The next-generation of the American-spec Volkswagen Passat is set to benefit from the MQB transverse matrix which also underpins the global model (including in Australia), as well as the upcoming Teramont SUV to be manufactured in the same Chattanooga, Tennesee factory as the Passat. This is according to a company […]
Day: 5 September 2016
Aston Martin Q makes special edition ‘Spitfire’ Vantage
Aston Martin’s Cambridge-arm has released a special edition Vantage to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the legendary Spitfire fighter plane. Introducing the Aston Martin V12 Vantage S Spitfire 80. Combining arguably the most archetypally-English ingredients from the old empire has resulted in a deliciously-exclusive Vantage, with just eight going up […]
2017 Audi A3 e-tron debuts in the US, gets technology boost
Audi has released an update for its A3 e-tron variant in the US, receiving a few tweaks for the 2017 model year. Only weeks ago, Audi unveiled a refreshed A3 lineup, and the A3 e-tron has received many of the same aesthetic tweaks as well as the inclusion of a […]
Ferrari making 1 more LaFerrari, charity for earthquake victims
Ferrari has announced it will produce a 500th example of the limited edition LaFerrari, otherwise restricted to 499 units. The announcement came following the 6.2-magnitude earthquake that ravaged central Italy, with the death toll nearing 300. Sergio Marchionne, boss at Fiat Chrysler and subsidiary Ferrari, has said the company will […]
2018 Volkswagen Touareg spotted, adopts MLB platform (video)
Volkswagen is very busy with its post-dieselgate product plans, which includes a lot of electrification, including a 400km-plus range people’s car by the end of the decade. One vehicle that might not have suffered too much from the scandal is the next-generation Touareg, seen here undergoing European testing in this […]
2017 Mercedes-Benz SL on sale in Australia from $218,715
Mercedes-Benz Australia has announced local prices and spec range details for the new SL-Class. The new model comes with more powerful engines, equipped with the company’s new 9G nine-speed automatic. Three main variants are being offered in Australia, spanning from the SL 400, SL 500, to the range-topping SL 63 […]
Hyundai i30 N hot hatch is FWD, manual confirmed (video)
Hyundai has released a teaser video previewing the all-new N performance i30-based hot hatch. And it confirms some interesting details. It seems Hyundai’s first-ever proper hot hatch, developed by its relatively new ‘N’ motorsport-inspired division, will be front-wheel drive. While some carmakers in this segment offer all-wheel drive – Ford […]
2016 Lexus RC 200t review (video)
Lexus’s LF-A supercar-inspired RC coupe is something of a bitsa. Developed using a combination of GS (front-end), last-gen IS hardtop convertible for the floorplan (sharing 2730mm wheelbase) and rear-end module from the current IS mid-size executive sedan, you could be forgiven for thinking the RC is a bit of a […]