No need to hold the steering wheel or step on the gas, Chinese scientists have created a car that you control with nothing more than brainpower. Developed by a research team from Nankai University in Tianjin in collaboration with Chinese car maker Great Wall Motor, the new vehicle was presented to the world for the first time on Wednesday. The car is controlled via a headset with 16 sensors th ...
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New BMW X6 debuts in Nigeria a la luxury car supremo, Coscharis Motors. The question first needs to be asked - what exactly is a BMW X6? It's not a "jeep" per se, its not a hatchback, and its certainly not an offroader. It's an SUV. Well, sort of. For the neophytes, SUV stands for Sports Utility Vehicle, and while the X6 is long on sports, its certainly short on utility. But frankly, who cares? You ...
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When Honda announced a few days ago that it would start production of at least one line of sedan cars in Nigeria, many may have thought it would start small. Literally. Civic small in fact. But instead, Honda is launching its first automobile production plant in West Africa with its best selling Accord. More accurately, Honda started production in Nigeria on the 10th of July this year, less than a ...
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Johannesburg - Datsun, the vehicle brand re-launched by the Nissan Motor Company of Japan in four emerging markets last year, will manufacture a model in South Africa but it is unclear when this will happen. This was the confident pronouncement of Vincent Cobee, the global head of Datsun, who visited South Africa last week. Cobee said 90 000-plus Datsuns had been sold since the progressive pha ...
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Today's vehicles are much more complex and complicated than the cars of the 1960s, '70s, '80s, incorporating more computer electronics, silicon chips, and sophisticated engines. However, the same basic car care still applies to all kinds of vehicles, and can extend the life and durability of your vehicle. The best part is, basic car care does not require any sophisticated understanding of vehicle ...
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Soccer mums around the world suddenly have another reason to celebrate - Toyota's recently launched all-new Sienta Minivan looks set to take the world of Saturday morning football practice by storm. But then again, maybe not. This has to be one of the most unattractive Toyotas in recent times. It's one of those car models which seems unsure of what it is exactly. While the full-on Sienna sits ver ...
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After a 25 year hiatus, Volkswagen AG, is set to resume building vehicles in Nigeria in a bid to foster sales growth in Africa. The assembly plant which will be in Lagos, will have models like the Passat, Jetta and CC Sedans as well as the Amarok pickup truck, rolled out soon, Volkswagen's manufacturing partner, Stallion Group said. Wolfsburg, Germany-based VW, Europe’s biggest car maker, confirme ...
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The compact executive class has been under German control for at least two decades, despite the occasional invasion from foreign territories. Lexus’s IS, Saab’s 9-3 and Volvo’s S60 enjoyed a certain amount of success, but Infiniti and Jaguar’s efforts haven’t captured the public’s imagination (although Jaguar’s new XE could change that). But the German big-three (BMW, Audi and Mercedes) are u ...
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The midsize crossover class is getting more popular by the year, especially in Fair Lawn, NJ. People love that these vehicles are a combination between a full-sized SUV and sedan. This means that they are able to provide the cargo capacities and power outputs of an SUV and the fuel economy ratings of a sedan. If you are in Fair Lawn, NJ and are interested in purchasing an SUV crossover, read on f ...
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Let’s face it, no-one needs a Mercedes-Benz of any sort, or a Land Rover for that matter (perhaps with the exception of the rugged Defender). That sentiment is only exaggerated when you get to the upper echelons of each of these brands. At the very top, the peak of luxury if you will, you get the new Mercedes-Benz GL and LR’s latest Range Rover. However, these are far from necessities. Both cars are ...
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