ELECTRIC VEHICLES CAN PRESENT NEW DRIVING CHALLENGES IN WINTER Electric vehicles are fast gaining market share, especially in Europe, but they can require totally new thinking and skill-sets when it’s slippery. by Toni Jalovaara For Immediate Release – Toronto – January 7, 2020 Whether we’re ready for them or not, electric vehicles are a [...]
Best 15 gay and lesbian GLBT SUVs OK, you’ve decided you want to join the SUV brigade. There are many different types of gay gals ‘n guys, so the car/SUV tastes are as varied as the sparkles on a Mardi Gras frock. Before you get on your high horse about the omission of the venerable Jeep Renegade, get over [...]
2020 Hyundai Tucson Highlander Review Hyundai’s Tucson is a triumph is style and value. 2020 models have had small upgrades to styling, and handling. There are 4 models, 3 engines, 4 transmissions, and either front, or All Wheel Drive, to choose from, depending on what model you take. Models are: Active, which replaces the old [...]
Holiday Drives and the Australian Bushfire Crisis Australia is experiencing a drought like no other. Climate change is here. Not only have rivers dried up, but the lack of rain and baking temperatures have roasted the landscape to a point so overdone, that the merest hint of ignition lights the fires of hell. Fires are out of control in [...]
Jaguar Land Rover today announces it has acquired Bowler, the UK-based manufacturer of all-terrain performance cars, parts and rally raid vehicles. Founded in 1985, Bowler pioneered the production of dedicated off-road competition cars in the UK and has achieved success in international rally raid events. The expertise Bowler has amassed for all-terrain vehicle dynamics, low-volume production techniques, and proving [...]
Pathfinder is a large, high-riding, SUV. As the world continues the buyer shift from passenger cars to SUV and LCV utes, the ratio is really ramping up. 7-seater vehicles are just the ticket for someone who wants to take granny along on a family adventure. When granny would rather suck lemons than put up with [...]
Australian Fire Emergency Alert Australia’s record high temperatures combined with record low rainfall are a perfect (fire) storm. Rivers are either dry or at record lows, and major city water supplies have forced high grade water restrictions. Some regional centres have already run dry, relying on water being trucked in. Recently, Australia gained the dubious mantle of being the [...]
Other 370Z reviews: 370Z with Anthony 370Z Nismo with Alan What’s under the Bonnet? Nissan’s well tried and tested 3.7 V6 with 245kw and 363Nm is a real goer. The time has arrived though, for a teeny tiny little turbo. 370Z has been around for over 10 years and needs a little something extra to [...]
GayCarBoys Afloat: Carnival Spirit 3 Night Cruise What better to get someone who has everything than a 3 night short cruise on Carnival Spirit? Carnival Spirit was launched in 2001 and is now based out of Sydney. It cruises the Pacific locally and internationally. If that sounds like fun, it is. It’s like one of [...]
In Brief: 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Phev Performance: 2.4-Litre petrol engine 94kW @ 4,500rpm and 199Nm at 4,500rpm (was 2.0L 87kW/186Nm) Maximum power output, front motor 60kW, rear motor 70kW Maximum torque front 137Nm, rear 195Nm Increased maximum generator output 80kW Increased drive battery capacity 13.8kWh from 12kWh. Potential electric driving range up to 54km (approx. 7 hours charge time [...]
