The BMW i8 was a much-awaited car when it was released to the world market in 2014 with the first models coming to Australia in 2015. Today on Garage 41 Morley looks at a 2017 version of this plug-in hybrid sports car that can go from 0 to 100km/h in 4.4 seconds and has a limited top speed of 250km/h, and it's on sale at Dutton Garage.
Tarmac rally competitions consist of varying events within the one. There is the Outright Competition, which is basically a full-on speed event, but for the thinking person, there's TSD (Time Speed Distance), also known as Regularity. This is a passionate category at most Targa rallies and today on Garage 41, we'll tell you how it works.
This weeks Famous Face for Famous Insurance is Molly Taylor, one of Australia's top dirt rally drivers. Molly is the first woman driver to win the Australian Rally Championship outright competition and for two years in a row was the British Ladies Rally Championship. She joins us to talk about her career and her passion for the sport.
From a hybrid BMW i8 sports car to the recently released Subaru XV Hybrid we're covering all green bases today on Garage 41. Carsales' Nadine Armstrong looks at Subaru's first venture into the hybrid market with this very practical small SUV, which is gaining much attention.
Early in the year Glenn and his son Olly rode an Indian Chieftain and Indian Scout motorcycle through New Zealand with a group of riders from around the world. One of them was Donny Turner from Virginia who had everyone enthralled with his Ratbike and Olly couldn't wait to get on it.
Garage 41, a light-hearted look at all things motoring with Glenn Ridge, Dave Morley (Morley) and Mike Sinclair (Sinkers), on 7mate Saturdays at 3pm and Wednesdays at 5pm. Garage 41 is filmed at Dutton Garage, Melbourne.