Christmas pressies that make us sick

According to a recent report, popular Christmas gift gadgets designed to keep passengers entertained actually increase the risk of carsickness. Excerpt from:Christmas pressies that make us sick

Motorcyclists’ Code of Conduct launched

To coincide with the opening of London’s red route bus lanes to motorcyclists on January 5th, the Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCI) has launched a new Code of Conduct for motorcyclists who will be enjoying the new freedom to use bus lanes. Read the rest here: Motorcyclists’ Code of Conduct launched

Lethal rural roads need ISA treatment first

Reductions of up to 29% per cent in road deaths and injuries could result from a widespread adoption of the new ‘Intelligent Speed Adaption’ (ISA) proposals, says the IAM, the UK’s largest independent road safety charity. Read more: Lethal rural roads need ISA treatment first

Detroit Preview: Fisker Sunset concept coming to Motown

Filed under: Concept Cars, Detroit Auto Show In addition to the debut of the production version of the Karma luxury plug-in hybrid, Fisker Automotive will also be unveiling a new concept at the Detroit Auto Show next month: the Fisker Sunset. We don’t have much beyond the teaser shot above, but we do know that [...]

MotorTrend says Nissan not lying about GT-R horsepower

Filed under: Supercars, Nissan Last summer, Motor Trend estimated that the Nissan GT-R made at least 507-horsepower at the crank, which is quite a bit more than the manufacturer’s official 480-horse rating. Now, MT decided to put to rest the firestorm it created by strapping yet another GT-R to a new type of dynamometer that’s [...]