Yesterday evening I received a text from my colleague saying there was an opportunity to drive a Tesla Model S. The bad news being it was that it needed to be in the next 60 minutes. Well I abandoned the washing up, and jumped in the car to head out and meet Sigurd Magnusson. He is an electric car evangelist and is looking after one of...
Have you ever been stuck at one of those junctions where you just can't quite see if it's clear? You have to edge the car farther and farther out until you can see properly, potentially putting yourself in danger.Ford have a new technology designed to make it safer in that situation. A couple of front mounted one megapixel cameras...
Turn 10 Studios and Microsoft have revealed gameplay footage of Forza Motorsport 6 at E3. Check out the video and then continue reading for more detail.So with this being the 10th anniversary of the Forza Series Turn 10 have gone big. The two things you will notice first is that they no include both rain and night driving. They have...
After a string of cheap and nasty headsets for my daughter and me on our bike rides, I finally bit the bullet and went quality. It was an impending trip to Auckland to ride back a ‘new’ bike that prompted the purchase; I wanted to be able to talk to her, listen to music and call my wife now and then to reassure her that we were...
Cosplayers do live Mario-Kart gear, and took the streets of Tokyo’s busiest districts storm. Tossing stars, Koopa Shells and banana peels at bi-standers from real life go-karts. Respect for the effort....
Porsche is working on a new form of cruise control. A Cruise control that knows about corners and helps you get around them in the most efficient way possible, and it's called "Innodrive". Now this is not an automated system that does the turning for you, it will control the brake and throttle so that you use your fuel in the most...
Tesla Motors has announced Tesla Energy along with its new Powerwall. The Powerwall is essentially a lithium-ion battery for your home, it can hold up to 10 kWh per unit and can be joined with up to 9 units giving you 90 kWh of potential energy stored.How does this help? Well it can be charged from your mains power supply when...
BMW has had an aniversary, It has fitted its 500th 3D printed aluminum alloy water pump wheel in the German Touring Car Masters. The high-precision component, which is subject to high stresses and has previously proven its worth in the tough environment of motorsports: Without exception, all pump gear works flawlessly, confirming...
Yes, Infiniti cars aren't sold in New Zealand (or are they? They came then they went) and this Vision GT Concept is a one-off concept which probably won't land on our shores anytime soon, if ever, but who cares about all of that because look at it. What started out as a project for the popular Gran Turismo PlayStation game has now...
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