Image of the car Royce crashed into from insurance company paperwork. Supplied by the author A car accident in 2018 sent journalist and formerly uninsured motorist Royce Kurmelovs headfirst into a painful and personal journey into Australia’s relationship with debt. In this extract from his new book Just Money, Kurmelovs […]
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Team owner Stephan Papadakis’ papercraft course—as called by real-life commentator Leigh Diffey—is a little more dangerous than the full-size version, though. Your car runs the very real risk of getting smashed by a camshaft or cut in half by a band saw, plus there’s no way that maskless crowd of […]
This summer, as thousands of Americans drive their lower-emission cars on the nation’s roads and highways, very few of them are aware that this month marks the 50th anniversary of a seminal event that paved the way to the invention of their vehicles. On August 24, 1970, Berkeley’s College of […]
Urban Aeronautics CEO Rafi Yoeli says he believes a flying car could hit the market soon and it will likely be marketed by his company. He recently fulfilled what he called his life-long dream by building a prototype of a flying car that he envisions being used for both military […]
Burger King released plans for a new restaurant design on Thursday. The designs will prioritize takeout options over dine-in space to optimize them for what the chain calls “COVID world.” In recent months, Shake Shack, Panera, and Chipotle have also looked to drive-thru options in a bid to regain customers […]
TENET and the reversibility of palindromes and self-driving cars. getty The new sci-fi thriller Tenet has brought palindromes to the forefront of our minds, along with jolting us all to think outside of the box about time. You’ll see in a moment how palindromes and time appear to tie together, […]
Unveiled earlier last month, Kia Sonet is scheduled for launch on 18th September. Today, marks the start of production of Sonet in India. The photo of Sonet you see in this post, is the first ever Sonet that has been produced in the world. It rolled out of Kia India […]
Colours are making a comeback with new cars – and I’m all here for it. We’ve seen plenty of new models from various manufacturers featuring hero shots of bright yellows, blues, reds, and best of all, greens. As the resident ‘green car’ man at CarExpert, I thought it’d be fun […]
Porsche managed to do this thanks to the quality and performance of the cars it made and makes. Sure, like anything in life, cars have both fans and detractors, but in Porsche’s case the general feeling is that the former side is more numerous than the latter. And that means […]
There’s no simpler way to put this: the summer of 2020 has been a very difficult and challenging one. Americans, like people from other countries, have had to deal with an extended lockdown and are still coping with a variety of restrictions due to the ongoing health crisis. We’ve still […]
Mark Webster’s neighbors had told him they were taking him out to get ice cream. Instead, the World War II veteran was taken Aug. 30 to First Church of Christ in Painesville, where his 100th birthday was celebrated with a car parade. Webster’s sister Louise Hall said the original hope […]
Ford on Thursday announced a partnership with the “insurtech” firm Metromile. Customers in certain states with connected Ford cars will have the option to pay for their insurance plans by the mile. For people who don’t drive often, the new options could save them hundreds of dollars every year, Metromile […]
According to car search engine and automotive research firm iSeeCars.com, the average price of used cars rose 4.1{d758473eadf0b692d331aa823300cffd0ef21fd1fd535177f3429dd328b70b5d} — about $941 — from July to August. iSeeCars.com compiled a list of the 10 cars with the greatest price drop between the same time period. The list consists of mostly mid-sized […]
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) -A rail car that holds an interesting place in the region’s railroad history has a new home. The Norfolk and Western passenger car was built in 1927, and remained in service until the early ’60s. More recently, it was part of the Vickers Switch Restaurant at the […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is teasing some important structural changes in the way they make cars — some of which are going to be unveiled at Battery Day later this month and implemented at Tesla Gigafactory Berlin. Over the past few months, Musk has been teasing some important manufacturing improvements […]
The preliminary list of contenders for World Car of the Year 2021 includes the Audi A3; BMW: 2-Series Gran Coupé, 4-Series; Citroën C4/ë-C4, Ford Kuga, Genesis G80, Honda-e, Honda Jazz; Hyundai: Elantra, i10, Grand i10, i20; Kia: K5/Optima, Sorento, Sonet; Mazda MX-30, Mercedes GLA, Nissan Rogue/X-Trail; SEAT Leon; Skoda Octavia; […]
If a customer is transparent when describing a vehicle’s condition, “we don’t anticipate having to make adjustments to our offers,” says Carvana spokesperson Amy O’Hara. “But we are prepared should the situation arise.” Online comments on sites such as Reddit support these statements. Most consumers found the trade-in or sales […]
The S-class has long been Mercedes-Benz’s flagship sedan. Big, bold, and sophisticated, it has set the bar in its segment for more than 50 years. Enjoyed by oligarchs, diplomats, and discerning business people alike, it has become a symbol of wealth and power around the world. It also acts as […]
Car bodies, held from their roofs by giant blue tongs, began rotating amid the clang of machinery. Self-driving robot carts darted by, carrying tools and parts. The first finished vehicles, almost all of them black, reached the end of the production line, where workers in black-and-gray uniforms closely inspected them. […]
The 2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class could be the first car-maker in the world to have levels of autonomy that won’t require driver input up to 60kmh. The inventor of the motor car – Mercedes-Benz – is poised to take the first big step into the next level of autonomous driving, and […]
LOS ANGELES—If you take away just one thing from this test, or any test of the 2020 Mercedes-AMG CLA 45, let it be the fact you can waltz into your local Mercedes-Benz dealership—a painfully modern monolith of swooping metal trim and slick black surfaces clogged with a neatly arranged legion […]
(CNN) — A Japanese company has announced the successful test drive of a flying car. Sky Drive Inc. conducted the public demonstration on August 25, the company said in a news release, at the Toyota Test Field, one of the largest in Japan and home to the car company’s development […]
The world tour celebrating the 100th birthday of the late founder of Lamborghini sports cars will make its first pit stop in the U.S. at the Marconi Automotive Museum (1302 Industrial Drive, Tustin) in the form of a fundraiser to help feed and house Southern California’s “motel kids.” Tickets for […]
Are flying cars having a moment? For the second time in less than a week, footage has emerged of a small-scale autonomous aircraft successfully getting off the ground — and crucially, in each case, with a real live human on board. Toyota-backed Japanese startup SkyDrive revealed video from the latest test […]
LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) – The chief executive of Rolls-Royce said demand for his company’s luxury cars is rebounding, helped by sales in Asia, and he is optimistic about the outlook for next year after the coronavirus pandemic hit consumer confidence and closed dealerships. Torsten Muller-Otvos said the demand meant […]
The COVID-19 pandemic may have forced the automotive industry to come to a brief halt, but carmakers are now aiming to rebuild momentum with a slew of new offerings. In this piece, we’ll tell you about all the new cars and SUVs that are set to debut in September 2020, […]