Motor Authority
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
TWR has been revived and its first product is a Jaguar XJS restomod called the Supercat TWR's modified XJS is powered by a bespoke supercharged 5.6-liter V-12 Pricing for the TWR Supercat starts at $285,000 Tom Walkinshaw Racing was a British motorsports and engineering company with successes in Formula 1 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It went under.
Best Selling Cars Blog
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Suzuki Swift sales are up 232.3% year-on-year in October. 119,432 new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles found a buyer in Hungary over the first 10 months of the year. This is a round 10% year-on-year improvement and means 11,987 vehicles were sold in October. Year-to-date in the PC+LCV brands charts, Toyota dominates with 12.4% share ahead of Suzuki at 11%, Ford at 9.3%, Volkswagen at 7.7% and Skoda at 7.5%.
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Motor Authority
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
A Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally was the quickest car around an SCCA RallyCross course The Mustang Mach-E Rally won both its class and the outright event A Ford engineer was behind the wheel, simply as weekend fun Attendees and participants at the Detroit Octoberfast RallyCross event at the Auto City Speedway didn’t hear it coming, but an EV came.
Autocar
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Lotus could upgrade the Emeya saloon (pictured) and Eletre SUV with new powertrain Brand had committed to going electric-only in 2028, but luxury car buyers are proving reluctant to switch to EVs Lotus will produce hybrid versions of future models in response to the continued reluctance of luxury car buyers to move to EVs. The switch, confirmed by the brand’s CEO to reporters at recent Guangzhou motor show in China, means the brand is tearing up its current plan to go all-electric by 2028.
Carscoops
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
Rachel Plotnick helps companies improve their interfaces, after researching the history of buttons. She claims that people’s “hunger for physical buttons” is due to their “tactility and feedback” The expert believes that touchscreens and buttons should be combined depending on the scenario. It seems that the world of technology—including the automotive industry— is undergoing a “re-buttoning” phase.
Motor 1
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Pablo Di Si led both VW Group and VW Brand for North America. Former Porsche North America CEO Dr. Kjell Gruner will take over.
Motor Authority
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Jaguar transformation starts with reveal of new logo and branding All current Jaguars to be replaced by three ultra-luxury EVs Concept previewing first EV set for 2024 Miami Art Week Jaguar is just weeks out from the reveal of a concept that will usher a new era for the brand, one fully focused on electric vehicles with prices much higher than.
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Autocar
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Four new design elements are “a reimagining that recaptures the essence of Jaguar" JLR has adapted its 90-year-old Jaguar brand for “the second century”, with four new design elements that are called “symbols of change” for the marque. The British car maker last week began testing prototypes of its four-door GT model on public roads, the first of three models to launch in 2026, and plans to reveal a design prototype during December’s Miami Art Week which will set the tone for the brand’s complet
Carscoops
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Lexus has introduced the 2025 RZ, which benefits from new entry-level trims as well as sizable price cuts. The model starts at $43,975 which is $490 less than the 2024 Toyota bZ4X. Two different powertrains are available and the entry-level model has 201 hp. The Lexus RZ has always been a fine, but unremarkable EV. However, it’s getting a lot more interesting as pricing for the 2025 model starts at $43,975 including destination.
Drive.com
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The Chinese car brand says it has received “genuine” customer interest for its X2 helicopter, with XPeng anticipating pre-orders to open in 2025 and deliveries by 2026. While incoming Chinese car maker XPeng is busy focusing on deliveries of its electric G6 SUV , the brand’s battery-powered helicopter could land in Australia in the next couple of years.
Motor Authority
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Bugatti Mistral claims land speed record for a production open-top car Record car is a one-off example costing $14.7 million Mistral production capped at 99 units Bugatti's Mistral roadster has been taken to a top speed of 282 mph, and in the process has claimed the world land speed record for a production open-top car. The run took place on Nov.
CarExpert
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
Diesel-electric hybrid powertrains once appeared to have a bright future ahead of them courtesy of many carmakers including Toyota , which is now world-renowned for popularising series-parallel hybrid technology, but until now it has only offered this type of powertrain with petrol engines. When asked whether Toyota is still investigating diesel-electric hybrid powertrains, Toyota chief engineer Keita Moritsu said the company is monitoring its potential. “In the worldwide, diesel is of cou
Autocar
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Renault's new Hyvia filling stations are being rolled out across Europe and can be set up in 72 hours Hydrogen fuel cell projects continue to grow, along with interest in using them to power commercial vehicles and particularly heavy trucks. One such is the new Renault Master H2-Tech Prototype shown at the recent IAA Transportation show in Hanover. The Master has been developed by the Hyvia joint venture between Renault and US fuel cell specialist Plug.
Carscoops
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Jaguar has started communicating its new logo and branding for the company’s make-or-break rebirth. The automaker’s Chief Creative Officer told journalists he knows not everyone will like Jag’s new direction. “[We have] not been sniffing the white stuff – this is real,” Gerry McGovern said. The definition of madness is trying the same thing over and over and hoping for a different result, according to the old saying.
Drive.com
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
A new report examining real-world crash data has identified the least safe used cars in Australia – with some consumer favourites amongst the worst performers. Some of the most popular models in Australia have appeared on a new list of the least safe used cars you can buy, with real-world crash data proving the age of a vehicle is crucial in determining its performance in a crash.
Motor Authority
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Lucid Air police car being evaluted by California Highway Patrol Production plans haven't been announced Police version of rival Tesla Model S already available Lucid took to social media this week to show off the first photos of an Air police car prototype that recently took part in an evaluation program run by the California Highway Patrol. The.
CarExpert
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Cyber crime is rife in the online world we live in, and a US baseball player recently found that out the hard way after his Lamborghini Huracan was stolen via unique means. The Denver Post reports Colorado Rockies player Kris Bryant had his Huracan picked up from his Denver home by a transport company who were due to send it to Las Vegas. However, it didn’t reach its intended destination, after hackers allegedly managed to access the transport company’s internal email system and rero
Autocar
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The leaked picture (below) showed a similar design to what our render previewed in 2019 The car was tipped to lead the brand’s electric reinvention before it was scrapped in 2021 Pictures have surfaced of an almost production-ready version of Jaguar ’s electric XJ, the car that was tipped to lead the brand’s electric reinvention before it was scrapped in 2021.
Carscoops
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Near-series production prototypes of the Neue Klasse SUV are now being built in Hungary. BMW plans to begin full-scale series production of the compact premium model by late 2025. The iX3 SUV will debut as the first model on the Neue Klasse platform, followed by the i3 sedan. BMW has taken another major step toward its electric future with the production of the first “near-series” prototypes of its upcoming Neue Klasse SUV in Debrecen, Hungary.
Motor Trader
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Vertu Motors has opened its second VWFS Rent-a-Car business, located at Vertu Volkswagen Nottingham South. This new service follows the success of Vertu Volkswagen Huddersfield. Vertu Motors Volkswagen and Audi Franchise director David Allen said: “We’re thrilled to expand VWFS Rent-a-Car to Nottingham South, making it even easier for customers in the region to access high-quality Volkswagen rentals.
Motor Authority
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
Jeep is developing a modular hardtop system that would allow removable hardtop pieces to be stowed onboard vehicles, which could be big news for the Wrangler. The current Jeep Wrangler requires owners to leave its hardtop behind, an inconvenience not asked of Ford Bronco drivers. But a patent application published by the United States Patent and.
CarExpert
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
Chinese automotive powerhouse Geely is gearing up to play a big part in the Australian automotive landscape – and it plans to have a ute as part of its range. The broader Zhejiang Geely Holding Group – parent company of Volvo, Polestar, Smart, Zeekr, Lynk & Co, Lotus and new brand Radar Auto – is already present in our market with most of those marques, and the Geely brand will itself launch in 2025 with the new EX5 mid-sized electric SUV.
Autocar
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Prototype for Jaguar's £100k Taycan rival gives a long-awaited first look at the firm's new design language The first car of Jaguar ’s new era has finally broken cover as it begins road testing for a 2026 launch, just two weeks before the firm unveils a concept that will set the tone for the design of all its upcoming models. The first all-new Jaguar since the I-Pace was launched in early 2018, this striking four-door GT is the first of three upcoming electric cars due to arrive by the end of t
Carscoops
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson says that the cheap electric car market sucks. Instead of building a low-cost Lucid, he thinks other OEs should license its tech. Other brands might already be planning on a cheap EV with or without Lucid. Tesla and Elon Musk have long promised a $25,000 electric vehicle. That promise ended up half-dead as Musk recently called that idea pointless.
Motor Trader
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Cox Automotive’s 2025 forecast predicts nearly two million new car registrations, a 3.6% increase compared with 2024. However, volumes remain 11.6% below the average for 2001-2019 as local economic pressures and supply chain disruptions continue. Cox Automotive’s latest Insight Quarterly (IQ) suggests the transition to new energy vehicles (NEVs) could result in fewer choices in vehicle makes and models.
CarExpert
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Four people have been arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly committing insurance fraud by claiming a bear had attacked their vehicles, though it actually turned out to be a person in a bear costume. The suspects claimed that on January 28, 2024, a bear entered their 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost and damaged the vehicle’s interior. They provided video footage of the incident, which showed the alleged bear inside the car.
Autocar
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
Ukrainian vehicle maker Torsus calls these the world’s toughest heavy-duty off-road buses Travelling by bus can be a mixed bag. You’ll either glide quickly to your stop, or you’ll be stuck next to someone unfamiliar with deodorant. You’re also trapped on normal, Tarmac-clad roads. But what if there was a bus that could take you up a volcano without breaking a sweat?
Carscoops
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Bugatti Rimac CEO, Mate Rimac, had a chat with Michelin about tire performance The company’s boss hinted at a potential 500 km/h (310 mph) record attempt in the future. Bugatti officially stepped away from speed records in 2019, but it seems they’re back. Bugatti proved it still has an insatiable need for speed when the W16 Mistral became the world’s fastest open-top car earlier this month.
Drive.com
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
Isuzu has announced it will launch a new ‘MaxForce’ four-cylinder turbo-diesel in Thailand, which could succeed the long-running ‘4JJ’ 3.0-litre unit. The Isuzu D-Max ute – and likely the Isuzu MU-X – will soon gain a new 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine in Thailand. Expected to debut in the D-Max and MU-X imminently, the new engine is reportedly built on the foundations of the 1.9-litre ‘RZ4E-TC’ diesel which launched in 2017 – and has been available in Australia since 2021 in lower-
Motor Authority
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The modern take on the Citroën SM unveiled by France's DS in September may see production yet. In an interview with Top Gear published on Monday, DS design chief Thierry Metroz said the company is investigating ways to get the large coupe concept into limited production, like using the services of a coachbuilder. He also said the idea of.
CarExpert
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
No, your eyes don’t deceive you. This sleek, scissor-doored electric roadster is an MG! The MG Cyberster is the new performance flagship for the Chinese carmaker that has ambitions to not only expand beyond the mainstream car and SUV market segments locally, but also to become a top-three auto brand in Australia. It is also the most expensive MG vehicle ever sold in Australia.
Autocar
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Maximum concentration allowed Autocar India's Kakar go 92 miles farther than a Mercedes EQS’s official range There are some things that I just can’t resist, like driving flat out on a race track, overlanding across continents, off-roading and generally pushing cars to their limits. But there’s another that I’ve got hooked on that, in contrast, is about conserving energy and driving as far as possible, rather than fast.
Carscoops
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Premium European automakers are shelling out millions of Euros to keep their dealers alive in a tough Chinese car market. A new price war in the country has led to unsustainable heavy discounting that’s putting retailers into the red. BMW’s Q3 China sales slid 30 percent and its fancy Beijing Xingdebao 5S store was forced to close. European carmakers have been making bank in China for years, but now the profit stream has turned to a trickle, and no one knows this better than the reta
Drive.com
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
A bundle of new EV chargers opened today in Sydney’s inner-west will be free to use for the next few months. Almost 40 new pole-mounted electric car chargers are now available for use along kerbsides in Sydney’s inner-western suburbs, with charging offered for free until 31 January next year. The 39 chargers are part of 149 in total being installed across New South Wales through a partnership between energy giant AGL and infrastructure solutions firm Plus ES.
Motor Authority
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
VW Group and Rivian collaborate on electrical architecture and software development First Rivian to use jointly developed systems will be R2 due in 2026 First VW Group models will use the the systems from 2027 Volkswagen Group has decided to deepen its ties with U.S. electric vehicle startup Rivian, with the two companies announcing on Tuesday.
CarExpert
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
After six years of planning and development, the Toyota Tundra has finally landed in Australian showrooms with a starting price of $155,990 before on-road costs. Shipped from the US to Australia and converted from left- to right-hand drive by Walkinshaw Automotive Group in Melbourne, the Tundra will take on the likes of the Ram 1500 , Chevrolet Silverado 1500 , and Ford F-150 in the full-sized pickup segment.
Autocar
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Renault mobility brand's first model promises to rewrite the city car rulebook in a fun-sized package Before we consider the weird - and perhaps wonderful - world of the Mobilize Duo, we should briefly revisit the car it ultimately succeeds: the Renault Twizy.There was plenty about that two-seater quadricycle that made it an illogical purchase. It didn't have windows or a heater, its electric range was less than 50 miles and it cost as much as most second-hand city cars of the period.
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