Although road safety is a shared responsibility, most of the burden falls on us as drivers. When we get behind the wheel, we need to be alert and ready to take action to avoid dangerous situations. We all make mistakes sometimes, especially when tired or stressed. However, driving is inherently more dangerous than most everyday activities. Millions of people die...
Right from the first days of our existence, we’ve been dreaming about the future, about new ways in which life could be made easier for us and for those that follow in our footsteps. The prospect of cars that can work without a driver has been one of the concepts we’ve been thinking about for a long time. At this...
Toyota`s trademark Lexus has always built extremely appealing models, mixing luxury with high-performance attributes and creating thus the most fascinating rides. But if there was something that Lexus cars needed, is the implementation of the latest safety features. However, starting with 2017 Lexus promised its customers that it would look much deeper into creating the best systems that would keep...
The 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show is on a full swing with a lot of carmakers to present their latest prototypes and concepts. Chevrolet is also present with an interesting fleet, amongst which the 2018 Equinox SUV stands out from the rest with a plethora of safety gizmos, imposing design and interesting powertrains under the hood. Starting with the safety...
I am not much of a Kia fan but I find the all-new Cadenza lineup extremely appealing, sexy and quite luxurious for its prices. Speaking of prices, the South Korean carmaker has recently announced its arrival on the North American continent, the lineup comprising three versions: the Premium entry-level trim priced at $31,990, the Technology available at $38,990 and the...
The Volvo V60 Polestar has been recently added to the WTCC`s exquisite list of safety cars, the model being named “the world`s safest safety car.” This comes after the carmaker`s solid partnership with the FIA World Touring Car Championship. At the model`s official launch event, Alexander Murdzevski Schedvin, Chief of Motorsport at Polestar, declared in an interview: “It was an...
Interesting fact: over fifty percent of the cars sold in UK are being equipped with autonomous safety technology. It seems that the future is now! The autonomous driving cars are still to emerge the market, mainly due to the still problematic and complex technology. Whatever our hopes are, we’ll have to wait until we’ll see the self-driving in mass production....
The Japanese folks at Nissan decided to show us the Maxima Safety Car, a new model that got the correct livery for this job. Being a safety car means that is should be quite powerful so it can react quickly if needed. However, the company denied to reveal what engine this car uses, so it could be the stock 3.5-liter...
The long-expected Mercedes-AMG GT S DTM, which is the official replacement of the C63 AMG Coupe Black Series DTM, was recently unveiled by the joint venture Mercedes-Benz and AMG, and will debut at the second DTM race, at EuroSpeedway Lausitz, between May 29th-31st. The carmaker has also announced the presence of the Mercedes-AMG GT S DTM at the second DTM...
