Following a leak earlier this week, Mercedes-Maybach has now officially revealed the Vision Ultimate Luxury concept at the Auto China event in Beijing. Mercedes chief of design, Gorden Wagener, describes the concept as “a totally new archetype of a kind never seen before”. It’s also described as combining the DNA […]
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Audi e-tron quattro to offer multiple recharging options
Some more details of the upcoming Audi e-tron quattro have been revealed, along with some preview images showing a camou’ed prototype. The Audi e-tron quattro will be the company’s answer to cars such as the new Jaguar I-PACE, and it’ll rival the upcoming BMW iX3 and the Mercedes-Benz EQC SUVs. In […]
GT-R-powered Nissan Qashqai becomes fastest SUV in the world
If you loved the idea of the Nissan Juke Nismo from a couple of years ago, then you’ll love this. It’s a custom build by a company called Severn Valley Motorsport (SVM), and what they’ve done is transform the humble Qashqai into a fire-breathing monster. And broken a world record […]
Audi SQ5 major prize in new Audi Foundation raffle
Audi Australia, through the Audi Foundation, has announced another big-prize raffle. This time a new Audi SQ5 is up for grabs, valued at around $125,000. The latest draw follows up from the first event that gave away a new Audi R8 supercar. Audi says the reason it is ‘downgrading’ to […]
BMW iX3 concept heading to Beijing, previews electric SUV (video)
As reported last year, BMW is planning to launch an electric version of its new X3 medium-size SUV. Over the weekend the company released a quick teaser video previewing the model, called iX3. The vehicle previewed in the video is a concept version only, but BMW will probably use it […]
Vision Mercedes-Maybach Ultimate Luxury previews new SUV
It’s been long-rumoured that Mercedes-Maybach would do a super-luxury SUV to rival the likes of the Bentley Bentayga. And now, here it is. Well, sort of. It’s called the Vision Mercedes-Mayback Ultimate Luxury, and what it is is a preview of things to come in the world of uber-luxury SUVs. […]
2018 Isuzu D-Max & MU-X review – Australian launch
Isuzu has announced a raft of updates for its D-Max and MU-X range for the 2018 model year, on the back of staggering growth over the last few years, and following feedback from Australian customers. Despite both being relatively young nameplates, with the D-Max having launched locally in 2008 and […]
2018 Renault Koleos range gets Apple CarPlay, AEB as standard
Renault Australia is announcing some updates for the Koleos range, giving the medium-size SUV improved safety and in-car connectivity. All models in the range now come standard with Advanced Emergency Braking System. This is essentially Renault’s autonomous emergency braking (AEB) and will help the SUV pass ANCAP’s tightening safety test regime […]