Australia’s favourite ute has been updated for 2018, with three new SR extra-cab variants and three new auto Hi-Rider models added to the 2018 Toyota HiLux range. Following market demand, Toyota is introducing three SR extra cab-chassis variants with either a six-speed manual or auto featuring the 2.8-litre turbo-diesel engine. […]
Year: 2017
Next Bugatti set to be four-door, not coming until around 2024
More details regarding Bugatti’s potential second model, set to be a four-door, have been hinted by the company boss at the currently-underway Frankfurt motor show in Germany. According to an Automotive News report, the second edition to the one-vehicle showroom at Bugatti will go on sale in around seven years. […]
Mitsubishi e-Evolution concept previews Evo 11, debuts October 27
Mitsubishi has sent out its best sign yet of a revival of the famed Evolution badge, with plans to unveil a new e-Evolution concept at the Tokyo motor show next month. The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 11, or ‘Evo XI’, has been rumoured for a few years. But since the future […]
E65 V10 BMW M6 gets 6-rotor rotary engine conversion (video)
You’d have to be pretty wacky in the head to lift out the previous-gen BMW M6’s 5.0-litre V10 powerhouse to replace it with something else. And that something else would have to be pretty freakin’ serious. Here we’ve stumbled across a 2006 BMW M6 that features a custom six-rotor rotary […]
MSO creates unique McLaren 570GT ‘XP Green’ inspired by F1 XP
The engineers at McLaren Special Operations (MSO) have developed a new special edition version of the 570GT, inspired by the F1 XP GT Longtail hypercar from 1997. Based on the 570GT, which is part of the ‘entry level’ Sports Series family, the special edition features an XP Green paint finish. […]
BMW 530d highway patrol cars to join Victoria police fleet
With the death of the Australian-made Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore, police forces around the country are looking for new rides. BMW Australia has teamed up with the Victoria Police to facilitate a fleet of 530d highway patrol cars. It’s like we’re in Germany or something. The partnership will include […]
Video: Water-powered kart sprints from 0-100km/h in 0.5sec
We’ve all experienced a hose slipping out of our hands under strong water pressure, sending the hose flailing around uncontrollably. There’s quite a bit of power in it, wouldn’t you agree? That obviously sparked an idea for this mad man who rides a high-pressure water tank with go-kart wheels and […]
2019 Chrysler 300 to get revised platform, Hellcat last hurrah planned – report
While the Dodge Challenger and Charger Hellcats are withheld from the Australian market, plans to introduce a Chrysler 300 Hellcat could finally get local muscle car fans into a 527kW sedan after all. According to a recent Automotive News report, Chrysler is planning a redesign for the 300 sedan. It […]