The plug-in hybrid MINI Countryman S E ALL4 has been confirmed for the Australian market, scheduled to arrive during the second quarter of next year. It will come in as the first hybrid MINI for the local market. Power comes in the form of a 1.5-litre turbocharged three-cylinder petrol engine […]
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2019 Range Rover Sport update on sale in Australia, arrives Q4
The impressive and fashionable Range Rover Sport will soon receive some updates in Australia for the 2019 model year, with a new SDV6 diesel engine added and enhanced safety tech increasing its alluring character. Replacing the SD4 engine is a new SDV6. It’s a 3.0-litre turbo-diesel unit that produces 183kW […]
Porsche 919 Evo breaks Nurburgring lap record; 5:19.546
Porsche has done it. Cracked a new world record at the Nurburgring, setting a lap in just 5:19.546 in the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo. This is the fastest ever lap recorded at the notorious German circuit. The incredible time was piloted by two-times Le Mans winner Timo Bernhard from Germany, […]
JDM-spec 2019 Toyota Corolla Sport gets turbo option
You might have seen the surprisingly sporty, TNGA-based 2019 Toyota Corolla. But now the JDM-spec (Japanese Domestic Market) version has been revealed in Corolla Sport fashion. It boasts a turbo engine, available all-wheel drive, and some sporty interior and exterior highlights. So, firstly, a turbocharged engine? Yep, for the first […]
2018 Toyota Crown debuts, jumps on TNGA platform
If you want the biggest, most luxurious and most expensive Toyota passenger car in the world, you need to check out this. It’s the 2018 Toyota Crown, for the Japanese Domestic Market only. This isn’t actually the company’s flagship. There’s also the Toyota Century, which has just undergone a facelift […]
Audi RS Q8 on the way, to adopt Porsche’s 500kW E-Hybrid – report
We’ve all seen the beaut new Audi Q8 SUV, which is directed at vehicles such as the BMW X6 and Mercedes GLE Coupe. Now we’re hear there’s a range-topping variant on the way packing Porsche’s Turbo S E-Hybrid powertrain. In the latest Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid is a 4.0-litre twin-turbo […]
Toyota supercar confirmed, inspired by GR Super Sport concept
Toyota is planning a supercar. Yes, that’s right. A Toyota supercar. It’ll be inspired by the GR Super Sport Concept, which was shown to the public at the Le Mans endurance motorsport event over the weekend. Incidentally, Toyota took out its first-ever win at this year’s 24 hours of Le […]
2019 Volvo S60 previewed, debuts ‘Polestar Engineered’ option (video)
The new, 2019 Volvo S60 will debut next week, and it looks like the range will be topped by a ‘Polestar Engineered’ variant for the first time. A teaser has been sent out on social media to get the excitement started. As you can see in the teaser video below, […]