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16 january 2018 motormag.com.au
BMW FIXES M4 CS PRICE
BMW Oz has announced some
changes to its M4 range, including
a massive price cut for the M
CS. Originally $211,610, the CS
flagship’s price is slashed by
$21,710, bringing it down to a
far more reasonable $189,900.
In addition, BMW has dropped
the regular M4, leaving the Pure,
Competition, and CS as the
only M4 variants. It’s now only
a $33,190 jump from the M
Competition (at $156,710) to the
top-spec CS, with the M4 Pure
still the most affordable variant
at $139,900. Nothing else has
changed, with boggo variants still
packing 331kW compared to the
CS’s 338kW.
TRACKHAWK $135K IN OZ
Aussie pricing and spec for the
522kW Hellcat-powered Jeep
Grand Cherokee Trackhawk has
been revealed. At $134,900, it’s
almost $45,000 more expensive
than the SRT8. The options and
specs listing reveal it comes with
20-inch alloys, 295/45 Pirelli P
Zero tyres and Brembo brakes
which can pull the 2.4-tonne
monster up in just 37m. All 62
Trackhawks initially allocated to
Australia – a reference to the 6.2-
litre engine displacement – are
already spoken for. However, Jeep
says it’s still taking orders for the
3.6sec 0-100km/h beast from
customers, meaning more should
be on the way.
IN BRIEF
Sydney circuit on track
THE FINAL layers of asphalt have
been laid at Luddenham Raceway
complex, promising Sydney an all-
new racetrack by 2018’s end.
The 1.4km racing circuit in South
Western Sydney is honing in on its
planned January completion date,
to add a car-friendly zone to the
site’s existing karting track.
The official opening date is yet
to be finalised until it is tested
and deemed fit for use, but is
expected to be sometime next year.
Hopefully sooner than later.
Once finished it will neighbour
Badgerys Creek’s planned airport
MERCEDES-BENZ has revealed its
third generation of CLS at the Los
Angeles Motor Show in December.
The four-door coupe comes with
a ‘completely new’ range of inline
six engines, luxury features, and an
updated design language.
Under the elongated hood will sit an
inline six with either 210kW/600Nm
or 250kW/700Nm from a 3.0-litre
turbo diesel, or a petrol producing
270kW/500Nm. With added power
and torque from an integrated electric
motor called ‘EQ Boost’, the more
powerful petrol engine peaks at
286kW and 750Nm while EQ Boost
is active. This equates to a brisk
0-100km/h sprint of 4.8 seconds.
1.4km Luddenham Raceway nears completion
site and be only a 25 minute drive
to Sydney Motorsport Park with its
much longer circuit.
However, head of marketing
at Luddenham Raceway Maria
Vukmirica says 24 metres of
elevationchangewillmeandrivers
get their money’s worth.
“We are confident it will be
known as a real drivers’ track. Once
you drive it you will understand.
Each time we post any updates
on social media we are inundated
with queries, interest and support
from the community so it is very
uplifting,” said Vukmirica.–LC
2018 set to be
a good year for
Aussie track fans
with the opening
of Luddenham
Raceway and
The Bend in SA
Edition 1 variant
(pictured) comes
with Nappa leather
and interior accents
This will be bettered by a ‘53’
variant, designating AMG’s new range
of hybrid models. It’ll use a turbo
inline-six and electric motor to make
320kW, without a word yet on torque.
Its reveal is pegged for the Detroit
motor show this January. – LC
MERCEDES UNVEILS CLS, TEASE AMG ‘53’