Wild Rides I Have Known
The move “Road Warrior” introduced the world to Mel Gibson and his wild ride, the Ford Falcon “Interceptor.” After seeing that movie a dozen times, many a youth tried unsuccessfully to reproduce that marvelous, totally Australian creation. Australia today may be the last bastion of the innocence of hot-rod automobiles, sort of like the USA was in the fifties and sixties, but with a very modern flair and mechanicals. There isn’t any vehicle available in Australia that hasn’t felt the hands and wrenches of tuners looking to extract the maximum from the running gear. There are probably more websites here that promote performance modifications than in any other part of the world.
Drop those kilos!
If you want to make your car more fuel efficient, what’s the next best thing to a more efficient engine? You make the car lighter. Design engineers working in the field of car body construction work overtime to create lightweight materials for the modern motorcar. Often new materials have been used from other transportation industries like aeronautical engineering, which is a field that always pushes the boundaries.
Spare a thought for these engineers because while on the one hand the demand is for more fuel efficient cars, from the other side there is the push to make the car as functional and practical as possible, which equates to the requirement for more space and bigger cars – usually a recipe for gaining weight.
Rego Revolt
Last month we revealed plans from the NSW State Government to follow the lead set by the WA and SA governments by ceasing to send out the annual windscreen rego sticker, as it was no longer necessary. Other states are expected to join them. We looked at the pros and cons and called for your reaction.
The initiative has been billed by the respective premiers as an efficiency measure that will save money and please the public. They expected the motorist to agree, and warmly welcome the move.
Is The Day Of The Dealer Dead?
Subaru have dropped a bombshell on their dealers with the launch of their new sports car-the BRZ.
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