To spruce up the now five-year-old Veloster Hyundai Australia has devised this sporty little number. It’s called the Street Turbo Special Edition, based on the flagship SR Turbo. The Hyundai Veloster was the second best-selling sports car in Australia last year in the under-$80,000 segment, only losing out to the […]
Day: 16 September 2016
Volkswagen previews US-bound Teramont large SUV (video)
Volkswagen has released a short teaser clip confirming some details of its upcoming Teramont SUV, set to debut in the US 2017. Most importantly, VW has confirmed engine options for the “mid-size” SUV – known as a large SUV in Australia – with the option of a 2.0-litre TSI four-cylinder […]
Proterra Catalyst E2 is a 660kWh EV bus with 560km range
US company Proterra has released details of a radical new electric bus design, largely constructed from carbon fibre and powered by a 660kWh battery pack. What could genuinely turn out to be the future of buses, the Catalyst E2 prototype has a claimed range of 563km in real-world driving conditions, […]
Ferrari planning 350 70th anniversary special editions
Ferrari is said to be planning a range of special edition models to celebrate its 70th birthday next year, covering most models. In classic Ferrari fashion, units will be limited to 70 examples for each of the five models it is said to be planning, including special editions of the 488 […]
Abarth 124 Spider on sale in Australia in October
Fiat’s Australian arm has confirmed the local details for the upcoming MX-5-based Abarth 124 Spider, which will arrive in showrooms in October. The new Abarth 124 Spider is based on the Fiat 124, which itself is based on the Mazda MX-5, developed as part of a co-development partnership. For the […]
2017 Mazda6 on sale, adds G-Vectoring & updated i-ACTIVSENSE
Following on from the facelifted Mazda3, it’s now the mid-size Mazda6‘s turn for a series of revisions as we head toward 2017. Adding to its i-ACTIVSENSE active safety arsenal is autonomous city braking aiming to prevent rear end collisions in dense traffic. Now between 15 and 160km/h, the Smart Brake […]
Alfa Romeo future lineup exposed in leaked timeline sheet
A purported internal document has outlined a pathway for an Alfa Romeo product assault between now and 2020. The brand’s current range are pictured, including the carbon-fibre-tubbed 4C and 4C Spider, the C-segment Giulietta, the Audi A1-rivalling Mito, and the all-new Giulia mid-size sedan. The next round of products are […]
Tickford planning a comeback? Performance Ford Ranger & Everest rumoured
Tickford, a name formerly synonymous for fast Fords throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, could be set to return in the form of some tuning packages for a select range of future Fords. A search on ABN Lookup reveals that Tickford was registered late last year and earlier this month […]