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In 1977 BMW became the first carmaker to offer drivers the chance to hone their skills at the wheel – and it has continued to do so ever since. In 2003, the BMW Group began offering a new group of customers the chance to make use of its safety training expertise – with the MINI Driver Training programme. [Read More]
Ateco has not recalled nearly 24,000 Chinese-made cars sold in Australia with asbestos parts. This is despite an official recall. Ateco has decided that the asbestos gaskets fitted to the Great Wall and Chery vehicles will stay in place until they need routine servicing or if the owner demands their removal. [Read More]
Telecommunications in cars has come a long way since the days of bulky car phones like those we’ve all seen in many movies. [Read More]
Ford Performance Racing’s first Car of the Future (COTF) Falcon will run in Ford’s EcoBoost motorsport livery when it takes to the track joining other Ford squads around the world currently running the colour scheme, including teams in NASCAR and the World Rally Championship. [Read More]
Suzuki has added an integrated touch screen infotainment system featuring voice activation for key functions to its Suzuki Grand Vitara and Suzuki SX4 ranges. The system combines a 6.1-inch high-resolution touchscreen display with a full-featured infotainment platform, including AM/FM/CD radio, multi-media playback, Bluetooth hands-free connectivity, and Garmin’s award-winning navigation. [Read More]
Rhys Millen Racing has been the team to contend with in recent years at Pikes Peak. In 2011, Rhys nearly broke the famed 10-minute barrier in his dedicated PM580 tubeframe hillclimb racer. In a classic father/son family effort, Rhys’ father, Rod Millen, set the current record in the same Genesis Coupe, [Read More]
Mercedes-Benz Classic is bringing four original pre-war Silver Arrows to the racetrack at this year’s Goodwood Revival (14 to 16 September 2012). The Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix cars from the 1930s are playing the starring role in a staged race together with Auto Union vehicles from the Audi Tradition collection [Read More]
Imagine driving a sports car with no rear window. Audi does and the digital rear view mirror is becoming a reality for Audi R8 e-tron buyers from the end of the year. The digital rear-view mirror celebrated its dazzling premiere at the Le Mans 24 Hours in the R18 e-tron quattro and R18 ultra race cars. [Read More]
Hyundai Motor Company Australia had even more reason to celebrate at the one millionth car event today with the announcement of the introduction of Hyundai iCare Capped Price Service for 3 years of scheduled servicing, to be launched on vehicles sold from August 1st, 2012. [Read More]
The Beltbag, one of the highlights from the ESF 2009 Experimental Safety Vehicle, is due to go into production in a luxury-class model from Mercedes-Benz. The inflatable seat-belt strap is able to reduce the risk of injury to passengers in the rear in a head-on collision by lessening the strain placed on the ribcage. [Read More]
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