The Biofuel Potential of Elephant Grass
What’s a big fluffy-looking grass that could be one of the answers to dwindling fossil fuel supplies? The answer is Miscanthus – also known as elephant grass.
BTCC Memorable Drives: Groundhog Day at Oulton Park
With the next round of the 2015 BTCC season at Oulton Park fast approaching, I thought I would take an alternative slant on proceedings. Instead of yet another Oulton Park preview post, of which you will find many, I thought it best to take a drive down memory lane. Today marks the glorious return of BTCC Memorable Drives, and I have chosen one of my favourite moments from the Super Touring era. What happens when you take Alain Menu in a blisteringly fast Renault and put him behind Paul Radisich in a not-so-fast Peugeot at Oulton Park?
Australia’s Least Wanted Drivers (In Car Parks, Anyway)
The following are the drivers we least want to see in carparks in our local shopping malls or similar. Give them all a great big raspberry!
#1 Able-Bodied Amanda
Private Fleet Car Review: 2016 Hyundai Sonata Active.
Hyundai started with names, for some cars they went to numbering but the swing is back to names. The Sonata became the i45 and is back to Sonata.
In the three model range, A Wheel Thing kicks of a back to back test with the entry level model, the Active.
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Utterly uncomplicated: a 2.4L engine, with 231 Nm at 4000 rpm and 138 kW at 6000 revs. Transmission is a six speed auto. Fuel economy finished at 7.1L per 100 km after some 630 km. Hyundai quote an excessive 12.1L for urban, a more reasonable 6.3L for highway and 8.3L per 100 km on a combined cycle. Tank size is a not inconsiderable 70L.

