Jaguar Land Rover has posted very impressive global sales for November, setting a new personal record while helping to boost its year-to-date figure by 21 per cent compared with the same 11-month period in 2015. The Jaguar brand reported the biggest growth however, with year-to-date figures up a whopping 75 […]
Day: 8 December 2016
Video: LaFerrari FXX K lapping Daytona is music to your ears
Ferrari’s FXX K is the most hardcore, track focused variant of the most hardcore road car it has ever produced; the LaFerrari. Just like the Enzo-based FXX which came before it, the FXX K is a limited build racetrack-only vehicle that is used as a testbed for Ferrari’s racing technology […]
Bugatti Chiron orders reach 220 in just 9 months
Hypercar manufacturer Bugatti has received a flood of interest in the new Chiron, with a total of 220 orders in a nine-month period since its debut. Speaking with GT Spirit, Bugatti’s man-in-charge Wolfgang Durheimer said Bugatti orders for the AU$3.4-million Chiron were greater than Bugatti was initially expecting; with the […]
BMW to fast-track autonomous car tech for ride-hailing, keep up with Uber
BMW intends to become the ‘coolest’ ride-hailing company on the market, with testing of autonomous cars set to commence in Munich next year. BMW is looking to share a piece of the pie with companies like Uber and Lyft, as the company nears the testing phase of an autonomous fleet […]
Volkswagen could face criminal charges in South Korea, record US$32m fine
South Korea has confirmed it is aiming to file criminal charges against Volkswagen executives, and issue 37.3 billion won (about AU$42 million) in fines. The $42 million (about US$32m) worth of fines are unprecedented in scale for South Korea, with the Asian authorities saying VW’s false advertising of it’s vehicle […]
2016 Porsche Cayenne Diesel review (video)
Aesthetically, it’s about as stimulating as witnessing a cow take a dump. But, the Porsche Cayenne is one of the original pioneers of what we’ve come to know as the performance SUV segment. A real sports utility vehicle. Let’s find out how it shapes up against the rivals – some […]
Mercedes-AMG E 50 coupe to debut M256 inline six, celebrate AMG’s 50th anniversary
Mercedes-Benz is reportedly working on a performance variant of the yet-to-be-revealed 2017 E-Class coupe, dubbed the AMG E 50. This could be one of the first performance E-Class two-door models since the W124 AMG days. While the company currently offers the E 63 AMG with its twin-turbo V8, this is […]
Next-gen Toyota 86 to arrive by 2019, convertible unlikely – report
A high level Toyota executive has confirmed a successor to the 86 sports car is in the works and that it will land between 2018 and 2019. The head honcho of Toyota Europe Karl Schlicht said in no uncertain terms to Autocar recently: “The GT86 is at the stage where […]