We do a lot of BMW 3 Series versus Mercedes-Benz C-Class comparos here at carsales. Usually it’s the howling M3 versus the thundering C63 with Luke Youlden laying lots of rubber in terms of Germanic racetrack superiority but in the immortal words of Monty Python: Now it’s time for something completely different Yes, it’s the battle of the entry-level models,…
The first ever mid-engine Corvette will be a truly global vehicle, and Holden has confirmed that it will be coming to Australia. Powered by a thumping 6.2-litre V8 engine, it belts out almost 500hp [super: 370kW/640Nm] and this drives through an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission to the rear wheels, and it looks like no other Corvette ever made. The all-American sports…
BMW finally has an answer to the Audi A7 and Mercedes-Benz CLS; it’s the 8 Series Gran Coupe and it’s just weeks away from an on-sale date in Australia. Around 200mm longer than the 8 Series Coupe, the Gran Coupe provides significantly better accommodation in the rear seat and two extra doors for easier access. Like the two-door models, the…
Do you work in an office? Bored out your brains? Not if you get one of these. The Crazy Cart XL is the ultimate office toy. Powered by an electric motor it’s like a cross between a go kart, a dodgem car, and a fully tactic drift machine. It takes about seven hours to fully charge the batteries and then…
And the airbags are made out of fairy floss. My name is Lara and my dream car is called the Cylinder. There’s reclining chairs, the seats are made out of fake leather and there’s party mode as well. Party mode is when it gets all the seats and puts them in the boot and makes spas in the car. And…
Can the convertible really double as a track car? If you go to any normal track day you struggle to see a drop top on the circuit. Usually because they compromise by weight and rigidity. But this car promises to break that mould. It’s the new McLaren 600LT Spider and we’ve come to a circuit in Arizona to put it…
We’re going to die. Where the hell do we turn around? There’s almost as many similarities as there are differences between these two. They both use a turbo charged, four cylinder engine, they’re both rear wheel drive, and they both run a self shifting automatic transmission. Oh, and they both cost just north of $100,000. But that’s about where the…
It may look like an existing model, but the brand new Mercedes-Benz EQC 400 is far more than an electrified version of the brand’s latest SUV. Think of it as a four-wheeled calling card for a whole new range of technologies, shared services, and Mercedes’ move from manufacturing to e-mobility. The brand new Mercedes-Benz EQC 400 is the first mass-produced…
The RS badge, it means hot hatches and high performance right? Well this is the Skoda Kodiaq RS and it’s an SUV… . And it’s a diesel. You won’t see the Kodiaq RS in showrooms until next February… where it will have a $65,990 price tag But Skoda’s invited us to tight and twisting Luddenham raceway in Sydney’s west for…
Hey, I’m Luke Youlden, and when I’m not going fast on a racetrack, I’m going sideways. I’ve been blessed to drift such cars as the Porsche 911, the manic C63 Mercedes. I’ve even drifted Dual Cab Utes in the desert, but nothing compares to today’s challenge. I can’t believe I’m about to do this. Don’t try this at home, kids.…