Four of the Best Gadgets to Buy a Car Lover This Christmas
Posted: 09/12/2014Do you know a petrolhead who seemingly has everything? We bet you’ll find something to fill their Christmas stocking on our list of the coolest gadgets for car lovers – or maybe you’ll just find something for yourself!
Read More10 Surprising Facts About Formula 1 Cars
Posted: 04/12/2014You only have to glance at a Formula 1 car ripping around a track to know that they aren’t your average vehicle. Formula 1 cars are masterpieces of engineering; fine-tuned, precision built and super-charged to the highest degree, it’s not difficult to be astonished by these magnificent machines. Here 10 ten incredible facts about Formula 1 cars that will knock your socks off.
Read MoreWhich Are the 10 Most Stolen Cars in the UK?
Posted: 02/12/2014Having a car stolen is an owner’s worst nightmare, but if you have one of the vehicles listed below parked in front of your house, it might be a good idea to upgrade your home security system. These are the ten most stolen cars in the UK, and while the thieves ought to be reprimanded to the highest degree, there’s no doubt that they have impeccable taste. 10....
Read MoreHow Do I Know If My Car is Front or Rear Wheel Drive?
Posted: 27/11/2014Navigating a slippery or icy surface is when you really do need to know whether your vehicle runs Front or Rear Wheel Drive, meaning how the power from the engine is transmitted to the road. Both have their advantages in certain situations and, as a general rule, smaller cars tend to be front wheel. Any cars with mid-engines are rear wheel. Of course...
Read MoreInexpensive Car Maintenance Hacks
Posted: 25/11/2014As the old saying goes, prevention is better than cure. Where cars are concerned, prevention is also drastically cheaper as even the quickest trip to the garage can leave you hundreds of pounds lighter! However there are plenty of cheap ways that you can keep an eye on your own vehicle, or make your existing car maintenance routine even easier, for very little money. Here are just...
Read MoreAwesome Car and Motorbike (and Engine) Collections: Guy Martin
Posted: 20/11/2014We’ve covered a few incredible car collections here on the LK Performance blog. From Kanye West to Cristiano Ronaldo, we’ve seen some truly dazzling four-wheeled playthings owned by the rich and famous, but we think we’ve found a collection that trumps them all: that of the much-loved British motorbike racer, Guy Martin.
Read MoreThe Things to Consider When Upgrading Your Brakes
Posted: 18/11/2014Standard brakes on any car are designed with the exact make and model of car in mind. They work by applying frictional pressure to a disk attached to the wheel, translating the energy into heat, which is dissipated by the brake disk. Often though, the designed systems are at an absolute minimum in terms of the delivered requirement specified by the car brand, keepin...
Read MoreHow to Check Your Car Suspension
Posted: 13/11/2014Car suspension is what saves you from having your flesh jolted from your bones when you’re simply driving down the road. It’s an intricate combination of springs, shock absorbers and joints that attach the wheels to the vehicle. It's also integral to the car’s road-holding or handling, road noise reduction and braking efficiency.
Read MoreHow Does the Exhaust System Affect Car Performance?
Posted: 11/11/2014Exhaust systems are essentially there to take the superheated noxious gases and fumes, such as carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides, safely away from the engine, without compromising the vehicle occupants.
Read MoreWhich Are the Best Old Cars to Modify?
Posted: 06/11/2014To a certain degree, the answer to this question will depend on the end result you are looking for: an out-and-out speed wagon, a drifter, a custom showpiece…
Read MoreThe Top Ten Fastest Supercars in the World
Posted: 04/11/2014Got a spare million pounds that you aren’t sure how to spend? We have just the thing – one of the world’s fastest road-legal supercars that are perfect for a leisurely Sunday cruise. That is, if your idea of ‘leisurely’ is 270mph. These ten beautiful vehicles are at the top of this year’s list of the world&rsq...
Read More5 Ways to Prepare for a Banger Rally
Posted: 30/10/2014Growing numbers of motorists are fascinated by banger rallies. The idea of purchasing a cheap banger, joining other like-minded maniacs and enjoying a Top Gear style road trip over a great distance is certainly appealing.
Read MoreHow to Keep Your Alloys Gleaming Through Winter
Posted: 28/10/2014Alloy wheels can add a finishing touch to your project or daily driver that can take it from drab to dope.
Read MoreTrax 2014
Posted: 23/10/2014The Trax Performance and modified car show is quickly becoming one of the nation's biggest car shows on the calendar, with people all over the country making the trip to Silverstone in September every year to be a part (or take part) in the show.
Read MoreAwesome Car Collections: Cristiano Ronaldo
Posted: 21/10/2014From humble beginnings, the San Antonio boy with heart problems, son of a cook and municipal gardener, has risen to become the highest paid footballer of all time, collecting every trophy there is to collect and breaking records left right and centre.
Read MoreSummer Madness at Croft
Posted: 16/10/2014Summer Madness is a north east England car cruise event which regularly attracts a vast number of modified cars.
Read MoreHow to Fix Gutter Rash on Alloy Wheel Rims | LK Performance
Posted: 14/10/2014Gutter rash, also known as ‘curbing’, is a terrible blight of modern day living, as anyone with a set of shiny new alloy wheel rims will attest. Touching the curb, either by misjudging a corner or scraping during parking causes the most unsightly damage to alloy wheels, as the granite comes into contact with soft, shiny metal. It can manifest as a dent i...
Read MoreThe Five Best Top Gear Challenges
Posted: 10/10/2014This series is now one of the most successful, widely watched series the BBC produces, on air since 1978. Yes, 36 years.
Read MoreAre Alloy Wheels More Fuel Efficient?
Posted: 08/10/2014This is actually a far less straightforward answer than it might at first seem. Yes, of course, alloys are far lighter than steels, meaning a lighter vehicle and even a lower unsprung
Read MoreAwesome Car Collections: Kanye West
Posted: 02/10/2014Kanye Omari West was born June 1977, in Atlanta Georgia, but essentially grew up in Chicago Illinois (with a spell in China, when his mum landed a job there).
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