Ever been trackside at a race and wondered why car racing isn’t more catered to tradies? Well, Australia’s Supercars today confirmed diesel dual-cab utes will be hitting the racetrack in 2017 in the form of SuperUtes. The series will be supplemental to the main Supercars series, much in the same […]
Day: 21 October 2016
Tesla confirms ride-sharing plans with autonomous vehicles
Tesla has confirmed it intends to enter the world of ride-sharing in an announcement by its CEO, Elon Musk. The idea isn’t new though; Elon Musk first teased a Tesla-developed ride sharing platform with the release of the company’s ‘Master Plan, Part Deux’ back in July this year. In that […]
Is this the 2018 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup?
Pictures have emerged which appear to reveal the all-new 2018 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck, showing a more aerodynamic and less garish design, including C-shaped LEDs. Leaked and published on Allpar.com, in addition to the Grand Wagoneer and next-gen Wrangler we saw earlier this week, the next Ram 1500 is […]
HSV is moving factories, part of 15-year Walkinshaw lease
The future of Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) has been given more certainty with the announcement that parent company Walkinshaw Automotive Group is moving to a larger site as part of a 15-year deal. All companies under the umbrella of Walkinshaw including the company which imports Tata trucks, Walkinshaw’s aftermarket accessories […]
Nissan completes 34% stake in Mitsubishi, largest shareholder
Mitsubishi Motors has officially become part of the Renault-Nissan alliance after a $2.3 billion deal was finalised overnight. While news of the acquisition had been around for a while, the details have taken some time to be ironed out. Now though, everything has been finalised. The 17 year-long partnership of […]
Video: Ken Block previews ‘Climbkhana’ Pikes Peak mega drift
Ken Block is up to his usual antics, but this time he’s planning something a little different to the Gymkhana videos. He’s planning a full drift run up Pikes Peak in his mental Ford Mustang. So far only this teaser video has been released, showing the ‘Hoonicorn’ Mustang destroying a […]