Karma Automotive is set to unveil a new plug-in hybrid model called the Karma Revero in less than a month, previewing the revamped company’s latest developments. For those a little confused, Karma – previously Fisker – was purchased by Chinese group Wanxiang a few years ago when Fisker defaulted on […]
Day: 10 August 2016
Karma Automotive to produce EVs in China
Karma Automotive has signalled its intention to invest $375 million into the production of electric vehicles in mainland China. The Wanxiang Group, headed by billionaire Lu Guanqiu, purchased the bankrupted automaker in 2014 after Fisker filed for Chapter 11 in the US after failing to pay $139 million in government […]
Skoda Kodiaq spotted in the wild, little disguise
Skoda has been caught out testing its highly anticipated Kodiaq large SUV, just weeks away from its official debut. Credit goes to Magazin ProDriver CZ’s Facebook page, who spotted what may well prove to be the world’s first photo of a mostly undisguised Kodiaq. The front end, and particular headlamp […]
Mercedes-Benz G 300 ute to be offered in Australia in 2017
The Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series stands in a league of its own at present, but come early-2017, that will no longer be the case. Mercedes-Benz has confirmed the G 300 Professional, developed exclusively for the Australian Defense Force in 2008, will become available to civilians next year. According to a […]
2017 Hyundai i30 previews new design, debuts Sept. 7
Hyundai is previewing the next-gen, 2017 i30, which it calls a “car for everybody”, before its public debut at the Paris motor show in September. So far only a few poorly-lit teaser images have been handed out, but according to the company the new model will showcase a more refined […]
BMW 740e iPerformance on sale in Australia from $229,000
BMW has confirmed the 740e iPerformance luxury sedan will arrive in Australia “late-2016”, coming in as the first high-end model under the new iPerformance sub-brand. It is powered by a 190kW/400Nm 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder unit and 83kW/250Nm liquid-cooled synchronous electric motor, producing a combined 240kW and 650Nm of torque. BMW […]
Koenigsegg shows off its hybrid power, massive wheelspin (video)
Koenigsegg is an automaker at the very frontier of innovation, never afraid to test new technology. The company is involved with camless engines which it wants to spread to mainstream carmakers, and it has produced some of the most exotic hypercars the world has ever known. The Regera is the […]
Audi ‘RS 1’ rumoured to debut at 2017 Geneva show
A French website is purporting that an RS version of the Audi A1 compact car will be unveiled at Geneva next March – a claim which some find dubious but it’s not without merit. For starters, Audi already makes the 170kW, 370Nm S1 rocketship, capable of 0-100km/h in under 6.0 […]