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FIRST THEY TELL US their new model to celebrate the local 80th anniversary is called the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Willys. But the name is clearly a misnomer because the run is limited to 130. Putting that anomaly aside, the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Willys, inspired by the original 1948 Willys Overland CJ-3A pays homage to Jeep’s […]
WE HAD SUCH A GOOD RESPONSE TO our story about Maria Teresa de Filippis, we decided to run some more stories in honour of International Women’s Day. Classic car insurer Hagerty has recognised 11 pioneering women who helped shape automotive history. Some of them we know; many we had never heard of before. Odette Siko. The […]
A RASH OF NEW LARGE SUV releases has put pressure on the top performers in the category, so it’s not surprising to see Mazda upgrade its popular three-row (seven-seater) CX-8 large SUV for 2021, including two new models: the sporty Touring SP and luxurious Asaki LE models with its ‘Captain’s Seat’ second-row layout. “The Mazda […]
WELL, TO BE PRECISE, they claim the new S-Class “underpins” their claim to produce the best automobile in the world in a statement released by Markus Schäfer, member of the Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG Boards of Management for Daimler Group Research and Mercedes-Benz Cars COO. But however you cut it, that’s a big call. […]
NOT MANY WOMEN HAVE raced in Formula 1 but one who is almost forgotten is Maria Teresa de Filippis, the first woman to qualify for a Formula 1 Grand Prix. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, we thought we’d tell you her story. “I was either courageous or reckless, or foolhardy; Call it what […]
IT’S A QUESTION WE’VE ASKED before: why do we need independent local testing of car safety when tests have already been conducted overseas? Now the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) has called in to question ANCAP’s motive for re-testing vehicles in Australia. “The Australian automotive industry continues to work with governments and others towards […]
IF YOU’RE CONFUSED ABOUT THE messages being sent out by Australian governments about electric vehicles, you aren’t the only one. It’s like the worst kind of tease. “We want everyone driving EVs,” mouth government spokespeople, “because they’re good for the environment.” But not good enough, obviously to justify the kind of incentives that many countries […]
LAST YEAR, SEVEN OUT of the top ten selling vehicles in Australia were SUVs. It’s a trend that’s been getting stronger year on year. So much so, in fact, that the best-selling single vehicle in Australia last year was the Toyota HiLux. One of the reasons people give for choosing an SUV (sports utility vehicle) […]
WHO WOULD KNOW MORE about the development of the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class than the chief engineer? Christian Früh, Chief Engineer for the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, spoke with seniordriveraus In the last decade, the C-Class was the highest-volume Mercedes-Benz model. Since the introduction of the still current generation in 2014, over 2.5 million Saloon and Estate models […]
THE MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS has pulled in a large number of buyers who may have previously not thought anything with the three-pointed star would find garage space in their homes. As the first classic model series from Mercedes-Benz, the new C-Class is electrified throughout thanks to plug-in hybrids and mild hybrids with 48-volt technology and integrated […]
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