[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The hybrid rollout will start with control parts between 2022 and 2025, but from 2025 onwards brands will be able to develop their own electrification strategies. World Rally Championship cars will include a ‘supplementary hybrid system‘ from 2022 onwards, as the category looks to keep pace with other global motorsports. The FIA will…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Ever since Car and Driver strapped the Toyota Supra to a dyno late last month, there’s been a lot of hand-wringing on how much power actually comes out of the sports car’s 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-six-cylinder engine. C&D discovered that the Supra’s engine might actually produce more power than Toyota advertised. A few weeks…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The Raging Bull’s off-road supercar might head into production thanks to 3D printing technology. In order to keep sales ticking over, the Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato concept might be trundling down the production line in the not-too-distant future. Maurizio Reggiani, Lamborghini’s chief technical officer, has told Automobile magazine the “provisional business case suggests that…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The German automotive giant is planning a new mega battery factory in Germany, scheduled to come online in 2023-24. Volkswagen AG has announced a €900 million ($1.467 billion) investment into an electric vehicle battery joint venture with Swedish firm Northvolt AB. According to VW, part of the above sum “is intended for a…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Mid-size SUV gets extended safety tech suite for a relatively minor $600 price increase. Lexus Australia has announced running changes for its top-selling NX SUV, which sees the addition of the company’s latest safety technologies. Dubbed Lexus Safety System+, the enhanced NX line-up now gets cyclist detection for the autonomous emergency braking system,…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The new Spyder could debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, and is expected to have power from a naturally-aspirated flat-six engine. Porsche has teased a harder-core 718 Boxster, the Spyder, ahead of a likely reveal at the Goodwood Festival of Speed next month. In a video titled ‘Are you ready?’ we get…
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[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] In a repeat of last year’s finish, Toyota has secured first and second place finishes at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. From the Thursday ahead of the race, Toyota secured first and second place starting positions during qualifying. The Toyota TS050 hybrid racer (car 7) of Kamui Kobayashi turned in a 3:15.497…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Australian Automotive Dealer Association considering constitutional challenge to stamp duty hikes in Queensland and Victoria on cars over $100,000. EXCLUSIVE Australia’s peak car dealer body is planning a High Court challenge against increased stamp duties on motor vehicles priced over $100,000 – as exclusive figures published by show Toyota customers pay more in…