Name: Michael Adams
Date registered: December 13, 2011
Jan 28
Back in 1975, the car that most typified Australiana, it could be argued, was the HJ Holden. It was a large, heavy 4 door sedan powered by torquey, Holden “red” straight sixes and V8s. It was also a car that pre-dated Holden’s introduction of “Radial Tuned Suspension”, and as such, was pretty much a wallowy …
Jan 27
In the beginning of car building, a simple body on a separate ladder chassis was all the rage. It is a cheap, simple and tough setup. Because of it’s strength and durability, it is still used in a lot of heavy off-road vehicles and things like large trucks. The downsides of a separate ladder chassis …
Jan 26
When Porsche unveiled the 918 RSR Hybrid Supercar concept, the world was fascinated with the idea of a true performance hybrid. The 918 uses an electric motor in each of the front wheels. We know what you’re thinking. You probably think that the car runs each of these motors from a battery that is charged …
Jan 23
A lot of people refer to the suspension on the current S-Class as “airbag suspension”, but that’s an inaccurate description. The Active Body Control(ABC) doesn’t employ an airbag at all. Mercedes Benz deputed ABC on the 1999 CL-Class. But what exactly is it? With the ABC system, the car sits on 4 fairly ordinary looking …
Jan 04
Talking to some guys I play Forza Motorsport 4 with on the XBox 360 a couple of months ago, an argument commenced over what exactly constitutes a “ricer”. Obviously, the term has moved beyond the nickname for Japanese cars. Originally, because of their low fuel consumption and the fact they were from Asia, where a …