The Gerber Tread is...
The Gerber Tread is designed with car drivers in mind – the name represents the fact it’s got car tyre-like tread on the handles. Unfortunately, this proves to be one of the major drawbacks. You expect it to be rubberised and soft to touch, but instead it’s hard plastic which gets slippery when wet. It’s also quite uncomfortable on your palm, especially when you’re pressing hard on the handles of the built-in pliers.
Sources at Volvo have...
Sources at Volvo have finally admitted the XC90 4x4 will be fitted with a V8 engine before the end of this year. Initially for the US market, the eight-cylinder powerplant should be offered in UK cars by early 2005. But there"s a debate over exactly which unit will be used. Two engines are available to the firm - a Yamaha-derived 3.5-litre or a variant of the 4.4-litre Jaguar-based V8 that has been developed for the new Land Rover Discovery.