Motor Authority
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Valtteri Bottas recently released his debut single, but the Finnish Formula 1 driver didn't provide vocals or play an instrument. Currently streaming on Spotify, the track—titled "Flight of the Valtteri"—was made using biometric data from Bottas as he drove around California's Thunderhill Raceway in an Audi R8. It was a marketing stunt.
Best Selling Cars Blog
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Toyota Land Cruiser sales are up 34.9% year-on-year in Yemen. New car sales in Yemen are off -5.5% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2024 top 6,472 units. Toyota (-4%) improves its share to 94.7% vs. 93.3% a year ago.
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Motor Authority
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Following its reintroduction to the U.S. for the 2024 model year, the 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser arrives at dealerships in late October essentially unchanged. Last year's top-spec First Edition has run its course, leaving only the base Land Cruiser 1958 grade and an unnamed grade above it, priced at $57,900 and $63,900, respectively. Both prices.
Best Selling Cars Blog
OCTOBER 20, 2024
The Hyundai H1-Starex is the most popular vehicle in Syria so far in 2024. Just 121 new light vehicles hit Syrian roads over the first 9 months of 2024, a 12% year-on-year improvement. Hyundai is the only manufacturer still present in the country.
Motor 1
OCTOBER 20, 2024
The two-hour surgery went smoothly and he didn't need a heart bypass.
Autocar
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Inception concept is forward-looking. Design boss says Peugeot won’t follow Renault in reviving historic models for its EV era Peugeot won’t follow rivals in reviving any historic models for its all-electric era, but will subtly reference its heritage in future cars. The brand’s head of design, Matthias Hossann, told Autocar that Peugeot has no plans to adopt a nostalgia-fuelled design approach at the Paris motor show, where Renault showed off the new retro-styled 4 crossover alongside its simi
Machines with Souls
OCTOBER 20, 2024
A new BMW M4 Coupe with a sticker price of $117,000 was left behind at a dealer. It's a lot for an M4, but this is about how you purchase it. The post Should you buy, lease, or finance this $117k BMW M4 Coupe? appeared first on Machines With Souls.
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Carscoops
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Honda might be working on a simulated manual gearbox for the hybrid Prelude. The driver will reportedly feel and hear the (simulated) gear changes. While not as engaging as a proper manual, it sounds more fun than a CVT. The gearbox of the upcoming Honda Prelude has become quite the hot topic of discussion lately. Initially, it was believed to feature a continuously variable automatic (CVT), then rumors of a manual surfaced—only to be promptly shut down.
CarExpert
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Rivian is releasing an assortment of pop culture-themed throwbacks for its electric vehicles (EVs) this Halloween, paying tribute to two icons from the 1980s. In an update rolled out to US owners of the R1T pickup and R1S SUV, owners can now select new ‘car costumes’ via Rivian’s smartphone application, changing their exterior and interior appearances.
Carscoops
OCTOBER 20, 2024
An employee from a family-run dealership in Florida was convicted of carjacking a customer. The incident happened despite the car owner being current on his payment plan. Now, the convicted employee faces up to 15 years in prison after being found guilty by a jury. In the world of car dealerships, payment disputes typically unfold with a few phone calls to the bank or a stack of paperwork behind closed doors, not in the streets with threats and guns.
Motor 1
OCTOBER 20, 2024
A special Tailor Made edition gets a healthy heaping of Nappa leather and wood trim—and it looks lovely.
Carscoops
OCTOBER 20, 2024
The Nissan Kicks is one of the brand’s best sellers. Despite going into the first generation’s final year of production, the brand saw a 21 percent increase in sales from 2022 to 2023. Nissan is doubling down with an all-new Kicks, promising more space, more technology, and a bolder overall package. The question is: does it deliver? To find out just how good this new Kicks is we traveled to Detroit, Michigan, home of the Nissan Technical Center.
Motor 1
OCTOBER 20, 2024
He won five races and surpassed Ayrton Senna’s pole position record in this car.
Carscoops
OCTOBER 20, 2024
A record 1.7 million electrified cars were sold globally in September as deliveries jumped 30.5%. China fueled the boom, its demand for BEVs and PHEVs climbing 47.9 percent, Reuters reports. North American deliveries are up 10 percent Jan-Sep, but only rose by 0.4 percent last month. China’s unrelenting enthusiasm for electrified vehicles turned September into a record-smashing month for global sales, even as some markets wallow in the usual doom and gloom.
CarExpert
OCTOBER 20, 2024
We may not have to wait as long as first thought to see Tesla’s highly anticipated Model Y facelift, with the ‘Juniper’ update reportedly entering production as early as this month. As reported by Car News China , sources on social media – namely China’s Weibo and X (formerly Twitter) – have said Shanghai production of the updated Model Y has been pulled forward to start this week.
Carscoops
OCTOBER 20, 2024
New car prices fell 0.4 percent in September, bringing the average transaction cost to $48,397. More good news for buyers came in the form of increased incentives, Cox Automotive data shows. Despite industry-average prices falling, the Mitsubishi Mirage was the only car with an average transaction price of less than $20k. New cars are, surprisingly, a bit more affordable this year compared to 2023.
CarExpert
OCTOBER 20, 2024
An ambulance rushing to the scene of a medical emergency may have caused another one. Footage shared by Dash Cam Owners Australia shows an Isuzu MU-X ambulance, with its flashing lights on, inadvertently performing a pit manoeuvre on a Chery Omoda 5. The Chery was proceeding through an intersection on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, and had a green light.
Carscoops
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Police chased what they say was a stolen Chevrolet Corvette on Saturday night. Ultimately, the car crashed after police used a spike strip to pop one of the tires. Officers then found a 15-year-old boy driving the car with a 19-year-old passenger. What started as a routine evening for San Bernardino Police quickly spiraled into a high-speed pursuit involving a stolen sports car and a pair of teenagers.
Drive.com
OCTOBER 20, 2024
If you’ve ever questioned the purpose of big American utes, seeing the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 ZR2 handle towing, off-roading and an off-road racetrack should clear things up for you. Some work came across my desk the other week, in the same way that it normally does. It was a Chevrolet Silverado 1500 ZR2 test car, booked in through the usual planning calendar and with my initials against it.
CarExpert
OCTOBER 20, 2024
More than two years on from its debut, the current Ford Ranger is still the dual-cab ute king. Not only was it the best-selling vehicle bar none in Australia in 2023, it’s sitting atop the VFACTS sales for 2024 ahead of the Toyota HiLux. Aside from a few adjustments to its equipment list, the introduction of a few special-editions, and the requisite price rises since its debut, very little about the Blue Oval’s best-seller has changed.
Drive.com
OCTOBER 20, 2024
The Can-Am Maverick could be one of the most bang-for-buck fun things you can experience on four wheels in Australia. Going fast is fun. It’s intoxicating and invigorating, releasing all manner of chemicals in your brain. But it’s not the pace we want, exactly. The feeling of going fast is what we want. RELATED: Sorry big ute haters, this V8-powered towing machine is a feat of engineering And while it’s easy to quote brain-bending acceleration times as they appear on the spec sheet, the fe
CarExpert
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Renault’s head of design says the company has “more than enough” SUVs, with a total of eight in its European lineup alone following the reveal of the new 4. “You have to imagine that what you see today is the fruits of Luca’s anxiety, in a way”, Laurens van den Acker told Autocar , referring to Renault CEO Luca de Meo and his goals to make the brand more competitive in key segments.
Auto Express
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Mike Rutherford wonders whether Hyundai boss Euisun Chung is thinking of offloading some of its brands
Drive.com
OCTOBER 20, 2024
The world’s largest car maker has unveiled new game-changing portable hydrogen cartridges, capable of powering everything from cooktops to cars. Toyota has shown off its new portable hydrogen energy cartridge as part of its exhibit of carbon-neutral technology at Japan Mobility Show Bizweek 2024, held in Tokyo from 15-18 October. The world’s biggest car maker showed the new portable hydrogen energy cartridges being used to power a cooktop made by Rinnai – and presented concepts of the smal
Autocar
OCTOBER 20, 2024
No fewer than 40 cars were entered in 1989, despite the maximum permitted on a starting grid being 26 Andretti is one of the world’s top motorsport firms, has attracted star technical staff, promises to bring along General Motors as its engine supplier and is prepared to stump up the $200 million entry fee – so naturally Formula 1’s response to its application has been ‘jog on’.
Drive.com
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Driving experts claim that authorities clamping down on reckless driving on the bitumen has not stopped hoons – they’ve just gone elsewhere. EXCLUSIVE Increasingly tough laws against reckless driving on public roads across Australia have led hoons onto beaches instead, a leading 4WD expert has said. Speaking to Drive , Director of Research and Development at the Australian Driving Institute, Cameron Wearing, said people getting bogged on beaches is becoming more prevalent because hoons are
CarExpert
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Mercedes-Benz remains confident in its electrification pathway despite cooling global sales and ongoing skepticism, according to the brand’s Australia-Pacific CEO. The brand was the fifth best-selling EV manufacturer in Australia last year, behind Tesla (46,116 sales), BYD (12,438 sales), MG (5928 sales) and Volvo (3949 sales). It achieved this, however, with a much wider range of electric vehicles (EVs) than any of those brands.
Drive.com
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Capped-price servicing for Audi models more than seven years old introduced in Australia for ‘peace of mind’ for customers. Audi RS 6 Avant Audi Australia has introduced capped-price servicing for vehicles eight years and older in a bid to keep customers returning to new-car showrooms. Called Audi Essential Service, the fixed-price servicing is available in two tiers – Audi Essential Service and Audi Essential Service Plus, priced at $399 and $499 respectively.
Jalopnik
OCTOBER 20, 2024
There are few things in this world that bring goosebumps to my skin faster than the stirring sound of six inline cylinders screaming as they hit the redline like waves in the Mediterranean Sea splashing against sandy beaches. When said sound of those six cylinders is resonating off of the astounding beauty of the arid… Read more.
Drive.com
OCTOBER 20, 2024
A rare chance to buy a private race track has come up, but the new owners would need to put in some elbow grease. The opportunity to own your very own race track doesn’t come up often, but one property in Queensland is offering just that – along with a bonus house. Mac’s Speedway is being offered for sale in Mackay – approximately 1000 kilometres north of Brisbane on the Coral Sea Coast – with the oval track available to purchase within the town’s motorsport district, boasting
CarExpert
OCTOBER 20, 2024
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a “preliminary evaluation” of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) following four crash reports – one of which resulted in a fatality. The investigation involves a total of 2,410,002 vehicles across the Model 3 , Model Y , Model S , Model X and Cybertruck lines. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) identified four reports where a Tesla using FSD-Beta or FSD-Supervised crashed after entering an area where road visibility
Drive.com
OCTOBER 20, 2024
The Nissan Pathfinder ST-L is close to being the perfect family car… it just needs one major change. Skip ahead: Introduction Running costs Price and specification Energy use Interior space and comfort On-road assessment Connectivity and infotainment Summary Safety Next steps 2024 Nissan Pathfinder ST-L AWD The Nissan Pathfinder large SUV has been lumbering around Australian roads in various iterations since it launched here in 1986.
Car Examer
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Here’s a breakdown of the ways some car finance companies fail consumers—and how you can protect yourself. When it comes to buying a car, car finance is a popular choice for many people. It spreads out the cost, making it more manageable. However, not all car finance deals are as good as they seem. Unfortunately, some car finance companies use tactics that can take advantage of consumers.
Drive.com
OCTOBER 20, 2024
After numerical number plates were quietly removed from the Vplates website in July 2023, buyers will soon have the opportunity to purchase new numerical plate combinations this month. Following several record-breaking number plate auctions in 2024, buyers will soon have the chance to purchase new Victorian numerical combinations for the first time in more than a year.
CarExpert
OCTOBER 20, 2024
The Mazda MX-5 turned 35 earlier this year, and the Japanese carmaker has continued the birthday celebrations by unveiling a new special edition variant of the iconic sports car. Mazda’s MX-5 35th Anniversary celebrates 35 years since the first-generation ‘NA’ model rolled off the production line in 1989. Now in its fourth generation, the MX-5 has become more than just a conventional convertible, with both soft-top and hard-top RF versions available, each getting the 35th Anniversary treatment.
Drive.com
OCTOBER 20, 2024
A new armoured electric truck has been presented to the US Army, based on a Chevrolet Silverado – but with a turbo-diesel engine as a range-extender. General Motors’ defence arm has unveiled its new-generation tactical vehicle prototype in the US. Based on the Silverado 2500 ZR2 pick-up from Chevrolet , the vehicle is powered by electric motors driving the front and rear axles, fed by an undisclosed “12-module” battery pack.
CarExpert
OCTOBER 20, 2024
The Cupra Formentor is the Spanish auto brand’s best-selling model, and the facelifted and updated version of the popular mid-sized crossover SUV, due to arrive in Australia in 2025, is set to be even more appealing. Along with visual changes outside and technical adjustments inside, there’s also a couple of new powertrains on the cards for the new model, including the one tested for this review – the e-HYBRID plug-in petrol-electric variant with outputs of 200kW/400Nm and more than 100km of EV
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