Some overseas reviews of the highly-anticipated Kia Stinger are starting to come through. One of the latest, from The Best Lap, shows us how the sports sedan handles and drifts on a skid pan. The Kia Stinger will arrive in Australia later this year. And so far it has been […]
Month: June 2017
Volvo Polestar celebrates 100,000 optimisations
Volvo’s performance arm Polestar is celebrating a big milestone, having optimised some 100,000 Volvo vehicles around the world. Polestar performance packages, which mostly consist of a unique powertrain computer tune to see increases in power and torque, have been available for most showroom models for a few years now. In 2013, […]
Ferrari 458 Speciale gets straight-through exhaust (video)
Ferrari is in the process of switching its entire non-V12 lineup to turbocharged power, to satisfy emissions regulations while keeping power outputs intact. While the company appears to be using some pretty serious technology to conquer turbo-lag and enrich torque like never before, the spine-tingling sensation of reaching 9000rpm in an […]
2017 Honda Civic Type R does 0-100km/h in 5.7 seconds
Some more specs and performance figures of the new Honda Civic Type R have been confirmed for Europe, giving us some indication of the Australian specification before its local arrival later this year. We already know the new hot hatch will come with a 2.0-litre turbo four-cylinder producing 235kW at […]
Tesla Model Y previewed for the first time, new medium crossover
The first teaser of the new Tesla Model Y has dropped for the very first time, showing a dark silhouette of the front end. It will slot in as the company’s new small/medium SUV. Originally set to be based on the incoming Model 3 mid-size sedan, it’s now understood the […]
Kia Stonic confirmed as new compact SUV, design previewed
Kia has officially confirmed it is planning a new compact crossover named the Stonic, which will sit below the Sportage in the company’s expanding showroom. News of the Stonic was revealed earlier last month, with a company presentation showing a timeline of future models. These entailed six new models for […]
Hyundai Tucson Sport announced in South Africa, gets 150kW tune
Hyundai South Africa has launched a sportier variant of the popular Tucson, which could give us some indication of things to come from the performance N division in the future. Hyundai N is said to be considering developing a proper performance variant of the Tucson, but it isn’t likely to […]
For Sale: Bespoke built Ferrari F12 with carbon galore, in Australia
A custom optioned Ferrari F12 Berlinetta is up for sale in Australia, featuring a full carbon fibre bodykit which is from Ferrari’s bespoke option list. On first impressions the car looks like an F12 tdf. However, on further inspection it seems it is a regular F12 that has been optioned up […]