Posts Tagged ‘Satellite Navigation’
Click above for high-res gallery of refreshed Pontiac G6 spy shotsThe Pontiac G6 is one of those alright-looking cars that isn't begging for a total redesign, so General Motors is planning a mid-cycle refreshening of the car's nose instead. The updated design was recently photographed by spies, actu......
Why are factory navigation systems still so expensive?
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Over the past year, the cost of third-party GPS navigation systems has dropped precipitously, with entry level units now starting at under $150. For that price, you can get a 3.5- to 4-inch touchscreen that comes fully loaded with maps of the entire United States. Additionally, one will likely inclu......
Europe gets Toyota Yaris SR with dockable TomTom nav unit
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click above to view high-res gallery of the Toyota Yaris SRThe Euro-spec Toyota Yaris is a well-equipped little car. But things like the nine airbags, chrome exhaust finisher, and remote central double locking are merely gravy for the real show on this new SR model: a fully-integrated portable TomTo......
Detroit 2008: ‘09 Subaru Forester shows its US face in Detroit
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
click above image for more live pics of the 2009 Subaru Forester from DetroitToday in Detroit we finally got to see the long-anticipated (by some of us at least) 2009 Subaru Forester that was revealed on Christmas Day. We've covered the JDM version and the US model pretty extensively, but now we ha......
Detroit ‘08 Preview: Subaru reveals US-spec 2009 Forester
Sunday, October 14th, 2007
click above image for more pics of the 2009 Subaru ForesterThough the Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) 2009 Subaru Forester was revealed on Christmas Day, Subaru waited until today to reveal the US-spec version of its car-like CUV. We all know the shape of things to come for the Forester thanks to num......
Land Rover Defender 110 SVX earmarked for Australia
Sunday, September 16th, 2007
Click image to enlargeSo, that UK-only Land Rover Defender SVX? Turns out it's not UK-only. Well, the Defender 90 version is, but Blighty is not the only market getting an SVX to celebrate LR's 60th birthday. The Australians will blow out the candles with the Defender 110 SVX. The longer-wheelbase ......
Noble reborn as Rossion Q1 in the U.S.
Tuesday, May 8th, 2007
click above image for more views of the Rossion Q1Back in February we told you about Noble Automotive selling the rights to M12 and M400 production outside of the UK to raise some capital for development of the M15. At least in the States, they ended up handing over the rights for M12 and M400 prod......
New navi in UK guarantees no speeding tickets
Wednesday, October 25th, 2006
Though the isle of Britain isn't that large in terms of square miles, it still contains 24,000 potential speed traps (about the same number in Ohio, we think). The Rossini Navigator and Camera Spotter is a satellite navigation unit that has each one of those traps plotted on its digital topography a......
Nav system in Zephyr rated best in the biz
Thursday, October 5th, 2006
Having reviewed many vehicles in my day, I can tell you unequivocally that not all satellite navigation systems are created equal. Just checking the sat nav box on the options sheet doesn't guarantee you'll be getting a system that's easy to use and will get you where you want to go. Those who know ......
DashDaq throws open source in face of high-end sat navs
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006
We're kicking ourselves because we didn't get a chance to play with the DashDaq onboard computer at SEMA last week where it won a Best New International Product Award. Actually, to call it an onboard computer is generalizing its capabilities a bit too much. The small handhelt unit plugs into your ve......