by Habitat Magazine | Dec 11, 2020 | Industry Leaders, Motoring, Posts
Lexus continues to build on the success of the seventh-generation ES medium luxury sedan, through expanding the level of innovative interior design changes, plus some under-the-skin upgrades. This reaffirms the Lexus commitment to world-leading safety. ES spec changes...
by Habitat Magazine | Dec 6, 2020 | Events, Industry Leaders, Motoring
This was the most extreme crash test ever executed by Volvo and a crucial one (video included). To allow rescue services to prepare for any possible crash scenario – and to simulate the forces that erupt in the most extreme crashes, beyond ordinary crash testing –...
by Habitat Magazine | Nov 24, 2020 | Industry Leaders, Motoring
At the heart of the revised Toyota Prado range is an additional 30kW of power and 100Nm of torque derived from the switch to the new-generation 2.8-litre GD-6 turbo diesel engine. This is now mated exclusively to a six-speed automatic transmission (previously...
by Habitat Magazine | Nov 19, 2020 | Industry Leaders, Motoring, Travel
Through a cooperation with BMW i and Designworks, Austrian professional base jumper and skydiver Peter Salzmann fulfils the dream of flying in a most innovative way. The electric drive and newly designed wingsuit increase speed and flying time. Upon...
by Habitat Magazine | Nov 6, 2020 | Motoring
The new Jaguar F-TYPE has arrived in SA. The distinctive crackle and pop on the overrun – synonymous with this model – remains; the sounds meticulously tuned to suit the range of powerful four-, six-, and eight-cylinder engines. The two-seat F-TYPE has...
by Habitat Magazine | Oct 25, 2020 | Industry Leaders, Motoring, Travel
In 1959, as an early teen in north-west England, I clearly recall my first look at the MINI. This was a low, Spartan-looking, boxy little car with a shallow bonnet indicating its transversely mounted engine. But it was a car for the time. The Suez crisis in 1956 had...
