Toyota has been gradually transforming itself over the past few years with more driver-focused models, including the highly acclaimed 86 coupe. Now the brand is taking it one step further with the launch of its sports oriented brand called GR in Japan. Named after the Toyota Gazoo Racing division, the …

Ford ‘unofficial’ tuner, Shelby, which has a history of making fast Fords even more rapid has introduced its Ford F-150 Raptor based Shelby Baja Raptor. First up, the pick-up’s 3.5-litre twin-turbo EcoBoost V6 has been massaged to churn out an additional 55kW and 135Nm, taking the total output to 386kW …

Volkswagen’s hot hatch onslaught continues in Australia, with the company launching the cut price Golf R Grid Edition. Available in December, the model is unique to Australia with its name and badge coined internally at Volkswagen Australia. Priced from $47,490 for the manual hatchback, $49,990 with DSG and $51,990 for …

Renault has presented its SYMBIOZ connected autonomous electric concept at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. It is the French company’s vision of the car and its role in society in 2030 and is designed to be fully integrated in the human ecosystem. “The way we use our cars is changing. …

Abarth has introduced its updated Abarth 595 in Australia. Available in both hatch and convertible variants, the pocket rocket is offered in 595 and 595 Competizione trims. Originally launched in 2008, the updated Abarth 595 is powered by a 1.4-litre turbocharged engine delivering 107kW in the 595, and 132kW in …

After a series of prolonged teasing, the new Mercedes-AMG Project One has finally made its official world debut as the only road legal car with a Formula 1 powertrain. Power is derived from a tweaked version of the W08 F1 car’s hybrid system consisting of a 1.6-litre turbocharged V6 and …

Honda has unveiled its all-new electric concept called the Urban EV Concept at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. Honda says the car “sets the direction for the technology and design that will appear on a future battery electric Honda production model.” The retro, yet futuristic concept is built on an …

Toyota has announced it will be developing higher-performance hybrid technology for its core models with an emphasis on a “fun-to-drive” character. The announcement was accompanied by the world debut of a C-HR-based hybrid concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany. Created by Toyota’s European design studio ED2, the C-HR …

TVR has taken the wraps off its brand new sports car, the TVR Griffith, at the Goodwood Revival over the weekend. Two years in the making, the Griffith was created to celebrate TVR’s 70th anniversary and was named after TVR models built in the ‘60s and ‘90s. Its exterior is …

Despite the meteoric rise and our love affair with high-riding SUVs, the humble hatchback is still a significant player in our market with the Toyota Corolla, Mazda3 and Hyundai i30 regularly making up the top three models on the overall monthly sales chart. But like almost all other segments, it …

Kia has taken the wraps off its stunning new Proceed Concept ahead of its world debut at the 2017 Frankfurt International Motor Show on 12 September. Designed at Kia’s European design centre in Frankfurt, just 500 metres from where it will be unveiled, the Proceed Concept indicates what the next-generation …

Jaguar has unveiled its vision for an on-demand autonomous vehicle called the FUTURE-TYPE concept, designed to meet the mobility needs of the future. According to Jaguar, in the future customers can summon a fully-charged FUTURE-TYPE on demand via its voice-activated Artificial Intelligence (AI) steering wheel called Sayer – named after …

Leaked images of the BMW X7 Concept, or more appropriately BMW Concept X7, as BMW likes to name their show cars, has surfaced online ahead of the car’s debut at the IAA show in Frankfurt next week. Posted by Bimmerpost, the images give us a pretty good indication of how …

Nissan has given its long running 370Z yet another update for 2018 to give the two-door a ‘contemporary’ finish. First introduced to the market in 2009, the changes for 2018 comprise mostly of an exterior makeover, including darker headlamp tint, black a finishes on the door handles and rear bumper …