Yz85 Clyinder Head 01 on 2040-parts.com

ESP could save 380 lives a year

By Ben Shacham Motor Industry 19 June 2007 12:24 The campaign to make electronic stability control (ESC) standard on all new cars by 2012 is gathering momentum - and it could save 380 lives a year, say ministers. The UK's Department for Transport today claimed that hundreds of lives could be saved every year if all new cars had stability control fitted - totalling 4000 lives across Europe. A campaign to raise awareness of the potential benefits of ESC was launched last month in Rome by European commissioners and FIA president Max Mosley.

Top 15 British Sports Cars – which is best?

The Jaguar XK 120 - one of the top 15 British Sports Cars There’s something about ‘Top Lists’ that grabs attention. Top Ten Greatest…, Top 15 Best…, Top 20 Worst… It doesn’t matter what ends the sentence, we’re all drawn in. Drawn in because we always have an opinion – and it’s never the same as the compilers of the list in question.

BMW confirms 5-series hybrid for March arrival in the United States

When it comes to hybrids, BMW doesn't take the understated route, cranking up the power and loading eco technologies into some of its most decadent models. The 7-series, the X6--they will never be mistaken for a Toyota Prius. But now comes the mean and green version of the 5-series, called the ActiveHybrid 5, and the Bavarian luxury maker confirmed late Thursday that the car will arrive in U.S.