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The latest winning products as featured in Auto EXPRESS on the 13th May 2009
Carplan Tyre Slik
AutoEXPRESS' Product Honours WINNER for 2007
Winner of many awards in consumers tests, including 2004, 2005 AutoEXPRESS Product Honours Awards.
"Less than £4 buys you a truly remarkable product. As with bumper shines, the tyre versions have serious stamina, but few can match CarPlan’s serial winner, Tyre Slik. Again it is the standard all rivals must strive to match, clearly visible throughout the test it still had the strongest finish at the end — the rubber it protected remained distinctly cleaner than any rival’s. Remarkably, it was also one of the easiest to apply — simply spray and go — and the cheapest matched by only two other products in our 20-strong test. A great champion." Auto EXPRESS Product Honours - 23rd May 2007
500ml
£4.99
CarPlan Wonder Wheels
AutoEXPRESS' Product Honours WINNER for 2006, 2007 and 2008
Wonder Wheels is a consistently high performing alloy wheel cleaner. Easily lifts away dirt and brake dust. Contains: wheel cleaner, brush and dispensing container.
"Cleaning specialists CarPlan and Comma have been plugging it out at the top for years with their alloy wheel solutions. However, CarPlan yet again had the advantage with its Wonder Wheels cleaner. There is very little to choose between the two brands when it comes to shifting the worst of the baked-on grime, but Wonder Wheels has a slight edge on cost, thanks to the generously priced 1.0-litre pack, which also came with a cleaning brush. Our multiple champion still looks unlikely to be beaten anytime soon." AutoEXPRESS Product Honours 2007 - 23rd May 2007
1 Litre
£9.75
Comma Interior Cleaner
AutoEXPRESS' Product Honours WINNER for 2006 & 2007
Anti-bacterial multipurpose interior cleaner. Ideal for cleaning interior trim, car seats (vinyl, cloth and leather), carpets and rubber mats.
"This is the kind of cleaner Comma made its name with. The big 750ml pack is offered at a price that most rivals charge for smaller bottles, and its performance is outstanding. And that’s not all! The trigger pack is versatile as it can be used on pretty much all interior surfaces, including leather. It left no sign of grease or juice and merely a trace of the chocolate. The finish isn’t for those who prefer gleaming plastics, but we like the clean matt Look. A great addition to any valeting kit." Auto EXPRESS Product Honours - 23rd May 2007
"A second award for Comma’s Interior Cleaner in this 2007 Product Honours. As in the trim cleaner category, it’s an unbeatable package, combing a great price with top performance. The fact it does both plastic and fabric is a real bonus, It made short work of our test stains, only the ink having some traces left. General grime shifting was as effective and could be seen not just on the seat but also the cleaning cloth. A great no-frills cleaner." Auto EXPRESS Product Honours - 23rd May 2007
750ml
£3.90
Mer Bumper and External Vinyl Cleaning Gel
AutoEXPRESS Best Buy 2009
Weeks after our test had finished, Mer was still shifting water as if it had been on a few days, leaving a far cleaner finish than rivals. Protects superbly and gel formula minimises waste. A great performer. Auto EXPRESS March 2009
500ml
£7.99
Novus GPS Rider
AutoEXPRESS 2008 Best Buy Speed Trap Locator
"BEST BUY Debutant from the firm formerly known as Talex impressed. The compact unit has a rechargeable battery, plus an earphone socket for motorcycle use. It got all our traps and gave voice warnings with visible confirmation. While the one-line display wasn't easy to read and the unit proved slow to unhook when we turned off before a camera, the great price includes free updates for life - so it's our champ." Auto EXPRESS July 2008
Extra Magnetic Mount
£6.99
Extra power lead
£9.99
GPS Rider
£89.99
Philips X-treme Power
Auto EXPRESS' CAR ACCESSORY OF THE YEAR 2007 and Product Honours Winner 2008
The NEW Philips X-treme Power headlamps project up to 80 per cent more light on the road ahead (depending on the headlight design). The light is powerful and intense, and the extra quality and quantity of light provided by X-treme Power lamps make them ideal for drivers who demand the ultimate performance. These bulbs are fully homologated for use in all European countries without restriction and are safe to use with plastic lenses.
Here's what Auto Express had to say about Xtreme Power: "This is so new, we could not randomly select test samples, so can't include it in our assessment. Yet performance of our pre production unit was staggering. Even compared with the current benchmark Plus per cent bulbs, the difference was immediate and dramatic. Philips claim an 80 per cent improvement over standard units, but we think that this is conservative." AutoEXPRESS
"ALL the electronic safety wizardry on today’s cars will not help if you can’t see the road ahead - which is why Philips’ X-treme Power takes our top accessory prize, as it sets a new benchmark for headlamp bulbs. When we tested it alongside both standard and high- performance bulbs, it put them all, literally, in the shade, Based on the light 75 and 50 metres ahead of the driver, the best beam rating the rest could manage was 107, but the new X-treme hit 146 - a massive difference easily seen on the light-tunnel wall. As with all high-performance bulbs, Philips has taken the tolerances allowed by the regulations and pushed them to the limit, not only burning the filament harder, but also reducing the glass envelope to increase gas pressure and deliver more Light. A brilliant road safety improvement." Auto EXPRESS Product Honours - 23rd May 2007
Pair of H4 Bulbs
£21.95
Pair of H7 Bulbs
£27.50
Simoniz Foaming Dash Cleaner
Winner of 2009 Interior Cleaner Test
"It might look messy when sprayed on, but this new arrival is no worse than a clear spray and you certainly get some cleaning power. None could match it across all our marks and we liked its matt, yet clean, finish. It works well if applied on a cloth, too, and at this price is worth a try. You won't regret it." Auto EXPRESS March 2009
500ml
£4.99
Turtle Wax Plat. Leather Cleaner and Conditioner
AutoEXPRESS 2009 Best Buy and Product Honours Winner
"BEST BUY Runner-up last year, Turtle Wax's Platinum Series product wins this time. The thick liquid was simple to use and proved the most effective at removing our chocolate. It easily shifted the drink stains, although the biro was too tough. Conditioners and great-value price tag sealed the victory." Auto EXPRESS January 2009
500ml
£4.95
Turtle Wax Platinum Extra Gloss
AutoEXPRESS' Product Honours WINNER for 2007 and 2009
Winner of the 2007 and now also the 2009 car polish test.
"There's no mistaking the similarity between Extra Gloss and past winner Gloss Guard, but somehow Turtle Wax has made this Platinum version even tougher. It goes on as easily as its stablemate, but from the start it had the edge, beading water noticeably faster. And it never stopped, as even weeks after our test was completed, a quirk check revealed it was still protecting our test bonnet. Older paintwork may need polishing first (Use Comma Car Polish), but our scrapyard panels weren't pre-treated and it still worked like a dream. A great winner." AutoEXPRESS Product Honours - 23rd May 2007
"Originally made to protect cars during harsh Scandinavian winters, it beaded consistently well. An affordable price and one of the easiest to apply, with no hard buffing." AutoEXPRESS - March 2009
500ml
£9.89
Kit
Includes 3 microfibre cloths
£11.99
Carplan Tyre Slik
AutoEXPRESS' Product Honours WINNER for 2007
Winner of many awards in consumers tests, including 2004, 2005 AutoEXPRESS Product Honours Awards.
"Less than £4 buys you a truly remarkable product. As with bumper shines, the tyre versions have serious stamina, but few can match CarPlan’s serial winner, Tyre Slik. Again it is the standard all rivals must strive to match, clearly visible throughout the test it still had the strongest finish at the end — the rubber it protected remained distinctly cleaner than any rival’s. Remarkably, it was also one of the easiest to apply — simply spray and go — and the cheapest matched by only two other products in our 20-strong test. A great champion." Auto EXPRESS Product Honours - 23rd May 2007
More information…
500ml |
£4.99 |
CarPlan Wonder Wheels
AutoEXPRESS' Product Honours WINNER for 2006, 2007 and 2008
Wonder Wheels is a consistently high performing alloy wheel cleaner. Easily lifts away dirt and brake dust. Contains: wheel cleaner, brush and dispensing container.
"Cleaning specialists CarPlan and Comma have been plugging it out at the top for years with their alloy wheel solutions. However, CarPlan yet again had the advantage with its Wonder Wheels cleaner. There is very little to choose between the two brands when it comes to shifting the worst of the baked-on grime, but Wonder Wheels has a slight edge on cost, thanks to the generously priced 1.0-litre pack, which also came with a cleaning brush. Our multiple champion still looks unlikely to be beaten anytime soon." AutoEXPRESS Product Honours 2007 - 23rd May 2007
1 Litre |
£9.75 |
Comma Interior Cleaner
AutoEXPRESS' Product Honours WINNER for 2006 & 2007
Anti-bacterial multipurpose interior cleaner. Ideal for cleaning interior trim, car seats (vinyl, cloth and leather), carpets and rubber mats.
"This is the kind of cleaner Comma made its name with. The big 750ml pack is offered at a price that most rivals charge for smaller bottles, and its performance is outstanding. And that’s not all! The trigger pack is versatile as it can be used on pretty much all interior surfaces, including leather. It left no sign of grease or juice and merely a trace of the chocolate. The finish isn’t for those who prefer gleaming plastics, but we like the clean matt Look. A great addition to any valeting kit." Auto EXPRESS Product Honours - 23rd May 2007
"A second award for Comma’s Interior Cleaner in this 2007 Product Honours. As in the trim cleaner category, it’s an unbeatable package, combing a great price with top performance. The fact it does both plastic and fabric is a real bonus, It made short work of our test stains, only the ink having some traces left. General grime shifting was as effective and could be seen not just on the seat but also the cleaning cloth. A great no-frills cleaner." Auto EXPRESS Product Honours - 23rd May 2007
750ml |
£3.90 |
Mer Bumper and External Vinyl Cleaning Gel
AutoEXPRESS Best Buy 2009
Weeks after our test had finished, Mer was still shifting water as if it had been on a few days, leaving a far cleaner finish than rivals. Protects superbly and gel formula minimises waste. A great performer. Auto EXPRESS March 2009
500ml |
£7.99 |
Novus GPS Rider
AutoEXPRESS 2008 Best Buy Speed Trap Locator
"BEST BUY Debutant from the firm formerly known as Talex impressed. The compact unit has a rechargeable battery, plus an earphone socket for motorcycle use. It got all our traps and gave voice warnings with visible confirmation. While the one-line display wasn't easy to read and the unit proved slow to unhook when we turned off before a camera, the great price includes free updates for life - so it's our champ." Auto EXPRESS July 2008
Extra Magnetic Mount |
£6.99 | |
Extra power lead |
£9.99 | |
GPS Rider |
£89.99 |
Philips X-treme Power
Auto EXPRESS' CAR ACCESSORY OF THE YEAR 2007 and Product Honours Winner 2008
The NEW Philips X-treme Power headlamps project up to 80 per cent more light on the road ahead (depending on the headlight design). The light is powerful and intense, and the extra quality and quantity of light provided by X-treme Power lamps make them ideal for drivers who demand the ultimate performance. These bulbs are fully homologated for use in all European countries without restriction and are safe to use with plastic lenses.
Here's what Auto Express had to say about Xtreme Power: "This is so new, we could not randomly select test samples, so can't include it in our assessment. Yet performance of our pre production unit was staggering. Even compared with the current benchmark Plus per cent bulbs, the difference was immediate and dramatic. Philips claim an 80 per cent improvement over standard units, but we think that this is conservative." AutoEXPRESS
"ALL the electronic safety wizardry on today’s cars will not help if you can’t see the road ahead - which is why Philips’ X-treme Power takes our top accessory prize, as it sets a new benchmark for headlamp bulbs. When we tested it alongside both standard and high- performance bulbs, it put them all, literally, in the shade, Based on the light 75 and 50 metres ahead of the driver, the best beam rating the rest could manage was 107, but the new X-treme hit 146 - a massive difference easily seen on the light-tunnel wall. As with all high-performance bulbs, Philips has taken the tolerances allowed by the regulations and pushed them to the limit, not only burning the filament harder, but also reducing the glass envelope to increase gas pressure and deliver more Light. A brilliant road safety improvement." Auto EXPRESS Product Honours - 23rd May 2007
Pair of H4 Bulbs |
£21.95 | |
Pair of H7 Bulbs |
£27.50 |
Simoniz Foaming Dash Cleaner
Winner of 2009 Interior Cleaner Test
"It might look messy when sprayed on, but this new arrival is no worse than a clear spray and you certainly get some cleaning power. None could match it across all our marks and we liked its matt, yet clean, finish. It works well if applied on a cloth, too, and at this price is worth a try. You won't regret it." Auto EXPRESS March 2009
500ml |
£4.99 |
Turtle Wax Plat. Leather Cleaner and Conditioner
AutoEXPRESS 2009 Best Buy and Product Honours Winner
"BEST BUY Runner-up last year, Turtle Wax's Platinum Series product wins this time. The thick liquid was simple to use and proved the most effective at removing our chocolate. It easily shifted the drink stains, although the biro was too tough. Conditioners and great-value price tag sealed the victory." Auto EXPRESS January 2009
500ml |
£4.95 |
Turtle Wax Platinum Extra Gloss
AutoEXPRESS' Product Honours WINNER for 2007 and 2009
Winner of the 2007 and now also the 2009 car polish test.
"There's no mistaking the similarity between Extra Gloss and past winner Gloss Guard, but somehow Turtle Wax has made this Platinum version even tougher. It goes on as easily as its stablemate, but from the start it had the edge, beading water noticeably faster. And it never stopped, as even weeks after our test was completed, a quirk check revealed it was still protecting our test bonnet. Older paintwork may need polishing first (Use Comma Car Polish), but our scrapyard panels weren't pre-treated and it still worked like a dream. A great winner." AutoEXPRESS Product Honours - 23rd May 2007
"Originally made to protect cars during harsh Scandinavian winters, it beaded consistently well. An affordable price and one of the easiest to apply, with no hard buffing." AutoEXPRESS - March 2009
500ml |
£9.89 | |
KitIncludes 3 microfibre cloths |
£11.99 |
