BMW has confirmed the 740e iPerformance luxury sedan will arrive in Australia “late-2016”, coming in as the first high-end model under the new iPerformance sub-brand. It is powered by a 190kW/400Nm 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder unit and 83kW/250Nm liquid-cooled synchronous electric motor, producing a combined 240kW and 650Nm of torque. BMW […]
Hybrid
Koenigsegg shows off its hybrid power, massive wheelspin (video)
Koenigsegg is an automaker at the very frontier of innovation, never afraid to test new technology. The company is involved with camless engines which it wants to spread to mainstream carmakers, and it has produced some of the most exotic hypercars the world has ever known. The Regera is the […]
BMW ad takes stab at Tesla Model 3 waiting time (video)
BMW is targeting Tesla with its latest advertising campaign in America, pointing out that its 330e plug-in hybrid can be delivered now, compared with waiting for the “other electric car company” to deliver its new model. It’s pretty obvious BMW is targeting Tesla Model 3 buyers with its latest ad. […]
Honda NSX on sale in Australia from $420,000
Honda Australia has confirmed specifications, highly-competitive features list and pricing for the new NSX; the first hybrid supercar to be released by Honda. The Honda NSX has a retail price of $420,000 here in Australia, and is offered in one spec only, with all of the optional extra boxes already […]
2016 Toyota Prius i-Tech review (video)
The Toyota Prius is certainly a polarising figure in the automotive world. While it may have taken a few generations to be as widely adopted as it is now, there’s no denying Toyota’s vision for a high-tech, reasonably inexpensive low-emissions passenger car. To give you some idea of its worldwide […]
Honda develops hybrid motor that does without exotic metals
Honda is switching to a new type of electric motor in for its hybrid systems which is less reliant on rare metals. The company pledged a decade ago to reduce its reliance on the scarce materials, which are consistently used in batteries and electric motors. Potentially also sparked by rising […]
2016 Toyota Prius review – first impressions (POV)
The 2016 Toyota Prius, that went on sale in Australia in March, isn’t only more economical than the predecessor, and more striking to look at, it also debuts Toyota’s all-new “New Generation Architecture”. Called TNGA, for short, the new platform will soon be adopted by many of the company’s upcoming […]
New Honda NSX arrives in Australia for promo tour
Breathe a collective sigh of relief, Australia, the new Honda NSX has officially landed. Well, kind of… A special pre-production Honda NSX is currently on show at Yarra Honda in Melbourne, where it will make its way around Australia on a promotional tour aimed at hyping interest in the hybrid […]