A prototype version of what is believed to be the much-rumoured and recently conceptualised Mercedes-AMG GT four-door has been spotted out and about, testing in Germany. It’s been long-reported that Mercedes was planning to introduce a four-door version of the sexy GT coup; Mercedes even unveiled a concept version earlier […]
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Koenigsegg crashes during testing in Sweden
A Koenigsegg test pilot has been involved in another crash, this time in an Agera RS. It happened during a vehicle’s final testing before it was destined for the U.S. market. Koenigsegg confirmed in a statement that a vehicle was involved in a crash while undergoing a shakedown test at the […]
Mazda classic car museum opens in Germany, first outside Japan
Mazda has opened up an impressive classic car museum in Germany, celebrating the carmaker’s illustrious 100-year history in creating interesting and innovative vehicles. The museum, called Frey’s Mazda Classic Car Museum, is a joint project between a local Mazda dealer (Auto Frey) and Mazda Germany. It includes an exhibit of […]
Volkswagen to pay US$1.2 billion in 3.0 TDI settlement
Late last week a federal judge in the U.S. granted final approval for Volkswagen AG to pay at least $1.22 billion to either fix or buy back affected 3.0 TDI V6 vehicles. The vehicles include various Volkswagen, Porsche and Audi models. The court hearing took place in San Francisco and […]
Electric Nio EP9 breaks Nurburgring lap record
It was only a matter of time but we bet you didn’t think that time would arrive so soon. It seems an electric vehicle, the Chinese NextEV Nio EP9 to be specific, has just reset the Nurburgring lap record for a production car. The fully electric supercar set a blistering […]
Maybach Smart Fortwo envisioned, shows potential?
Sometimes it’s fun to combine things that don’t belong together, as you can get a surprising result. Like that Vegemite chocolate which came out last year. Celery and peanut butter. Simpsons and Family Guy. But does the notion of a Smart city car gel with the idea of oligarch-spec Mercedes-Maybach […]
Elon Musk demonstrates tunnel driving at 200km/h
Last month we reported about Elon Musk’s latest brainstorm – The Boring Company – in which a vessel in the street carries your car into a subterranean tunnel network, where computer controlled sleds on rails can catapult you to your destination at 200km/h. Well, the proof of concept is now […]
Kia Stinger spotted in Australia with prototype 2018 Sportage?
A pair of Kia Australia test vehicles have been spotted on the Central Coast, with pictures on Instagram showing the hotly-anticipated Stinger four-door coupe and potentially the 2018 Sportage facelift. The two spotted includes what looks to be a facelifted Sportage under camouflage, and a white Stinger GT in all […]