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2012-on Audi A6 Allroad used car review

10/18/2018, 1:11:25 AM
What do you need to look for in this second-hand luxury wagon? CarReview - drive.com.au ✔ During the test drive, make sure you try a few stop-start manoeuvres to make sure the gearbox knows what gear to be in and doesn’t clunk and bang through the gears ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)


Ford Mustang Bullitt review: cynical cash-in, or star in its own right?

10/18/2018, 7:19:01 AM
There is something wonderfully silly about the idea of pootling around Britain in a Ford Mustang, the modern epitome of an American musclecar. ✔ This homage to the film that put dark green Mustangs on the map has been conceived to celebrate its 50th anniversary, Steve McQueen’s gritty portrayal of the San Francisco police department’s Lieutenant Frank Bullitt having been released in the US on October 17, 1968


Audi A8L v BMW 740Li Head to Head Review | Drive.com.au

10/18/2018, 5:47:31 AM
Andrew Maclean road tests two long-wheelbase German limousines - the Audi A8L 50TDI and the BMW 740Li - to assess them for luxury, features, handling, space and value ✔ Its minimalist ambience is more luxurious in some ways as it manages to fuse old-school qualities with modern tech in a more harmonious manner ✔ And it looks stunning at night, with the digital screen turned off and the Virtual Cockpit reduced to just two small gauges, allowing the ribbons of ambient lighting to envelope its occupants in science fiction ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)


Against Trump tariffs

10/18/2018, 7:34:58 AM
undefined ✔ Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Yang-ho, third from right, the Korean head of the U.S.-Korea Business Council, speaks during the joint business council's meeting at the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) Tower in Seoul, Thursday ✔ Business leaders of the two countries urged Washington not to impose a 25 percent tariff on made-in-Korea cars and auto parts


New sales model for Euro VW | Drive.com.au

10/18/2018, 1:11:27 AM
Volkswagen customers to get personalised service. ✔ Volkswagen owners will get a new way to communicate with dealers ✔ A sales model restructure, including digitalisation, will launch in Europe by April 2020 ✔ But, it doesn’t look like Aussie customers will see the technology for some time ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)


Ride-hailing company Careem secures $200 million in funds from Saudi and Japanese investors 

10/18/2018, 5:09:02 AM
The $200 million was the first close of a funding round in which Careem expects to raise over $500 million, the company said in a statement. ✔ Christopher Pike | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Careem Networks FZ logo sits on the exterior of a driver support center at the ride-hailing company's headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates ✔ It was not immediately clear what Careem's valuation would be after securing the latest funding ✔ It was estimated to be worth about $1 billion as of December 2016


Uber reportedly raises $2 billion in debut junk bond sale ahead of blockbuster IPO

10/18/2018, 7:44:00 AM
Uber is preparing for an IPO that media reports have noted could value it at more than $100 billion. ✔ Anindito Mukherjee | Getty Images Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive officer of Uber, looks on following a 2018 event in New Delhi, India ✔ It is currently one of the most valuable privately held firms in the world ✔ It also ended a legal battle with Google's self-driving car division Waymo in February, with a settlement that saw Waymo take a 0.34 percent stake in the company worth $245 million at the time


Pathfinder: Kingmaker Review

10/18/2018, 1:47:20 AM
Owlcat Games’ tabletop port offers an authentic Pathfinder experience - the good, the bad, and the ugly. ✔ A great tabletop campaign requires a special understanding between a dungeon master and their players ✔ Settling the Stolen Lands I’d have preferred a little less to do, truthfully, or at least the opportunity to do it all with the in-game clock being less of an enemy


Google Pixel 3 review: raising the bar for the Android experience

10/18/2018, 5:43:01 AM
New phone reaches Apple-level of polish, with top-notch performance, fantastic camera and attractive design ✔ The back button still does what you’d expect, but the gesture button does a number of things ✔ Photograph: Samuel Gibbs for the Guardian Other reviews Apple iPhone XS review: two steps forward, one step back Samsung Galaxy S9+ review: the best big-screen smartphone by miles Huawei P20 Pro review – the three-camera iPhone killer OnePlus 6 review: top-end smartphone for half cost of iPhone X


Here's how Russian manipulators were able to target Facebook users

10/18/2018, 2:48:39 AM
Facebook sliced and dices its billions of users into extremely specific - and marketable - groups. ✔ The Russian ads, released by Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee, offer the public the first in-depth look at the attempts to divide the U.S. ahead of the 2016 election ✔ But there's no way to have a good deal with the devil called Hillary Clinton


LEGO DC Super-Villains Review

10/18/2018, 1:47:18 AM
Bad to the bone. ✔ Character-swapping is something I used often both by choice and necessity ✔ All of the over-160 characters look distinct but share the same basic melee-type attacks, area-of-effect-type attacks, and chargeable range attacks ✔ It reminds me a bit of playing with action figures as a kid and imagining partnerships that I’d never see on the big screen


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