[ad_1] The CEO of Porsche Cars Australia is keen to get his hands on the successor to the discontinued petrol-powered Macan to sit alongside the new electric-only SUV when it’s launched in a couple of years. Speaking with media at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, the managing director and CEO for Porsche’s local arm, … Read more
[ad_1] In late 2024, AI-generated images were posted online of fake pickups, purportedly from heavy machinery companies Caterpillar and John Deere. With the images creating a lot of buzz from fans of those brands, Caterpillar has actually gone ahead and unveiled a real pickup concept at a construction expo in Las Vegas this week. Called … Read more
[ad_1] From almost every angle the new SAIC Z7 looks to be rather heavily inspired by the Porsche Taycan. Not content to ape just the sedan, there’s also the Z7T, which has an uncanny resemblance to the Taycan wagon. Not only does the Z7 share the Taycan’s silhouette and body surfacing, but many of the … Read more
[ad_1] McLaren’s upcoming World Endurance Championship (WEC) hypercar is set to spawn a track-only customer version, and the British brand will make several tweaks to ensure it’s as accessible as possible to amateur drivers. Codenamed Project: Endurance, the limited-production customer car is being developed alongside the full-fat WEC racecar and will be available to buyers … Read more
[ad_1] The hybrid vehicle market has changed forever as new technology and new arrivals reshape the world of green motoring. Petrol-electric hybrids have been around since a little-known compact car, the Honda Insight, arrived Down Under in 2001. Toyota has since done the heavy lifting with everything from the original Prius to a full range … Read more
[ad_1] Porsche Australia’s boss has stressed the importance of the marque’s hybrid and plug-in hybrid technologies, particularly in keeping petrol-fired performance cars alive longer term. Speaking with media at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, managing director and CEO for Porsche Cars Australia, Daniel Schmollinger, said “hybrid technology for us is very important”. … Read more
[ad_1] For many of us, our first car certainly wasn’t anything with that intoxicating new car smell. Perhaps it was a hand-me-down from the parents or an older sibling, or a cheap beater purchased with money saved up by working at Coles or McDonald’s. Some kids are privileged enough, however, to have something new for … Read more
[ad_1] After being launched here last year with a pair of large off-road SUVs, Chinese luxury brand Denza is now adding something quite different to its showrooms. The Denza D9 is a luxurious electric people mover, giving the premium BYD brand a rival for the likes of the Mercedes-Benz EQV and Zeekr 009 – both … Read more
[ad_1] We’ve been living with the new Mahindra XUV 3XO for the past three months to see how Mahindra’s new entry-level model stacks up as a daily driver at the cut-price end of the small SUV market. For those that are unfamiliar with the brand, Mahindra has had a presence in the Australian market dating back to the … Read more
[ad_1] Mercedes-AMG has revealed two things about its first-ever dedicated electric sedan: the name, and its interior. The new high-performance EV will serve as a continuation of the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe nameplate. Like the original it will use a different platform to the two-door GT models. In fact this time around, the two- and … Read more