A McLaren P1 LM has been spotted flogging around the Nurburgring in Germany, potentially aiming to set a new record for a production car. Although the standard P1 GTR isn’t actually road legal, McLaren’s long-time motorsport partner, Lanzante Motorsport, has helped design road-legal conversion kits. It’s believed this example here […]
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2017 Renault Clio update on sale in Australia from $15,990
Renault Australia is announcing a range of updates for the introduction of the 2017 model year Clio range, adding more standard kit and sharping pricing. Four main variant lines are being offered in Australia, spanning from the Life, Zen, Intens, to the top GT-Line. All come with a dual-clutch automatic […]
Geely spotted testing MPV prototype in Australia
Chinese carmaker Geely has been spotted testing a mid-size MPV prototype in Australia, potentially hinting at a local introduction further down the track. It’s understood the prototype is being tested through the Geely-owned subsidiary Drive Systems International (DSI), which is based in Melbourne, near where this prototype was spotted earlier […]
Icon: The definitive book of Land Rover Defender, coming soon
Love your Land Rover Defenders? Can’t get enough of them and just want to absorb every piece of information about them? Well, you might be interested to hear Land Rover is announcing the bible of Land Rover books, called Icon: The Official Story of the Series Land Rover and Defender. […]
Range Rover Velar V8 ‘SVR’ spotted belting around Nurburgring (video)
Here we have it, folks. Visual and audible confirmation that there will be a V8 version of the attractive new Range Rover Velar at some stage. This spy video shows a prototype gunning around the Nurburgring in Germany, belting out an unmistakable V8 soundtrack. It’s expected to be the sounds […]
Mitsubishi celebrates 100 years, gives first Model A a PHEV conversion
Mitsubishi Motors is celebrating its centenary, with its first series production car of Japan, the Model A, turning 100. To mark the occasion, the Japanese company has teamed up with a very unlikely partner; West Coast Customs. As a lot of you would remember, WCC sprung into the public consciousness […]
Ford developing next-gen C-segment global platform, underpin 2020 Focus
According to Automobile Mag, Ford is readying its next generation platform for future C-segment vehicles, including the next Focus, Escape and C-Max equivalents. Ford of Europe’s vice president of quality, Gunnar Hermann, assures that this upcoming platform will be the last conventional components set and will start becoming available on […]
Next Isuzu D-Max & Mazda BT-50 share powertrains, different bodies
Details of the utes that will succeed the Mazda BT-50 and Isuzu D-Max in around two years have emerged at an Isuzu launch event this week. Many engineers and senior Isuzu staff were on hand to field questions at the Australian launch of the MY17 MU-X, and PerformanceDrive managed to […]