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Chevrolet Camaro 2018 new car review | performance, price

9/28/2018, 4:39:42 AM
Our comprehensive review of the new 2018 Chevrolet Camaro right-hand drive conversion by HSV. ✔ Safety includes seven airbags, blind spot monitoring and rear-cross traffic alert ✔ Of course the limited nature of the Camaro means it won’t be all things to all people ✔ The boot is also pretty tight, with a relatively small opening ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)


Furious note left on couple's car 'for parking in mum and baby space'

9/28/2018, 10:27:39 AM
A SHOPPER was shocked to find a note branding her a ‘stupid bawbag’ for parking in a parent and child space – despite being parked in a regular bay. Megan Duncan, 18, had popped to the Glasgow Fort… ✔ A SHOPPER was shocked to find a note branding her a ‘stupid bawbag’ for parking in a parent and child space – despite being parked in a regular bay ✔ She said: We were parked in a standard space directly next to a row of five parent and child spaces ✔ I’ve been out with friends who’ve found it really hard to get their children in and out of the car as it is, especially if they have a car seat


A Tesla Without Elon Musk Would Threaten Electric-Car Maker’s Future

9/28/2018, 9:41:11 AM
The legal threat from securities regulators to ban Elon Musk from Tesla raises the specter of a once-unfathomable exit that would potentially have dire consequences for the electric-car company. ✔ Shares traded at $270.90 in after-hours trading on Thursday ✔ As certain as this company wouldn’t have been created without him, its demise is just as certain with him in the leadership, said Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, a management professor at Yale University


Google adds option to disable auto-sign in to Chrome after privacy backlash

9/28/2018, 10:28:55 AM
People weren’t happy ✔ While this move is a welcome one, and the speed with which Google implemented it shows how rattled the company was by the criticism, it may not be enough to calm the backlash ✔ So, it’s a start, but Google has further to go if it wants to win back its users’ trust


Citroën 2CV:  70 years of the ‘tin snail’

9/28/2018, 11:12:17 AM
As the Paris motor show of 2018 prepares to open its doors, visitors to the same event in 1948 were astonished and aghast in equal measure at the unveiling of the first new post-war Citroën model, the diminutive 2CV or Deux Chevaux. ✔ Basic - but positively plush compared with the interior of the original car The original 2CV also spawned a dynasty of flat-twin Citroëns – the Ami in 1961, the Dyane in 1967, the open-top Mehari in 1968 and even, to an extent, the Visa in 1978


I played 2018's most anticipated game, 'Red Dead Redemption 2' — here are the 12 most interesting things I learned

9/28/2018, 4:58:11 AM
Are you ready to head back into the Wild West, world? ✔ It's not actually a sequel, but a prequel it takes place in 1899, years before the events of the first Red Dead Redemption ✔ What's missing from that description, of course, is the cinematic tension that gripped the whole scene ✔ It's rife with the type of tight narrative direction that Rockstar is famous for pulling off


[Test drive] Mercedes-AMG E63 brings back joy of driving

9/28/2018, 8:36:14 AM
undefined ✔ The new Mercedes-AMG E63 4MATIC+ / Courtesy of Mercedes-Benz Korea By Nam Hyun-woo Along with the trend of electrification and automation among carmakers, a part of the industry is still pursuing the fun of driving by releasing high-performance fuel-consuming sports sedans ✔ With the engine being coupled with the AMG Speedshift nine-speed sports transmission boasting short shift times, the E63 provided immediate and sensitive response to the driver's accelerator pedal input


Is YOUR safety at risk? Britain's most vulnerable road users named as a surge in deaths is revealed

9/28/2018, 10:27:40 AM
BRITAIN’S most vulnerable road users have been named, but it’s bad news for motorcyclists and older motorists. New figures revealed road deaths for some of the most at-risk groups incre… ✔ BRITAIN'S most vulnerable road users have been named, but it's bad news for motorcyclists and older motorists ✔ But despite the significant rise, motorbike deaths were actually down one per cent from the average rate between 2010-2014 ✔ This increase was largely due to a rise in the number of older motorcyclist and pedestrian deaths


2019 BMW X5 first drive review: The Trojan horse of tech

9/28/2018, 11:42:38 AM
Germany pulls a fast one, pairing familiar looks with radically new infotainment and safety tech. ✔ Indeed, while the 2019 X5's exterior changes are subtle, much of what's under the skin is actually quite revolutionary for the brand ✔ While the old system's functionality relied overwhelmingly on its rotary knob, this new system will likely have users tapping and swiping on its 12.3-inch touchscreen as often as they use the multi controller ✔ Discuss 2019 BMW X5 Post a comment


Sonos wins big as Apple topples Samsung at T3 Awards 2018

9/28/2018, 8:55:10 AM
The One is the one to have ✔ It was the busiest night on record as the 12th annual T3 Awards saw a massive 51 gongs handed out - with Sonos the big winner on the night ✔ Best Laptop went to the Microsoft Surface Pro 2, which has performed well in our testing this year, and there were also awards handed out to Robert Llewellyn (Tech Legend) and Craig Charles (Tech Personality) for their efforts in getting tech in front of the eyeballs of fans - although using the Red Dwarf theme (which they both starred in) to welcome them on stage separately was perhaps a bit much..


British Superbike Championship 2018: what to expect from TT Circuit Assen this weekend 

9/28/2018, 11:57:45 AM
For the penultimate round of the Bennetts British Superbike season the series heads over the North Sea to Holland and the TT Circuit Assen. ✔ For the penultimate round of the Bennetts British Superbike season the series heads over the North Sea to Holland and the TT Circuit Assen ✔ In the corresponding round last year it was Haslam who finished top of the pile with victory in race one, backed up with third in the second outing


BMW X5 review: bigger, blander SUV returns to dominate the school run 

9/28/2018, 3:17:54 AM
Whisper it, but I've always had rather a soft spot for the X5. ✔ After all, it was BMW that invented this market segment of upmarket, heavily road-biased sport utility vehicles ✔ That recipe includes good on-road performance, scant off-road ability and plenty of technology ✔ Sales speak for themselves; 2.2 million X5s finding homes in 20 years


Musk's Tesla position uncertain as US regulators sue Musk for fraud

9/28/2018, 10:36:51 AM
Musk til dawn ✔ According to Reuters, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) moved to sue Musk for fraud, for tweets claiming he had Funding secured to take the publicly-floated company private, which never materialized ✔ EVs explained: everything you need to know about electric cars


5 things to know about the SEC's complaint against Elon Musk

9/28/2018, 12:43:44 AM
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission's complaint accusing Tesla CEO Elon Musk of committing stock market fraud paints a picture of a man who is either a lia ✔ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The Securities and Exchange Commission's complaint accusing Tesla CEO Elon Musk of committing stock market fraud paints a picture of a man who is either a liar or a reckless leader ✔ Here are five things to know about the allegations being made by the SEC in a case that could spell the end of Musk's reign at the electric car maker that he co-founded


Made with Unity Spotlight: Relive Your Childhood with Cube Forest

9/28/2018, 3:14:27 AM
It is just as challenging as I remembered it. ✔ The Unity engine is the most widely used third-party game development software worldwide, and we at IGN Southeast Asia are proud to partner up with Unity to introduce Made With Unity Spotlight ✔ Just like the old gameboy games, Cube Forest will test your hand-eye coordination, so be quick or you'll end up with a real fender bender


Our 3 favorite startups from Urban-X’s 4th demo day

9/28/2018, 1:02:48 AM
Urban-X, the urban-tech startup accelerator backed by BMW MINI and early-stage urban-tech fund Urban.Us, hosted a demo day today for its fourth cohort of companies at its Brooklyn HQ.  The seven presenting companies offered solutions to issues plaguing modern cities, including toll-road pricing, en… ✔ Urban-X, the urban-tech startup accelerator backed by BMW MINI and early-stage urban-tech fund Urban.Us, hosted a demo day today for its fourth cohort of companies at its Brooklyn HQ ✔ Similar to WeWork’s approach with buildings, Campsyte takes a parking lot, and adds value by filling it with greenery, furniture, electricity, WiFi, and other services


Chaotic emails, marijuana and Saudia Arabia: five surprising facts from the SEC's lawsuit against Elon Musk

9/28/2018, 8:30:24 AM
It's not easy being Elon Musk. ✔ All he wants to do is build rockets, drive electric cars, save humanity from runaway artificial intelligence, smoke weed on live TV, accuse heroic Thai cave rescuers of paedophilia and generally tweet whatever he feels like without any consequences ✔ Is there an actual explanation coming?Journalist to Elon Musk At 1:00PM New York time, approximately 12 minutes after Musk first tweet, Tesla's head of investor relations sent a text to Mr Musk's chief of staff asking: Was this text legit


Incredible images show the rare Mediterranean CYCLONE 'Medicane'

9/28/2018, 10:45:30 AM
Holidaymakers in Greece and Turkey are bracing for torrential rain and winds of up to 100mph (160kmh) as the tropical-like storm is likely to develop features normally associated with a hurricane. ✔ Holidaymakers in Greece and Turkey are bracing for torrential rain and winds of up to 100mph (160kmh)  Although they form over warm waters they do not require the same degree of warmth as a proper hurricane ✔ Severe weather warnings remain in effect around Greece, halting ferry services and prompting school closures Ferries remain docked due to bad weather at the port of Rafina, east of Athens, on Thursday, September 27 A man goes to secure his boat due to bad weather at the port of Rafina, east of Athens


Facebook is pushing out its most creative skeptics

9/28/2018, 10:20:16 AM
Why the company is worse off without the Instagram and WhatsApp founders ✔ It’s Google’s Turn in Washington’s Glare Daisuke Wakabayashi and Cecilia Kang preview Sundar Pichai’s meeting with lawmakers on Friday: On Friday, Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive, will meet with Representative Kevin McCarthy, of California, the Republican House majority leader and a vocal critic of Google, and more than two dozen Republicans to discuss complaints the company is trying to silence conservative voices


Did Christine Blasey Ford's account sound real? Here's what experts who study sexual violence have to say - Los Angeles Times

9/28/2018, 9:30:50 AM
In an effort to assess Christine Blasey Ford's credibility — and by implication, that of Brett Kavanaugh — we asked experts in sexual trauma whether Ford’s testimony was consistent with the research findings and clinical observations they have made or encountered in their own work. ✔ Memories are not there just for reminiscing they are vital for our survival ✔ This is part of a more general trend researchers have identified regarding adolescent antisocial behavior that disappears once an individual reaches adulthood ✔ These interviews have been edited for length and clarity


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