Building a prestige car is a bit like painting the Sydney Harbour Bridge. When the job is finished, it’s time to start again. But unlike the bridge, keeping a brand at or near the top of the automotive tree requires much more than a fresh coat of paint. For car makers, it’s one thing to attain greatness, but maintaining it ...
If you’ve got around $75,000 burning a hole in your pocket and a prestige European badge on your mind, this might be the car for you. With their customary cleverness, the big makers from Germany have – perhaps without even meaning to – create a new niche in the motoring market. The sporty but sensible, compact but not-too-small, sexy-yet-conservative, fast ...
Toyota has appealed against a class action ruling which could see more than 260,000 car owners receive damages of about $2bn. Still, concerns remain about the environmental impact of the faulty diesel particulate filters that caused the problems with some of Australia’s most popular vehicles. The federal court handed down a decision in April that found Toyota had sold cars ...
Public transport built in NSW, toll relief, and 100 new public preschools will center the state opposition’s budget reply speech as the NSW treasurer, Matt Kean, continues selling his “reform” agenda ahead of the state’s March polling date. Chris Minns, the NSW opposition leader, will on Thursday unveil several pledges but will stop short of presenting his entire pitch to ...
As markets crash and struggle across the country amid a nationwide economic crisis, collecting classic cars is proving to be a fruitful and fulfilling venture for many Australians. While property prices, stocks, and cryptocurrencies have plunged, the value of classic cars has continued to rise and only went up during Covid-19. A prime example is the 1999 Nissan Skyline GT-R ...
The 1:1 NFT plus the last physical Aventador Coupé auction closed at $1.6MM – placing the purchase price in the top 10 brand-new Lamborghinis ever sold at auction. [INVNT GROUP] The Global BrandStory Project, in collaboration with Lamborghini, leading metaverse artist Krista Kim, 2x Grammy nominated artist Steve Aoki, and the historied collector car auction house, RM Sotheby’s, sold the ...