Author: Derek Fung
The Toyota HiLux Champ, the corporate’s latest low-cost ute, has made its debut Thailand where it would be built. Prices in Thailand start at 459,000 baht ($19,800) and undergo to 577,000 baht ($25,900). Availability outside of Thailand has yet to be confirmed, but sales throughout South-East Asia appear to be assured. For reference, the most affordable member of the full-fat HiLux range — a two-door standard cab diesel with six-speed manual — is 564,000 baht ($24,300) in Thailand. The HiLux Champ is offered in each standard wheelbase (2750mm) and long wheelbase (3085mm) forms. With a factory-fit tray the usual wheelbase…
Karl Vogt, the founder and CEO of Cruise, the autonomous driving division of General Motors, has left the corporate because it struggles to get well after hitting and resting on top of a pedestrian at the top of October. Overnight, in a post to the positioning formerly referred to as Twitter, Vogt announced his resignation and said he would now “spend time with my family and explore some latest ideas”. The founder praised his former colleagues, stating, “The established order on our roads sucks, but together we’ve proven there’s something much better across the corner”. Based on Vogt, Cruise has…
Coachbuilder ErreErre Fuoriserie clearly desires to be the Italian Mitsuoka, with the Turin-based firm debuting a modern-day Alfa Romeo Giulia that’s been redesigned to seem like 1962-1978 original. The “retromod” seen here made its debut at Auto e Moto d’Epoca, a vintage automotive and motorbike show in Bologna that ran over the weekend. For its modern reinterpretation of the unique 1962, ErreErre Fuoriserie has completely reclothed the fashionable automotive. Every exterior panel has been redesigned with the one clear visual links to today’s Giulia are door window shapes. The graceful, rounded surfaces of the fashionable Giulia are disbursed with, and…
Although the Japan Mobility Show — the successor the long-running biennial Tokyo motor show — is a month away, Honda has just revealed a lot of electric automotive, van and bike concepts it should have on display. The Sustaina-C concept looks to hold on the retro styling theme from the e that’s sold in Europe and Japan, albeit as a three-door hatch. In a nod to the first-generation Ford Ka, the Sustaina-C also has black bumpers that flow straight into the wheel arch protectors. Featuring body panels constructed from recycled and reused acrylic resin, the Sustaina-C was developed to “display…
From 2024 diesel might be dead to Volvo, with the Swedish automaker planning to provide its final ever automobile powered by a compression ignition engine early next yr. When the ultimate diesel Volvo trundles down the road, the Swedish marque might be one in all the primary legacy brands to make the transition away from diesel. Today’s announcement at Climate Week NYC is just not unexpected, as Volvo has previously stated it’s planning to be a totally electric automaker by 2030, and is aiming to be carbon neutral by 2040. In Australia, the corporate has an excellent more aggressive goal:…
