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  Opel Australia to close shop after less than a year

  2 August 2013 / 15 comments

  It hasn’t been quite a year since Opel officially made its way into the Australian market, and now, the GM-brand has announced that it will cease operations and will commence winding down its network in […]

   

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  VIDEO: Demonstration of how the third-gen Toyota Prius Hybrid Synergy Drive system works

  2 August 2013 / 14 comments

  If you’re both a tech geek and a motorhead like I am, you’ll definitely appreciate this video, made by the Transmission Lab of Weber State University’s Automotive Technology Department. It’s a pretty long clip that […]

   

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  BMW i3 in detail – the world’s first mass-produced car to be made primarily of carbon-fibre

  2 August 2013 / 10 comments

  The revolutionary BMW i3 premium all-electric vehicle made its global debut just a few days ago, representing a new form of sustainable mobility. There’s a lot to get excited about here. BMW claims that this […]

   

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  MINI to start assembling in Thailand, Countryman first

  2 August 2013 / 10 comments

  Following the recent move to locally assemble the Mini Countryman in Malaysia, the BMW-owned brand has started CKD operations in Thailand, with first units hitting showrooms this month. Like here, the first Mini chosen to […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Facelifted Audi A8, inside and out

  2 August 2013 / 11 comments

  We have more spyshots of the facelifted third-gen Audi A8, courtesy of our European spies. While you’ve already seen the reworked front grille, revised front and rear bumpers, and new head and tail lamp graphics, […]

   

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  4th-gen Toyota Prius spied, but doesn’t tell us much!

  2 August 2013 / 17 comments

  All the camo in the world couldn’t hide the fact that this is the next-generation Toyota Prius. That’s how iconic the car’s shape is, a symbol of fuel efficiency and aerodynamics. But there must be […]

   

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  W205 Mercedes-Benz C-Class interior revealed!

  2 August 2013 / 20 comments

  It looks like the ‘floating tablet’ style COMAND display that you can find in the A-Class and B-Class is going to move up the Mercedes-Benz range, as we can see in this first photo of […]

   

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  VIDEO: Another clip of the Lexus RC F on the ‘Ring

  1 August 2013 / 5 comments

  The BMW M4 won’t be alone when it lands in town. You’ve seen spyshots and a video of the upcoming Lexus RC F, the coupe-bodied version of the mighty IS F. The hot two-door compact […]

   

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  Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi to jointly develop new charging infrastructure for EVs in Japan

  1 August 2013 / 11 comments

  Four Japanese automakers – Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi – have announced that they will be working together to increase the number of electric vehicle charging facilities in Japan as well as develop a more […]

   

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  Toyota Vios 2013 promo video for the Indonesian market reveals tech-laden touch-screen system

  1 August 2013 / 49 comments

  Here’s a promotional video from Indonesia for the new 2013 Toyota Vios, highlighting features including its “catamaran shape roof,” remote boot release and new interior design. What caught our eye is a rather premium-looking touch-screen in […]

   

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  Mazda6 SkyActiv-D is the first diesel car to win at Indy

  1 August 2013 / 13 comments

  A Mazda6 SkyActiv-D Clean Diesel race car won the Grand-Am-Brickyard in the GX class last weekend, becoming the first ever diesel-powered car to win at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Sylvain Tremblay was behind the […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Is this the next-gen Suzuki Alto?

  1 August 2013 / 4 comments

  This little city car was recently spotted by our spy snappers on a trailer in sunny southern Europe. According to CarPix, the car wears “typical Suzuki” camouflage (super anorak moment there). Plus, its diminutive dimensions, […]

   

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  Nissan GT-R Nismo to hit 96 km/h in just two seconds

  1 August 2013 / 67 comments

  Next to nothing is known of the upcoming Nissan GT-R Nismo, at least not solid facts. Rumours are aplenty though, and the latest one coming from Auto Express is that it’ll cover the zero to […]

   

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  Suzuki iV-4 concept teased, to debut in Frankfurt

  31 July 2013 / 7 comments

  Another one for September 10’s Frankfurt motor show is the Suzuki iV-4 concept, which gets teased here. The concept heralds a compact SUV from Suzuki, and is a preview of the Japanese carmaker’s future SUV […]

   

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  2015 Alfa Romeo Spider to use a turbo 1.4 with 170 hp

  31 July 2013 / 16 comments

  New details of the next Alfa Romeo Spider have emerged, adding to the considerable excitement circling around the brand’s latest rear-wheel drive-only rebirth. Autocar UK reports that the modern roadster (yet to be unveiled; 2010 […]

   

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