Toyota Yaris Cross vs Hyundai Venue: Spec battle
[ad_1] It’s a tale as old as time: which SUV is right for me? Toyota Yaris Cross Hyundai Venue The Toyota Yaris Cross and Hyundai Venue have been consistent players in the light SUV space, though both trail behind the best-selling Mazda CX-3 on the sales charts. The Toyota Yaris Cross received tech upgrades for […]
Jennifer Valente crushes the Omnium at Paris Olympics
[ad_1] Jennifer Valente (USA) defended her Omnium title at the Paris Olympics, crushing the competition with an utterly dominant display across all four events. The 29-year-old, world champion in the past two years as well as the reigning Olympic champion, eased to victory in the opening scratch race, stamped her authority in the tempo race, […]
EV battery costs dropped 90% in last 15 years
[ad_1] The average price of a lithium-ion battery pack for a light-duty EV has decreased 90% over the past 15 years, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) estimates. In 2023, the DOE estimates pack prices averaged $139/kwh on a usable-energy basis for production at scale, meaning at least 100,000 units per year. That’s still not […]
Bronze for Emma Finucane as Andrews and Lavreysen crowned golden sprinters of Paris Olympics
[ad_1] Great Britain’s Emma Finucane claimed her third medal from three events at the Paris Olympics, clinching bronze in the Individual Sprint, which was won in dominant fashion by New Zealand’s Ellesse Andrews. Finucane, only 21 years of age, had been tipped as the potential sprint queen of these Games but that honour will fall […]
Honda patents Chevy Silverado EV-like reconfigurable mid-gate
[ad_1] Honda is patenting its own version of the mid-gate that’s making a return on the Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV pickup trucks. First spotted by Car and Driver, a Honda patent application published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on June 27, details what the automaker calls an “adjustable […]
PDRM offering 50% saman discounts tomorrow in Padang Serai, Kedah – KDN’s Program Sua Mesra
[ad_1] PDRM is offering 50% discounts on saman tomorrow, August 10. The one-day campaign is in conjunction with the home ministry’s Program Sua Mesra event happening in Padang Serai, Kedah, specifically the Dewan Koperasi Mukim Sidam Kanan in Kampung Guar Lobak. The hours are from 8am to 2pm. There’s no further explanation, but previous 50% […]
Worse States For Driving, Cars For Driving And Movies For Driving In This Week’s QOTD Roundup
[ad_1] Photo: Stellantis Cars are fun, but complaining about cars is even more fun. Of course, the standard of what constitutes a bad car changes over time, and the worst new car on sale today is probably objectively better to drive than many of the best cars 50-plus years ago. Without putting any restrictions on […]
Why different types of engines sound the way they do
[ad_1] Exhaust notes help give cars personalities, a trait that’s due to the different type of engines they have. Toyota has released a helpful explainer on why that is. It starts with the number of cylinders—the more the better. The combustion stroke is what generates sound and, in a typical four-stroke engine, that happens once […]
Junkyard Gem: 2006 Jeep Liberty Sport 4WD with manual transmission
[ad_1] Jeep is down to just two models with available manual transmissions now (the Wrangler and its Gladiator sibling), but it wasn’t so long ago that ordinary commuter Jeeps could be purchased with three-pedal setups. Today’s Junkyard Gem is one of those machines: a first-generation Liberty with a six-speed manual bolted to its V6 engine, […]
What should you buy instead of a Tesla Model Y?
[ad_1] The Tesla Model Y was not only the best-selling electric vehicle (EV) in Australia last year, it was also the best-selling car in the world. No, not just electric car – car, period. It outsold other popular SUVs like the Toyota RAV4, as well as stalwart passenger cars like the Toyota Corolla. The Model […]