Following a preview earlier this year, Hyundai’s premium sub-brand Genesis has just revealed the new G80 Sport at the LA auto show. The Genesis brand doesn’t have much presence in Australia but that is set to change from next year when the local arm starts to introduce more models. At […]
Day: 18 November 2016
Mercedes-AMG to revive Black Series with C 63 & GT – report
The gossip from the Los Angeles motor show is already heating up, with the head of AMG saying a hardcore C-Class AMG coupe variant, as well as Black Series version of the AMG GT is under consideration. Speaking with Autocar, head of Mercedes’s performance arm AMG, Tobias Moers, hinted that […]
Chevrolet Spark Activ debuts as new mini crossover
Chevrolet has taken to the Los Angeles motor show to unveil the Spark Activ; a high-riding city car priced from US$16,945. With the compact utility vehicle (CUV) market segment exploding in recent years, Chevrolet arrived at the LA show with a slightly more rugged, slightly taller Spark variant. Chevy has […]
Subaru previews new 7-seat SUV with VIZIV-7 concept
Subaru has unveiled an all-new SUV concept called the VIZIV-7 at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show, previewing a seven-seater of the future. While very little is known about the VIZIV-7, Takeshi Tachimori, Subaru’s vice president has said that, “We know customers in this segment want a full-sized vehicle and […]
AMS Nissan GT-R sets new 1/4 mile record (video)
Last week we saw Ekanoo Racing break the Nissan R35 GT-R quarter mile record. This week, the record has been shattered again, by renowned US GT-R tuner AMS Performance. AMS took its crazily-modified GT-R, known as Alpha G, down the strip in Michigan in a record time of 7.14 seconds […]
2017 Volkswagen e-Golf debuts at LA show
Volkswagen has revealed the new e-Golf at the Los Angeles auto show as promised, following the unveiling of the 2017 Golf update last week. The 2017 e-Golf boasts a new electric powertrain which provides 15kW more power, taking output to 100kW, while torque is lifted 20Nm to 290Nm. This results […]
The Grand Tour to help Amazon Prime launch in Australia
Former Top Gear hosts will air the first episode of their new series, called The Grand Tour, through Amazon Prime later today. Unfortunately for Australians the show won’t be arriving Down Under until December. The trio of hosts, including Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond, have put together a […]
Opel Grandland X confirmed as Astra SUV, RAV4 rival
Opel has confirmed the name of its upcoming SUV/crossover version of the new Astra, called the Grandland X. The model is likely to make its way over to Australian shores in the future. The Opel Grandland X is part of Opel’s ambitious plans to launch 29 new models by the […]