[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Land Rover announced that it was working on an all-new Defender way back in 2011, when it revealed the DC100 concept. At the time, the design study made many traditional fans of the Defender exclaim that it didn’t preview a vehicle they’d be interested in buying, so Land Rover actually made a second…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The boys discuss their hits and misses, and the biggest production launches and concepts This week Paul Maric, Alborz Fallah, Tony Crawford, Josh Dowling, and Mike Costello are broadcasting from the Volkswagen stand at the 2019 Frankfurt motor show. They discuss their hits and misses, and the lack of manufacturers present at the…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The automaker estimates it will sell one million electrified vehicles across the Continent between now and the end of 2022. Ford expects 54 per cent of its sales in Europe to come from hybrids and fully electric cars by the end of 2022, with the rest featuring conventional petrol and diesel engines. It…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Thought the Ludicrous Model S was fast? It’s about to get faster, with Tesla planning a punchier powertrain. Tesla will continue to develop on the Model S and Model X’s well-reported acceleration figures, preparing a three-motor powertrain to deliver ‘Plaid’ performance. The current Model S P100D with Ludicrous Plus will hit 60mph (97km/h)…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Special launch variant limited to just 100 units, featuring a sunroof and two exclusive colour options. Hyundai Australia has quietly released the Venue Launch Edition alongside the core three-tier line-up, priced from $25,990 plus on-road costs. Limited to just 100 units, the Launch Edition commands $500 over the top-spec Elite but gains a…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] How big of a deal is the new, reborn Land Rover Defender? Big enough to warrant its very own Lego set. The British SUV maker is commemorating the return of the Defender—missing from the US for 22 years and rest of the world for the last four—by collaborating with the Danish toymaker on…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] There won’t be a track-tuned high performance of the E as Honda is seeking other avenues for high-end variants. Yet-to-be-released top-end versions of the Honda E electric hatchback will likely have more high-tech features instead of extravagant power figures, a wild bodykit and Nurburgring-tuned handling. Kohei Hitomi, project leader for the E, told…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Aston, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche and in the near future Ferrari and Lotus have all jumped on the SUV bandwagon, but British supercar maker McLaren is sticking to its supercar guns McLaren will not follow its sports car rivals by adding an SUV to its stable. The British supercar maker has just released its…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Naysayers predict traditional auto shows are not long for this world. With shrinking budgets and more direct ways to target buyers, many car companies are cutting back on once-extravagant displays at sprawling convention centers. One exception? The Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA), better known as the Frankfurt Motor Show, which remains one of the world’s…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Elon Musk says the Model S needs more time for tuning, and Nurburgring locals claim Tesla will try to take the Porsche Taycan’s electric car lap record next week. Tesla is inching closer to its electric car lap record attempt at the Nurburgring, having been spotted doing several shakedown runs at the German…