Citroen Centenary to be Celebrated at Motorclassica 2019 One hundred years of France’s most innovative vehicle marque, Citroen, will be celebrated at this year’s Motorclassica, the Australian International Concours d’Elegance and classic motor show which also marks its own 10th anniversary in 2019. Set to be staged at Melbourne’s World Heritage-listed Royal [...]
The Classic Outback Trial – the 21st century equivalent of the classic Round Australia trials – will return to Outback New South Wales in 2020. Event Director Philip Bernadou has announced that after a sojourn in Alice Springs in 2016 and 2018, the 7th Classic Outback Trial will return to its original roots from 8-15 August, 2020. To rally [...]
Never heard of Genesis? It is the upstart new brand from Korean car giant, Hyundai. Like Toyota and Nissan before it, Hyundai spun off posher, nicer, more desirable models that appeal to those who fancy something a bit special. Genesis is becoming popular with hire car operators for the reliability and technology that comes with it. Genesis leads the overall [...]
What IS ANCAP: 5 Star safety explained For over 20 years, ANCAP (Australasian New Car Assessment Programme) has been testing new cars for safety and crash performance. ANCAP, and its European counterpart, EuroNCAP, now have identical requirements therefore can share results. That means Australian cars and European cars are judged against the same criteria. https://youtu.be/fD2d2lMIMcw Each year, new cars are [...]
Jaguar today announced that Ian Callum, Director of Design, is to leave his position at the company after two decades heading up Jaguar Design. Julian Thomson, currently Creative Design Director, has been appointed to the role of Director of Design, effective 01 July. Jaguar’s Ian Callum to leave role of Director of Design after 20 years Award-winning saloon, sports car [...]
Kia Motors announced that Seltos will be the name of its new global compact SUV. Due to be launched in the summer, the Kia Seltos will bring sophistication and assertiveness to the compact SUV segment. The name of the Kia Seltos is inspired by Greek mythology and the legend of Celtos, the son of Hercules. Representing the brave and assertive [...]
Honda Civic +LUXE hatch offers affordable luxury and outstanding value-for-money Premium equipment list sets the Civic +LUXE hatch apart from its competitors Civic +LUXE hatch on sale in June with a national drive away price of $29,990* Honda Australia has released a new Civic +LUXE limited edition hatch, which provides an affordable luxury offering for small car buyers at [...]
Renault’s Board of Directors met today to examine the proposal received from FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) regarding a potential 50/50 merger between Renault S.A. and FCA. After careful review of the terms of FCA’s friendly proposal, the Board of Directors decided to study with interest the opportunity of such a business combination, comforting Groupe Renault’s manufacturing footprint and creating additional [...]
The A4 represents the core of the brand – after four years of development, Audi has made the successful midsize model even tauter and sportier. Its exterior is integrated into the brand's new design language; the large MMI touch display offers the kind of operating experience customers will be familiar with from their smartphone. Many engine options now come with [...]
To celebrate 100 years of boldness and creativity at the service of freedom of movement, Citroën was duty bound to present a spectacular object, a true UFO in the automotive sector. 19_19 Concept is a disruptive Citroën manifesto that rewrites the rulebook and illustrates a vision of mobility that is deliberately unconventional, future looking and constraint-free. Boasting exceptional proportions for [...]
