rolls-Royce have teamed up to carry out a scientific testing programme on alternative fuels for the aviation industry. If successful this
Combat night time fatigue
By: ELOISE WALTON features@algarveresident.com CAR DESIGNERS are currently probing new ways to avoid one of the most dangerous hazards of night driving; drowsiness and falling asleep at the wheel. To
Hydrogen cars
By: ELOISE WALTON features@algarveresident.com JAPANESE CAR manufacturer Honda is the first to start the commercial production of a zero-emission, hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicle. The new vehicle called the FCX Clarity,
International motor festival
features@algarveresident.com CARAMULO MOTORFESTIVAL, the International Festival of Classic and Sports Automobiles, is due to take place on September 5, 6 and 7, in Caramulo in the county of Tondela, northern