Icons of the American roadways are subject to debate: Corvette or Model T? Route 66 or the modern interstates? Waffle House or Stuckey’s? Standard Oil or Shell? Paper maps or GPS? But there may be one road-going icon that stand alone, above debate. It’s the Airstream trailer, and “Alumination,” a documentary film about the aluminum-riveted […] More
Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen beat Mercedes-Benz AMG’s Lewis Hamilton by almost three seconds to claim victory on Sunday at a thrilling 2021 Formula One French Grand Prix, held at Circuit Paul Ricard. Third place on the podium went to Red Bull’s other driver, Sergio Perez, who finished about nine seconds behind his teammate. Verstappen […] More
Suzuki has issued two separate recalls for its rugged Jimny off-roader. The first affects 2019 and 2020 models and concerns the door harness wires on the driver and passenger doors. These could be damaged or cut by the repeated motion of opening or closing the doors. “If the wires are cut or damaged, this may […] More
Toyota is recalling its small C-HR SUV due to the potential of a fuel leak. “The internal components of the fuel pump may wear and fracture the welded area of the fuel pump, which could lead to a fuel leak in the engine compartment,” the company says in its recall notice. “If this was to […] More
Two Gladiators have left the arena, while another has entered. The 2021 Jeep Gladiator range now opens with a Night Eagle variant, priced at $68,450 before on-road costs and replacing the $3000 cheaper Sport S introduced just four months ago. UPDATE, 21/06/21 – Jeep has released details of the updated 2021 Gladiator range. We’ve updated […] More
There’s a whole flock of Night Eagles at Jeep, with the Gladiator ditching its base Sport S in favour of a Night Eagle trim. The updated Gladiator range is at dealers now. Jeep has also announced improved payload capacities across the range, with the Night Eagle and Rubicon now boasting payloads of 693kg – up […] More
Hyundai wants to bring every single one of its brand new electric vehicles (EV) to the Australian market, as it strives to be a “leading EV provider” here. The company presently sells the Ioniq and Kona Electric EVs and Nexo hydrogen fuel-cell car, giving it one of the biggest zero-emission ranges in the country. It […] More
An Alfa Romeo GTV revival is reportedly back on, with the Italian brand’s line-up set to expand further. Autocar reports an all-electric GTV could head the Alfa Romeo line-up, which will also include a redesigned Giulia and Stelvio and potentially a convertible and a light hatchback. The news coincides with reports the Volkswagen Group wanted […] More
Toyota says it is keenly aware of the growing popularity of large American pickup trucks in Australia, and as such is studying the viability of selling the new-generation Tundra revealed over the weekend. It would give the Big T a rival to the Ram 1500 and Chevrolet Silverado that are re-engineered in right-hand drive (RHD) […] More
In this episode, Mandy is joined by Scott Collie and Will Stopford, with Anthony Crawford and Mike Costello chiming in to run through the latest in automotive news and what’s happening at the CarExpert offices around Australia. In car news, Porsche has revealed the 911 GT3 Porsche Australia Edition, Volkswagen has detailed the cars hit by supply […] More