Following its reveal in June, Jaguar Australia has just announced local pricing and variant lineup details for the new XF Sportbrake wagon, which arrives in November. Four variants will be offered in Australia, spanning from the R-Sport 20d, R-Sport 25t, to the XF S 30d, to the range-topping S First […]
Year: 2017
Video: Volkswagen T-Roc compact SUV previewed
A teaser of the upcoming Volkswagen T-Roc compact SUV has been released, giving us a sneak peak of the body design and interior technology. The new model will come in as Volkswagen’s smallest SUV, riding on the same VW Group MQB A0 platform as the latest SEAT Ibiza. It also […]
Toyota ‘Dynamic Force’ engine tech to spread across segments
Toyota’s new 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine, which will debut in the 2018 Camry, is the first of a new wave of engine families to adopt its latest ‘Dynamic Force’ engine philosophy. The 2018 Camry continues with a 2.5-litre four-cylinder. However, the engine itself is vastly different from the existing 2.5. For […]
Insane Mitsubishi Evo revs to 13,000rpm, sets record quarter mile (video)
How fast is your Mitsubishi Lancer Evo? We bet it’s got nothing on this crazy thing. Check out the size of that turbo, for starters. Here we have perhaps the most insane Evo ever made, in the world, ever. It’s a project built by a Greek firm called Extreme Tuners. […]
Tesla Model 3 AWD dual-motor version coming in 2018
Demand for the Tesla Model 3 is far exceeding the production capacity. But, waiting could be a virtue as Tesla is planning a dual-motor, AWD model for next year. Deliveries for the highly-anticipated new model only just begun in the U.S. last week, with Australian delivers not set to arrive […]
Ferrari planning new ‘utility vehicle’, first crossover/SUV – report
Ferrari has been holding it off for as long as it can but now it seems the storied Italian marque is considering a utility vehicle set to take the shape of the ever-popular crossover and SUV markets. According to an Automotive News report, sources who prefer not to be identified […]
BMW M3 F80 sets world record quarter mile (video)
A new world record has apparently been set at the drag strip, with a current-gen F80 BMW M3 laying down a blistering quarter mile time well within the 10-second range. According to the video, this makes it the quickest BMW M3 F80-generation in the world. At a recent strip meet […]
MY2018 Hyundai Santa Fe update brings SmartSense as standard
Hyundai Australia has released updates for the launch of the MY2018 Santa Fe range, boosting technology and safety across the board. This is expected to be the last update before the all-new model arrives. Chief among the updates is the introduction of Hyundai SmartSense, which is now standard on the […]