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The modern automobile is a microcosm for our networked society. Everything from the brakes to the dual-zone climate control and from the windscreen wipers to the CD player is connected through a Controller-Area-Network (CAN) bus.
- Mg’s New European Mg3 Supermini Video Reviewed
With a starting price of £8,399 (€9,940) for the base 3TIME trim level, the MG3 is one of Britain’s cheapest superminis (sub-compact). For this amount of money, MG offers an array of standard features including front LED daytime running...
- 2011 Chrysler 300 Pricing Announced, V6 Starts From $27,995, Hemi V8 From $38,995
The redesigned 2011 Chrysler 300 will get its first public outing at the Detroit Motor Show next week, but the U.S. automaker has already released pricing information on the full-size sedan model that will be offered in the States in four trim flavors...
- Fiat Announces Uk Pricing For New Punto Evo
The facelifted Grande Punto, which has been renamed to Punto EVO, will begin arriving in Fiat's 170-strong UK dealer network in January 2010 with prices ranging from £10,995 for the base 1.4 8v Active to £15,295 the highly specified Eleganza...
- Volvo Announces Uk Pricing For 2010 C30 And C70 Facelift Models
Volvo has released pricing for the UK market 2010 model year C30 sport hatchback and C70 hardtop convertible that were both unveiled for the first time at last month's Frankfurt Motor Show. The facelifted C30 is available in four trim levels S, SE,...
- Play The Safety Card With Sincerity, Hyundai
Readying myself for a 37-minute speech on CNN.com, I noticed a Hyundai Sonata commercial playing first. Because stability control can save up to 10,000 lives annually, suggests Hyundai, it ought to be standard on every 2009 Sonata. Good for Hyundai. Their...
Cars
The Hackable Car, or Why Technology is Making Our Cars More Vulnerable to Attack
The modern automobile is a microcosm for our networked society. Everything from the brakes to the dual-zone climate control and from the windscreen wipers to the CD player is connected through a Controller-Area-Network (CAN) bus.
Like the nerves in our bodies, this network passes information from one component to another. It allows the anti-lock brakes and electronic stability control to work in unison, disconnects the cruise control when you step on the accelerator and allows the headlights to switch themselves on in low light conditions.
Read more »- Mg’s New European Mg3 Supermini Video Reviewed
With a starting price of £8,399 (€9,940) for the base 3TIME trim level, the MG3 is one of Britain’s cheapest superminis (sub-compact). For this amount of money, MG offers an array of standard features including front LED daytime running...
- 2011 Chrysler 300 Pricing Announced, V6 Starts From $27,995, Hemi V8 From $38,995
The redesigned 2011 Chrysler 300 will get its first public outing at the Detroit Motor Show next week, but the U.S. automaker has already released pricing information on the full-size sedan model that will be offered in the States in four trim flavors...
- Fiat Announces Uk Pricing For New Punto Evo
The facelifted Grande Punto, which has been renamed to Punto EVO, will begin arriving in Fiat's 170-strong UK dealer network in January 2010 with prices ranging from £10,995 for the base 1.4 8v Active to £15,295 the highly specified Eleganza...
- Volvo Announces Uk Pricing For 2010 C30 And C70 Facelift Models
Volvo has released pricing for the UK market 2010 model year C30 sport hatchback and C70 hardtop convertible that were both unveiled for the first time at last month's Frankfurt Motor Show. The facelifted C30 is available in four trim levels S, SE,...
- Play The Safety Card With Sincerity, Hyundai
Readying myself for a 37-minute speech on CNN.com, I noticed a Hyundai Sonata commercial playing first. Because stability control can save up to 10,000 lives annually, suggests Hyundai, it ought to be standard on every 2009 Sonata. Good for Hyundai. Their...