Unless you confine all your movie watching to fantasy movies and historical movies set in worlds or times when the motor car didn’t exist, you’ve probably seen a few cars race across the silver screen (OK, you can also see a car in the background of the chariot scene in Ben Hur if you look carefully).  Let’s face it: the car chase scene is pretty much an essential part of any good thriller – even a comedy thriller like the Rowan Atkinson James ......

The Washington Auto Show ran from January 28 to February 6, and showcased (as usual) a range of exciting new cars, both the wild, wacky and innovative concept cars, and the more down-to-earth production cars that were unveiled for the first time.  And down to earth is the word, as many of the feature cars were “green”.  Green seemed to be the focus of the show, especially after President Barack Obama announced a vision in his State of the Union Address to the ......

Riccardo Patrese was a top Formula One race car driver. He was working on a corporate test day for Honda at the Jerez racing circuit in Spain when he invited his wife to accompany him for a lap.

He put a camera on the dash board and recorded her reaction.

It’s very funny, and the film clip has raced around the world with over 3 million hits in just a few months.

Click this link to see it.

There seems to be a whole heap of interesting car ads being released at the moment. The latest is from Capetown featuring a silent band. As you’ll see, the car that is being advertised is not even shown – now there’s confidence for you!

Mercedes launched its 125th Anniversay celebrations by putting a new ad on the Superbowl Final last weekend. Yes, it’s a fabulous ad, and so it should be, because the commercial cost an estimated $5m for 60secs on Superbowl alone, without any other airplays! We are not sure if it will be going to air over here, so if not here it is.

We’ve heard of some spectacular highways around the World, but none like the link we received the other day. It’s in Norway and is quite amazing for its construction and beauty. Click here to have a look and let us know of anything that can compete with it.

It certainly makes a massive contrast to the blog we posted a while ago with the most dangerous road in the world.

It’s curious to note the impressive improvements – all of a sudden –- by car manufacturers to ensure that their cars are super-efficient and green.  Now company cars are becoming much more fuel efficient and emission conscious than ever before.  But what’s it like for the potential new car buyer on the lookout for a large family vehicle that can carry the luggage and occupants with space to burn?  Oh…and it might need to, actually, be capable of towing a good sized trailer ......

Secondary and primary schools are going back after summer, and it’s that time of year when parents get back into the grind of doing the school run (unless the kids walk, bike or take the bus, of course).  Cars that have taken the family to the beach or on holiday go back to being Mum’s Taxi (or Dad’s Taxi), if they’re appropriate.

But is your car the best possible Mum’s Taxi out there?  Take the quiz to find out:

1: How many seats does your ......

When we blogged a few months back about some funny car ads doing the rounds, we had no idea how many more auto related ads have hit the spot – at least according to our readers.

Many thanks to Gavin for sending this one in. It’s an actual recording with a video ‘recreation’. Enjoy

It may have come to your notice as it has mine; but what is with the price of fuel?

Petrol prices have moved into record territory and it seems that it is not likely to ease anytime soon. This leaves us wondering what is driving the price of petrol/fuels generally and will it ever start coming down again with Australia’s current booming dollar value?

We are now paying almost the same amount for fuel as we did in mid ’08 when our dollar was at ......