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  • Facelifted Camry focuses on hybrid drivetrain

    TOYOTA WILL RENEW ITS FOCUS on its fuel-efficient hybrid drivetrain when it launches the facelifted Camry next month, with a revised line-up featuring four hybrid grades and a single entry-level petrol variant. The model rationalisation reflects the strong appeal of the Camry Hybrid that accounted for 70 percent of current model Camry sales in 2020. […]

  • Polestar rolls out into five Asian Pacific markets, including Australia

    POLESTAR WILL EXPAND ITS MARKET FOOTPRINT further in 2021 with the addition of five new markets in the Asia Pacific region. These markets will join three new and previously announced European markets, bringing Polestar’s global footprint to 18 markets by the end of the year. The new markets include South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia […]

  • Audi brings in another performance SUV, the SQ2

    THE PERFORMANCE SUV CATEGORY just keeps growing, and now Audi is preparing to welcome a new performance car for the very first time, with the Audi SQ2 scheduled to arrive in May. On sale in Europe for some years, the SQ2 has now been refreshed, and arrives in its own segment of the local compact […]

  • VW Tiguan Allspace gets the Wolfsburg treatment

    WORLFSBURG EDITIONS OF regular Volkswagens are a step up over the normal models (not that there’s anything wrong with them!) and now, for the first time, VW’s very capable seven-seater Tiguan Allspace gets the Wolfsburg treatment. Available from June, the Tiguan Allspace Wolfsburg Edition (like the rapidly sold out normal wheelbase Tiguan Wolfsburg before it) […]

  • Volkswagen adds value to T-Cross

    VOLKSWAGEN’S EXTENSIVE SUV range continues to expand, with a new model being added to the T-Cross range. The T-Cross is VW’s most affordable SUV and since its Australian launch in May last year has proved a winner. But VW won’t be resting on its laurels. Based on the 85TSI Life variant, the T-Cross CityLife special […]

  • Haval mid-size SUV to go on sale Q2

    THE MARCH OF THE CHINESE BRANDS shows no signs of slowing as Australian buyers embrace the value-for-money and high level of standard equipment. Latest to arrive in Australia is the new Haval H6 mid-size SUV. Examples are already here undergoing local testing before release in a few months’ time. Sitting on a completely new lightweight […]

  • Nissan comes out swinging with new Navara from $33,890

    NISSAN’S NEW NAVARA IS SURE TO turn a few heads with its rugged new styling, upgraded safety and a raft of driver-assist technologies. A potent and premium PRO-4X Dual Cab variant now headlines the 2021 line-up. Designed and built to perform in any situation, whether work or recreation, the new Navara further raises the bar […]

  • Alfa Romeo honours female racing drivers

    OFTEN FORGOTTEN OR OVERLOOKED are the many pioneering women who carved a career (professional or amateur) in the male-dominated world of motor racing. Alfa Romeo has a long history in racing that dates back to 1910 and extends to Formula One today. Throughout these decades, many Alfa Romeo drivers have made an indelible mark in […]

  • Take care with roadside assist deals

    ONE OF OUR READERS RAISED an interesting point that we hadn’t considered before. When she bought her new car, it included (as so many do these days) roadside assist (in her case, for the duration of the new car warranty, which was three years). It’s one of the many incentives car companies are including to […]

  • EVs may rule but Hyundai hedges its bets with hydrogen

    SOME YEARS AGO, MERCEDES-BENZ toured the world with its then (and still) revolutionary hydrogen-powered vehicle. One of their German technicians, when questioned about the most likely replacement for the internal combustion engine, replied that he didn’t know what it would be, but it could well be a form of propulsion that hadn’t yet been invented/discovered. […]