How does this sound? 30% more torque. 30% more power. 30% less fuel consumption. 50% less emissions. Not bad, eh? That’s what Christian von Koenigsegg forecasts will be achievable when Cargine’s pneumatic valve technology finally takes off. I won’t say any more for the moment. Just watch the video below. This is the 7th video(…)
Last week I asked you whether Saab owners were changing brands, holding on to their Saabs and/or waiting for NEVS to release either a revised Saab 9-3 or an electric Saab. I thought I’d summarise the results here in a new post. It’s hardly a scientific poll, but I think it’s interesting to get a(…)
The latest in my series of “Alt-Saab” entries belongs to the new Volvo V40. The car is launching in Australia right now and pricing starts from a pretty competitive (and sub-Saab 9-3) price of $34,990 plus ORC. For that, you get a reasonably breathless 84kW (113hp) four-cylinder turbo BUT…. it’s a diesel, so it’s got(…)
I don’t know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. At this point it’s just a thing. But it’s a thing that’s hitting me every time I see it – the Qoros logo looks like a thought bubble. Actually, it’s more like a quote from a science-fiction comic book. Qoros is a(…)
Warning! 3,400 words here. Grab a cuppa and rest your bones. It’s been NYT v Tesla all week in the automotive press and everyone’s been sharing their opinion. I’m not going to elaborate much more on this from my own personal point of view except to say that when Tesla owner Elon Musk made it(…)
It’s been almost 14 months since Saab Automobile AB went into bankruptcy prior to being sold by the receivers to NEVS. 14 months is a long time. Thousands of leases would have become due around the world and other potential buyers would have shopped the brand in that time if it were still around. I’m(…)
BMW are famous for creating niches and then filling them, often answering questions that no-one’s asking. People seem to flock to showrooms and buy them whether they need them or not, almost as if they don’t know how they managed to survive before they had a 2-tonne faux-coupe-styled crossover that looks like a roller skate(…)
A few days ago I showed the new VF Holden Commodore in Calais V for – the luxury spec model. I thought it looked both bloated and derivative. I wasn’t impressed, though the poll from the same post shows that readers didn’t mind its gastronomous looks as much as I did – you voted for(…)
News has come through today that Alfa Romeo and Fiat are slashing prices on their current vehicle range. The price adjustment is part of an sales expansion strategy for both brands following on from a recent dealership expansion. Alfa and Fiat marketing in Australia passed over to a Fiat-owned organisation in May 2012 after being(…)