MINI is getting ready to launch its new 2024 Countryman later this year, with production switching to BMW Group’s Leipzig plant in Germany as the company strives to reduce its environment footprint. This will be the first MINI to be built entirely in Germany, as the company shifts to a […]
Peugeot confirms e-2008 fully electric SUV for Australia
Peugeot has announced plans to introduce its e-2008 battery electric SUV, first unveiled in 2020, in Australia in the third quarter of 2023. It will join the existing GT and GT Sport petrol variants. While Peugeot is pretty tight lipped in terms of details, we do know that the e-2008 […]
Ford Performance taking 2000hp electric SuperVan 4 to 2023 Pikes Peak
Ford’s performance arm, Ford Performance, has confirmed that it will be bringing its all-electric SuperVan 4 to the 2023 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb event that takes place in June. The 2023 edition marks the 101st time the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb event has taken place, with Ford entering […]
Peugeot e-Partner fully electric van confirmed for Australia
Peugeot has confirmed that its battery electric light commercial vehicle, the e-Partner, will arrive in Australia in the first half of this year, marking Peugeot’s first fully electric vehicle on sale Down Under. The Peugeot e-Parnter is based on the PSA Group’s efficient modular (EMP2) platform which is set to […]
Suzuki & Toyota planning 1000kg, 1.0-litre turbo sports coupe – report
The rumour mill is once again swirling, with whispers that Toyota and Suzuki are planning on a co-developed two-seat sports coupe powered by a 1.0-litre turbocharged engine. The report comes from Japanese outlet Best Car, who says that Suzuki may be leaning on Toyota and its Daihatsu subsidiary for a […]
Alfa Romeo boss confirms next Giulia Quadrifoglio as 746kW EV – report
The head of Alfa Romeo has given us some pretty clear details of what we can expect to see from the current-generation Giulia’s replacement, with the high-powered Quadrifoglio set to transition to an EV. According to a recent Autocar report, Jean-Philippe Imparato, CEO at Alfa Romeo, said that when it […]
Video: Fernando Alonso thrashes Aston Martin DBX707 SUV
Two-time F1 champion Fernando Alonso has been getting acquainted with his new Formula 1 team, Aston Martin, and one of its high-powered road cars, the DBX707 SUV. With Alonso joining the team for the start of the 2023 season, Aston Martin has been keen to get the Spanish world champion […]
Second batch of Cupra Leon & Formentor VZe PHEVs headed to Australia
Cupra has announced that a second run of its Leon and Formentor VZe plug-in hybrids are set to make their way to Australia, after the first batch were quickly swallowed up late last year. After Cupra’s initial allocation of 100 plug-in units hit the market in October last year, the […]