Hyundai Australia is adding a new variant to the Santa Fe range, called the Active X. It features the keep-for-special-editions-only V6 petrol engine. The seven-seat Santa Fe is primarily available with a 2.2-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder producing 147kW and 440Nm, and a 2.4 petrol developing 138kW and 241Nm. However, every now […]
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Richard Hammond injured in motorcycle accident
Richard Hammond, co-presenter for The Grand Tour and former Top Gear presenter, has reportedly sustained injury after coming off a motorbike in Africa. It’s understood the accident happening during filming for the second series of the Amazon Prime show, in Mozambique, Africa. According to reports the 47-year-old TV personality stacked […]
Infiniti hires former BMW Design chief Karim Habib
Infiniti has poached former BMW design boss Karim Habib to lead Infiniti Design at the company’s technical centre in Atsugi, Japan. Habib is credited for coming up with the latest BMW X1 and the X2 concept, as well as the awesome CSL Homage concept. He is also responsible for the […]
BMW & Intel to fast-track autonomous car with Mobileye acquisition
BMW’s forthcoming autonomous model, tentatively called the iNext, just received a booster shot in the arm thanks to development partner Intel’s acquisition of Israeli driverless car company Mobileye. BMW had formerly promised the new vehicle will debut in 2021 with level 3 autonomy and the level 5 (full) autonomy possible. […]
Mercedes-Benz planning miniature G-Class wagon, GLB?
Mercedes-Benz looks to be developing a miniaturised G-Class in a bid to capitalise on yet another niche in the SUV segment. Believed to be due in two years and already spied wearing production body panels thanks to Motorionline, the new model, dubbed the GLB, deviates from the form of the […]
Volvo S40 small sedan design revealed via safety video?
It looks like Volvo has previewed a new compact sedan dubbed the S40 via a safety technology video. Inadvertently or not we don’t know. During a safety demonstration video for the new XC60, which is made using computer graphics, a small sedan is used as a prop. It would seem […]
Potential Kia Stinger Australian Supercars racer rendered
It’s no secret that Kia is looking long and hard at entering the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, to compete with Holden, Nissan, Volvo and any other manufactuers who might be signing on come 2018 when the rules change. In that vein, a few people have had a crack at what […]
Mercedes-AMG GT Concept revealed, previews upcoming four-door coupe
The covers have been lifted from the Mercedes-AMG GT Concept at the Geneva motor show, previewing a new four-door coupe version of the AMG GT sports car. Mercedes-Benz is using the mammoth Geneva motor show, opening last night, to showcase the car to the public. At this stage it is […]