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Bugatti Veyron lagoon crash aftermath gallery

George Skentzos — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:42:13 +0000

With the crash and recovery efforts both captured on film, it was only a matter of time before the aftermath of the Veyron plunging into the lagoon found its way onto the web. Aside from sustaining heavy water damage, the black-on-silver Veyron appears to have come off relatively unscathed with only minor panel damage. Although the quad-turbocharged [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Bugatti Veyron lagoon crash aftermath gallery

Video: Bugatti Veyron plunges into lagoon in the US

George Skentzos — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:34:11 +0000

With 1001hp at its disposal and a price tag well into the millions of dollars, the Bugatti Veyron certainly demands attention wherever it goes. Unfortunately for one Veyron owner in the United States, this meant his most disastrous moment was caught on tape as his hypercar plunged into two feet of saltwater. Earlier reports stated that the [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Video: Bugatti Veyron plunges into lagoon in the US

Victoria Police ‘hoon’ blitz starts tonight

Matt Brogan — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:35:33 +0000

Victoria Police will tonight launch the second stage of Operation Ardent, a major road blitz aimed at dangerous driving across the state. The operation, which will continue through until Sunday, will see police target specific trouble spots focusing on so-called ‘hoon’ driving as well as speeding, dangerous driving, drug and drink driving offences. Regions identified as the [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Victoria Police ‘hoon’ blitz starts tonight

Mercedes-Benz Vito and Viano first to get five star safety

John Cadogan — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:56:20 +0000

The Mercedes-Benz Vito van and Viano people mover are the first van-based vehicles in Australia to earn a coveted five-star ANCAP safety rating. By John Cadogan The announcement by Australasian New Car Assessment Program boss Lauchlan McIntosh took place at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne yesterday, two weeks after the final crash test that elevated the Benz [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Mercedes-Benz Vito and Viano first to get five star safety

NSW’S $7million speed camera!

David Twomey — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:06:06 +0000

It will probably get a pat on the back from the New South Wales Government, it certainly won’t win any kudos from motorists, but one speed camera in suburban Sydney has raised $7million in revenue in a year. Described by Sydney newspaper The Daily Telegraph as the state’s nastiest speed trap, it has caught out 71,288 [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

NSW’S $7million speed camera!

2009 Mercedes-Benz Experimental Safety Vehicle

George Skentzos — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:03:21 +0000

Mercedes-Benz has long been a pioneer of innovative safety features which are traditionally first introduced in the flagship S-Class before finding their way into the mainstream. Now the brand has unveiled the 2009 ESF Experimental Safety Vehicle – the first of its kind to be built by Mercedes-Benz since 1974 – which is packed with the [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

2009 Mercedes-Benz Experimental Safety Vehicle

BMW developing self-drive emergency stop system

George Skentzos — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:09:43 +0000

BMW has announced that its engineers are currently developing a system which will safely bring a vehicle to a controlled stop in the event of a health related emergency. The system will activate an autonomous driving mode which is able to navigate the vehicle to the emergency stopping lane of a highway, activate the hazard warning [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

BMW developing self-drive emergency stop system

Don’t Tweet from the driver’s seat

Matt Brogan — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:41:48 +0000

The increasing functionality of mobile phone technology, coupled with a growing addiction to social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, are driving motorists to distraction now more than ever before, with motorists openly admitting to breaking the law by ‘tweeting’ behind the wheel. According to new research out today by UK firm esure car insurance, [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Don’t Tweet from the driver’s seat

Roadside art ‘distracting’ to drivers

Matt Brogan — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:00:11 +0000

Insurance statistics from the UK have shown that drivers are distracted by roadside art to the point that 12 per cent of all motorists have had an accident or a near miss because they were too busy rubber necking. With that in mind car insurance firm esure set about surveying 1,000 of its customers and found [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Roadside art ‘distracting’ to drivers

Deadly street race driver jailed

Matt Brogan — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:36:19 +0000

A man was jailed today for culpable driving after an impromptu street race in Lilydale, Victoria, back in July 2006, resulted in the death of two people. The County Court heard the man had incited the illegal street race against another car which, following a brief race, struck a tree at over 160km/h instantly killing its [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Deadly street race driver jailed

Ronaldo writes off his Ferrari

Matt Brogan — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:14:13 +0000

UK football team Manchester United’s star player Cristiano Ronaldo has escaped injury after writing off his Ferrari in a crash on the way to training proving once again that just because you can afford it, doesn’t mean you can drive it. The Portugal winger’s Ferrari collided with a roadside barrier in a two-lane tunnel near Manchester [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Ronaldo writes off his Ferrari

Video: Safe Driving Ads That Shock

George Skentzos — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:47:32 +0000

As the official holiday season comes to an end at midnight tonight, Australia’s roads have seen some horrific accidents – with the road toll already rising to 55. To put this number into perspective, we have come across an ensemble of graphic safe driving advertisements from around the globe, sure to convey the harsh reality of [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Video: Safe Driving Ads That Shock

Webber seriously injured in head-on collision

George Skentzos — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:21:23 +0000

Mark Webber has been involved in a serious head-on collision with a car whilst riding his bike south towards Port Arthur on the remote Tasmanian Peninsula just hours ago. The current Red Bull Racing Formula One driver was competing in his own charity event, the Mark Webber Pure Tasmania Challenge, when the accident occurred. While the full [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Webber seriously injured in head-on collision

Ferrari Faux Pas

Matt Brogan — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:35:57 +0000

How do you make a Ferrari multiply? With the help of one of Adelaide’s infamous Stobie poles of course. A driver and his passenger somehow survived a crash which literally split a five-year-old 360 Modena almost in two when it hit the thick steel pole at alleged high speeds yesterday. The two were being treated [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Ferrari Faux Pas

Honda’s new pedestrian crash test dummy

Matt Brogan — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:17:09 +0000

Honda will enhance safety testing procedures on all new models with the use of its new third generation pedestrian dummy, POLAR III, in vehicle-to-pedestrian crash tests before the end of this year. The aim of the program, as you may well have figured, is to reduce pedestrian injuries, especially those to the lower back and upper [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Honda’s new pedestrian crash test dummy

Clarkson injured in Top Gear smash

George Skentzos — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:39:18 +0000

During filming for the latest season of Top Gear, host Jeremy Clarkson has survived what he describes as his first serious accident in 31 years. The British motoring presenter suffered minor injuries to his legs, hand and back following a high-speed head-on collision. By all reports, it seems he will make a full and rapid recovery, far [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Clarkson injured in Top Gear smash

Andrea Pininfarina dies in crash

Karl Peskett — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:20:04 +0000

In a blow to the automotive design community, Andrea Pininfarina, head of coachbuilding and design company Pininfarina, has died overnight in a collision. Pininfarina, who was 51, was riding his Vespa scooter, when he was hit by 78-year-old driver Giuliano Salmi, on the outskirts of the city of Turin. The real irony is that he was [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Andrea Pininfarina dies in crash

Top Gear shows off a little too much

George Skentzos — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:06:14 +0000

It seems at least one employee at the BBC had their doubts over the performance of the new Nissan GT-R’s brakes. A crew member of Top Gear Magazine allegedly rear-ended Japan’s pride and joy in an unsuspecting Audi R8 whilst shooting on the Isle of Man. You will be happy to know however that this same GT-R [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Top Gear shows off a little too much

Road toll report: WA the worst

Karl Peskett — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:42:56 +0000

For the third year in a row, Western Australia has claimed the title of the worst state in Australia for road deaths per capita. Yesterday, a report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau showed that in the last financial year there were 10.4 road deaths per 100,000 West Australians. Respectively, next worst region was Tasmania, [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Road toll report: WA the worst

First GT-R crashed

Karl Peskett — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:52:32 +0000

Well, someone had to be the first to do it. All of us here at Car Advice have shed a collective tear this morning. We arrived to our computers to find this beast of beauty looking very sorry for itself. The circumstances of the accident are unknown, however it appears to have taken place in Hong [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

First GT-R crashed