Selasa, 09 Februari 2021

Porsche Taycan smashes through showroom window, Russian vlogger gets millions of clicks

Here’s five minutes and 16 seconds of your life you won’t get back. A Russian Vlogger has driven a brand-new Porsche Taycan electric car through a showroom window in an apparent drive to get more clicks on his YouTube channel. The stunt appears to have worked because, well, we clicked on it and the video had received 2 million views in 24 hours and was approaching 4 million views as this article was published.

2021 Audi E-Tron GT launched, due in Australia in the second half of this year

The 2021 Audi E-Tron GT – a twin under the skin to the Porsche Taycan electric car – has finally been unveiled, and the first examples are due in Australian showrooms in September this year. The new all-electric four-door will initially be offered in two configurations – an entry-level Quattro variant and top-spec RS. In normal driving mode the Quattro derives 350kW/630Nm from its dual axle-mounted motors, while the RS has a claimed output of 440kW/830Nm.

2022 Audi RS3 rendered: Five-cylinder hero imagined from spy photos

With the four-cylinder S3 hot hatch now rolling into European showrooms, there's only one member of the 2021 Audi A3 range we've yet to see: the flagship, five-cylinder RS3 performance hero.

2021 Aston Martin Vantage with aero kit review

What’s better than a 2021 Aston Martin Vantage? A 2021 Aston Martin Vantage with an (admittedly expensive) Aston Martin Racing aero kit. And doesn’t it look absolutely bloody sensational. Talk about taking one for the team…

Prototype HSV GTSR W1 to be auctioned, $500,000 expected

Following a number of record-breaking auctions in recent weeks, another HSV GTSR W1 has emerged – but this particular vehicle comes with its own unique history. This 2017 GTSR W1 was one of four pilot vehicles used to develop the W1 before the model went into production, complete with the tag 'E002' – with 'E' standing for 'evaluation' – and it will be hitting the auction block within weeks.

Shell buys out Ubitricity, a major British charging network

Royal Dutch Shell – the world’s fourth largest oil and gas company – has announced its acquisition of British public electric vehicle charging network Ubitricity. Neither company has revealed the monetary value of the deal, however, in an official statement released last week, Shell confirmed it was expecting to complete the take-over by the end of 2021. According to Ubitricity's website, the company currently owns and maintains approximately 2700 on-street charge points throughout Britain.

Senin, 08 Februari 2021

Land Rover sells one millionth Range Rover Sport

Jaguar Land Rover has sold its one millionth Range Rover Sport,16 years after the popular model was launched. The low-slung SUV sits below the standard Range Rover in the line-up, and above the Range Rover Velar and entry-level Range Rover Evoque. The Range Rover Sport made its debut in 2005, and was based on the Range Stormer concept released a year prior (below). The second-generation variant – currently in production – came onto the market in 2013, and underwent a facelift in 2018.