Mercedes-Benz AMG has questioned the viability of its third-party V8 Supercars team following a dour and controversial season. Erebus Motorsport, run by Westfield-founder heiress Betty Klimenko, a major customer of AMG, was approved the ...
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Infiniti has confirmed that a smaller crossover SUV, likely to be called Infiniti QX30, is on its way as part of the company’s model expansion plans. Speaking to the Australian media at the Nissan 360 event in Los Angeles, ...
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The Mercedes-Benz Viano Avantgarde Grand Edition has been introduced onto the Australian market, adding a sporty flagship model to the local Viano range. Aimed at combining the space and flexibility of a people carrier with the attributes ...
Infiniti is gearing up to take on the Germans with a performance division of its business. With the brand hell-bent on differentiating itself from its rivals and emphasizing its emotional appeal, the performance car business was also ...
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Infiniti says its German rivals are too rationally driven, clinical and cold. A weakness the Japanese luxury manufacturer hopes to exploit. “There is no question our competition produce outstanding quality automobiles, ...
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Land Rover says it sees relevance in an SUV one size smaller than the Range Rover Evoque and could build such a car if the business case stacks up. Land Rover director of programs Murray Dietsch says the company is always looking at ...
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Nissan has hit back at plans by Volkswagen to become the electric vehicle market leader by 2018, while reaffirming its own aim to increase range to 200km on Leaf and introduce four new electric vehicles to market within two years. ...
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The man behind the dramatic Lexus LF-NX concept says the company could make an even smaller SUV to challenge the likes of the Mercedes-Benz GLA. Asked about the potential for a compact SUV during a media round-table at the Frankfurt motor ...
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The all-new aluminium architecture underpinning Jaguar's forthcoming mid-sized sedan is tough enough to be used by future Land Rover vehicles, the boss of the British SUV maker says. Land Rover global brand director John Edwards is ...
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BMW M division product planning manager Carston Pries says there is little his Munich-based team can do to prevent rival Mercedes-Benz from positioning its A45 AMG rival next to the M135i. Asked whether the 'M performance' package that ...
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A modular platform designed only for four-cylinder engines will help Volvo liberate the design of its future models, its chief designer claims. Speaking at the Frankfurt motor show, recently-appointed chief designer Thomas Ingenlath ...
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Audi failed to serve a full-electric vehicle of any kind at the Frankfurt motor show despite both BMW and Mercedes-Benz, and sibling carmaker Volkswagen showing off all-electric offerings. Speaking with CarAdvice at the show, chairman of ...
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The concept Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe has been unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show. Even in concept form, the S-Class Coupe differentiates itself from its production-car sedan stablemate with a lower and larger ...
The Nissan 360 is on once more, marking only the third time in the company’s history where such an ambitious event has been held. The Nissan 360 is an amalgamation of all that Nissan and Infiniti have to offer in one massive ...
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A Mercedes-Benz S-Class has driven without driver input for a total of 125km through city streets and arterials in Germany. In order to highlight future self-driving technologies, Mercedes-Benz chose the route that that Bertha Benz (wife ...
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