Calls grow for mandatory caravan driver training
[ad_1] Motorists who tow caravans could receive mandatory training if some of Australia’s most vocal advocacy groups have their way. As reported by ABC News, a number of motoring clubs and road safety advocacy firms have thrown their support behind caravaners being put through training before taking to the road, following a boom in the […]
Electric Volvos won’t look like melted bars of soap
[ad_1] Volvo has no plans to change its current strategy of styling electric cars like its internal-combustion models, Florian Mockenhaupt, the automaker’s senior manager of exterior design, said in an interview with Australia’s Drive. “Everything still has to look like a Volvo,” Mockenhaupt said, adding that Volvo is still chasing reductions in aerodynamic drag that […]
Continental Aero 111 26mm tyre review: grippy on tarmac but slippy through the air
[ad_1] The Continental Aero 111 tyre is, in many ways, very similar to the GP5000 line. It uses the same Black Chili Compound for grip and reduced rolling resistance, and the Vectran Breaker for added puncture protection. It’s only available as a front tyre and comes in 26 or 29mm with the 26mm weighing a […]
Nissan e-Power confirmed for Malaysia, first model launching Q4 2024 – C28 Serena finally coming soon?
[ad_1] It’s been the worst-kept secret in the local automotive scene for a while now, but Nissan has confirmed that its e-Power hybrid technology is finally coming to Malaysia. The company will launch its first such model in the fourth quarter of the year, with more tipped to be introduced later on. For the uninitiated, […]
Australia clinch gold in World Championships mixed relay TTT
[ad_1] For a man who professed to be riding the mixed relay team time trial at the World Championships in order to get to know the course for Sunday’s elite road race, Michael Matthews did a good impression of someone who really cared about Wednesday’s event. The 33-year-old squatted after the finish line, waiting for […]
Your Cooking Oil Was Originally Created To Keep Warships Fighting The Germans
[ad_1] Canola oil is the third most used cooking oil in the world, falling just behind palm oil and soybean oil in terms of global consumption. But did you know that before the oil was a staple of almost every recipe you’ve ever followed, it was used to lubricate things like warships and aircraft during […]
McLaren looks set to reveal its P1 successor on Oct. 6
[ad_1] A new McLaren hypercar may be just around the corner, and not just any old hypercar, but the successor to the P1. McLaren on Wednesday released a video to social media listing the attributes of its cars whose names end with the number “1,” i.e. the F1 and P1. The video concludes with the […]
2025 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review
[ad_1] Few cars mean more to Mitsubishi in Australia than the Outlander Plug-in Hybrid EV (PHEV). It’s the best-selling plug-in hybrid in the country, and the Outlander nameplate is Mitsubishi’s most popular among local buyers. So, it stands to reason the flagship Outlander PHEV GSR should represent all that is good about the Japanese carmaker […]
Bronco Ultimate Sasquatch Searcher is a one-off vehicle built to find Bigfoot
[ad_1] Is the Sasquatch, or Bigfoot, as the rumored beast is more commonly known, real? Ford is at least open to the possibility and has built a Bronco that would be ideal for anyone looking to find out. It’s a one-off build based on the 2024 Bronco Badlands model equipped with the available Sasquatch off-road […]
5,000 chargers at NYC parking sites could boost EV ownership
[ad_1] New York City is due to get 5,000 new EV chargers through an alliance between a parking operator and charging-infrastructure company. The Hudson Valley Parking Trust, which recently acquired Icon Parking, New York City’s largest purveyor of parking spots, is working with Invisible Urban Charging (IUC) to install the chargers at parking sites it […]