Kawasaki-Cairo-Stuttgart / Daimler and Mercedes not only produce some of the safest trucks worldwide, but their trucks are also some of the most innovative ones. Fuso, which is part of the Daimler and Mercedes group, is the first manufacturer worldwide to present a double-clutch transmission in commercial vehicles. Known as the "Duonic", this double-clutch transmission ......read more

Egypt and the Middle East are suffering from some of the worst road safety statistics world-wide. Especially Egypt is well-known for the horrible crashes involving trucks among the some roughly estimated 37.000 crashes, with at least 15.000 road deaths. Just this week (18.7.2010) a heavy 40-tons truck pulling a trailer fell of the Cairo Ring Road, when the truck driver tried to avoid ......read more

The latest generation Mercedes-Benz Actros has just been awarded Truck & Driver magazine’s illustrious title “Truck of the Decade”. In an online reader poll lasting for four weeks, Actros received more votes that any other vehicle. In the end, when all votes were cast, Star Quality shone through and the 2009 Mercedes-Benz Actros was announced the deserved winner. ......read more

Drowsiness at the wheel are one of the main reason of road traffic accidents, especially in countries such as Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Egypt where a lot of families use their car to reach their holiday destinations. Summer sunshine and sandy beaches by the sea is the motto of many families in Germany, when in a few days' time the great annual holiday period gets under way in ......read more

As a result of customer feedback, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) is preparing a recall of some Lexus LS 600h and LS 460 models equipped with the Variable Gear Ratio Steering (VGRS). The precise number of cars involved is still being finalised but initial figures show approximately 11,500 vehicles are affected globally. Around 40 units are to be affected in the UK market, while only 3 ......read more

There are hardly any professional riding events in Egypt or the Middle East offered by the motorcycles manufacturers. Therefore the only possibility to ride and train in a safe environment is to participate in one of the driving experiences such as Harley Davidson's breath-taking trips in the beautiful South Africa or the Ducati Riding Experience on Italy's finest racing circuits. So, ......read more

Bosch has recently developed a new generation antilock braking system (ABS) for motorcycles which has the potential to prevent 38 per cent of motorcycle accidents involving personal injury and 48 per cent of those leading to fatalities, according to a study published by the Swedish highways authority. Further, a study published by the German Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) ......read more

For the first time, Euro NCAP can now release its top five safest cars of 2009, based on their maximum five star award and their overall score. Top of this list is the Volkswagen Golf VI that was first tested in 2008 under the former rating scheme and was re-released in 2009. The Honda Insight Hybrid and Toyota Prius, two fuel-efficient vehicles tested in 2009, were second and ......read more

Toyota owners in Egypt and the Middle East should take this recall very seriously. After recently issuing a huge recall for 4.2 million vehicles due to floor mats reportedly jamming the accelerator pedal in a fully open state, the company confirmed that it would implement brake override systems in order to stop cars which aren’t responding to the normal brakes. Now, Toyota is ......read more

Volvo Trucks will be the first manufacturer with an efficient diesel engine fuelled by a mixture of methane gas and diesel to meet the strict Euro-5 exhaust emission standards introduced in 2009. Field testing will start in Sweden and the UK in 2010. “This unique technology allows us to combine the advantages of gas with the diesel engine’s high efficiency rating, which is about 50 ......read more

According to media reports, Ferrari sent out a customer's letters this month informing its clients about a technical defect of the fuel-connection-tube leading to the distributor-block, which in return might cause a leakage of fuel, and therefore lead to smoke or in worst cases even to a fire. Another abnormal thing would be a malfunction of the engine, according to Ferrari's ......read more

Geneva, 08.10.2009 – Every morning the Egyptian public is shocked when they read in the newspaper or see in the TV news the daily numbers of horrible accidents with dozen of fatalities on Egyptian roads. Just last week two horrible accidents on the ring road of Cairo with at least 15 dead people, caused by two un-experienced truck drivers driving technically unsafe trucks, reminded ......read more

The factory gates open and the first Volvo FH16 700 appears. An eager Tore Aase from Norway is there to take delivery of the world’s most powerful series-manufactured truck. On Norway’s hilly west coast, the truck’s power will come into its own. The truck will be used in long-haul operations in the west of Norway, hauling equipment for the oil industry. The 700 horsepower and ......read more