Development of the Volkswagen Beetle R is progressing according to these latest spy shots, which reveal a prototype of the new performance hatch testing outside the Nurburgring in Germany. Big brakes and bright red calipers behind ...
Tags: Volkswagen, New-Age Superbug
The first Subaru hybrid will hit Australian roads within 12 months – though it will be years before customers can get behind the wheel. Subaru Australia managing director Nick Senior confirmed the local division planned to bring a ...
One problem in developing more efficient organic LED light bulbs and displays for TVs and phones is that much of the light is polarized in one direction and thus trapped within the LED. University of Utah physicists believe they have solved ...
This week Walmart has pushed LED manufacturers into hot water as it releases a US$ 9 LED bulb line, while German manufacturer Osram slashed 900 jobs in the U.S. as part of its restructure plan. Goldman Sachs on the other hand has remained ...
Tags: LED Lighting, Walmart
Editor's note: The following blog was written by James Moore, owner of?Moore's Bicycle Shop in?Hattiesburg,?Miss. Moore is the new president of the National Bicycle Dealers Association. When I opened my bike shop in 1984 an eight-year-old ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
Even when the government is out of business, it is still messing with our business. It is interesting to see how the government shutdown impacts folks. Of course, congressmen and senators are still getting fat paychecks while 800,000 ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation, Football
The creator of the Zafety Lug Log wheel-locking device that prevents wheel-offs has won a prestigious Ernest C. Manning Innovation Award. Ilfor 'Taffy' Caine Davies of Oakville, Ont. won $10,000 as part of the award program. His device ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
It's likely that few folks have accused Ashley Korenblat of thinking small. The industry veteran, mountain bike advocate and entrepreneur wears many caps, including that of organizer of Outerbike, a consumer demo event opening for its ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
Continental D.I.A. is amongst the leading suppliers of superior quality diamond tools. Terminator Zoom Grinding Cup Wheel is synonymous with quality, performance, and value. Combined with light weight aluminum body and narrow segment ...
Tags: Marble Blades, C-Frame Tooling
Rolf Prima Wheel Systems will begin producing alloy rims domestically at its facility in Eugene, Ore., in the next few months as the high-end wheel brand transitions much of its rim production away from Asian manufacturers. The move is ...
Tags: Transportation
Australian road safety experts have created the world’s first ‘attention-powered car‘ in an attempt to combat fatalities and injuries caused by driver distraction and fatigue. The Royal Automobile Club (RAC) Western ...
Tags: Attention-Powered Car, road safety
BMW will launch a 1 Series sedan based on its new front-wheel-drive architecture in the second half of this decade to allow it to go head to head with recently released compact four-doors from its German rivals. Autoweek reports the new ...
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The Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate has been spotted testing on public roads outside the car maker’s research and development centre in Germany. The images, snapped by CarAdvice’s spy photographers, give us our first look at the ...
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Upgrades for the 2014 Lexus IS F and GS have been revealed for North America ahead of updates for the local market due in the coming months. Still based on the outgoing-generation IS, the 2014 Lexus IS F gains a new carbonfibre rear ...
Tags: Lexus Australia, Auto Parts
Mitsubishi Australia is recalling almost 3650 vehicles due to a power seat fault that could result in several seat components being melted or burned. The recall affects 2467 four-wheel-drive double-cab Mitsubishi Tritons built between ...