Californian authorities have discovered yet another cheat device on some of Audi’s vehicles unique to the cheating methods Volkswagen Group is now notoriously known for, according to reports. According to an Automotive News report, German publication Bild am Sonntag has revealed that US regulators found software installed in some Audi […]
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Australian vehicles sales for October 2016 – HiLux conquers all
Australian VFACTS figures for new vehicle registrations have been released for October 2016, and we see a number of car brands reporting drops in sales compared with September. The top 10 best-selling vehicle brands sees Toyota remain in its usual position at the top. It was one of many companies […]
Tesla Model S P90D cut from range, full glass roof option added
Tesla has released an optional glass roof for its Model S sedan, also removing the P90D variant in the latest raft of updates to the electric sedan. The latest option for Tesla owners does away with the roof’s central crossbar in favour of opening up the sky significantly more than […]
Mercedes-AMG ‘GT 4’ four-door coupe in the works – report
If UK publication Autocar is to be believed, Mercedes-AMG is working on something outrageous to celebrate 50 years of history spannering Benzes into powerful demons. 2017 is the golden jubilee for AMG and one of the many things it is doing to celebrate that milestone is said to be the […]
Last HSV Grange rolls off production line
The last ever HSV Grange has rolled off the production line, marking the beginning of the wind-down for HSV’s Australian-based offerings, and ultimately, the Australian Commodore. The last of 50 340kW LS3-powered Grange SV’s, the final example is pictured on HSV’s Facebook page alongside the workers who put it together […]
MINI Cooper laps Nurburgring on two wheels for record (video)
A MINI has taken out a very unique Nurburgring record overnight after a driver managed to navigate the infamous circuit on just two wheels. That’s right. Chinese stuntman Han Yue piloted a MINI Cooper hatchback around the Nordschleife in 45 minutes, live-streamed via Nurburgring’s official Facebook page to over a […]
Bugatti Veyron, Koenigsegg One:1, Lamborghini Veneno seized from dictator’s son
The son of an African dictator has reportedly had his quiver of supercars seized, including cars such as a Bugatti Veyron, Koenigsegg One:1 and Lamborghini Veneno Roadster. Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, vice president of Equatorial Guinea, is the son of dictator and president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo who also has […]
BMW sells 100,000th ‘i’ car, confirms X3 EV variant for 2020
BMW has announced that three years after the launch of its i sub-brand, it has managed to hit the 100,000 sales milestone. More than 100,000 plug-in hybrid and all-electric models have rolled off the production line since BMW’s launch of i division in November 2013; 60,000 of which were the […]