Volkswagen has confirmed the facelifted 2017 Golf will be unveiled to the world sometime early next month. The mid-cycle refresh is set to be break the veil next month, according to an overnight statement from Volkswagen: “The countdown has begun: in early November, Volkswagen will be introducing a major update […]
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Tesla posts higher sales than leading luxury brands in US
Tesla is reigning supreme in the US in sales, extending its lead in the luxury sedan market over rivals like BMW, Mercedes and Audi at their own game with a 59 per cent increase this year. In an almost unheard of surge in US sales, Tesla Model S deliveries jumped […]
2017 Honda CR-V revealed in US-spec, brings 1.5T
Honda has released details of the US-spec 2017 CR-V, bringing in a styling refresh, added tech and the CR-V’s first turbocharged powertrain. Atop the list of updates is a styling refresh, with a sharpened front fascia, new LED headlights, some flaring around the wheel arches, dual exhausts out back as […]
Jeep Renegade lifts back wheels under braking in Euro test (video)
Jeep, a brand already embroiled in plenty of safety recall issues in Australia and around the world, is in the spotlight in Europe after its little Renegade was reported to ‘endo’, lifting its back wheels under hard braking. With 765 sales for a 1.0-percent share of the small SUV segment […]
Renault planning low cost EV for Chinese market – report
China, with two of the most smog-filled cities in the world, Beijing and Shanghai, will soon benefit from a low cost EV from Renault, if CEO Carlos Ghosn has his way. According to Forbes, a disruptive breakthrough in affordable long-range batteries is what is holding the wider spread adoption of […]
Audi R8 e-tron electric supercar canned already
Production of the Audi R8 e-tron has apparently been scuppered after roughly 100 examples were manufactured on the quiet. A handful of final e-trons will be delivered before it is relegated to history, according to a Car and Driver report. The project was not part of Audi’s mainstream product line, […]
Toyota & Suzuki forge partnership, focus on future technologies
Toyota has teamed up with a lot of other carmakers lately, most notably BMW. The automotive giant is now in talks with Suzuki, who has admitted that it “is increasingly feeling a sense of uncertainty” in relation to the industry’s headstrong transition into autonomous and electric technology. To Toyota’s end, […]
2017 Volkswagen Golf R wagon spotted, more power expected (video)
Volkswagen has been spotted once again hitting the Nurburgring in one of its latest prototypes, following yesterday’s Tiguan R spotting. This time it seems to be a facelifted version of the mighty Golf R Variant (wagon). It looks like Volkswagen is taking testing very seriously, thrashing the prototype hard around […]