There’s nothing new about the relationship between car and watch brands. One of the first collaborations was 100 years ago when French watchmaker Jaeger and Swiss company LeCoultre started a company in the UK making car clocks. In 1927 they sold 75% of the company to Smiths, a British competitor forever linked to the Smiths/Rolex watch Sir Edmund Hillary wore on the ascent … [Read more...] about 100 years of cars and timepieces
Sony-Honda EV ‘Playstation on wheels’
It’s already being dubbed the ‘Playstation on wheels’ – that’s the prototype electric car Japanese electronics giant Sony has developed with carmaker Honda and US computer chip specialist Qualcomm. Curiously called the Afeela, Sony unveiled it at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and promised it would offer the “next-gen mobility experience” when it goes into … [Read more...] about Sony-Honda EV ‘Playstation on wheels’
‘Hidden code’ hangs over Tesla crash test
A claim some months ago that the Tesla Model Y has a code in the car’s software that could maximise crash test results has resurfaced online since test operator ANCAP published its 2022 safety findings. The small all-electric SUV (above) recorded one of the Australasian New Car Assessment Programme’s highest-ever overall scores, with an average 92.6% across all four … [Read more...] about ‘Hidden code’ hangs over Tesla crash test
Bertone’s supercar runs on plastic trash
Italian coachbuilder Bertone has partnered with a US recycling company to develop a hypercar that will run on fuel made out of plastic waste. The renowned styling house celebrated its 110th anniversary in 2022 by penning the GB110, of which only 33 will be built. Bertone CEO Jean-Franck Ricci says the first GB110 will be delivered early in 2024. Each one … [Read more...] about Bertone’s supercar runs on plastic trash
Model car maker has eye for detail
Canadian advertising industry executive Martin Aveyard has turned his model car hobby into a 21st century art form, regularly wowing his 60,000 Instagram followers with astounding levels of detail. Aveyard’s latest miniscule example under his Stoke Models banner is a Volkswagen Beetle, heavily modified to look like it’s ready to roll in the annual off-road California … [Read more...] about Model car maker has eye for detail