Equus 2 Inch Mechanical Water Temperature Gauge Black Bezel 130-280 F Range 6232 on 2040-parts.com

Call for ban on on vehicle-side advertising

ALL ADVERTISING and promotional banners on commercial vehicles should be banned as they are distracting to other drivers and tempt them to use mobile phones while driving. This is the call from Flexed, a car leasing company, which has carried out a survey that shows a quarter (23%) of drivers admit to trying to type a website address into smartphone after seeing an advert on a lorry. A further 10% of drivers admitted they had tried to take a camera phone photo of an advertisement on a commercial vehicle to use later.

Suzuki iV-4 Concept revealed: Frankfurt 2013

The Suzuki iV-4 Concept (pictured) has been revealed at Frankfurt The Suzuki iV-4 Concept was teased by Suzuki ahead of its reveal today at the Frankfurt Motor Show. And it’s a convincing looking urban SUV. Aiming to take a piece of the market from the Nissan Juke and its like – the ‘Funky Urban Warrior – the iV-4 is scheduled to be an addition to the Suzuki family, rather than a replacement for the Jimny or Grand Vitara, and fits below the new SX4 S-Cross in size.

Paris motor show 2012: a video review by CAR

As usual, here's a quick video debrief from the CAR team in Paris. CAR's longest serving journalists, Georg Kacher and Gavin Green, are joined by Tim Pollard for a video review of the 2012 Paris motor show. Hear their thoughts and analysis of the trends of the Mondial de l'Automobile, find out why a small Audi was Georg's car of the show and hear why three-cylinder engines are the next big thing.