It’s the start of a new era for luxury car maker Rolls-Royce as its first fully electric vehicle, the Spectre, arrives Down Under. But be warned, there’s a waitlist. The car, which debuted in Australia in early November, marks the first step in a pledge to have every Rolls-Royce running on electricity by 2030. Australia […]
Jaguar Land Rover, or JLR as its corporate identity is now called, is fighting back. Earlier this year, the company relaunched itself as a “House of Brands” comprising Jaguar, Defender, Discovery and Range Rover. This included a £15 billion ($18.5 billion) investment pledge over five years. Now details have emerged how some of that money will be […]
What if the Land Rover Defender was turned into a convertible two-seater? That’s the question posed by Kahn Design, a British firm best known for customizing SUVs. The result is a Defender 90 with its rear seats and roof removed. In their place in a pronounced cowl made from aluminium and fitted with integrated roll hoops. The […]
German automaker Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its Concept CLA Class at IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich, Germany. The upcoming vehicle is part of the group’s first family of complete electric vehicles. Alongside a glass roof, low-energy LED lights in a star pattern and a supercomputing AI system to facilitate automated driving, a major feature of the […]
In a fusion of horology and automotive excellence, Vacheron Constantin and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars joined forces to present a unique creation: Les Cabinotiers Armillary Tourbillon. In a fusion of horology and automotive excellence, Vacheron Constantin and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars joined forces to present a unique creation: Les Cabinotiers Armillary Tourbillon. The highly complex watch is […]
The Aston-Martin Vantage has one of those perfect, chiseled visages evoking some of the perfect humans scattered about Hollywood and its suburbs where the supercar’s weeklong test took place. What I especially loved – what I’ve loved about all Aston-Martins I’ve tested since I started driving them in 2004 – is how unlike everything else […]
Having a 2023 Rolls-Royce Ghost in the driveway is like adding an addition to your house. You’ll lounge in the Ghost’s heavenly back seat on breezy summer nights, shoes off, feet coddled on the plush rug, perhaps enjoying a meal (carefully), watching the world go by, perhaps holding hands with a loved one. You might […]
Updated: It’s race week in Melbourne and ahead of Daniel Ricciardo‘s return to Albert Park, we revisit the highest paid F1 drivers from 2023 – with no surprises as to who is on top. Virtually unbeatable on the racetrack, Max Verstappen is top of the paycheque podium as well, leading a group of 10 drivers […]
Shares of Aston Martin were up nearly 12% Monday morning, after the luxury carmaker reached a $232 million deal to enter the electric car market with the help of Lucid Group. Key Facts California-based carmaker Lucid Group will get a 3.7% stake in Aston Martin—worth about $US232 million—in exchange for providing the company with the […]
This year the brand is celebrating six decades of innovation and a new era of electrification. Sixty years ago, a relentless Kiwi engineer and race car driver had a dream: to start a Formula One racing team and build a Triple Crown-winning (Monaco Grand Prix, Indianapolis 500 and 24 Hours of Le Mans), race car […]