My single favorite car manufacturer in the world has always been Aston Martin. There is a certain magic about the cars built in Newport Pagnell that makes me think of epic Le Mans wins, arriving in the highest of style to the Savoy hotel in London, and of course the whole James Bond mythology tied…
Just under a month after disclosing the first teaser image, Lexus in the early hours of Friday morning (9 June), officially debuted the radically different all-new GX that provides the first glimpse of what the new Toyota Land Cruiser Prado will look like later this year. Dimensions Designed from the ground up based on Toyota’s…
The good news about the new Mercedes-Benz GLC adopting the German carmaker’s global luxury strategy is that this car has become as advanced as you could imagine a mid-sized family SUV to be. The bad news is that the range starts at R1.2 million, making it nothing more than a pipe dream for most. When…
“Where [a zebra crossing] is clearly marked, there’s no ambiguity [around this road rule] and that’s great, but local governments probably don’t have the resources to install them everywhere – which is understandable,” Dr Geoffrey Browne, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow from The University of Melbourne and one of the authors of the paper, told Drive.…
The first shipment of Ford F-150 pick-ups destined for Australia is already on the way from Detroit, as local remanufacturing to right-hand drive prepares to ramp up. View 9 images The 2023 Ford F-150 is one giant step closer to Australian showrooms, with the first shipment of pick-ups already on the water and on their way…
A senior Indonesian government official has suggested Australians could soon be buying Mazda vehicles made in Indonesia. A select number of Mazda models sold in Australia could soon be manufactured in Indonesia, according to a senior Indonesian politician – but Mazda is remaining tight-lipped on the reported plans. The Indonesian Minister of Industry, Agus Gumiwang…
‘Sustainable mining’ might seem like an oxymoron, but Australian giant BHP is taking a proactive approach to lessening its impact. This interview appeared in part of our documentary, Drive: Electric – Living with electric vehicles, which is available to watch on our site or on 9Now. Everyone has a role to play in the fight…
Trends are reversing, and we are heading back to the squared-off ’80s, baby. The next-generation Lexus GX – which is slated for the Australian market for the first time – confirms the trend: the boxy SUV is back in a big way. And I’m all about it. While carmakers have generally been busy trying to…
Porsche has celebrated its 75th birthday with this Mission X electric concept. A production version appears highly likely, targeting the Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record in the process. View 6 images Porsche has celebrated its 75th anniversary as a sports car-maker by unveiling the Mission X – an electric hypercar which could be sold in global showrooms…
Meet the longest Lexus SUV ever produced, the seven-seat hybrid TX, based on the stretched underpinnings of a Lexus RX. But it won’t come to Australia. View 19 images View 19 images Previous“>Next Lexus claims space for seven carry-on suitcases in the boot, with 1625 litres with the third row of seats folded, and 2747 litres with…