Bridgestone is making headlines after releasing a new flagship performance tyre, called the POTENZA Sport, which is described as an advancement over the S007A predecessor. Optimised high speed stability, increased braking performance and even better wet weather handling are promised to be the major improvements with the latest POTENZA Sport […]
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Hyundai outlines Hydrogen Vision 2040, previews 500kW Vision FK sports car
Hyundai is pushing forward with its hydrogen fuel cell plans, today announcing a new initiative called Hydrogen Vision 2040. The plan includes a rollout of more hydrogen production cars, modular energy systems, and it is aiming to reduce costs and packaging for the technology from 2023. For many, electric vehicles […]
Ford starts using robot test drivers for extreme weather testing
In a move that could spell a change of the times and put the writing on the wall for human test drivers, Ford has announced the addition of two robots to its test driving team. These are being used for extreme weather testing. Ford has added two robots by the […]
Lexus RX testing Australia-first vehicle-to-infrastructure technology
Lexus has become the first auto manufacturer in Australia to join the Australian Integrated Multimodal EcoSystem (AIMES) technology development initiative, essentially allowing vehicles to talk to other vehicles, but more importantly in this context, talk with the infrastructure around the car. Lexus says that two specialised Lexus RX 450h models […]
Subaru passes production milestone of 20 million AWD vehicles
Subaru is celebrating an all-time production milestone of 20 million all-wheel drive (AWD) vehicles. Subaru was one of the first carmakers to introduce the technology on passenger cars back in 1972. We sometimes take AWD for granted. But even if you never venture off the tarmac, all-wheel drive systems significantly […]
Jaguar Land Rover developing hydrogen fuel cell Defender
Jaguar Land Rover has announced it is developing hydrogen fuel cell technologies for potential future showroom products, and has created a concept for testing based on the Land Rover Defender. For now, the few limited details that we do know is that the development direction is called Project Zeus, with […]
Toyota Australia launches KINTO car rental platform
Toyota is making headlines after launching a new car rental platform here in Australia, called KINTO, that offers users the ability to rent a Toyota vehicle for as little as one-hour, or as long as a year. Better still, Toyota says that its KINTO Rent program requires no membership fees. […]
FCAI supports $2 billion fuel standards overall for Australia
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) is welcoming a move from the federal government to impose new fuel quality standards in Australia and support a number of fuel refineries around the country. The FCAI says the government’s move to support two fuel refineries in Geelong and Brisbane and impose […]