This very informative video shows Neil Crompton and Mark Larkham showing you the details of getting an Australian V8 Supercar off the line at the start of the race.
Video: 2011 Ford Ranger T6 pulls a steam locomotive
It’s not a new trick, but it’s an impressive one nonetheless. Ford APA (Asia Pacific and Africa) has released a video of the all-new Australia-developed Ford T6 Ranger pulling a 160-tonne steam locomotive out of its shed in Victoria. Ford says the Ranger was unmodified for the test, and relied solely on its 147kW/470Nm 3.2-litre [...]
V8 Supercar: Jacques Villeneuve and Alex Tagliani in Australia this weekend
Former Formula 1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve and IndyCar driver Alex Tagliani are in Australia where they will compete in a very special Australian V8 Supercar race.
Porsche Carrera Cup to return to Australian race calendar in 2011
After recent confirmation from Porsche in Germany, Porsche Cars Australia has been given support for a revival of the awesome Carrera Cup series, which could commence as early as 2011. The one-make racing series made its way around Australian race tracks from 2003 up until 2009 through a third-party provider. If the series is to [...]
Video: Preview of the ''Total Moon Race''
This is the preview of the first 3D animated film produced by French oil company Total, "Total Moon Race", a film about the first race held on the moon!
Video: Nissan Leaf advertisement makes you aww
Although it is very cliche for an electric car ad to include melting ice-caps and polar bears, Nissan has just released this Nissan Leaf commercial which includes just that. It’s quite effective though and makes you a little sad. The Nissan Leaf isn’t yet available in Australia (2012), but the car is on the market [...]
Video: Gran Turismo 5 new commercial
It’s been confirmed; Gran Turismo 5 will be released, in Australia, next week on November 25. In the meantime, the game’s ad team in the US have come up with this funny commercial to sooth our tortured anticipation. Whether or not the actual game is in stores on this date is another matter. The new [...]
Organizers from Australia's Gold Coast event have announced an impressive list of drivers for the Gold Cost 600 race including Canada's Jacques Villeneuve and Alex Tagliani.
Video: Ferrari 458 vs Ducati 1198s race by MotorTrend
MotorTrend always conduct thorough motoring reviews and provide excellent quality video footage, with no silly sound effects or excessive panning shots. Here’s one of the US publication’s latest video races featuring the Ferrari 458 Italia pitched up against one of the latest and greatest Ducati superbikes, the Ducati 1198s. Of course, the winner was the… [...]
The warning “do not try this at home” has never been more relevant. The above video surfaced recently on YouTube, featuring a race between a Porsche 911 GT3 and a Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera around the streets of Paris. My French isn’t the best, but the message before the film clearly states the drivers are professionals [...]
Spyker CEO Experience Video from the US
Special thanks to video producer Craig Lieberman for pointing our attention to this 4m 30s video for Spyker. Lieberman worked with the Dutch car manufacturer on a promotional video for the Spyker CEO Experience.
Video: Citroen DS3 Racing advertisement with S'ebastien Loeb
It’s a quirky little car so it needs a quirky little advertisement. Citroen has just released the Citroen DS3 Racing hot hatch in Europe and the company has come up with a new ad campaign incorporating 2010 World Rally Championship winner, S'ebastien Loeb, to go with it. Although there is no word as to whether [...]
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Here is a short description of greatest series production cars of last time.
The first member of rate is Astrum Meera is a new concept proposal conceived.
Design of car possesses several features that tap into the role of safety, sustainability and practicality. The exhaust of the car has built-in sensors whose purpose is to track the level of CO2 emissions, alerting the driver when they exceed the normal limit. The wheel rims work through magnetic levitation, like train wheels, making the car lighter and faster. The car's side mirrors retract within its body when parked, and they roll out as soon as the engine starts. They each have a build-in camera system, allowing driver to clearly see outside from inside the vehicle with ease.
New concept sport car from German car producer E-Wolf. E-Wolf unveils an EV supercar that’s so sporty. With a top speed of 155 miles per hour and a 0-60 acceleration that clocks in under four seconds, it has the performance to match its Italian playboy good looks, and its all-wheel drive, where each wheel is powered by an independent electric motor, should be able to keep all 2,000 pounds of it on the road. The Ford F650 is a super truck, appeared in 2000. The F650 is designed as a heavy hauler and is often used for towing or as a small dump truck. It is humongous! Its weight is about 160 tons, height is 3.5 meters – like a one-floor house! But then again, with a price tag of $60,000 up to infinity, it’s not like the standard home owner will possess one anyway.
Spyker Cars adopts new 'Swedish' name
Dutch automaker will rename itself Swedish Automobile NV as part of its deal with a Chinese investor
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Car News Test DrivesBefore you and me see new models of cars or modifications of old one, they pass through the stricked control in laboratories, garages, on streets and platforms. Everything thing is called test drives. There cars are tested on a great number of points – power, safety, control, easiness of driving, protect from damages and other features. Tests can be made not only for the whole car, but for its separate parts also – wheels, air bags, hardness of base, suitiness of wheels to the type of road, protect from temperature and many others. For each, even smallest detail, scientists have couple of test.
In special laboratories techniques create situations and observe how car will show itself. How will these situations will influence passengers and driver.
It helps producers to identify all problems and disadvantages due to correct them before mass production. In case of low quality test drives, innocent people can be harmed.
While cars are tested instead of passengers, soft manikins are used. Numerous appliances are based on them, and at the moment of artificial crash it will memorize the force of hit, speed, possible damage on other characteristics, needed to be clarified.
When parts are tested they may be separated from the car structure or be on their place. These test also show what material is better to be used on this or those detail, how long will it serve and how it should be treated.
Kia Rio B-Spec First Drive
As I came up fast over the crest just before the sharp right-hander, I felt the race car begin to understeer away from me. "No worries," I thought, forgetting what exactly I was driving, "I'll just get on the power and get it straightened out." A tank-slapper later I was facing the other direction on the edge of the grass. I had just spun out on my first lap ever in a race car. A front-drive Kia Rio B-Spec race car, at that.
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