[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] General Motors has filed a patent application for an augmented reality (AR) auto-dimming windshield to protect drivers from the glare of oncoming headlights. First spotted by Motor1, the application was filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and published Jan. 17, 2023. It describes a lot of added hardware, including an AR head-up…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Barrett-Jackson kicked off the event season in Arizona with its 2023 Scottsdale Auction over the weekend with its highest attendance for an opening weekend in the auction company’s history. Families and young enthusiasts flocked to Barrett-Jackson to take in the excitement of Family Day on Saturday and the Future Collector Car Show on…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Featured on AutoHunter, the online auction platform driven by ClassicCars.com, is a 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint. “The burgundy exterior finish was applied under previous ownership and is accented with chrome brightwork for the bumpers, grille surround, headlight rings, window trim, and rocker moldings,” the listing states. “Additionally, the car was customized with a Rockwell…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The German government has resisted calls, once again, from introducing a blanket speed limit across its autobahn network, this time as a result of current factors putting an effective brake on high speed travel. Not happening Back in 2019, the country’s centre-left Green Party stated that a 130 km/h limit should be imposed on…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] After January’s significant decrease in the price of fuel, motorists should brace themselves for increases across the board in February. From down to up According to the latest mid-month data report by the Central Energy Fund, the price of 93 unleaded petrol will rise by 42 cents a litre, 95 unleaded by 36…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] It’s a fortunate few that can identify their true passion at an early age, and even fewer that manage to successfully build a life around it. Magnus Walker is certainly among the latter, a renaissance man with an appearance not unlike that of Leonardo da Vinci, but with a creative eye turned to…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Volvo’s electric-car offshoot Polestar has updated its Tesla Model 3 rival with more power and driving range – and the fitment of additional key safety features as standard. View 8 images An updated 2024 Polestar 2 electric car has been revealed – with more power, increased driving range, quicker charging and revised looks –…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Despite the ongoing energy crisis causing havoc for many livelihoods in South Africa, manufactures have continued their rollout of electric vehicles with the most recent being the new BMW i7. Slowly but surely While scepticism about the viability of EVs linger, in spite of a report in 2021 by AutoTrader finding that South…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The car that provides the base for the Honda Ballade in South Africa, the Indian-made City, will reportedly receive its first mid-life facelift in March since being unveiled three years ago. More than likely set to arrive on local soil around the second quarter of this year, the expected changes will centre around…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Modern cars are all about providing optimized visibility through cameras at the front, rear, and sides of the vehicle. Some can even depict a bird’s-eye view of a vehicle’s surroundings using a combination of all the above. But in the 1950s, all it took to enhance line of sight was more glass around…