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Video: Chevrolet Camaro with 30-inch wheels

There's stupid and then there's just down right wrong. Not wrong as in 'you answered a questioned incorrectly' either, we're talking 'perhaps we better get you off to the doctor' wrong. This is one of those latter cases. Someone in the US has decided...

CamberTire – re-inventing the wheel?

In the aftermarket world, it's all the rage at the moment to crank your car's negative camber to disproportionate amounts. The pictures below are just a small sample of how far people are going to alter the look of their pride and joy. The...

Victorian driver takes first Kuhmo Future Champions Award

The first Kuhmo Future Champions Award for 2010 has been awarded to Victorian driver Mark Fawcett, taking out the prize at last weekend's opening round of the ARC Rally in Burnie, Tasmania. A multiple Victorian Rally Champion, Fawcett is stepping...

Kuhmo Tyres to sponsor award for up-and-coming rally champions

Kumho Tyres will sponsor a new encouragement award program to be run in conjunction with the 2010 Australian Rally Championship. To be known as the Kuhmo Future Champions Award, the program will give up-and-coming rally drivers (and teams) reward...

Yokohama squeezes the oil out of tyres

Yokohama’s new tyre technology is set to give peeling out of pit lane a far more literal meaning. The Japanese manufacturer has refined a formula which allows it to use the oil from waste orange peels in the production of tyres, reducing the amo...

VACC survey says 28 per cent of cars unsafe

A recent report published by Victoria's peak automotive industry body, the VACC, shows a concerning percentage of cars on the state's roads are unsafe. The latest Five Point Safety Check figures show that 28.54 per cent of vehicles on Victorian...

CarAdvice College – Part Four: Tyre Safety

Our recent track day at Eastern Creek, focusing on new tyre technology, has highlighted once again the need for a serious look at tyre safety. So naturally we thought it timely that this round of CarAdvice College focus on keeping your rubber movi...