Honda will inject more excitement into its cars and make better use of its global production facilities, its new boss has revealed. Having been recently appointed as Honda CEO, Takahiro Hachigo plans to “create a new Honda”, ditching the numerical target of six million car sales annually set by his […]
Day: 8 July 2015
2015 Volkswagen Touareg V6 TDI review (video)
The large SUV market has undergone a tricky overhaul in the last few years; it’s a segment where buyers demand size but also fuel efficiency. This is where the 2015 Volkswagen Touareg steps in. It promises to be one of the best SUVs in the business in terms of blending […]
2016 Mercedes-Benz E-Class to feature seriously advanced tech
Mercedes-Benz has revealed the suite of safety and autonomous technology for the next E-Class, that will back up its previous claim of ‘taking the next step towards accident-free and autonomous driving’. Tipped to be called ‘Intelligent Drive next Level’, it could turn out to be one of, if not the […]
Red Bull & Aston Martin co-developing new supercar – report
Energy drink and Formula 1 super-brand Red Bull is reportedly preparing a road-going hypercar, targeted at the likes of the McLaren P1 GTR and LaFerrari FXX K. Said to be coming around 2018, Red Bull’s legendary designer of its Formula 1 cars, Adrian Newey, is apparently collaborating with Aston Martin […]
New 2015 Skoda Fabia on sale in Australia from $15,990
Following the announcement of a five-star ANCAP safety rating yesterday, Skoda Australia has now officially launched the new 2016 Skoda Fabia. As revealed late last year, the new Fabia is slightly larger, better-looking, and more advanced than the outgoing version. It offers 17 ‘simply clever’ highlights, including a class-shaking 305-litre […]
Next-gen Honda CR-V to be larger, 7-seat option likely
The current, four-gen Honda CR-V has been around now in virtually the same guise since 2011, and it looks like it will hang around for another couple of years. What follows for the fifth-gen model should interest a lot of family-oriented SUV buyers. It’s understood Honda is preparing the next-gen […]
HSV Clubsport R8 25th anniversary edition on sale from $73,290
Aussie muscle car fans will be excited to hear HSV is introducing a new Clubsport R8 25th anniversary limited edition to pay tribute to the first Clubsport launched in 1990. The Clubsport nameplate has gone on to become one of the most prominent names in Australian car culture, and has […]
Hyundai’s N performance sub-brand planning i30 hot hatch?
Hyundai has been spotted testing an interesting prototype on the Nurburgring, known as the i30 N prototype, signalling a potential foray into the hot hatch world. Unfortunately, we don’t have access to spy photos, however, the idea of an i30 hot hatch alone is news enough. The Hyundai i30 is […]