Australian VFACTS figures for new vehicle registrations during September 2017 have been released, with a number of interesting shifts in various market segments taking place, shaking up the market trends. Starting with the best-selling vehicle brands, Toyota remains at the top no doubt. Sales for the Japanese auto giant are […]
Hyundai
All-new Genesis G70 revealed, 3.3TT does 0-100km/h in 4.7
Hyundai’s Genesis brand has unveiled the all-new, BMW 3 Series-hunting, Genesis G70 at Hyundai’s design centre in Namyang, South Korea. The G70 comes in as the brand’s first mid-size sedan, taking on the likes of the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, and, perhaps more accurately, the Lexus IS and Infiniti […]
2018 Hyundai i30 SR manual review (video)
It was not too long ago that there was a stigma of inferiority associated with any vehicle built in Asia. Through time, it was the Japanese brands like Toyota and Honda that were first to prove they would withstand Australia’s harsh conditions. More recently, it is through vehicles like Hyundai’s […]
Australian vehicle sales for August 2017 – Toyota sets pace for FY18
Australian VFACTS sales figures for new vehicle registrations for August are in, and it looks like Toyota is pretty much taking over the entire market, with top sales in multiple segments. We also see utes and SUVs now make up 50 per cent of the overall top 10 best-selling vehicles. […]
Genesis G70 spotted, September 15 debut confirmed (video)
Following a recent prototype prototype spotting at the Nurburgring, Hyundai’s Genesis brand has now confirmed its new G70 mid-size premium sedan will be officially unveiled on September 15. Genesis has sent out a teaser video to build anticipation (see below), which doesn’t reveal much except confirm the debut date. However, […]
Hyundai Veloster N hot hatch spotted, wears 2018 body design (video)
A prototype version of the Hyundai Veloster N performance hot hatch has been spotted on the Nurburgring, essentially confirming there will be a proper performance iteration in the near future. Hyundai N is the performance arm of the South Korean brand. You may remember the i30 N revealed a couple […]
Genesis G70 spotted at Nurburgring, gets ready to rival 3 Series (video)
A Genesis G70 prototype has been spotted testing out on the Nurburgring in Germany for, as far as we know, one of the very first times. This is going to be the higher end sister car to the hotly anticipated Kia Stinger, ready to face off with the likes of […]
Hyundai pickup confirmed, new Santa Fe in 2019 – report
A Hyundai executive in the US has confirmed the company has given the green light for development of its first-ever pickup truck (ute). According to a recent Reuters report, Michael J. O’Brien, Hyundai’s vice president of corporate and product planning in the US, has confirmed the top dogs at the […]