The Holden Astra nameplate is well-established in Australia. But over the last few generations muddled sourcing from head company, General Motors, has made the lineup confusing. There have been periods where we had an over-priced Astra sourced from Opal in Germany, an inferior Astra replacement called the ‘Viva’ from Daewoo’s […]
Day: 12 July 2019
Hardcore Toyota GR Supra could use BMW M ‘S58’ engine – report
It seems there might be a very small possibility that Toyota could install the BMW M 3.0-litre twin-turbo ‘S58’ engine into the GR Supra, as something of a hardcore TRD-like variant. BMW M, which is pretty much a separate company to BMW, recently introduced an evolution of the S55 engine […]
2019 Nissan LEAF now on sale in Australia
The 2019 Nissan LEAF has officially launched in Australia, coming in as a practical small hatch that offers zero exhaust emissions. It also comes in as one of the most affordable electric cars on the Aussie market. Nissan unveiled the new LEAF back in 2017, but finally Nissan Australia is […]
Audi RS Q8 spotted; 500kW monster hybrid SUV (video)
If you thought the new Audi SQ8 was a fantastic piece of muscular SUV design. Wait until you see the Audi RS Q8. A prototype has recently been spotted on the Nurburgring providing a first sneak peek. The SQ8, revealed just last month, is a performance iteration of the new […]