Selasa, 04 Agustus 2020

GMA T.50: Gordon Murray's new three-seater supercar unveiled

The covers have finally come off Gordon Murray’s latest and possibly last supercar, the GMA T.50. The legendary former Formula One designer, now aged 74 – attributed with creating the iconic McLaren F1 road car in the 1990s – has released images of his new three-seater supercar in the UK overnight. Murray says the GMA T.50 will likely be his "last analogue supercar", a hint to the possibility of switching to electric power if he were to come up with another creation.

Jim Farley named new global Ford boss, Jim Hackett to retire

Ford has appointed a new global boss – former Toyota and Lexus executive Jim Farley – after current CEO Jim Hackett announced he will retire in October, following three years in the top job. Mr Farley joined Ford 13 years ago – in 2007 – after 17 years in senior roles at Toyota and Lexus USA.

2020 Lexus RC350 F Sport review

If you call a luxury car to mind, there’s a good chance European rivals to Lexus would make the cut before the Japanese prestige marque does. Stranger still, the American auto market in the 1950s best defined what the 2020 Lexus RC350 F Sport really is, with the evocative marketing term 'personal luxury coupe'.

Senin, 03 Agustus 2020

2020 Land Rover Defender 110 pricing and specs

UPDATE – 4 August 2020: Limited stocks of the new generation Land Rover Defender 110 have begun arriving in Australian showrooms. The first completely new Land Rover Defender in 37 years has started appearing in dealerships across Australia before production for our market ramps up later in the year. As reported in October 2019, the pricing for the Land Rover Defender 110 ranges from $69,990 to $137,100 plus on-road costs. Full details below:

2021 MG 5 EV wagon: right-hand-drive ready, but ruled out for Australia

A right-hand-drive version of the 2021 MG 5 EV wagon has been unveiled overseas, with the model expected in UK showrooms in October 2020. The MG 5 EV is based on the Roewe Ei5 (shown in these photos) – an electric wagon from Chinese car maker SAIC – and features a 52.5kWh battery powering an 85kW electric motor. MG claims the 5 EV wagon offers a maximum driving range of 344 kilometres on a single charge, based on the real-world driving cycle 'WLTP' test.

Video: 2020 Toyota HiLux Rogue review

The 2020 Toyota HiLux, Australia’s annual best-selling car for four years straight, is about as ubiquitous as it gets on our roads.

Land Rover Defender 90 short wheelbase delayed until 2021

Australian buyers will be forced to wait until next year for the Land Rover Defender 90 short-wheelbase, with delays also cited for the local introduction of all diesel-powered Defenders. The British brand says the arrival of the Land Rover Defender 90 short-wheel base has been pushed back due to delays caused by COVID-19 related complications in the company's new production facility in Nitra, Slovakia.