In America the robotics group at the California Institute of Technology is setting up an armour plated Ford E-350 van to take part in the Urban Grand Challenge – a race for driverless vehicles. You’ll find some interesting pictures here
Meanwhile here in Australia this is still enough to turn heads and get my partner reaching [...]
The Victorian Government is in the process of preparing a law to protect new car buyers who get stuck with a lemon.
You would think that manufacturers would be interested in looking after their customers but sadly that just isn’t the case. If you get stuck with a lemon you’re on your own unless the [...]
The price of crude oil is on the way up again and we’re beginning to see the impact of that price rise at the bowser. It seems that quite soon now we’re going to be seeing even bigger price rises at the bowser and some suggest that the prices could be so huge that we [...]
Chrysler announced today that it would be recalling over 290,000 SUVs to reprogramme the computer that’s connected to the anti-lock braking system.
It seems that Jeep Grand Cherokees, Jeep Wranglers, Dodge Nitros and Commander SUVs have experienced braking problems that has lead to at least one accident and all vehicles within the affected groups well [...]
Kia has been toying with motoring enthusiasts for a couple of months now by releasing vague photos of their new concept car. Today, at the Frankfurt Motor Show they pulled back the veil and now we can see what Kia has been hiding.
With its broad stance and low profile, Kee is a new interpretation of [...]
by Stuart Livesey
OK … to show interest in a car like this at my age is probably an indicator of mid-life crisis … or maybe I’m reverting to my second childhood. On the other hand I might have always been interested in cars like this and just hide that interest behind more staid examples of [...]
Volkswagen of America, Inc. has been awarded two “Motorist Choice Awards†from PRIMEDIA’s IntelliChoice.com and AutoPacific for the 2007 Volkswagen GTI and Jetta.
2007 GTI
The Volkswagen GTI was the top choice for the Image Compact Car category, while the Jetta was named the winner in the Mid-Size Car category. The award, which recognizes the most [...]
… and Toyota is way out in front.
The automotive industry has withstood any immediate impact from the recent interest rate rise by posting record sales for the month of August.
Official industry figures released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries show that 88,206 cars, SUVs and trucks were sold last month – an increase [...]
by Stuart Livesey
In case you haven’t noticed the cars that are hitting our roads are becoming more and more high tech. Our 2000 Grandeur whirs, beeps and flashes at us from time to time. At the same time it adjusts the interior temperature by increasing fan speed or turning the airconditioning on and off and [...]
