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Plug-in car trial ends. Can we really use transport powered by a hairdryer plug?
Largest ‘Real World’ EV Trial Reveals Full Year Findings Mitsubishi Motors in the UK is delighted to announce in connection with the CABLED trial the findings from 12 months Electric Vehicle (EV) usage throughout the Coventry and Birmingham area. Having collated and analysed a full 12 months of data from electric vehicle (EV) users, CABLED…
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Volvo’s City Safety System Cuts Low Speed Crashes By 25 Per Cent, but that doesn’t mean you can drive like a numpty.
Volvo XC60 City Safety – low-speed crash avoidance standard on the new Volvo XC60 City Safety is active at speed of up to 30 km/h and will avoid a collision completely if the relative speed between the two vehicles is less than 15km/h. Volvo’s City Safety technology uses a laser sensor and camera positioned behind…
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Gay Icons: The mini, 50 years young. New Countryman, the best thing since, well, the old Countryman
Ah the 60’s. a time of enduring classics, sexual freedom and Woodstock. It has been said that if you remember the 60’s, you weren’t really there, but plenty of evidence remains today to elicit a misty-eyed response from all but the Gen-Y-bothers. Twiggy and Jean Shrimpton were fashion’s face of the 60’s. They both regularly…
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Press release: The New Audi A6 – Redefining the Executive Class
July 20 2011 The New Audi A6 – Redefining the Executive Class World-leading technology includes very lightweight body due to extensive use of aluminium construction Choice of three powerful yet incredibly efficient drivetrain options all featuring quattro drive and 7-speed S tronic S line exterior package as standard Wide array of advanced driver assist technologies…
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“Not-Another-Bloody-Volvo-driver” ‘s are the happiest in the country!
Volvo Drivers Most Satisfied Amongst European Car Brand Owners in Australia – Volvo Ties for Top Position in March Roy Morgan Automotive Currency Report – Volvo Car Australia added another major accolade to its growing list of recognitions by tying for the top spot in the March Roy Morgan Automotive Currency report that ranks the…
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BMW M3 DTM Could this be the sexiest BMW yet? I want 1!
BMW M3 DTM Concept Car Celebrates Debut in Munich – Priaulx and Farfus Line Up for BMW Motorsport in 2012 Just two weeks after the official roll-out of the new racing car for the 2012 DTM season, BMW presented the BMW M3 DTM Concept Car. Dr. Klaus Draeger, Member of the Board of Management of…
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Young Designers on Target For A Bright Future in the Automotive Industry
July 15 2011 Young Designers on Target For A Bright Future in the Automotive Industry VACC has announced the winners of this year’s Target 2030 ‘Design the Car of the Future’ competition. The winners were presented with their Target 2030 Plaque and winner’s cheque at a Presentation Ceremony held at the Australian International Motor Show…
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I’ve got batteries in my boot: The shiny new Lexus CT200h
If someone had tole me 10 years ago that Australia would embrace Diesel power I’d have laughed. If they had said cars with batteries would be commonplace, I’d have said they were mad. While it’s true that Australia is far behind its European sisters in the take-up of alternate fuels, we are now snorting up…
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The warp speed Lexus IS F. A wolf in wolf’s clothing.
Lots of car makers have hot hatches, racing specials and rally teams and it has to be said that there are varying degrees of success in the products. Some are so hard core that they rattle your teeth loose on anything but a billiard table, and others promise so much but like a dud date,…
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SAAB 9-5 Aero. The sexy car that nearly wasn’t.
If you ask the average person what they think of when you say Scandinavia, they’ll say Volvo, SAAB, ABBA, Princess Mary and Bang and Olufsen. You’ll also think “stylish and beautifully designed” homewares. Ditto for the cars and they have pioneered safety since before it was trendy. We very nearly lost SAAB which would have…