A McLaren 650S Spider and Bentley Continental GT were temporarily donated to the NSW Police force over the weekend, for the V8 Supercars Bathurst 1000 event. The stunning cars were donated by Trivett Bespoke, and featured the full NSW Police livery. Standing out like a sore thumb, the two high-powered […]
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Ford pauses Mustang production, Camaro outsells in the US
Ford has stopped production of the Mustang at its Michigan factory after sales of the muscle car dove 32 per cent last month in the US. Ford, America’s second-largest automotive manufacturer behind GM, announced its Flat Rock production facility in Detroit will remain inactive for one week in an attempt […]
Tesla to unveil ‘unexpected product’ on Oct. 17, says Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken to Twitter, teasing the launch of an unknown product in a week’s time. Musk recently tweeted: “Tesla product unveiling on the 17th (unexpected by most), followed by Tesla/SolarCity on the 28th,” which has since caused the automotive world to speculate as to what the […]
Volkswagen Scirocco R Wolfsburg edition on sale from $49,490
Volkswagen has released details of a special farewell for its Scirocco, with the Scirocco R Wolfsburg edition, to go on sale in Australia from November 14. Production of the Scirocco’s swansong will be limited to 150 units, the majority of which fitted with Volkswagen’s DSG transmission, with just 30 manual […]
Lotus Exige 350 Special Edition announced
Lotus has revealed a special edition Exige 350 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its Hethel factory, dubbed the Exige 350… you guessed it, Special Edition. The Exige 350 is one three special models created to commemorate Lotus’s half-century anniversary, following the introduction of the Evora 400 Hethel Edition and […]
Diesel engine production to slow, more work on EVs
The production of diesel engines is set to decrease significantly in the next few years, particularly in small cars, according to executives from some of the world’s biggest manufacturers. Speaking with press shortly after the unveiling of VW’s I.D. concept at the Paris Motor Show, VW chairman Herbert Diess says […]
Hyundai RN30 concept debuts in Paris, previews i30 hot hatch
Hyundai is exhibiting the extreme, race-ready RN30 concept car at the 2016 Paris Motor Show, to show everyone it wants to be taken seriously in the performance stakes. The RN30 is seen as a taster for the i30 N that will take the good fight to the likes of Volkswagen […]
Proterra Catalyst E2 is a 660kWh EV bus with 560km range
US company Proterra has released details of a radical new electric bus design, largely constructed from carbon fibre and powered by a 660kWh battery pack. What could genuinely turn out to be the future of buses, the Catalyst E2 prototype has a claimed range of 563km in real-world driving conditions, […]