The fastest Maserati sedans yet, the Ghibli and Quattroporte Trofeo, which have quoted top speeds of 326km/h, are available to order from Australian dealers. Together with the Levante Trofeo SUV (top speed, 304km/h), they make up the Trofeo special edition collection.
An Aston Martin will lead at least some laps in the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship which begins at the end of this month.
Peugeot has a new logo, again using its traditional lion’s head motif, but this time mounted on a heraldic shield. Peugeot calls the new emblem its coat of arms, and it will appear on cars, dealerships, general goods, and the company’s websites.
Jeep says the names of its top-selling Cherokee and Grand Cherokee SUVs honour the native American tribe they’re named after. But the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, Chuck Hoskin Junior, holds the opposite view.
Strikingly-finished limited edition Minis dubbed the Nightfall Edition are on sale at Australian Mini dealers. Forty John Cooper Works three-door hatchbacks priced at $70,990 and ten $75,290 convertibles are available in Australia, and can be ordered using MiniÕs online deposit process.
Italian hypercar maker Lamborghini has used Augmented Reality (AR) to take the wraps off its new Huracan Evo rear-wheel drive softtop. Because of COVID-10, Lamborghini launched the car on its official website, using Apple’s AR Quick Look.
Kia has added a visual display that shows footage of what is actually in the vehicle’s blindspot to its driver warning technology, initially on the all-new Sorento SUV.
A survey commissioned by BMW Group shows a high percentage of participants plan to take a post-COVID 19 driving holiday in New Zealand.
Volvo sold 31,760 cars in April, a 43.8% drop on the same month last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic bit in Europe and the USA. However, sales in China rebounded in April as showroom traffic began to return to normal levels.
Ferrari has reopened its factories in Modena and Maranello and will spend the week building up gradually to resume production fully by Friday. Ferrari says the COVID-19 production shutdown was the longest in the brand’s history.