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  • Polestar confirms plans for electric roadster

    EARLIER, WE SHOWED YOU some exciting photos of Polestar’s concept sports car. Now, we’re happy to report that it looks like becoming a reality. The Swedish electric performance car company has confirmed plans to put the Polestar electric roadster concept into production. The production car is expected to launch in 2026 as the Polestar 6 […]

  • Maserati launches Grecale, its second SUV

    THE UPCOMING MASERATI GRECALE, the second SUV from the Italian brand, arrives in Australia in early in 2023, and will take driving dynamics, sophisticated luxury and customer personalisation to a whole new audience. The Grecale Fuoriserie ‘Mission from Mars’ vehicle was recently showcased in Australia to launch the exclusive Fuoriserie customisation program, and soon customers […]

  • Mercedes-Benz continues its EV push with EQB

    KEEPING UP WITH THE torrent of new EV models from Mercedes-Benz is becoming quite a challenge. Latest to join the ever-expanding range is the EQB, a cleverly packaged compact SUV with family-friendly dimensions and the option to carry up to seven people. It joins the compact EQA and medium EQC SUVs in the rapidly-growing Mercedes-EQ […]

  • Genesis GV80 gets revised suspension tuning

    THE 2023 GENESIS GV80 is headlined by a retuned Electronic Control Suspension (ECS) for six-cylinder variants. Both the GV80 3.0D and 3.5T benefit from additional local tuning of the Electronic Control Suspension (ECS), to provide an even more refined and comfortable drive. Still in the cabin, the Genesis Integrated Controller (GIC) is updated to a […]

  • Volvo XC60 B6 R-Design 2022 review

    Chris Riley tests the 2022 Volvo XC60 B6 R-Design with pricing, specs, ride and handling, safety, verdict and everything the over-50 driver needs to know.  Summary: Always just a little different than the usual European luxury cars, and perhaps a cleverer choice. The XC60 ticks a lot of boxes. 2022 Volvo XC60 B6 R-Design Pricing:  […]

  • Citroën C4 Shine 2022 review

    Chris Riley tests the 2022 Citroën C4 Shine with pricing, specs, ride and handling, safety, verdict and everything the over-50 driver needs to know.  Summary: As usual, Citroën comes up with something just a little left of mainstream.  2022 Citroën C4 Shine  Pricing:  $39,990 (plus on road costs) Options: Metallic paint $690 (except Elixir Red, $1050); […]

  • Subaru celebrates 10 years of BRZ with Anniversary Edition

    THE SUBARU BRZ BROUGHT SMILES to the faces of enthusiasts everywhere when it was launched in 2012, and has continued to do so to this very day. Subaru Australia will celebrate the 10th birthday of enthusiast’s favourite rear-wheel sports coupe with the release of a limited-run 10th Anniversary Special Edition ‘S’ BRZ. The 10th Anniversary […]

  • Ford pulls plug on Focus and Fiesta

    FANS OF SMALL FORDS will be in mourning today after Ford Australia announced that the Focus ST, Focus ST X and Fiesta ST will depart the local line-up by the end of the year, “as the company focuses on areas of growing customer demand such as SUVs, commercial vehicles and electrification”. “Both the Focus ST […]

  • Hyundai Palisade delivers new level of safety, technology and luxury

    THE NEW PALISADE IS Hyundai’s entrant into the large luxury SUV market and is sure to do very well indeed. However, in the interests of brevity, we have taken the blue pencil to the company’s overly indulgent 6500-word press release. The seven- and eight-seater Hyundai flagship SUV builds on the model’s extensive SmartSense suite for […]

  • Maserati 10-year warranty, but not for Australia

    FLEXIBILITY, INNOVATION AND PERSONALISATION: these are the fundamental factors that guide the Maserati Personal Service Lab in the development of new services dedicated to its customers (but to paraphrase George Orwell, “some customers are more equal than others”). Maserati introduces the new Extra10 Warranty Program, to extend the coverage of powertrain components – engine, gearbox, […]