The NSW Rose Bay police squad has announced it has taken delivery of a BMW i8 to help out on duty around the Sydney city area. The announcement was made yesterday, with superintendent Bradley Hodder receiving the keys of an i8 in full police livery. The vehicle is on loan […]
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2016 Toyota Corolla Hybrid review (video)
The world famous Toyota Corolla has been Australia’s number one selling car for the last three years. It can be argued that Toyota’s popularity in the small car market can be put down to its vanilla yet reliable formula. For a number of years, being careful not to change such […]
Hyundai IONIQ sets hybrid land speed record at Bonneville
Hyundai has thrown down the gauntlet and set a new land speed record for a hybrid vehicle at the legendary Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The Hyundai team took out the record with a race-prepared IONIQ hybrid prototype, developed in-house by Hyundai’s American engineering and quality division. The car set […]
BMW i5 to arrive in 2021, after i8 spyder – report
BMW is planning on creating an all-new i5 SUV for release in 2021, following the introduction of the i8 Roadster in 2018, a report has revealed. We reported several months ago that BMW’s ‘i’ team was working away on its next creation. Now we’ve got some more tangible evidence as […]
Lynk & Co 01 revealed, from new Geely sub-brand
Geely, the Chinese company that owns Volvo, has released details of its new sub-brand called Lynk & Co, as well as images and details of its first hybrid creation dubbed the ‘01’. Geely says Lynk & Co is a brand for the global market, with its first creation, the aptly-named […]
MINI ready to launch its first plug-in hybrid, based on Countryman
Executives at MINI have previewed advances in the realm of plug-in hybrid technology, with the first hybrid model from MINI getting ready to enter the lineup in the near future. MINI says the “series development process for this car has almost been completed”. The new variant will feature a combustion […]
Toyota Prius recalled for potential park brake issue, 340,000 affected
Toyota has announced a recall of 340,000 Prius units after a fault in the Prius’s parking brake was identified, which could potentially result in the brake not working. Toyota has confirmed that Prius units produced between August 2015 and October 2016 are impacted by the recall, with affected vehicles in […]
2017 BMW G30 5 Series revealed; 100kg lighter, M550i flagship
After a number of teasers and leaked images, BMW has now officially unveiled the 2017 ‘G30’ 5 Series luxury sedan. It packs impressive new technologies and sports a neat design makeover inside and out. We’ll start with the most interesting details. So, a new M550i xDrive variant is joining the […]