[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Electric vehicles are shaking up the automotive status quo, and they’re also impacting Drive Car of the Year, Australia’s longest-running consumer automotive award. View 15 images Drive’s annual Car of the Year awards program is getting its biggest refresh in a decade, and we’ve got electric vehicles to thank for it. As you’ll read…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] When Sammy Hagar, now a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, released the hit song “I Can’t Drive 55” in 1984, it became an anthem of gearheads the world over, and it didn’t hurt that the music video showcased Hagar’s own Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer. This at a time when…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Published on November 9, 2023 Tim Heit, courtesy of Barrett-Jackson. Image Credit: Tim Heit, courtesy of Barrett-Jackson. Sammy Hagar’s 2015 Ferrari LaFerrari. Image Credit: Tim Heit, courtesy of Barrett-Jackson. The hybrid supercar features a one-off cream-and-black color scheme inside and out. Image Credit: Tim Heit, courtesy of Barrett-Jackson. The LaFerrari comprises a production…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Even if you’re not Catholic, you may be aware there is a holy trinity of hypercars: Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1, and Porsche 918 Spyder. The latter two are at a disadvantage because — let’s be honest — they’re not Ferraris. This most righteous of the divine is the LaFerrari, with a very special…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Nissan has lowered the price of entry to its X-Trail e-Power hybrid range with a mid-spec ST-L model. Should Toyota’s unassailable RAV4 be worried? What we love Smooth EV-like acceleration Minimal compromise in the switch to hybrid Impressively light fuel consumption What we don’t Gruff petrol generator Missing some basic equipment Compromised Divide…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] With all the attention on title race duel between Bagnaia and Martin, KTM man eyes elusive victory. Brad Binder will be hoping it’s a case of while two dogs are fighting over a bone, a third runs away with it at the Malaysia MotoGP this weekend. Most of the attention in Sepang will…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] First version of the new combustion engine Countryman, for now, remains off the table for the local market. Until now only revealed in full-electric Cooper E and Cooper SE guises, BMW has indirectly revealed the first combustion engine version of the new Mini Countryman in the shape of the flagship John Cooper Works…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Latest alliance assurances comes after a reduction in stake from Renault in Nissan in February as part of a restructuring process post pandemic. Renault and Nissan officially launched their “rebalanced” alliance on Wednesday (8 November) as they seek to reset a rocky partnership. Ship stabled The companies announced an agreement in February to…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The Pontiac GTO caught everyone’s attention in 1964. For 1965, Chevrolet responded by offering the Chevelle with the L79 327, which had the horsepower to compete. However, it was a big-block world and Chevrolet would need heavier artillery to compete more properly. One of those hustling small-block L79s, a 1965 Chevrolet Malibu SS…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Expected to offer all-wheel-drive, the GT will be limited to 100 units and swap the current 1.5 T-GDI engine for the same unit as the Tiggo 7 Pro Max. Announced as heading to South Africa following a media discussion after the Shanghai Auto Show in April, Omoda parent brand, Chery, has provided the…