Organisers of the Supercars Championship have confirmed the world-famous 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000 race weekend has been postponed until November, in response to extensions of Sydney’s COVID-19 lockdowns. Typically the Bathurst race weekend falls in early October, however, race organisers have pushed it back by a month to hopefully get […]
2022 Isuzu MU-X on sale in Australia from $47,900
Isuzu Ute Australia has just confirmed the full prices and variant lineup details for the all-new 2022 MU-X large 7-seat SUV. It brings in much of the technology and features, and new powertrain, that we saw with the D-Max. Firstly, the hardware. Yes, it gets the new 4JJ-TCX 3.0-litre turbo-diesel […]
Video: 1979 Holden Sunbird (UC Torana) 0-100km/h & engine sound
No, it’s not a Holden Torana. It’s a Holden Sunbird. But you’d be forgiven for making such an assumption as it is based on the UC series Torana, and adopts the same chassis and in fact the same body. The Sunbird was launched in Australia in 1978 as a replacement […]
Land Rover Defender ‘SVR’ to feature BMW twin-turbo V8 – report
Yep, once again, it looks like V8 BMW power could soon be coming to a Jaguar Land Rover product near you. Specifically, for a high-performance version of the latest Land Rover Defender, expected to be called the SVR or SVX. It’s long been rumoured and reported that Jaguar Land Rover […]
Hyundai’s XCIENT world-first hydrogen truck hitting roads in California
Hyundai has confirmed a partnership in California that will see the supply of 30 hydrogen fuel-cell electric trucks, called the XCIENT, for a series of projects designed to improve the state’s air quality. The publicly-funded project will see a fleet of 30 XCIENT fuel-cell trucks – currently the world’s first […]
2022 Bowler Defender Challenge one-make race series announced
Off-road specialist and Jaguar Land Rover subsidiary, Bowler, has unveiled its new rally-ready Land Rover Defender package which will compete in a one-make race series in the UK next year, called the Bowler Defender Challenge. The Bowler Defender Challenge is going to be a cracking series that’s open to all […]
Alfa Romeo sends off 4C with 33 Stradale Tributo edition
Alfa Romeo is saying arrivederci to its little 4C sports car, but the company is keen for it to go out with a bang. To say farewell, the company has announced a special 4C 33 Stradale Tributo edition and it’s now available in Australia. The 4C 33 Stradale Tributo is […]
McLaren unveils 765LT Spider, its most powerful convertible
British supercar manufacturer McLaren has lifted the curtain on its most powerful convertible yet, the 765LT Spider. It packs the same 562kW/800Nm punch from its twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 as the 765LT coupe, which sends it from 0-100km/h in just 2.8 seconds and 0-200km/h in 7.2 seconds. That makes the 765LT […]