In a growing segment full of ‘me-toos’ and competitive one-upmanship, what a breath of fresh air the 2016 Citroen C4 Cactus is. Despite sharing classification with the likes of Mazda CX-3, Renault Captur and Ford EcoSport, it doesn’t have much in common with them, standing out as something of an […]
Day: 17 June 2016
Land Rover Discovery Sport pulls 100-tonne train (video)
Land Rover has come up with an extravagant marketing campaign for its Discovery Sport, showing one towing no less than a 100-tonne train in Switzerland. Land Rover is no stranger to public feats of strength like this; back in 1989 a 200TDi took on a similar carriage in Plymouth, UK. […]
2016 Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid gets solar panel roof
Toyota has announced some sweeping changes for its next-generation eco-warrior, the new plug-in version of the Prius, including the introduction of a solar panel on the roof. Toyota has also developed a more efficient 8.8kWh battery pack, which can be fully charged in two hours, and offers 50km in purely […]
Volkswagen to introduce 30 EVs by 2025
Volkswagen has announced it plans to introduce 30 new electric vehicles onto the market by 2025, as the German manufacturer unveils its long-term business strategy. Volkswagen executives spoke overnight at a press conference in Wolfsburg, Germany, hoping to distance itself from the aftermath of the recent emissions scandal that has […]
New Audi Q5 to be offered with fully electric powertrain – report
Audi is set to be planning an electric variant of its upcoming Q5 SUV, to be built in Mexico, according to sources involved in the project. According to an Automotive News report, two anonymous sources say that Audi may indeed produce an electric Q5 at the $1.3 billion factory in […]
Skoda Kodiaq previewed, all-new seven-seat SUV
Skoda has released a series of sketches of what will soon become its all-new Kodiaq seven-seat SUV, to be launched later this year. The Kodiaq name was confirmed by Skoda at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year while unveiling the Vision S concept, which the Kodiaq draws much of […]
Video: Alfa Romeo Stelvio SUV prototype spotted in Germany
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has been spotted test driving a prototype version of the all-new Alfa Romeo Stelvio SUV out on public roads in Germany. This will be Alfa’s first-ever SUV. The prototype is heavily clad in black sheeting to conceal its design, however, we do get a decent preview of […]
MINI VISION NEXT 100 concept revealed
As part of BMW’s centennial celebrations, BMW as well as the two British marques it owns, Rolls-Royce and MINI, have rolled out their ‘VISION NEXT 100’ concepts, which cast their respective identities far into the future. MINI’s effort, unlike the other two, has a fixed steering wheel (the BMW one […]