Mercedes has apparently set a date for the global unveiling of its highly-anticipated ute, with the unconfirmed moniker of ‘GLT’ or ‘X-Class’. French network TF1 is reporting that Mercedes’s first ute is set for its official debut at an invite-only presentation on October 25. It’s said it will again be […]
Day: 18 October 2016
Volkswagen to pay $175 million in US class action
Volkswagen has agreed to another costly settlement in the aftermath of the dieselgate scandal, in the form of a US$175 million payout toward a class action lawsuit. According to an Automotive News report, Volkswagen’s legal team agreed to the US$175,000,000 payout to lawyers representing 475,000 owners of VW vehicles that […]
duPoint Registry creates Audi R8 twin-turbo package
The Audi R8 and Lamborghini Gallardo/Huracan brothers are popular among high-end tuners for consistently generating megawatts of power from the stout 5.2-litre V10. We’ve featured many different aftermarket versions of each car, with ridiculous amounts of horsepower once a few ‘hair-dryers’ are bolted on. Underground Racing are known sorcerers of […]
Next-gen McLaren 650S spotted, known as ‘P14’
The successor to the McLaren 650S, codenamed P14, has been spotted by Auto Express, testing along the English countryside. This car is expected to be the Woking firm’s biggest departure since it started building road cars with the 2011 MP4-12C. A more evolved version of that car’s 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 […]
Lamborghini 350 GT fully restored via Polo Storico program
Lamborghini’s Polo Storico (historic centre) has painstakingly restored an example of the brand’s first ever mass-production sports car; the 350 GT. After 750 hours, 350 GT number 0121 has been given a fresh makeover that makes it feel as though it has rolled new off the factory floor. Items that […]
Audi ‘Q6’ electric SUV to be badged e-tron, sedans to follow
Audi’s Tesla-rivalling electric SUV will be called ‘e-tron’ when it lobs in 2018, not Q6 as pundits had previously speculated. The SUV is set to be heavily based on the 2015 e-tron quattro SUV concept (pictured), which has a drag co-efficient of just 0.25, beaten only by the Model X’s […]
Apple car project sidelined, focus on autonomous software instead
More bad news for Apple car hopefuls, as the Cupertino tech giant has allegedly binned the idea of building a car, with ‘Project Titan’ now focused on autonomous driving software. Apparently hundreds of project members have either been laid off, left of their own accord or been redeployed in accordance […]