News11th Oct 20162 min readAudi, Volkswagen recall 280,000 vehicles in US for fuel leaks: Australian impact unclear…News11th Oct 20162 min readAudi, Volkswagen recall 280,000 vehicles in US for fuel leaks: Australian impact unclear…
News10th Oct 20161 min readGerman upper house calls for petrol, diesel cars to be banned by 2030…Derek FungThe Bundesrat or Federal Council, effectively the upper house of the German parliament, has passed a resolution calling for petrol and diesel powered cars to be banned by 2030. According to Der Spiegel, the resolution calls for the EU Commision to "evaluate the past tax and duty practices of the [European] Member States on their effectiveness with regard to the promotion of emission-free mobility ... so that only emission-free passenger cars are permitted at the latest from 2030 onwards". …
News10th Oct 20162 min readDriverless car acceptance growing in Australia, but further community education needed…
News10th Oct 20161 min read2017 Kia Soul pricing and specs: $24,990 drive-away price for refreshed hatch…James WongLocal pricing and specifications for the updated 2017 Kia Soul have been detailed, with the boxy hatch sporting a lightly refreshed look, an updated interior and a sharper price. For the new model year, the Soul now kicks off at $24,990 drive-away for the single-variant range, down from the previous price of $26,990, which did not include on-road drive-away costs. …
News10th Oct 20163 min readToyota tops brand value list again, Tesla breaks in…News10th Oct 20163 min readToyota tops brand value list again, Tesla breaks in…
News9th Oct 20161 min readMystery AMG C63 spied at the Nurburgring - video: New 'R' or Black Series model coming?…James WongThe 2016 Mercedes-AMG C63 S Coupe is already a tyre-shredding menace, but there could be an even hotter ‘R’ version on the way if this prototype doing rounds at the Nurburgring circuit is anything to go by. Wearing a more aggressive aero package with a large racing-style wing, this blue C63 Coupe could be our first look at a flagship ‘R’ variant, set to take on the track-focused BMW M4 GTS. …
News9th Oct 20162 min readVolkswagen Scirocco R Wolfsburg in Australia from November 14: Farewell range limited to 150 cars…
News8th Oct 20162 min readVolkswagen pure-electric 'family' to take shape over the next two years…Mike Costello
News8th Oct 20162 min readKia Rio GT, SUV spinoff could be on the cards…Alborz FallahKia is examining the possibility of a performance variant and SUV offshoot of the recently revealed 2017 Rio range, with at least the latter a very real possibility. Speaking to CarAdvice at last week’s Paris motor show, Kia Motors Europe’s chief operating officer, Michael Cole, said that while there are no plans for the hot hatch Kia Rio GT for the moment, a styling-focused GT Line model will likely start the process first. …
