Power Wheels Magazine A Notch Above

Italian superbike manufacturer Ducati teamed up with automotive giants Audi AG and Ford Motor Company and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated to come up with a communication system that interlinks vehicles, street infrastructure, and pedestrians. The Connected Vehicle to Everything or C-V2X project is a key part of Ducati’s “Safety Road Map 2025” strategy which aims to ...

For decades, Garmin® has pioneered new GPS navigation, and wireless devices and applications that are designed for people who live an active lifestyle. Garmin’s Automotive OEM (original equipment manufacturer) business unveiled the latest upgraded navigation software, enhanced infotainment platforms, augmented reality technology, and the latest integrated cameras and wearable solutions at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019 at the Las Vegas ...

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) opened its press conference about the Toyota Guardian automated safety system at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada with a reenactment of a three-car crash on a California Interstate using onboard cameras, sensors and 3D animation. “We know what happened because we were in the thick of ...

Ever since I was a car-crazed little boy, I’ve always dreamed of driving a two-seat mid-engine sports car. I grew up fantasizing about the Lamborghini Miura and Countach, the Ferrari 246 Dino, 365 Berlineta Boxer and 512 Testarossa, the DeTomaso Pantera, the Maserati Khamsin and Merak, and the Lotus Espirit. I always thought of mid-engine sports cars as exotic and expensive ...

The McLaren Speedtail will be the most powerful and fastest car created by McLaren Automotive. Powered by a 1050PS gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain, the Hyper-GT is designed to achieve speeds of up to 403 km/h with an astonishing 0 to 300 km/h acceleration time of 12.8 seconds. It will be distinguished by an elegant aerodynamic all-carbon fiber body. The Speedtail production ...

Stuttgart. Porsche recently unleashed their latest assault on the race track, the new 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport. The race car was developed as the track-only near-standard mid-engine racer and are available in two versions from the factory: the Trackday model for ambitious amateur racing drivers and the Competition variant for national and international motor racing. Powering the 718 GT4 Clubsport ...

We Filipinos are friendly, family-oriented and pet-loving people. We always like to be with our family, friends and pets. And most of all, we like to go places together with our family, our friends, and our pets, if they’re allowed. Thus, we love vehicles that can accommodate all our family members, our pets and our friends in one go, such ...

  In 1997, Mercedes-Benz defied convention by introducing the first luxury compact hatchback, the A-Class. Like its larger and more expensive siblings in the Mercedes-Benz model lineup, the A-Class has always been in the forefront of automotive innovation. More than 20 years later, the 4th-generation A-Class is reborn using the synergy of modern luxury and breakthrough technology. Launched in November ...

To the uninitiated, the mere mention of the name “Ferrari” conjures images of fast swoopy sports cars and exotic automotive lifestyles. Couch potatoes and TV addicts will immediately think of the red 308 GTS driven around Hawaii by Tom Selleck in the old Magnum P.I.; the white 512 Testarossa driven around Miami by Don Johnson in Miami Vice; or the ...

In June 2013, we took our 1971 Chevrolet Camaro RS project car to Ben Lim’s workshop in Cainta, Rizal in eastern Metro Manila. In July, the engine bay was devoid of the original 307/327 V8 and Turbo 350 3-speed automatic transmission and was waiting for a newly assembled 383 and refurbished 700R4 4-speed automatic with overdrive. Then, sometime in October ...