Here at Crossaxle we’re bigs fans of Tilley, especially their hats.  Tilley are a proud Canadian company who make stylish clothing and accessories that are versatile, durable and wonderfully practical for the traveller. So we thought we’d bring you Alex Tilley’s Ten Commandments of Travel… 1 – FIND A HOUSE SITTER Make arrangements with a friend to check your home periodically while ...

The Baja Portalegre 500 cross-country rally is being held in the Portalegre municipality of the Alentejo region in the eastern part of Portugal, near the Spanish border. Organised by the Portuguese Automobile Association, official competition vehicle inspections took place on Thursday this week ahead of the rally beginning. The Outlander plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV), Mitsubishi Motors’ rally car, passed without any ...

Aligning form and function to conceive a uniquely compelling vehicle for the city-dweller-turned-outdoor-adventurer, Kia Motors America (KMA) recently took the wraps off the boldly designed Trail’ster e-AWD concept at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show. Based on the brand’s iconic Soul urban passenger vehicle, the turbocharged Trail’ster – with its Polar Pearl Snowdrift/Terra Bronze Metallic paint scheme, roll-top canvas roof and armoured ...

There was a time when I thought nothing of chucking all of my toiletries into a plastic carrier bag when I was spending a few days away from home. This embarrassed Mrs Turner, and for a birthday present I was bought a ‘proper’ wash bag. Although an expensive fashion brand, it didn’t take long for it begin falling apart. Then, along came ‘Peter, the Doctor’s ...

A rare early Range Rover convertible conversion is due to be sold at Silverstone Auctions’ last auction of the year, The NEC Classic Motor Show Sale, on 14-15 November 2015. Starting life as a 1973 Range Rover ‘Suffix B’, the car was converted in the late Eighties by Special Vehicle Conversions, who specialise in bespoke convertible conversions for Range Rovers ...

Every so often, manufactures arrange driving days so that journo’s can mess around… ahem, I mean drive and properly assess their range of vehicles, and this particular Driving Day was arranged by Mazda up in t’hills of Halifax, Yorkshire.  Being a Lancashire lad I grabbed my passport and made sure that all my jabs were up to date and set ...

  What is it? It’s been said that the Kia Sportage has taken the SUV world by storm since its introduction back in 2010, and it isn’t difficult to see why as the Sportage still looks good with its sleek body, elegant lines and of course Kia’s 7 year, 100,000-mile warranty. In 2014 it was subject to a no extra cost ...

Ford is teaming up with leading European action sports and entertainment event ARENACROSS, to showcase the new Ford Ranger at venues across the UK. Prices for the new Ford Ranger, which debuted at Frankfurt Show, have been announced starting from £18,571 (ex. VAT) for the XL Super Cab. The series progresses with XLT (£21,171), Limited (£23,271) and the Wildtrak (£26,171). ...

Leading speed management and driver safety experts, Road Angel Group, is pleased to announce its Halo dashcam has built-in parking protection to capture footage when a vehicle is left unattended. The Halo begins recording out of both the front and rear windows when it sees any motion or senses a shock. Users can then play back the footage to see ...

I have to admit that I’ve been a fan of the Bluebeards Revenges’ shaving paraphernalia for quite a while, due to their not-so-secret ingredients, they’re the only shaving products that don’t leave my face looking like freshly chopped ham every morning. Amongst their many manly accessories and gift sets is the ‘Classic Kit’ that consists of a beard reducing shaving ...