TVR has sent out a teaser of its long-awaited all-new sports car, tipped to be called Griffith, in the lead up to its public debut at the 2017 Goodwood Revival event in September. Yep, if you haven’t heard (of forgot), TVR is coming back with an all-new sports car, underpinned by […]
Year: 2017
Lexus LC 500 & 500h on sale in Australia from $190,000
The stunning new Lexus LC coupe goes on sale in Australia this week, introducing an all-new 10-speed automatic transmission, and debuting a number of high-end technologies and a striking new design. As spotted in Australia by PerformanceDrive recently, the new LC slithers into the grand coupe class with a beautiful, […]
Australian vehicle sales for May 2017 – Mustang goes nuts
It’s that time of the month again, with the official Australian VFACTS sales figures for new vehicle registrations for May showing some familiar trends, and some interesting changes. Starting with the top-selling vehicle brands, Toyota once again blows them all out of the water. The Japanese giant sold 19,876 vehicles in […]
Alfa Romeo Stelvio to help brand post first profit in almost 20 years
Struggling FCA brand Alfa Romeo is hoping its new – and first – SUV, the Stelvio, will help the brand return to profit by next year. Alfa Romeo hasn’t posted an annual profit in almost 20 years, with FCA boss Sergio Marchionne having since come up with four revival plans to […]
UK says goodbye to HSV with Vauxhall VXR8 GTS-R
While Holden’s HSV performance arm has already introduced (and sold most of) its last hurrah models, including the GTSR W1, the European GM arm Vauxhall has now announced its final edition. Even though the HSV GTS and Clubsport are true Australian muscle cars, the UK’s Vauxhall division has been following […]
Opinion: Should Need for Speed go back to its roots?
The trailer for the newest game in the Need For Speed franchise, Payback, dropped today and it looks pretty epic. This got us thinking about older titles and how there was a time when NFS was the favourite, since it didn’t have Forza and Gran Turismo to compete with. The […]
New Subaru WRX STI Type RA previewed, with NBR racer (video)
Following the BRZ STI teaser earlier this week, Subaru USA has taken to social media again to tease another new model. This time it’s previewing the upcoming WRX STI Type RA and a special NBR special version prepared for the Nurburgring. Firstly, the Type RA (above) will be a production model […]
New Suzuki Swift Sport to reset benchmarks, lightness a key
The next, 2017 Suzuki Swift Sport, set to be revealed before the end of the year, won’t just be a solid successor to the current car. It could be a game-changer, if speculation is to be believed. The third-generation Swift’s significantly stronger and lighter (by up to 130kg) new structure will […]