Japanese carmakers like Lexus apply the concept of omotenashi carmakers to provide the highest levels of hospitality for those who travel in their luxury models. It begins from the time a person enters the car and embarks on a...
The handbrake or manual parking brake or parking brake as we know it is heading into the history books. A common feature for decades, usually located between the front seats, the long lever is found on less and less...
The Audi TT celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and sadly, it is also the year that production of the Coupe and Roadster models will end. A pivotal model for the German carmaker in the 1990s, the TT was...
The concept of carbon fibres goes back over 150 years but it was not till the 1960s that the unique properties of carbonfibre – high strength and rigidity but light in weight among them – came to be used...
Interior designers often focus on the driver when considering the layout of a car’s cabin, especially with sporty models. After all, it is the driver who controls the car and therefore should be provided an environment that allows him...
Vespa, to most people, is the brand of scooters from Italy and the 2-wheelers would be the only vehicles that come to mind when the name is mentioned. However, there was a brief period towards the end of the...
BRABUS, a well established tuner, and smart, which began a unique citycar brand, may seem an odd couple with opposing objectives. The German tuner is well known for taking premium models (mainly Mercedes-Benz) and raising their performance to levels...
The environment in motorsports is not just challenging for the drivers but also the machines which are subjected to extreme operating conditions. It’s therefore an ideal place for R&D and many carmakers have recognised this. Lessons learnt and solutions...
Although the Virtual Exterior Mirrors in the latest Audi Q8 e-tron S Line 55 Quattro may seem like a recent innovation, the concept of using cameras instead of reflective surfaces for rearview door mirrors on cars has been around...
Someday, autonomous vehicles (AVs) which can operate by themselves without human control will be commonplace on roads around the world. But that’s not going to be for quite some time and like the switch to electric vehicles, the change...
Toyota is committed towards achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, and even aims to make all its facilities carbon neutral by 2035. However, when it comes to the products it makes, the approach it is taking is not fixated on...
After more than 7 decades, Porsche is a well known name around the world. Its sportscars – which have included SUVs since 2000 and EVs since – are much desired and ‘visual feasts’ for enthusiasts.
As part of the carmaker’s...
