The MY2018 Jaguar XE has been announced, introducing some new four-cylinder Ingenium engine options as well as bumping up the power for the flagship XE S variant. Starting with the flagship, the XE S continues with a 3.0-litre supercharged V6. Only now it churns out 280kW and 450Nm instead of […]
Month: February 2017
MY2018 Jaguar F-PACE gets new twin-turbo 2.0 diesel, RWD option
Jaguar Land Rover is introducing its new range of Ingenium petrol and diesel engines for the F-PACE as part of the MY2018 rollout. All are four-cylinder units, with outputs topping out at 184kW. Some of these engines have already been introduced in the latest Land Rover Discovery Sport, such as […]
2017 Ford Ranger FX4 special edition now on sale in Australia
A new special edition Ford Ranger has been announced to spice up the Australian range, called the Ranger FX4. It adds a number of bespoke highlights and fashion-conscious accessories. Based on the Ranger PX Mk II XLT variant, the FX4 builds on the rugged-and-ready foundations of the popular dual-cab ute […]
Pagani Huayra Roadster unveiled; lighter, more powerful than coupe
Following a number of sneaky teasers and hints, Pagani has just unveiled the gorgeous Huayra Roadster. This is the first drop-top version of the Huayra supercar. The Huayra has actually been around since 2012 – the time has gone fast hasn’t it – and since then there hasn’t really been […]
Nissan Tsuru officially ends production, built since in 1992
In plenty of parts of the world, there are many legacy platform cars – versions of vehicles that stopped being sold in Western markets many generations ago. Examples of this include the VW Kombi that continued production until 2013 in Brazil, the Peugeot 405-based cars still being churned out in […]
Overseas-spec 2017 Mitsubishi Lancer revealed in more detail, gets digital dash
In Australia and the rest of the world the Mitsubishi Lancer is getting euthanised after 44 years of being the triple-diamond star’s C-segment breadwinner. For some markets though there is a big facelift coming. The latest generation has been around since 2007, so many would say its death is timely, […]
Video: Wind blows truck over onto police car, dashcam captures it
Dashcam footage is the source of amusement for millions of viewers, but sometimes an eery brush with death is captured that sends chills down the spines of motorists. Looking like a scene from Final Destination, this footage from a police car shows another unoccupied police car completely pulverised by a […]
BMW developing solid-state battery technology for EVs
The future of BMW’s electric cars is expected to benefit from a quantum leap forward in battery technology in about nine years from now. Autocar reports that new solid-state batteries will boost capacity by 15-20 per cent, which means higher energy density than today’s liquid electrolyte batteries. The solid-state items […]