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Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is supporting road safety groups across Europe by urging ministers to ensure that Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) systems become mandatory on all new vehicles from 2022. Speeding, according to a new European Transport Safety Report published Monday 18 February, remains a significant factor in overall road safety […]
Well, you can’t say that Mitsubishi has produced something boring or run of the mill here. This is the Mitsubishi e-EVOLUTION CONCEPT (yes, the capitals are taken from the release) and it is destined to be shown at the Tokyo Motor Show on the 25th of October 2017. The concept behind the car is to […]
Costly car repairs could be prevented with the help of an ingenious, crowd?sourced virtual pothole map, which Ford is researching, with testing due to start later this year. The map would show drivers, in real-time, on in-car displays, where potholes are, how bad they are, and suggest alternative routes. This winter is expected to set […]
A diesel engine has always been the preferred choice when it comes to an SUV. The larger and heavier body normally needs more torque to get it going. That’s where an oil burner comes into its own – you wouldn’t want to have to hit high revs in this type of car, that’s not really […]
Every so often, there is a piece of tech created that really makes you go wow. The HARMAN ISZ (Individual Sound Zones) is just such a development. It is designed to create sonic spaces so that all occupants in the vehicle hear only what matters to them. “Individual Sound Zones and the HALOsonic technology suite […]
Volvo, ever the innovators in the area of vehicle safety, have gone another step in attempting to wipe out road deaths. The latest technology being trialled is 360° view, designed to provide the driver with a full view around the car to eliminate any blind spots that the vehicle may have. The technology trial was […]
Whilst KERS (Kinetic Energy Regeneration System) is best known as a way that was previously used to boost power for Formula 1, it hasn’t yet been harnessed for a road car. Until now. Volvo is trialing some new technology that in theory adds 80hp performance boost while cutting fuel consumption by up to 25% – […]