Tesla is reigning supreme in the US in sales, extending its lead in the luxury sedan market over rivals like BMW, Mercedes and Audi at their own game with a 59 per cent increase this year. In an almost unheard of surge in US sales, Tesla Model S deliveries jumped […]
Day: 14 October 2016
2017 Honda CR-V revealed in US-spec, brings 1.5T
Honda has released details of the US-spec 2017 CR-V, bringing in a styling refresh, added tech and the CR-V’s first turbocharged powertrain. Atop the list of updates is a styling refresh, with a sharpened front fascia, new LED headlights, some flaring around the wheel arches, dual exhausts out back as […]
2016 Jaguar F-PACE S 35t review (video)
Sick and tired of the same boringly conservative luxury SUVs from Germany? Jaguar is taking it first-ever swing at the premium SUV market with this new beauty. It’s called the F-PACE. You might as well get used to seeing it as it is tipped to become Jaguar’s new best-seller. The […]
Volvo 240 GL LS1 V8 conversion project: Part 10 – reassemble
We’ve hit a milestone. Our Volvo 240 GL LS1 V8 conversion project is now on its downhill run as we start putting everything back together. To refresh your memory, Part 9 of the project was all about finalising the giant GCG-sourced GTX4202R turbocharger. We also saw the beast roll out […]
2016 Hyundai iLoad Series II: 7-point inspection
Hyundai introduced the updated 2016 iLoad Series II earlier this year. And although there are no major powetrain upgrades, the iLoad still remains as one of the torqueist short wheelbase commercial vans on the market. Instead of our usual review format, for the iLoad we’re going to go over the […]
Jeep Renegade lifts back wheels under braking in Euro test (video)
Jeep, a brand already embroiled in plenty of safety recall issues in Australia and around the world, is in the spotlight in Europe after its little Renegade was reported to ‘endo’, lifting its back wheels under hard braking. With 765 sales for a 1.0-percent share of the small SUV segment […]