Interview: David McIntyre, Lotus Cars
Bringing Mostly Lotus Week to a close, The Redline talks to David McIntyre about the future of Lotus on the road, track and in the showroom. The company’s executives keep telling us that Lotus is back. Do we believe them…
Lotus Exige Sport 410 Review: Track
A Lotus Exige Sport 410 and a race track is an extremely hard proposition to turn down. When that race track is Mount Panorama, it’s impossible. In the second review of Mostly Lotus Week, I can tell you what it…
Honda Civic Type-R Limited Edition Unveiled
The Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition goes the lightweight and exclusive route to keep us interested. Out goes the sound-deadening and psss go your retinas. The Honda Civic Type-R is a car that needs no introduction. If it does,…
Alpina B3 Pricing and Spec Australia
The Alpina B3 is coming to Australia in both sedan and wagon and wears a pretty sharp price tag. And packs BMW’s wickedly powerful S58 straight-six… German tuner Alpina is going through a little local renaissance, with the B3 joining…
Evija Production Facility Goes Live
Lotus’ new Evija factory hall is live and it’s where the final prototypes will be built ahead of first deliveries at the end of 2020. Yes, it’s an all-new Lotus, and they’re building it. https://youtu.be/e76dTc-ZF9A The Lotus Evija first hit…
Lotus Elise Sport Cup 250 Review – Road and Track
I drive the Lotus Elise Sport Cup 250 at the Lotus Only event at Bathurst’s Mount Panorama. The Sport Cup 250 is sharper, more focussed Elise than the Sprint 220. Which is most intriguing. The first Lotus I ever drove…
Welcome to Mostly Lotus Week
Lotus Cars Australia took 160 of its closest friends to one of the world’s most famous – and Australia’s most revered – racetrack, Mount Panorama. We were there to soak it all in. One of the things that excites me…
Toyota Hilux SR5 2020 Review
The Toyota Hilux finished 2019 at the top of the sales charts – again. That means folks who don’t really need a dual-cab ute are buying one anyway. Why? That’s not a rhetorical question. If you’re like me, you’re so…
BMW M2 CS Australia Pricing and Spec
The BMW M2 CS is the swansong for M’s tiniest – and finest – tearaway. It’s coming to Australia and it’ll be here sooner than we first thought. The BMW M2 is a firm favourite with me and with Redline…
BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe Australia Pricing and Spec
BMW’s new 2 Series Gran Coupe is coming to Australia in 2020. We’ve got pricing, specification and when you might be able to get one. The new sedan, a car to finally match Audi’s pretty A3 sedan and Merc’s CLA…