Feature: Next big reality check
Visionary technology turns your windscreen into a billboard.
HiTech
What’s wrong with Elon Musk?
A BIZARRE outburst from Elon Musk this week has Wall Street anxious and investors worrying about the famous CEO.
Plug it in, Eddie
Canberra looks at backing brands with mainstream battery power.
Toyota Corolla Hybrid: No compromise
The petrol-electric version of a perennial favourite has none of the usual green-car quirks.
Car 24/7, where are you?
Imagine a self-driving car picking up your laundry while you’re at work, having parcels delivered to its boot, then picking you up to go home.
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV: Generally electric
A large investment now for a saving later.
It’s as fast as it is brutal
Joshua Dowling squeezes into the driver’s seat of the Mercedes GT3 race car to get the full race
Common sensors: Safety technology takes the wheel
A raft of software protects you on the road. John Carey explains the names.
Original thinkers
Car brands buy in nuts, bollts — and very clever tech. John Carey rates an outstanding German supplier.
Emirates go electric
When it hosts the World Expo in three years, Dubai aims to be an eco-leader.
Thirsty, dirty work
Australia’s appetite for SUVs has put the brakes on reducing submissions.
Hy-power road show
The debate on the merits of EV versus hydrogen powered cars continues
EVs affordable in 3 years: Kia
Korean maker says it’s not interested in selling hybrids because they are an “interim measure”.
The Hyundai Ioniq is your ticket to the future
Paul Glover goes over the next big offering to the hybrid market.
Tesla Model X: Earning its X factor
Flick the switch and feel the power as Tesla’s winged luxury all-wheel-drive propels the driver into another world.
Hi-tech cameras to catch drivers
NEW hi-tech cameras that detect drivers using their mobile phones without them even knowing and automatically issues fines could soon change everything.
Car that can ‘see’ around corners
WORLD-FIRST technology is coming to the new Ford Focus hatchback, with semi-autonomous driving aids that were once exclusive to luxury cars.
Tesla limos clock up 1 million km
THE idea of an electric hire car may sound crazy but so far 40,000 passengers have taken a ride without the battery going flat.
The car that recognises faces
Subaru has unveiled new technology that reads facial features and identifies who’s behind the wheel.
Big tech’s U-turn on car revolution
IT WAS supposed to be the technological innovation set to change the way we live but some of the major players have run into roadblocks.
The heavy duty 4WD you plug in
Range Rover’s aren’t known for their environmental credentials but this offroader is different.
The heavy duty 4WD you plug in
Range Rover’s aren’t known for their environmental credentials but this offroader is different.
Ten brands to launch EVs here
Until now, electric vehicles have been a novelty on Australian roads. But that’s about to change.
Hyundai’s rival to the Toyota Prius
Hyundai’s Ioniq hybrid is making its Australian debut — 21 years after Toyota’s Prius and two years after its global launch — and is having a slow start, initially selling only to fleets.
Big Brother comes to cars
DASH-CAM sales are booming in Australia, now a clever car company has added one to their list of factory-fitted options.
Why Tesla is running out of time
ELON Musk caught the car industry napping with his Tesla Model S but the giants have woken from their slumber.
World’s cutest electric car is go
THE cute-as-a-button pure electric Honda will be in European showrooms in 2019, but there could be a longer wait for Australia.
Volkswagen cleans up its act
WORLD’S largest car maker commits $54 billion to developing self-driving, emissions-free electric vehicles.
Jaguar’s Tesla rival unveiled
BRITISH brand Jaguar has amped up the electric-car competition with its new i-Pace.
The ute that can avoid a crash
UTES are getting more car-like safety features, but there is still not one model that has it all.
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