Progress is said to be well and truly underway for Porsche’s production electric sedan, based on the Mission E concept shown at last year’s Frankfurt show, following production confirmation in December. Spurred on by the success of Tesla’s executive electro-locomotive Model S, a spate of German automakers have spat out […]
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Spyker C8 Preliator previewed before Geneva debut
Struggling Dutch carmaker Spyker has released its first teaser image for the new C8 Preliator, which will debut at the Geneva show next month. As usual, very few concrete details accompany the teaser, aside from confirmation on the name of the car. But we can see an outline of a […]
Toyota to drop youth-oriented Scion brand
Toyota’s North American “youth brand” Scion will be phased out in the later half of the year, with the lineup to be re-integrated into the parent company’s range. After 13 years, the company enjoyed mild success, peaking in 2006 when it sold 173,034 cars. Half of the customers were under […]
Kia to launch first proper sports sedan in 2017 – report
Kia is reportedly planning a dedicated rear-wheel drive sports sedan or four-door coupe in an ambitious grab for the likes of BMW 4 Series and Audi A5 buyers. According to Reuters, the car is planned for a May 2017 launch, and could feature 2.0-, 2.2- and 3.0-litre engines. At this […]
Top 10 best performance SUVs (of all time)
Sometimes things are made to do what they aren’t supposed to. Notice how the humble off-road wagon, the SUV, evolved into the must-have city accessory? Well, some go even further, adding speed and performance into an already outstretched set of capabilities. The ultimate Swiss-army knife on wheels? Or cumbersome, compromised […]
2018 BMW X3 to debut ‘X3 M’ performance variant – report
Some news regarding the next-gen ‘G01’ 2017 BMW X3 has surfaced, with reports saying it will come in high-performance M guise for the first time. The current, second-gen BMW X3 has been on sale since 2011. Although it comes with BMW’s latest powertrains in most cases, it is in need […]
Volkswagen to unveil mid-cycle update for Golf Mk7 at Geneva
Plans are afoot for a mid-cycle facelift of the Mk VII Volkswagen Golf. Set to debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March, the revised Golf could reach Australian shores before the end of the year. German publication Auto Bild reports the facelift was initially intended for the end of […]
2017 Lincoln Continental revealed at Detroit show
The all-new 2017 Lincoln Continental has been officially unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, reviving the nameplate after a fourteen-year hiatus. This is the Ford-owned brand’s new upper-luxury large sedan, which will soon take on the big guns from Mercedes and BMW. It promises “first-class travel” […]