Toyota has opted to use the latest in-dash touch screen interface originally developed by Ford to connect smartphone apps to its cars dashboards, ignoring both Google’s Android and Apple’s CarPlay. On the eve of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Toyota said, it looks to Ford for Dashboard software phone and app connectivity.…
Aston Martin, the Warwickshire high-end sports car manufacturer posted a pre-tax loss of £72m in 2014 and £25m deficit the year before, as losses triple as sales declined but Andy Palmer CEO of the sports car maker insisted its attempt to revive its luxury brand still on track ” We are pursuing a strategy targeted at building…
BMW Group India launched its high performance M range in India, including the X5 price £155,000 Indian Rs 15, 500,000 and X6 £160,000 Rs 16,000,000 with M Badge and Twin power turbocharged V8 petrol engine with an output of 575hp and a maximum torque of 750Nm at 2200-5000rpm. The car can accelerate from 0-60 miles…
There is power struggle for the future market of driverless cars between Tech giants and Automobile manufacturers. The new 2015 Chevrolet Malibu will feature both Apple’s CarPlay and Google’ Android auto systems that make the connection between your car and the your phone seamless. If we let silicon valley dominate our cars the automobile manufacturers…
11 million Volkswagen vehicles worldwide are involved in the scandal that has erupted over its rigging of US car emissions tests. The state of the art Software that triggers the pollution controls only when the car is being tested for emissions. The German car giant has admitted massaging the emissions tests in the U.S. The Environmental…
The global electric car sales figures is expected to hit the one million mark after September. This optimistic figure includes sales of both the Plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) as well as the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) which is basically a hybrid vehicle with an electric motor as well as an internal combustion engine…
Do you have an insatiable craze for super-expensive bikes? but does the size of your purse discourage you from having any dreams let alone serious thoughts of owning one and would you rather not want to bother yourself with big EMIs every month? Then most people would either put off this idea of owning one…
Bentley the Bentayga, a 600-horsepower vehicle that will hit 50 miles per hour in four seconds. According to the company, their top speed of 187mph (301kmph), is officially the fastest production SUV in the world costing £170,000. The Bentayga has a huge W-12 engine, there are also cabin controls for selecting your surface and a…
Lamborghini, the Italian maker of super sport cars announced that it plans to build an SUV version. Already, Aston Martin (Aston Martin Lagonda), Rolls- Royce and Bentley, Lotus, Maserati, Jaguar and Alfa Romeo are also planning to introduce SUV’s avoiding the name instead “ High bodies Rolls motorcar”, “performance crossover- Jaguar. ” Low fuel…
In 2014, Ford had allocated a research budget of $5.5bn £3.63bn. Research into Ford’s one of the project to develop driving seats that could monitor a driver’s cardiovascular system for irregularities, using a camera and sensors on the steering wheel and detect heart attacks and engage steering and breaking systems to bring the car to…