Buell Unveils Ultimate Motorbike For Riders Motorbikes are often about style and muscle, but is the rider overlooked in the equation? American motorcycle company Buell has decided it's time to look after the rider with the launch of its new 1125R superbike.
Sharp Points To Higher Contrast Car LCD Panels Sharp says it plans to begin selling its car-use LCD panels with a contrast ratio of 2500:1 in this year, and tests for its incorporation into vehicles are being conducted, according to digitimes.com.
A Car That Runs On Water At 160 Kph Revealed Morgan, One of the most famous of British sports car brands is set to make an impressive return to the global automotive eco stage according to the BBC with the release of a "zero-emission" sports car model with a top speed of nearly 100mph. The car will be shown for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show this week.
Smart New Lexus Car Parks Itself Parallel parking has suddenly become a lot easier, according to Lexus, which is showing off its self-parking car – the LS 600hL at the Melbourne International Motor Show.
The Car You Can't Crash Made By Volvo First came ABS braking, then came active suspension, then came the onboard computer that was able to adjust a car as it started to slide. Now we have the car you can’t crash, thanks to Volvo.
Impressive New AMG Mercedes Rolled Out Top end of town car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has announced details of the latest AMG versions of the new SL. It is fast, expensive and set to be on back order in Australia.
New Motorola Car Phone Speaker & FM Transmitter After last week’s rumours that Motorola was contemplating selling-off its handset business in an increasingly competitive market against the likes of Samsung and Nokia, the company has announced a new addition to its mobile phone accessory line-up – a Bluetooth in-car speakerphone and digital FM transmitter combo that hooks up to Bluetooth phones.
OZ Auto Technology Scores A Gig In Chicago The Yanks like their cars big so the Aussie designers at the General have dished up a beast of a vehicle which will go on show at the Chicago Motor Show this week.
Lexus Unveils Convertible Super Car Lexus has revealed a two-seater convertible version of its LF-A super car concept at the 2008 Detroit Motor Show - dubbed the LF-A Roadster.
A Sub-$3,000 'Nano' Car From Tata Tata Motors has recently unveiled the Tata ‘Nano’, a car designed to bring the comfort and safety of a car within the reach of thousands of families.
Slick Electric Scooter, No Petrol Needed Being eco-friendly is as high on the agenda these days as keeping petrol dollars down. Vectrix has offered a solution to both concerns in the form of its new Maxi-Scooter which runs entirely on electricity, meaning no more petrol bills – ever.
BMW Gets Space Age Fuel BMW and NASA have completed testing of the the first-ever hydrogen-powered luxury sedan, using the same Hydrogen 7 fuel source that propelled the Endeavour Shuttle into space last week.
Porsche Goes Green With New Hybrid SUV Porsche has responded to its environmental activist critics with the unveiling of a hybrid Cayenne SUV prototype, set to go on sale by 2010.
Mercedes-Benz Unveils Next-Gen Hybrid Engine Petrol-driven engines can be greener than you think, claims Mercedes-Benz, which has combined the performance of a petrol engine, and the high torque and fuel economy of a diesel engine, together with “extremely clean emissions” in its new DiesOtto powertrain.
Australian Car Technology Inferior Australian cars are more likely to get nicked than European cars with the NRMA claiming that the local automotive manufacturers failing to adopt the latest in technology despite it being cheap.
Audi, Have We Got A Colour For You If all you want is an Audi TT Coupe but can't find the right colour, Audi has solved the problem by announcing a colour personalisation scheme for its entire range of cars. What is not known is when it will be available in Australia.
BMW Technology And Art Worth Millions Coming Back To OZ The now famous BMW Art Car Collection is coming back to Australia for the first time in 18 years. The collection which had its world premiere at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney in 1989 includes a car painted by Andy Warhol. It has been described as priceless.
The First Zero Pollution Car The first commercially available car with an air-compressed engine – promising zero pollution to the environment is almost here – with the development of the MDI car in France.
Lenovo Drives Williams F1 Team Most cars need a key to start up the engine, but the AT&T Williams Formula One car requires a pretty powerful PC to get it going – and Lenovo has stepped into the driver’s seat.
Mercedes Tries Again To Take On BMW Mercedes, who struggle in the bottom end of the luxury car market up against the BMW 3 series is again trying to steal BMW's thunder with a new Mercedes C-Class.
24% Fuel Savings In New BMW New automotive technology is being used by BMW to cut fuel costs in a new BMW's 1-Series hatchback range which wil include a sporty three-door model later this year. Also included is an iPod docking station.
Now You Can Really Flaunt It With the New Lexus SUV Every smart house needs a smart car particularly one that is friendly on the environment, packed with entertainment and navigation technology and scoots along while not doing too much damage to the hip pocket.
$2.3M Super Car Branded A Lemon Mercedes who pride themselves on selling the ultimate in automotive performance are today facing a claim that they sell the ultimate automotive lemons.
Car Design Just Got Better Semantic Web tools are not commonplace yet, but they've reached the early adopter stage. Not only you can find new friends, but you also can design new cars.
Swede Speed The latest Koenigsegg CCX will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show tomorrow and it likely won’t be long before Koenigsegg tries to wrest back the title of world’s fastest production car from Bugatti.
Out Of My Way, PAL Stuck in traffic? No worries, with the PALV hybrid motor vehicle/aircraft.
Tech Upgrade Your Car So, you’re planning that big trip interstate. There’s nothing like a few tunes to wile away the hours as your significant other and/or kids in the back play a little bit of car cricket.
VW’s Mobile Lounge Room It’s 6.8 metres long and has more amenities than your average loungeroom but this Lounge whisks along at a tidy 180km/h.
Hot Ferrari Screen Coming If you’re a rev head Ferrari fan or simply addicted to formula 1 Acer could well have a lovely new product for you in the new year a big shiny red 20” Ferrari monitor with built in TV tuner.
Citroen C5 Offers Mio GPS High tech in its own right, during October every new Citroën C5 comes with an added extra – a Mio 268 GPS Navigation system.
Virus attacks car computer systems Im sorry Im late but my car caught a virus! It sounds like a lame excuse after a heavy night out. Not so say car Industry officals.
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