Like Ferrari’s tailor-made program, Jaguar Land Rover’s special vehicle operations, and McLaren’s MSO special operations, Lotus has now opened up its new Lotus Exclusive program. Devised under the Lotus Design team, the British company is now offering buyers a wide range of special options and personalisation services. Options span from […]
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Video: Potential Lexus ‘LC 500’ previewed, snarling V8 soundtrack
Lexus has provided another clue as what it is unveiling at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week, releasing a growling teaser video. Late last week Lexus opened a new web page with a vague teaser image, simply showing some tyre marks. Although it’s yet to be […]
Updated 2016 Hyundai Tucson gets 5-star ANCAP rating
Following an initial four-star ANCAP safety rating, the new Hyundai Tucson has just been updated for 2016 and has now passed the full five-star criteria. The new five-star rating applies to all Tucson variants, built after November 17, 2015, in South Korea, and after December 16 for those built in […]
Volkswagen global sales for 2015 drop 4.8%, first decline in 11 years
Embattled automotive company Volkswagen Group has suffered its first annual loss in VW-branded vehicle sales in 11 years. Following poor sales in the last quarter of 2015, the German manufacturer reported a drop of 4.8 per cent for 2015, with 5.82 million vehicles sold, down from 6.12 million in 2014. […]
Volkswagen might have to buy back 115,000 cars – report
Volkswagen may have to buy back as many as 115,000 of its defective vehicles, according to a German newspaper investigating the dieselgate scandal. Sueddeutsche Zeitung claims that Volkswagen is facing two choices; either refund 20 per cent of the just-under 600,000 affected diesel models, or offer consumers a massive saving […]
Audi unveils interior tech of the future at 2016 CES
Audi is in Las Vegas for the CES event, and it brought a bunch exciting new technologies that we can expect to see in its future production cars. Some highlights on display include a 14.1-inch AMOLED (active matrix organic light emitting diodes) virtual gauge cluster, which was previewed at CES […]
Top 10 best-selling SUVs in Australia during 2015
It’s no secret SUVs are fast-becoming the item of choice in the car buying world. In Australia, sales of the popular all-terrainers jumped considerably in 2015 from 2014. During 2015, there were 408,471 new SUV registrations. This is up a strong 15.9 per cent compared with the 2014 year-to-date result. […]
Lexus plans world premiere at Detroit, new ‘LC’ coupe?
Lexus is about to unveil an all-new vehicle that, seemingly, is capable of doing burnouts. All clues point to a new ‘LC’ grand touring coupe inspired by the LF-LC concept. The luxury Toyota-owned company has set up a special website that will host the live unveiling of an “unprecedented world […]