The upcoming Ford Everest has apparently gathered the interest of over 11,000 potential buyers, according to the local arm. Ford Australia says the Everest is the company’s second most popular vehicle searched on its website, behind the Ranger ute on which it is based. Over 11,000 punters have also “flagged” […]
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Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigns following emissions scandal
Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn has resigned following a massive scandal which resulted in VW admitting to cheating emissions tests with around 11 million vehicles worldwide. The news broke at the weekend whereby Volkswagen was found to be using a special computer program on vehicles fitted with the 2.0 TDI turbo-diesel. […]
Volkswagen & Audi found cheating emissions test, share price plummets
Volkswagen share prices dropped 23 per cent in just one stock trade day after it was found to be cheating emissions tests. The company could face a fine from the EPA of up to US$18 billion. It’s understood Volkswagen’s US arm purposely installed a defeat tool and software on various […]
Audi e-tron quattro concept revealed, previews 2018 electric SUV
Audi has unveiled the e-tron quattro concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany, giving us a preview to a future luxury SUV. Although it is just a concept car at this stage, an Audi executive has straight out said this concept “provides a concrete foretaste” of an all-electric, luxury-class […]
Elon Musk confirms Tesla Model 3 will debut in March
Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk has taken to Twitter once again to slip out some pretty substantial information, this time confirming the ‘Model 3’ for a March debut. The Tesla Model 3 will be the company’s new entry-level model. It will go up against popular premium mid-sizers such as the BMW […]
Vettel furious at Pirelli after tyre blowout during Belgian F1 GP
Four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel has lashed out at tyre supplier Pirelli after a dangerous high-speed blowout during the Belgian Grand Prix over the weekend. On the second last lap, the German, who was in third place, had taken the infamous Eau Rouge corner at more than 300km/h, where he […]
Final 30 Peugeot 208 GTi models on sale from $29,500
The final 30 editions of the current Peugeot 208 GTi are going up from grabs in Australia, fixed to a starting price that matches that of the iconic 1980s 205 GTi. The final 30 models are priced from $29,500 (down from $29,990), which is the same price that was attached […]
Bugatti jumps on Vision Gran Turismo bandwagon
By now you have probably heard or seen the various ‘Vision Gran Turismo’ concept cars made for the hit Sony PlayStation game Gran Turismo. Bugatti has announced it is soon jumping on the bandwagon. So far only this air intake piece have been revealed, looking like some kind of exotic […]