The Electric GT (EGT) racing series has announced it is opening up a separate division of the racing fixture that will accommodate the even more powerful Tesla Model S P100D. Back in September it was reported that the new Electric GT racing series was set to (silently) tear up the […]
Day: 20 December 2016
Lexus tops 2016 J.D. Power Custer Service Index survey in Australia
Lexus has taken out the top spot in the most recent J.D. Power customer service index survey, with results showing an overall improvement from luxury manufacturers in regard to customer satisfaction while servicing their vehicle. Overall, in Australia, customer experiences have moved in a positive direction for the third year […]
Volkswagen to spend up to US$1.6b on buy-back plan in Canada
Volkswagen has agreed to a buy-back program in Canada worth some US$1.6 billion in the aftermath of the dieselgate emissions scandal. The deal is said to involve a buy-back, fix or compensation deal for the owners of about 105,000 affected vehicles equipped with 2.0 TDI engines produced between 2009 and […]
2017 Ford GT production commences, first lucky customers take delivery
After weeks, months and even years of anticipation, deliveries of the new Ford GT have officially begun. Production has commenced at Ford’s Ontario facility, with the first examples headed for customers just in time for Christmas. The first of the 2017 Ford GTs to leave leave the Multimatic assembly facility […]
Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace 7-seater revealed in Chinese specification
Images of the new Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace seven-seater have hit the web, following official preview sketches earlier in the week. This is Volkswagen’s new seven-seat version of the latest Tiguan. It, as you can see, looks pretty much the same as the regular Tiguan, with boring yet clean styling cues, […]
2018 HSV renderings show potential future for Aussie sports sedan
Even though Australian car manufacturing has one leg down the S-bend, you can’t expect thousands of enthusiasts touched by our industry to forget their passion and turn their backs on what they love. This is why we have enthusiastic designers such as Naish Chapman, and the 2018 HSV GTS-R depiction, […]
Is this the 2018 Volkswagen Touareg? Potential patent images surface online
3D images of what very well looks to be the 2018 Volkswagen Touareg have surfaced online, via French Facebook page Virtuel-car. These could be authentic patent images that give us a first look at the next-gen SUV. Drawing heavily from the T-Prime concept shown at last year’s Beijing Motor Show, […]
Mazda CX-3 & CX-5 spruced up with ‘Custom Style’ for Tokyo Auto Salon
Besides the Detroit Motor Show, one of the first events on the automotive calendar for 2017 is the Tokyo Auto Salon, every January. This is where auto manufacturers and aftermarket specialists alike wheel out their latest enhanced creations. Mazda has given the CX-3 and less-than-a-month-old second-gen CX-5 a tasteful working […]