The concept of all 4 wheels steering has been around for many years. I first heard about it on an early model Honda Prelude, where the rear wheels would turn as well as the fronts. At slow speeds, the rear wheels are turned in the opposite direction of the front wheels. This can lessen the turning radius by approximately 20%. At faster speeds on the highway, the rear wheels … [Read more...]
Airbag Recall – Update on Progress for Resolution
Progress is slow! Takata are still trying to find the origination of the defect that causes the airbag assembly to spew out shards of metal that can injure or kill drivers or their passengers. Interestingly, BMW was quoted as saying that they had switched their airbag orders to a Takata facility in Germany where they are also made. The offending factory is in Mexico. One simple … [Read more...]