Author: Marton Pettendy
It seems the axing of Bentley’s legendary twin-turbocharged 6.0-litre W12 last 12 months wasn’t all bad news, for the reason that V8 that replaces it within the upgraded 2026 Bentley Bentayga Speed makes the British brand’s flagship SUV even quicker, faster, lighter and more agile than before.Revealed overnight ahead of first Australian customer deliveries within the third quarter (July to September) of 2026, the refreshed Bentayga Speed is powered by a twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 that produces 478kW of power and 850Nm of torque (over 2250-4500rpm).That’s up 11kW but down 50Nm on the 12-cylinder model it replaces, yet since the V8…
After it almost became extinct, extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) technology is undergoing a resurgence, and not only in the shape of recent models from automakers including Ford, Mazda, Ram, Genesis, BYD, Deepal and Leapmotor.No less than two powertrain suppliers recently revealed recent EREV systems that could be retrofitted to existing battery-electric vehicles (EVs), effectively turning EVs into hybrids and eliminating one in every of the largest handbrakes on widespread EV adoption: range anxiety.Horse Powertrain, a three way partnership between Renault and Geely, used last month’s Shanghai motor show to disclose its Future Hybrid Concept, a compact hybrid powertrain designed for…
Registrations of interest at the moment are open for the hulking latest Foton Tunland V7 and V9 dual-cab 4×4 utes, which made their Australian debut in Melbourne on the weekend. Nonetheless, they’ll arrive later than previously advised, with their launch now due within the third quarter of this yr (July-September). Australian Foton distributer Inchcape, which also imports Subaru, Peugeot and Deepal vehicles Down Under, previously said each large electrified pickups would go on sale here in the primary half of this yr. No latest local details about either latest ute has been revealed, but Foton says those that register via…
