BMW has announced it will stick to its original plans to invest in a production facility in Mexico, despite recent threats from the U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. The facility, planned for San Luis Potosi in Mexico, is slated to produce models of the ever-popular BMW 3 Series, with manufacturing set […]
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Potential Kia Stinger V8 Supercar rendered
With rumours abound that Kia is set to challenge Holden, Ford, Volvo and Nissan in the V8 Supercars championship (now just ‘Supercars’) when the rules change to allow V6 engines next year, Nik of Digi-Kustoms has whipped up this rendition of how a Kia entry based on the newly revealed […]
Tesla Electric GT racer revealed, based on P100D
Tesla’s Electric GT entrant has been revealed, after the Silicon Valley-based manufacturer previously teased the race version of the world’s most popular electric luxury sedan. Using the Model S P100D (world’s quickest-accelerating sedan) as the starting point, the car has been stripped of half a tonne of weight (500kg), which […]
Bentley planning plug-in hybrid powertrain for all models
Bentley CEO Wolfgang Durheimer has confirmed that the Crewe-based ultra-luxury car manufacturer will be rolling out plug-in hybrid variants of every car in its portfolio. According to an Automotive News report, the first car to receive the powertrain will be the Bentayga SUV in 2018. It already holds the title […]
Dodge confirms Challenger SRT Demon, more potent than Hellcat (video)
You’ve probably heard of the Dodge Charger and Challenger SRT Hellcat muscle cars, with their monstrous 527kW V8. Well, it seems Dodge is about to introduce an even more devilish version, called the Demon. In a recent statement the company confirmed it will unveil a new Challenger SRT Demon prior […]
2017 Wards 10 Best Engines announced, Infiniti 3.0TT gets in
Nissan’s luxury arm Infiniti has made the cut for the highly-competitive field of Wards 10 Best Engines list for 2017, with its new twin-turbo V6. Infiniti’s recently-developed 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged V6 engine was selected from a field of 40 units. The VR-series engine, found under the bonnet of the Q50 sedan, […]
2017 Toyota Corolla hatch on sale from $20,190
Toyota Australia has released an updated version of its most popular hatch, the Corolla, packed with more safety tech than ever before. Toyota says the Corolla now comes packed with “three new leading-edge technologies across the range”, comprised of pre-collision autonomous emergency braking, lane departure alert and automatic high beam. […]
2017 Holden Astra sedan confirmed, arrives May
Holden has confirmed there will be a successor to the outgoing Cruze sedan, which ended local production on October 6 of last year. It will come in the form of the Astra sedan. Known to the rest of the world as the Chevrolet Cruze, the 2017 Holden Astra sedan lobs […]