More details about Disney and Pixar’s delightful Cars 3 movie, to hit cinemas June 16, have come to light, with more of the characters revealed for the first time. Stars Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo and Armie Hammer will be voicing the characters, with Wilson back as the protagonist Lightning McQueen. […]
Year: 2017
Lucid Air prices announced, competitively placed against Tesla
The first true rival to the Tesla Model S, the Lucid Air has been priced competitively, as the Chinese-backed company seriously wants to steal a slice of Elon Musk’s pie. The base, rear-drive Air will retail for US$52,500 (AU$68,286) after federal tax incentives, which undercuts the base Model S 60 […]
Vladimir Putin cancels order for ZIL 4112P, getting ‘Nami’ instead (video)
Vladimir Putin is a polarising figure in the world, a very love-him or hate-him man. Many respect his reticence to aquiesce to the USA and strong leadership, while others have called him out for human rights issues. Whatever you may think of Vlad, one thing’s for sure, he gets around […]
Jaguar I-PACE fully electric SUV hits the streets for first time
Jaguar is gearing up to launch its all-new and first-ever production electric vehicle, called the I-PACE, and is even at the stage of getting working concepts up and running on the streets of London. The I-PACE will launch on the market in the second half of 2018, looking pretty much […]
Volkswagen T-Roc previewed as upcoming compact SUV?
Plenty of tidbits about upcoming models were provided at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, where carmakers slip in clues about future models in either videos or cryptic PR statements from executives. Similar to Volvo potentially featuring an upcoming sedan in a promotional video, Volkswagen appears to have shown a CGI […]
2017 Subaru Impreza review (video)
Think Subaru Impreza and the image of a rally-bred sporty sedan springs to mind, even today some eight years after Subaru withdrew from the World Rally Championship. Since the heyday of Colin McRae, things have changed. The WRX still has its place but the flagship Impreza nowadays has an emphasis […]
Hyundai i30 N hot hatch development hits the snow (video)
Hyundai’s highly-anticipated i30 N hot hatch is getting closer to production, with development now onto extreme winter testing in Sweden. The new i30 N will launch in Europe in the second half of this year. In other words, Hyundai doesn’t have much longer to complete testing and development. It also […]
Infiniti hires former BMW Design chief Karim Habib
Infiniti has poached former BMW design boss Karim Habib to lead Infiniti Design at the company’s technical centre in Atsugi, Japan. Habib is credited for coming up with the latest BMW X1 and the X2 concept, as well as the awesome CSL Homage concept. He is also responsible for the […]