ABT and avid Audi enthusiast and alpine ski racer Jon Olsson have teamed up to produce quite a special Audi RS 6 Avant project car called Phoenix, resulting in a grand touring wagon with more power than a Lamborghini Aventador. The unique styling is the work of the ABT Individual […]
Day: 26 February 2018
2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class scores 5-star ANCAP safety rating
The Mercedes-Benz X-Class has scored a full five-star ANCAP rating, while also becoming the first ute with autonomous emergency braking (AEB). Due to hit the local market from April 2018, the Mercedes-Benz X-Class is based on the Nissan Navara chassis, but extensively re-engineered by the three-pointed star brand. The donor […]
Volkswagen planning production T-Roc Cabriolet in 2020
An SUV convertible variant of the Volkswagen T-Roc small SUV will be added to the range in 2020, with a pre-production rendering released as a teaser before its showroom debut. Based on a concept shown in 2014, the T-Roc differs by featuring a full folding roof mechanism rather than the […]
2019 Toyota Corolla previewed, Geneva debut confirmed (video)
The next-gen, 2019 Toyota Corolla will make its international debut at the Geneva motor show next month, Toyota has just confirmed. It’s set to switch to the Toyota New Generation Architecture. Toyota has handed out a teaser image to stir some excitement, showing a dark silhouette-style profile shot of the […]
Jaguar E-Pace scores 5-star ANCAP safety rating (video)
Jaguar’s new baby SUV, the E-Pace, has been through the gauntlet of ANCAP’s stringent crash testing regime and come out with flying colours, achieving the full five-star score. The Jaguar E-Pace doesn’t officially arrive in Australia until March, but ANCAP has taken a close look at crash data from Euro […]
2018 Nissan Terra officially revealed, Navara-based SUV for Asia
Nissan has revealed its new ute-based SUV, called the Nissan Terra. It will go on sale in China during the first half of this year, and other Asian markets soon after. While Toyota has its HiLux-based Fortuner and Mitsubishi has its Triton-based Pajero Sport, and even Isuzu with the D-Max-based […]