Australian specs for the highly anticipated 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan have been announced, with five engine options including a potent new TSI petrol. Sadly, Aussie buyers will miss out on the tempting new 2.0 TDI diesel that overseas buyers get – it churns out 176kW and 500Nm. However, sporty drivers will […]
Month: June 2016
Hyundai Veloster SR Turbo Street edition on sale in Australia
By now the Hyundai Veloster is quite a well-known sports car despite featuring a very unique four-door hatch body style. A new special edition has been announced for Australia to spice up the range, called the Street edition. Building on the sportiness of the Veloster SR Turbo + Series II, […]
2016 Toyota Corolla hybrid now on sale in Australia from $26,990
The new Toyota Corolla hybrid has touched down in Australia, bringing super-efficient fuel economy to the highly popular humble hatch. Toyota claims the new variant offers the best fuel economy in its class – aside from the Prius – with an official average of 4.1L/100km. This provides a theoretical driving […]
Spectacular Forza Horizon 3 trailer released, based on Australia (video)
Turn 10 Studios has dropped an utterly breathtaking preview of its next instalment: Forza Horizon 3. The game was previewed at the annual E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) gaming convention in Los Angeles. Forza Horizon 3 is the open-road simulator accompaniment to the main series of the game, meaning you have […]
Mercedes-AMG GT R previewed, Goodwood debut confirmed (video)
Mercedes-AMG is readying a hardcore variant of the Porsche 911-battling GT, the AMG GT R, for the Goodwood Festival of Speed later this month. A video has been dropped, featuring a sharp and discordant soundtrack promising “next level of performance” and a “world premiere” for June 24. The teaser, called […]
Mazzanti Millecavalli is Italy’s most powerful supercar
Italy’s most powerful street-legal supercar has broken the veil, but you won’t see a prancing horse or raging bull on the front of this 745kW monster. Introducing the Mazzanti Millecavalli – the name being a Tuscan hint to the amount of horsepower lurking beneath. It takes the honour as Italy’s […]
Dubai-based Z Tyre creates $600,000 set of tyres, breaks record
As we already know, Dubai is a car-crazy nation, and even crazier when it comes to excess, so let’s skip the introduction and get straight into this US$600,000 set of tyres. The special tyre has entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the most expensive set ever produced. They […]
2016 Mazda CX-9 to go on sale in Australia from $49,000 drive-away
Following our exclusive report detailing the all-new 2016 Mazda CX-9 in Australian specification, it seems prices have now been leaked out early. Mazda Australia is yet to officially announce pricing and details, but as we discovered last week, the new model will come well-packaged. And now it seems it will […]