Monthly Archives: August 2013

Wiesmann, German niche carmaker files for insolvency

Wiesmann, German niche carmaker files for insolvency

Wiesmann, a German manufacturer of retro-style sports cars, says it has filed for insolvency and is seeking strategic partners and investors. Wiesmann’s retro-styled sports car lineup includes the GT MF4, pictured.

Edmonds.com – The 17 Best Cars Americans Can Buy

Archway students paint vivid underwater mural at Dudbridge underpass

Cars are so much more than just a sum of features and specifications. Sure, those attributes may speak to its inherent value or presumed performance on paper, but the way it all comes together is what ultimately determines how good a car really is. Just because you have a bunch of yummy-sounding ingredients doesn’t mean you can’t screw up baking a cake.

Volkswagen Kombi Last Edition marks the end of Type 2 Microbus

Volkswagen Kombi Last Edition marks the end of Type 2 Microbus

The Volkswagen Type 2 Microbus also known as T2 has been the longest-produced model in the world and is now coming to an end in Brazil where it has been in production for 56 years.

American Toyota dealers get OK to drop sagging Scion

American Toyota dealers get OK to drop sagging Scion

After peaking at 173,034 sales in 2006, Scion’s U.S. volume has fallen off sharply. Most of the vehicle lineup is aging, and Toyota has shown few signs of offering replacements.Photo credit: BLOOMBERG

car safety technologies evolution

The headlight was at one time a cutting-edge safety item, as autonomous braking is today. Since motor cars were first introduced over 120 years ago, the advancements in safety have been vast and varied.

Many such details we now take for granted, such as automatic windscreen wipers, safety glass and airbags. To highlight the key advancements in car safety that has contributed to lowering road death tolls, Gold Coast Personal Injury Law Firm Smith’s Lawyers have published an infographic which visualises the evolution of car safety features.