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VIDEO: Honda NSX Concept’s SH-AWD in action
This video released by Honda shows its new NSX Concept in simulated driving scenes from the Sony Playstation game Gran Turismo. Extra graphics also illustrate how the NSX Concept’s very clever Sport...
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Are we nearly there yet?
Augmented reality is a term you may already be familiar with, BMW has placed it an automotive context with the Vision ConnectedDrive. Human Machine Interface seems to be the new buzzwords. Toyota gave...
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Get ready to say ‘Cheese!’
Go Auto brings word that Australian police are keen to try a new generation of speed camera which can not only detect speeding motorists from 500m away, but also confirm if they are chatting on a...
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Bathurst to be included in Gran Turismo 6
Thanks to the magic of the internet we can bring word that Australia’s most famous race track, Mount Panorama in Bathurst, appears to be headed for the next evolution of Sony’s Gran Turismo franchise,...
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Fancy a crack in a professional F1 simulator
Today the Top Gear website brings us closer to I-Way World. The what? Well, you know how some people build rigs for their gaming console with race seats and the like. Imagine you had no budget and...
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BMW 750Li rolling on 22″ three-piece wheels
The friendly folk from D2FORGED have been in touch to share with us some wallpapers of a BMW 750Li rolling on some pretty damn nice 22″ FMS-09 wheels. The wheels are three-piece and feature brushed...
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An airbag didn’t save my life
In mid-November 2010 Ron Smith, a Scottish engineer from South Bents in northern England, was involved in a six-car accident. The airbag in his Vauxhall Insignia deployed and it appeared he had...
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Eyes Free: Apple’s Siri coming to your car
Apple held their Worldwide Developers Conference overnight and brought word they will be integrating their voice-activated Siri system into cars of the future. You won’t have to wait too long, either....
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Mercedes-Benz A Class is packed with fruit
Mercedes-Benz recently released this promo video of its new A Class. There’s certainly a lot of tech filtering its way down from the larger Benz models. It will be fascinating to see how it is priced...
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Even an E64 BMW M6 looks better on nice rims
The E64 BMW M6, in our eyes it’s one of BMW’s greatest cock-ups. A glorious V10 engine wrapped up in styling you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy. But, as these pics show, there’s nothing a lowered...
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Mandatory Autonomous Emergency Braking coming soon
A decision by Euro NCAP to include Autonomous Engine Braking (AEB) in its testing from 2014 onwards has forced the European Commission to make the technology mandatory for commercial vehicles by...
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Gone in 60 seconds?
A rather troubling security failure affecting BMWs, among other manufacturers, has been featured on the BBC’s Watchdog television program in the UK. Simply, car thieves in the UK have been sourcing...
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BMW M Performance accessories previewed
In their Paris Motor Show preview BMW advised they’ll be making a stack of new M Performance accessories available. There’s no firm details just yet, but they will include, for the first time, new...
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VIDEO: Mazda explains its i-ELOOP technology
Over the next little while you’ll be hearing a lot about Mazda’s new Skyactiv i-ELOOP technology. In Australia our first look at this new tech will be in the 2013 Mazda6. The i-ELOOP name doesn’t...
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Look, it lights up like a Christmas tree!
BMW has produced this video to show off its M Performance steering wheel. The small display at the top of the wheel can scroll through a number of settings, including a quarter mile drag function. On...
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OFFICIAL: Gran Turismo 6 coming soon
The next version of Sony Playstation’s volume selling driving simulator game, Gran Turismo 6, was previewed at a press gathering at Silverstone yesterday. The official word is GT6 will be in stores in...
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VIDEO: Porsche 911 GT3 technical highlights
Porsche has reeled out its very serious voiceover man to talk us through some of the technology found in the new 911 GT3. It’s all very serious sounding and there’s fancy graphics and everything. Just...
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Forza 5 ready to answer GT6 challenge
Just a week after the media launch for Gran Turismo 6 this new video has emerged previewing Forza Motorsport 5. The challenge is on and the detail in this video is quite special in parts. Game on!
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If you had to drive a Prius you’d be hacked off too
This story is more than a little disturbing. You think of big multi-national banks getting hacked. You think of your computer picking up a dodgy virus. But how many of us have ever thought about our...
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This is one angry sounding 911
It’s rare that we highlight aftermarket goodies here on AUSmotive, not because we don’t love a bit of post-factory indulgence, mainly because there’s just so much out there we simply don’t have the...
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