Car News

The latest entrant in the growing TCR International Series, formed in 2014, has been revealed as the new-generation Honda Civic Type R. Joining other production-based cars like the Golf GTI, Opel Astra, and Kia Cee'd, among others, the Civic TCR car boasts a number of big race-ready modifications.

SUV sales are going through the roof, but it’s the small-car segment that remains the biggest by market-share, sitting at 18.7 per cent for the first half of 2017. This equates to 112,312 sales, down about 5 per cent over 2016. In other words, sales are eroding, but slowly. And three members of this segment remain ensconced in the top-five selling vehicles overall, behind the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger utes.

Audi has issued a recall for 2598 of its Q3 SUVs built between June 2014 and November 2016 over concerns the emergency brake lights may not function. The German marque reports that the brake lights may fail to illuminate when an emergency braking function is initiated via the electro-mechanical parking brake (EPB) button. If the condition occurs, the lack of illumination from the brake lights could cause a hazard for other road users.

Not that it could have upstaged the new i30 N - yet - but the 2018 Hyundai i30 Fastback has been unveiled at the same event in Germany tonight. Spied testing in recent months with a heavy layer of camouflage, the Fastback's profile was nonetheless clear. Now, for the first time, we see the new i30 offshoot's tapered design in full.

While rummaging through the all-new Jaguar E-Pace at the vehicle's global reveal in London, we may have stumbled across the all-new Jaguar Land Rover key. Given the age, weight and old school nature of Jaguar Land Rover's trusty keyless entry fob, it was only a matter of time before the brand updated its key with sleeker and lighter version.