Author: Derek Fung
The Toyota group’s stand on the 2025 Tokyo motor show had loads of talking points – including a six-wheel Lexus, latest Century concepts, and a radical re-imagining of the Corolla – but it surely also had a welter of van concepts.Perhaps essentially the most production-ready, and definitely essentially the most relevant for Australians, was the HiAce Concept.There have been multiple variants of the HiAce Concept at Toyota’s stand. One was arrange as a rolling medical centre with a snug green couch, a big screen for a virtual medical assistant, and a swivelling passenger chair that doubles as an examination chair.The within also features spaces…
Ever for the reason that design of the Kia Tasman first leaked, there have been rumours of a fast-tracked redesign to deal with the controversial front-end styling of the Koran brand’s first ute.Now images of what might show the ute’s facelift have appeared on an official Kia website.Two digital renders of a rebodied Tasman have appeared on the Kia Special Vehicles page spruiking military uses and conversions for the polarising ute.Each the Military Command Vehicle and Military Pickup Truck (top and below) feature bodies which can be recognisably Tasman, but with much more conventional designs for the grille, headlights, fenders,…
On the 2026 Tokyo motor show, Subaru will unveil two concept cars from its STI in-house tuning arm: the electrical Performance-E STI, and the petrol-powered Performance-B STI.Little or no concrete information concerning the cars has been divulged to date, with the teaser package consisting of a shadowy profile shot of each cars (above), and stylised sketches of their front ends.CarExpert can prevent hundreds on a brand new automotive. Click here to get an important deal.From the form of its headlights, bonnet and wing mirrors, it’s seems as if the Performance-B STI relies on the WRX.Differences up front include wider wheel arches, a…
The Dacia Hipster is designed not only to be reasonably priced, but in addition an antidote to cars seemingly growing ever larger, more complex and expensive.Measuring 3.0 metres long, 1.53 metres tall, and 1.55 metres wide, the Hipster is roughly half-a-metre longer than the two-seat Smart ForTwo, but around the identical size because the four-seat Toyota iQ. The Dacia is 10mm narrower than each vehicles, though.With a view to profit from its small footprint, the Hipster has flat sides, a box-like body, wheels pushed out to the corners, virtually no overhang, and space- and weight-saving sliding glass windows.CarExpert can prevent…
The third-generation Mercedes-Benz GLA has been spotted undergoing testing in Europe sporting an all-new body, but with a well-recognized raised hatchback shape. While this prototype vehicle is clad almost entirely in disguise tape, it’s thankfully fitted with production-spec elements throughout. The headlights look much like ones seen on the newest CLA and have an LED brow up top. Front and centre is a closed-off faux grille with an array of mini three-pointed stars rather than the more traditional bars or studs. CarExpert can prevent 1000’s on a brand new automobile. Click here to get a fantastic deal.Along the side there’s the obligatory…
Could Hyundai be phasing out light bars on the front and rear of its vehicles? Perhaps, if certainly one of its senior design executives has his way.At recent launch of the Concept Three, Simon Loasby, head of the Hyundai Design Center, and certainly one of the automaker’s senior vice presidents, told Automotive magazine: “When is the time you’ll want to let go [of light bars]? It’s almost like the tip of that. We’ve done it with the Grandeur, Kona and Sonata, but now I’m like, ‘Guys, I’ve seen enough’.”He did temper this thoughts by saying, “Go to China and it’s…
The Leapmotor B05 made its global debut on the 2025 Munich motor show, and can gain a hot Ultra variant within the not-too-distant future.Leapmotor is comfortable to speak in hyperbolic terms in regards to the B05, claiming it “redefines what it means to drive electric”, was “conceived for many who live life at full speed”, and may have “segment-defying quality”, but is slightly shy on the main points.The one concrete figures we now have for the B05 are its dimensions: 4430mm long, 1880mm wide, 1520mm tall, and with a 2735mm wheelbase. This implies it is going to compete in the…
The Volkswagen ID. Cross Concept has been unveiled on the 2025 Munich motor show, and previews the brand’s city-friendly electric SUV that’s set to debut mid-next 12 months.Painted a shade of green dubbed Urban Jungle, the ID. Cross features the brand’s latest ‘Pure Positive’ design language, which Andreas Mindt, the brand’s design chief, says relies Volkswagen’s three “cornerstones of stability, likeability and secret sauce”.In keeping with the automaker, the design’s likeability comes from the front and rear graphics make the vehicle appear as if it’s smiling. Mr Mindt adds the ‘secret sauce’ on this instance are “charismatic C-pillars and the…
The brand new electric Porsche Cayenne will support inductive charging, not only for smartphones, but in addition for the automotive’s high voltage battery pack.Measuring 1170mm long, 780mm wide, and 60mm tall, the charging plate can recharge the Cayenne, in addition to any future Porsche that supports the technology, at as much as 11kW. Porsche claims the wireless transfer technology it uses is 90 per cent efficient.Like inductive smartphone chargers, Porsche’s system uses a magnetic field to wirelessly transmit energy. It’s unclear if Porsche’s charging plate uses an open standard, and supports charging vehicles from one other brand. CarExpert can prevent…
An Audi concept automobile, which is alleged to preview the brand’s recent design language, in addition to EV sports automobile, has been leaked ahead of its debut next week at events in Milan and on the Munich motor show.The image above was used briefly as the quilt photo on Audi Canada’s Facebook page. It was taken down shortly thereafter, but has been reposted by Wilco Blok on their Instagram account.The, as yet, unnamed coupe has a blocky profile with slim head- and tail-lights. From a teaser video posted over the weekend, the concept may have louvres instead of a rear…