Forward-looking clean-energy magazine Electrek reports that one of Tesla’s most senior engineers has been poached for the upcoming Apple car project, codenamed Titan. Continuing a trend of Tesla personnel migrating to Apple, which is what has driven most of the speculation the Cupertino company is developing a car, the magazine […]
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Jaguar to return to straight-six engines after V6 SC – report
If you’re a fan of the inline-six engine configuration, this is sure to brighten your day. On-again/off-again rumours of Jaguar reviving the straight six are back in circulation, with UK magazine Car purporting the replacement for the AJ-series V6 supercharged engines to be Ingenium-based straight sixes. Due late next year, […]
2017 Lexus IS facelift to debut at Beijing show
It seems like only months ago Lexus introduced the new-look IS sedan, but now there is a facelift and it’s heading to the Beijing International Auto Exhibition later this month. Lexus introduced the current, third-generation model in 2013. This means it is about time for a bit of a tidy […]
Tesla offering customers Autopilot 1-month trial version
If you’ve ever bought a car and held off on some of the options during the time of purchase only to later decide you need them, Tesla knows how you feel. It has just come up with a solution for this, or more specifically, for its optional Autopilot system. The […]
2017 Porsche Panamera ‘sport turismo’ wagon spotted (video)
Porsche has been spotted test driving a prototype version of the next-gen Panamera again, this time it seems to be honing a new shooting brake wagon variant. Dubbed the Sport Turismo, it’s set to be the first wagon variant of the company’s largest four-door car. Porsche hasn’t officially confirmed a […]
Volkswagen sales drop 1.3 per cent in Q1 2016
Volkswagen has reported its first quarter sales figures, with, as expected, a slight drop in sales compared with the same period in 2015. Within the Volkswagen Group company the core brand sold 1,459,500 vehicles during the first three months of this year. This is down only 1.3 per cent on […]
Sporty Hyundai Elantra SR turbo prototype spotted
Hyundai Australia has already confirmed there is a sporty SR version of the new Elantra in the pipeline, but it seems keen photographers have managed to snap a prototype in the making well before its slated arrival later this year. The new Elantra went on sale in Australia in February. […]
Ford Mustang added to Hertz Adrenalin Collection, Sydney/Melbourne
Sure to see rental car demand soar, Ford and Hertz have confirmed the new Mustang will soon be available for rent via the Hertz Adrenalin Collection in Sydney and Melbourne. The companies have announced they will add a “small number” of Mustangs to the fleet in the mentioned capital cities, […]