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
Ford flyer for ‘approved clients only’
Ford’s high-performance people in the US will early next year begin approving clients for the final edition of its track-only flyer, the Ford GT Mk IV. The company is farewelling the GT40-inspired model with a limited run of 67 hand-built editions, each starting in price at $US1.7m, or around $NZ2.65m. The number 67 is a nod to the original 1967 Ford GT Mk IV, the first … [Read more...] about Ford flyer for ‘approved clients only’
Battery pack turns pushbike into e-bike
Hi-tech Chinese company Livall came to the world’s attention in 2015 with its pioneering smart safety helmet for cyclists. Now its New Zealand-educated founder and CEO Bryan Zheng and his team has come up with another first, an integrated power pack that turns an ordinary pushbike into an electric bike. It’s called the Livall PikaBoost, which is mounted on the seat post of a … [Read more...] about Battery pack turns pushbike into e-bike