Volvo cars to be speed limited
WE GET MANY ENQUIRIES from our readers asking why cars have such irrelevant top speeds when those speeds cannot be used (or are illegal) on public roads. We have just been advised by Volvo that
Continue reading
Category: Need to know
Ferrari Museums reopen in Maranello and Modena
IT’S SMALL CONSOLATION, since we can’t leave Australia to see them, but at least it’s a sign things are slowly returning to normal. On May 18, the Ferrari museums opened their doors to the public,
Continue reading
Suzuki celebrates 100 years
JAPANESE CARS WERE hardly on our radar only a few short decades ago, but the Japanese have been producing cars for longer than most of us realise. This year is Suzuki’s 100th Anniversary, but not of
Continue reading
Remember hydrogen? It’s still on the agenda
IN THE RUSH TO EMBRACE EVs and hybrids, it seems hydrogen, once the great white hope for alternate fuels, has almost been forgotten. It was more than 10 years ago that seniordriveraus first sampled a
Continue reading
Is your car the next to be stolen?
CAR THEFT IS BECOMING more common and modern cars, despite all their security systems, can be just as vulnerable as older cars. In Australia, it is estimated that a car is stolen every ten minutes
Continue reading
Toyota passes 15 million milestone for hybrid vehicles
IT BEGAN WITH THE PRIUS, way back in 1997 and now Toyota’s commitment to hybrid vehicles is paying off. Global sales have now passed 15 million, or 23.5 percent of 2020 deliveries and Australian sales
Continue reading
Holden defends its position with dealers
IT WAS NEVER GOING to be pretty, but the stoush between GM Holden and its dealers, many of whom stand to lose a substantial amount of their investment, is going to get very ugly before
Continue reading
A dog in the car makes drivers more careful
A RECENT STUDY IN THE UK has shown travelling with a dog in the car makes drivers more likely to drive with greater care. It even reduces stress behind the wheel. The study revealed that
Continue reading
Should I brim my fuel tank?
WITH FUEL PRICES AT historic lows, there’s a real temptation to fill your fuel tank as far as you can. And we all know we can squeeze in just a little more after the auto
Continue reading
Everything you need to know about E10 fuel
EVER SINCE E10 fuel was introduced, there have been rumours about how it can be detrimental to a car’s engine. The “E” in E10 stands for ethanol (and the number that follows indicates the maximum
Continue reading