[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Amazon is among the latest participants in another investment round for Rivian, signalling confidence in the electric car start-up. UPDATE, 25 January 2021: Rivian has raised a further US$2.65 billion (AU$3.42 billion) in its latest investment round. The money means the US electric vehicle (EV) start-up has received more than AU$10.3 billion since…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Petrol? Where we’re going, we don’t need petrol. The iconic DeLorean DMC-12 could be relaunched with electric power, according to the current owners of the brand. In a blog post published overnight, the company explained legal challenges and environmental regulations had complicated the roll out of long-awaited petrol-powered replicas. “We hoped to get…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The nation’s tax agency will soon acquire a state-by-state database of motor vehicle registrations. The Australian Tax Office has announced it will access vehicle purchasing data by state in an effort to potentially catch out tax-evading individuals and businesses. “The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will acquire motor vehicle registry data from state and…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Amelia Island concours d’elegance founder Bill Warner called it “a coup for us,” the featuring of a Japanese car on the show field back in 2004, when one of the Bob Sharp Datsun 240Z racers was displayed. More recently, in 2017, the northern Florida coastal concours had a “major showing” of Japanese race…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The Pick of the Day is a 1933 MG L-Type Magna from the early days of the M.G. Car Company, which was created about a decade earlier at Morris Garages in Oxford, England; MG takes its name from the initials of its birthplace. While this advertisement is listed on ClassicCars.com under MGB, it’s…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] According to Fiat, the fault could lead to excessive vibration, a shaking steering wheel, uneven tyre wear, noisy suspension, and steering problems. Fiat Australia has recalled 143 examples of its Ducato van, citing a potential fault with the steering system. The affected vehicles were sold between 1 June 2019 and 30 November 2020,…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The project – which is a collaboration between the Toyota Research Institute and Stanford University’s Dynamic Design Lab – aims to improve the evasive capabilities of autonomous driving systems. A 2021 Toyota GR Supra has reportedly been taught to autonomously drift, as part of a collaborative project between Stanford University’s Dynamic Design Lab…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Plus, a bulletproof Beetle, a trailer disaster and the VW Group CEO joins Twitter. When we’re not creating it ourselves, the CarAdvice team spends a lot of time finding and consuming motoring content from all over the world. Here’s a handful of the photos, articles, videos or social media posts that most caught…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The Outlander doesn’t get the attention it probably deserves, especially given its popularity in the market. Compelling value and quality inclusions headline the GSR PHEV variant. Pros and Cons Pros Ride comfort and handling balance now much better than other Outlanders Interior ambience and comfort are excellent Real-world combination of electric and internal…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Japanese brand debuts stripped-out EV designed for straight-line competition. Honda has treated its compact E electric vehicle to a drag racing makeover, with the unveiling of the e-Drag concept at the 2021 Tokyo Auto Salon. Headlining the upgrades designed to cut the Honda e-Drag’s quarter-mile (402m) time is a strict weight reduction program,…