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Car Tech: Brake Override

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Car Tech: Brake Override

Automakers attempt to stay away from Toyota’s mistake.

Supercars on Steroids

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Supercars on Steroids

A quick look at upcoming supercars based on current models.

Trucks  &  Drivers of All Vehicles:  Road Sharing Advice

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Trucks & Drivers of All Vehicles: Road Sharing Advice

Road accidents involving heavy vehicles cost more than 300 lives a year. A friend of mine and her five month-old baby girl died in a horrific smash involving a truck, three years ago today. It is becoming increasing clear that apart from installing new safety features on every truck, all drivers need to be educated on how to share the road with them. Trucks transport food and other necessities to our supermarkets – they account for the majority of our freight. In 2009, there were 421,702 rigid trucks and 81,217 articulated vehicles on Australian roads and a further 22,000 light commercial vehicles ~ Bureau of Statistics data.

Review of The 2010 Suzuki Kizashi

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Review of The 2010 Suzuki Kizashi

Suzuki’s new Kizashi is expected to be a big hit in the U.S. Pronounced Kee-zah-shee, it goes on sale next month as a premium sport sedan. American Suzuki says it is the most important product introduced in the company’s 25 year history of selling cars.

Franz Ferdinand’s Cursed Car: Graf & Stift, 1914

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Franz Ferdinand’s Cursed Car: Graf & Stift, 1914

In 1897, the three brothers Graf formed a partnership with Josef Stift and produced Austria’s first automobile. In 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie came to Serajevo in a brand-new Graf & Stift phaeton, a large red limousine with a four cylinder engine and front-wheel drive. The sleek automobile would have a rendezvous with history.

Audi Goes All Out: Introducing the R15

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Audi Goes All Out: Introducing the R15

Audi has unveiled its new prototype race car, the R15, and it’s even better than the last one.

Three Extreme Cars You Will Never See

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Three Extreme Cars You Will Never See

Three very extreme, rare cars, all of which are unique and exciting in their own right; likewise, they are all supercars in their own right.

Street Presence: Vanishing Hood Ornaments

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Street Presence: Vanishing Hood Ornaments

Hood ornaments adorned early automobiles for function only. Then they started to take on design statements.

Honda Wins

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Honda Wins

The results are in. Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2006 fuel economy guide. And guess what? For once, the Prius didn’t win!