HSV is celebrating the production of its 85,000th vehicle at its Melbourne-based facility. The milestone car was a blue Clubsport R8 LSA sedan. Holden Special Vehicles, or HSV as it is more commonly known, produced the 85,000th vehicle at its Clayton production line in Melbourne, Victoria, on June 6. Tim […]
Month: June 2016
Is the new Mazda MX-5 safe? ANCAP crash tests return 5-star result
Even though the new Mazda MX-5 has been on sale for a while now, buyers have been in the dark in regards to knowing how safe it is. ANCAP has just crash-tested it and awarded the full five stars. Australia’s ANCAP used its latest round of crash testing to sample […]
Renault Twingo GT revealed; new RWD super-mini by R.S.
Renault has revealed its hot little Twingo GT super-mini ahead of its public debut taking place at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England. The Twingo is Renault’s smallest car, sold in Europe. For the GT Renault has used its R.S. division to give the micro machine a big dose […]
2016 Suzuki Vitara S Turbo review (video)
Five years ago the acronym CUV didn’t even resist. Automotive journalists were still approaching the term SUV with caution, what with the American connotation and all. Fast-forward to 2016 and not only are CUVs a thing, they’re the most ravenously exploding segment in Australian car sales. Now then, the new […]
Audi ‘SQ2’ performance compact SUV considered, 200kW-plus 2.0T – report
With SUV sales seemingly unstoppable at the moment, it comes as no surprise Audi is considering a performance version of its new Q2 entry-level SUV. Enter the ‘SQ2’. The news stems from an Auto Express report in the UK, that quotes Audi board member Stephen Knirsch as saying such a […]
Toyota Supra name registered at European Union Intellectual Property Office
Toyota’s upcoming sportscar joint-venture with BMW looks increasingly likely to wear the revered Supra nameplate. This is following the “Supra” name being registered with the European Union Intellectual Property Office. This comes after a similar registration at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office two years ago, around the time the […]
2016 Holden Cruze SRi Z-Series review (video)
In October of this year, the Australian-made 2016 Holden Cruze SRi Z-Series will ride quietly into the sunset for the last time, joined by the 56-year old Ford Falcon and soon to be followed by the Cruze’s bigger brother, the Holden Commodore. The Cruze doesn’t have the same passionate and […]
Mark Higgins breaks Isle of Man lap record with new WRX STI (video)
Mark Higgins has made history, managing to absolutely annihilate his previous record pace to set a new four-wheel vehicle lap record at the Isle of Man TT circuit. Piloting a modified 2016 WRX STI, Higgins managed to average 204.34km/h over 60km, setting a time of 17:49.75. The previous record, set […]