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Audi A1 range review - The Sweet Spot: Audi A1

9/12/2018, 9:31:33 PM
What's the best model in Audi's city-car range? CarReview - drive.com.au ✔ Audi does not offer a capped price servicing scheme but all A1 models can be purchased with a pre-paid schedule for the first three years that costs $1580 ✔ That would be the entry-level model with its frugal 1.0-litre three-cylinder turbo petrol engine, which produces 70kW and 160Nm and has a claimed average fuel consumption of 4.2L/100km with the five-speed manual transmission ✔ Go behind the scenes on Drive at Facebook, Instagram and YouTube



Introducing Rapide E, Aston Martin’s first electric sports car

9/12/2018, 9:03:06 PM
Aston Martin is finally sharing some specs and a couple of teaser photos of the upcoming Rapide E, the British automaker’s first all-electric sports car.  The upshot: It’ll be fast and rare. The company will only make 155 of the Rapide E, which will be powered by an 800-volt battery sys… ✔ Aston Martin emphasized that drivers will be able to hit these performance targets regardless of how much full the battery ✔ The aim, the company said, is for the Rapide E to drive a full lap of the famous Nürburgring with absolutely no derating of the battery and the ability to cope with the daily demands of repeated hard acceleration and braking ✔ Customer deliveries are set for the fourth quarter of 2019 ✔ The company previously said it would be priced around $255,000



Easy hack to steal a Tesla | Drive.com.au

9/12/2018, 9:31:34 PM
Researchers have exposed a flaw in keyless security technology used by both McLaren and Tesla cars that make car theft for crooks much simpler.



Nico Rosberg talks driving a Twizy, his Hot Wheels range and the future of cars

9/12/2018, 10:02:18 PM
I’M at Silverstone to chat to Nico Rosberg about cars – both real and 1:64 scale. Hello, Nico. How did you get here? Addison Lee. Ha! Brilliant. Did you offer to drive? No. I’m quite happy to chill… ✔ No. I’m quite happy to chill out in those moments ✔ We are trying to inspire kids to take on challenges, like I did in my life ✔ The only disappointment is the second row of seats don’t fold flat to the floor ✔ We couldn’t find a B&B on the third night so we slept in the car



Forza Horizon 4 Demo Available Today, Getting James Bond DLC

9/12/2018, 8:29:49 PM
Forza Horizon 4 has also gone gold in preparation for release! ✔ The included cars are as follows: 1964 Aston Martin DB5 inspired by Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), GoldenEye (1995), Skyfall (2012) and Spectre (2015) 1969 Aston Martin DBS from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) 1974 AMC Hornet X Hatchback from The Man With the Golden Gun (1974) 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 from The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) 1981 Citroën 2CV6 from For Your Eyes Only (1981) 1986 Aston Martin V8 from The Living Daylights (1987) 1999 BMW Z8 from The World is Not Enough (1999) 2008 Aston Martin DBS from Quantum of Solace (2008) 2010 Jaguar C-X75 from Spectre (2015) 2015 Aston Martin DB10 from Spectre (2015) Several cars will even feature film-inspired gadgets while in Forza Horizion 4's Forzavista mode, and players will receive two James Bond outfits and bonus phrases that can be used for Quick Chat in multiplayer



Suzuki Vitara Series II confirmed | Drive.com.au

9/12/2018, 9:31:31 PM
Suzuki has confirmed the updated Vitara Series II will arrive in Australian showrooms early next year.



Tesla is offering support to customers during Hurricane Florence - Roadshow

9/12/2018, 8:06:21 PM
The EV company is unlocking full battery capacity on its base model 60-series cars and allowing customers in the path of the hurricane to use the Supercharger network for free. ✔ Hurricane Florence is expected to impact as many as 25 million people, so the benefit of added range on an electric car is extremely helpful ✔ It used the same strategy when Hurricane Irma hit Florida in 2017 ✔ Tesla representatives did not respond immediately to requests for comment



More turmoil at Tesla: VP of worldwide finance is out

9/12/2018, 8:44:44 PM
McAnear is the latest executive to depart Tesla. ✔ He cited the work pace at Tesla (TSLA) and the level of public attention placed on the company as his reasons for leaving ✔ The company has been under pressure to maintain its production level -- particularly of its Model 3 -- in order to increase revenue and avoid a potential cash crunch



The 7 most egregious fibs Apple told about the iPhone XS camera today

9/12/2018, 11:48:42 PM
Apple always drops a few whoppers at its events, and the iPhone XS announcement today was no exception. And nowhere were they more blatant than in the introduction of the devices' "new" camera features. No one doubts that iPhones take great pictures, so why bother lying about it? My guess is they c… ✔ Apple always drops a few whoppers at its events, and the iPhone XS announcement today was no exception ✔ No one doubts that iPhones take great pictures, so why bother lying about it ✔ This at least Apple or some detailed third party testing can clear up ✔ There were plenty more, shall we say, embellishments at the event, but that’s par for the course at any big company’s launch



The 5 most important things Apple announced at its big annual iPhone event

9/12/2018, 10:15:52 PM
Another year, another new iPhone — except not this year! This year there are three new iPhones! ✔ It's got a similarly powerful battery that should carry most users through at least one day of use ✔ In short, it will make older iPhones feel new-ish again ✔ Sadly, group FaceTime that supports up to 32 simultaneous participants is still missing from iOS 12 Apple's planning to add it later this year



Google's new AI chief has said he worries about 'horrible scenarios' that would trigger 'the complete lockdown of robotics research'

9/12/2018, 10:06:04 PM
BI Prime: Three well-known researchers with links to Google have all warned about the dangers of the misuse of artificial intelligence. Andrew Moore, the newly hired head of Google Cloud AI, worries these "horrible scenarios" will trigger the "complete lockdown of robotics research." ✔ Three top researchers have begun sounding warning bells about the possible negative impacts of AI ✔ Andrew Moore, head of AI for Google CloudThe Charlie Rose show Nonetheless, a handful of researchers are urging caution and warning that AI misuse could bring serious consequences



Business school grads and quants are winning the battle to create the next P&G

9/12/2018, 8:49:49 PM
Micah Rosenbloom Contributor Micah Rosenbloom is a venture partner at Founder Collective. More posts by this contributor Startups need to respect the laws of retail physics Is VC The Right Money For Fintech? These days my Instagram feed feels more like QVC than a social network. And many of these c… ✔ Micah RosenbloomContributor Micah Rosenbloom is a venture partner at Founder Collective ✔ Compare the mattress industry to the meal kit delivery business which had to contend with a wide variety of substitute food products, from Domino’s to DoorDash and supermarkets to Soylent not to mention spoilage, high levels of customer churn, etc



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