Tyre technology is apparently not at a level that could facilitate a 500km/h top speed for the Bugatti Chiron, according to a report. Test driver Andy Wallace revealed to Popular Mechanics that the 1500hp (1120kW), 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16 Chiron is mechanically capable of breaking the magic 300mph (482km/h) barrier but […]
Month: June 2017
Tesla Model 3 first test drives hit the road in the U.S.
A massive gallery for the Tesla Model 3 has been dumped ahead of the car’s official launch. These pictures, taken by Mark Ryan, are the candidate release versions of the Model 3 and show changes made to the vehicle since its March 2016 reveal at an event hosted by Elon […]
Polestar to make stand-alone EVs, separate to Volvo models
Volvo’s tuning arm Polestar will be spun off into its own brand with a line of dedicated electric vehicles not wearing the Volvo badge. A new logo will be used (above), which is a stylised X consisting of two inverted chevrons to denote the Polestar models. Volvo said, in a […]
2017 Audi S4 Sedan review (video)
Tempted by a sports car but prefer to fly under the radar with refined performance and quality? Audi offers the new S4 in sedan and Avant wagon form in Australia, blending smooth, relentless power with high-end luxury and technology. The S4 competes with the likes of the BMW 340i M […]
2018 Toyota Camry on sale in Australia in November
Toyota Australia is preparing for the departure of the Toyota Aurion later this year and has confirmed details and some specs for the all-new Camry, arriving in November. With the V6 Aurion soon to be extinct – in terms of Aussie production anyway – Toyota will be using the powerful […]
For Sale: Jaw-dropping selection of Group B rally road cars
Group B is notorious as the most dangerous era of rallying, with several spectator deaths putting an end to the wild, ultra-high powered sport. But it also captured the imaginations of many and produced some of the most insanely engineered road and race cars of all time. A handful of […]
Video: Russians create first automotive fidget spinner
Fidget spinners. Some of us love them. Some of us hate them. The three-axis, four-bearing contraption that was initially created to help keep restless people with ADD occupied has become a global phenomenon. Some people are getting fidget spinner haircuts. Well how about the idea of an automotive fidget spinner? […]
2018 Audi A8 previewed with new traffic jam auto pilot (video)
Audi’s all-new A8 limousine is a month away from being launched at an event in Barcelona, Spain, so the teasers are coming thick and fast. The latest video preview showcases the A8’s traffic jam auto pilot system, and reveals quite a few details about the interior and front end design. […]