Toyota Prius Loses It on US Freeway
Just when Toyota thought it was safe to launch into ‘image repair’ mode, a Prius has allegedly run away on its owner on a US freeway. Investigators are examining 61-year-old James Sikes’ ’08 Prius, which allegedly accelerated of its own volition to 140km/h – for 20 minutes – near San Diego.
Tragedy was averted when Highway [...]
RUF RGT-8 V8-POWERED PORSCHE 911
RUF RGT-8: Pretty impressive shoehorning job, cramming a 4.5-litre 90-degree V8 into the space normally reserved for a flat six. Result? A Ruf-tweaked V8 911. The engine is bespoke – designed in-house by Ruf – and features a flat crank, dry sump and quad cams. Four hundred and four kilowatts of it. And 500Nm. And [...]
BF Performance Lamborghini Gallardo GT600
AGE OF INNOCENCE: “Too innocent” and “neither dynamic nor individual enough” – these are the claims leveled at the standard Gallardo LP 560-4 by the not-so-humble chaps at Swiss tuning firm BF Performance. And the Gallardo GT600 is the result. Power jumps from 430kW to 448kW, and torque climbs by a similar small margin – [...]
When ‘Brazilian’ Goes Bad
Florida woman Megan Barnes, 37, crashed her car and injured two people after driving while shaving her ‘landing strip’. Ms Barnes was tidying up ‘down there’, grooming while en route to a hot date. “She said she was meeting her boyfriend, and wanted to be ready for the visit,” said trooper Gary Dunick
The Rise and Rise of Hyundai
In February 2010, new vehicle registrations were up 14.4% on the corresponding month in 2009.
There were some great increase which all bode well for the coming year, but bear in mind that some dealers are still delivering the vehicles which were ordered prior to December 2009, the final day of the 50% tax incentive.
Amongst the [...]
Car Sales on the rise
New Car Sales increased for the fifth consecutive month thanks to last years business incentive and as those cars ordered last year are starting to be delivered to their respective new owners. The Australian Government’s tax break for business increased the overall sales of new cars to a point that most industry experts did not [...]