BMW has reported its yearly efforts for 2017, taking home a pre-tax profit of over 10 billion euros for the first time. And this is despite an additional one billion euros being fed into research and development during 2017 compared with 2016. BMW Group sold 2,463,526 vehicles during 2017, which […]
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Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro lands in Geneva from outer space
The wraps are off the Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro, which we first brought you sketches of in November of last year, building the regular Valkyrie and its insane performance. The Valkyrie is one of the most exciting hypercars on the way – a collaboration between Aston Martin and Red […]
2018 Nissan Navara Series III now on sale in Australia
Nissan Australia is introducing the Series III Navara range, which promises to be more capable on and off the road, easier to live with and more enjoyable overall. The updates were initiated by Nissan Australia and tested extensively in Australia, the company says. A majority of the updates are applied […]
ABT develops bonkers Audi RS 6 ‘Phoenix’ for Jon Olsson
ABT and avid Audi enthusiast and alpine ski racer Jon Olsson have teamed up to produce quite a special Audi RS 6 Avant project car called Phoenix, resulting in a grand touring wagon with more power than a Lamborghini Aventador. The unique styling is the work of the ABT Individual […]
Jaguar E-Pace scores 5-star ANCAP safety rating (video)
Jaguar’s new baby SUV, the E-Pace, has been through the gauntlet of ANCAP’s stringent crash testing regime and come out with flying colours, achieving the full five-star score. The Jaguar E-Pace doesn’t officially arrive in Australia until March, but ANCAP has taken a close look at crash data from Euro […]
2019 Porsche 911 992 previewed, electric option possible
The next-gen Porsche 911, codenamed the 992, is getting near. Very near, actually, with the company already handing out some teaser images of the new model showing a near-production prototype. As you can see, the 992 911 isn’t going to showcase a revolutionary design, but more evolutionary, sticking with the […]
Ferrari 488 ‘Speciale’ lightweight edition previewed (video)
The new lightweight, stripped back Ferrari is on the horizon, based on the 488 GTB, with the company releasing a teaser video to stir some anticipation. A name for the new version hasn’t been confirmed as yet, but some rumours suggest it might adopt the GTO badge. However, GTO is […]
2018 Hyundai Kona Highlander 1.6T review (video)
Hyundai might be a little bit late to the small SUV party with the 2018 Kona, but in its first few months on sale, it has bolted right out of the blocks. According to December 2017 VFACTS, the Kona found 2695 homes in the three-month period since its launch in […]