Toyota has announced a global recall of an additional 5.8 million vehicles fitted with Takata airbags, bringing the total number impacted up to 23.1 million since the scandal broke. Toyota made the announcement yesterday that even more models like the Corolla, Avensis Verso and Yaris produced between March 2007 and […]
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Tesla posts quarterly profit, second in history as public company
Californian EV-manufacturer Tesla Motors has posted its first quarterly profit in over three years, with Elon Musk saying his company will post another profit in the next quarter. Tesla reported a record number of deliveries and the cumulative profit of $139 million worth of clean car credits, as well as […]
2018 BMW X3 spotted again at Nurburgring, pushed hard (video)
BMW has been spotted once again testing the upcoming X3, codenamed G01, around the Nurburgring. And this session it looks like it is being pushed very hard indeed. The current X3 has been around now since 2011 in essentially the same form. BMW appears to be taking testing of the […]
Mazda tweaks MX-5 Speedster & RF for upcoming SEMA
Two special Mazda MX-5s will be shown at November’s SEMA show in Las Vegas; a sleek, lightweight Speedster Evolution and a sleek matte-black ‘Kuro’ variation of the clever hardtop MX-5 RF. With contrasting white and grey colour choice, each car represents a different take on the MX-5 philosophy. The Speedster […]
2017 Mercedes-AMG E 63 revealed, S packs 450kW
The hardest hitting version of the W213 E-Class has been revealed in the form of the Mercedes-AMG E 63 and E 63 S. Gunning for large executive sedan supremacy, the E 63 and E 63 S rivals the likes of Audi RS 6 and BMW M5. The newest offering from […]
Volkswagen backbuy plan settled, record US$14.7 billion
After a marathon five-month trial in the US District Court, Volkswagen’s $14 billion proposed buyback for half a million of its vehicles has been officially approved. The verdict was handed down by Judge Charles R. Breyer of the US District Court, who finalised details of the buyback of vehicles equipped […]
Tesla rates poorly in Consumer Reports reliability survey
Tesla has scored extremely poorly in terms of reliability in the latest survey published by Consumer Reports. The 2016 Annual Auto Reliability Survey was taken out by Lexus, with Toyota, Buick, Audi and Kia in the top five spots. Dodge, Chrysler, Fiat and Ram on the other hand – all […]
Mercedes-Benz pickup concept revealed, will become X-Class
As promised, Mercedes-Benz has previewed two concept variants of its upcoming X-Class ute, to showcase both the aesthetic and off-road potential of the new luxury pickup. The X-Class “stylish explorer” and X-Class “powerful adventurer” are two variants unveiled at the Artipelag museum in Stockholm, designed to illustrate the versatility of […]