Rolls-Royce has clocked up 2,000,000km worth of testing of its first-ever battery-electric vehicle, the Spectre, as the company gets ready for first customer deliveries in the fourth quarter of this year. Although these photos look more like glamour shots than rigorous testing, the company says it is aiming to […]
Year: 2023
Volkswagen pauses orders for multiple Tiguan variants, Golf R
Volkswagen has placed a pause on orders for the Golf R h here in Australia, as well as a pause for majority of the Tiguan’s all-wheel drive variants as the company struggles with availability of all-wheel-drive components. All up, the company says orders for the Tiguan 132TSI, 147TDI and 162TSI […]
Updated MY23 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross PHEV adds V2L technology
Mitsubishi Australia has confirmed some minor equipment changes for its Eclipse Cross plug-in hybrid SUV for MY23 (model year 2023), with the mid-range Aspire and range-topping Exceed picking up vehicle-to-load (V2L) charging. All up, it’s a relatively small list of changes on offer for the MY23 Eclipse Cross PHEV range, […]
Polestar 3 fully electric SUV arrives in Australia Q1 2024, prices from $132,900
Polestar has confirmed final starting prices for its exciting new Polestar 3 large, fully electric SUV, which is due to launch in Australia in the first quarter of 2024. It will join the existing Polestar 2 mid-sizer. Prices were originally announced to start from $135,000, but that was an indicative […]
MG4 set to debut in Australia at Fully Charged event in Sydney
The second electric vehicle to come out of the MG stables is set to make its official debut in Australia at the upcoming Fully Charged electric vehicle festival in Sydney. The Australian release of the MG4 marks a significant point for the company, considering it’s far more than a new […]
Volkswagen adds Monochrome variant to Tiguan range in Australia
Volkswagen Australia has beefed up its five-seat Tiguan and seven-seat Tiguan Allspace lineups, with the addition of the special edition Monochrome trim levels that pick up styling tweaks but have lost some key features in the process. The Monochrome picks up a generous range of styling enhancements over the standard […]
Hennessey H700 tune for Corvette C8 Stingray adds 44% more power
Owners of the Corvette C8 Stingray will be jumping for joy today after the team over at Hennessey unveiled its latest performance kit for the all-American sports coupe that extracts an additional 44 per cent power from GM’s stock small block V8. It’s known as the Hennessey H700 package, and […]
2024 Porsche Cayenne undergoes final testing, gets “extensive” upgrades
Engineers over at Porsche are on the final testing stage for the development of the 2024 Cayenne update. It is being described as one of the most extensive product upgrades in Porsche’s history. Yep, this is a big deal. However, it is an update for the current, third-generation model and […]