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  • Škoda hits the high notes with Scala

    ŠKODA AUSTRALIA’S FIRST RELEASE for the year is a brand-new nameplate – the Scala compact hatchback. We seem to keep on saying this, but the struggling brand really does need a winner in its line-up Scala is the penultimate model in Škoda’s evolution as a mainstream European brand, a positioning that is now stronger with the recent […]

  • Prettier Pugs coming to Australian showrooms

    PEUGEOT HAS FACELIFTED the 3008 and 5008 and they will appear in Australian showrooms within the next few months, bolstering the Peugeot SUV range. Both the 3008 and 5008 will receive a more powerful and refined design. A new frameless grille features at the front, while gloss black side scoops and a painted treadplate are […]

  • Jaguar Classic celebrates C-type anniversary with Continuation model

    JAGUAR CLASSIC IS CELEBRATING THE 70th anniversary of the legendary C-type sports racer by creating a strictly limited production run of new C-type Continuation cars, which will be hand-built at Jaguar’s world-class Classic Works facility in Coventry. The C-type Continuation program will allow historic motor racing enthusiasts to purchase a new factory-built example of the ultimate […]

  • Hotter, lighter, faster. The new BMW M5 CS

    THE DRIVER-FOCUSED BMW has always appealed to buyers looking for extreme performance, and now the new M5 CS is here to tempt them. The all-new BMW M5 CS, which made its world premiere overnight, will storm Australian roads and race circuits from the middle of this year. The new super sedan from BMW M sets […]

  • Mitsubishi teases images of new Outlander model

    MITSUBISHI TENDS TO RUN models longer than some other manufacturers, so when they announce an update, it’s always news. The long-running Outlander is about to be replaced by an all-new model, currently undergoing final tuning and testing. The all-new Outlander will make its global debut on Tuesday, February 16 and introduce the company’s latest Super […]

  • Stonic adds another SUV to the Kia range

    THE ARRIVAL OF THE RECENTLY UPGRADED, stylish and practical Stonic, a sporty urban crossover with wide appeal provides Kia with an even wider spread of SUVs. Developed off the core Rio platform, the first generation of the Stonic was released in Europe in 2017 and while at the time Kia Australia prioritised the Seltos for […]

  • Honda Odyssey undergoes major upgrade

    IT MAY BE PURELY COINCIDENTAL, but in the same week that Kia has released its new MPV, the Carnival, Honda’s entrant in the category, the Odyssey, has undergone a major upgrade. Coincidence or not, buyers will be the winners. The Odyssey gets fresh new styling, many more convenience and technology features and Honda Sensing is […]

  • Jaguar C-Type to be recreated

    IN 1952 A YOUNG IAN STEWART, pioneer driver for Ecurie Ecosse, visited Jaguar Cars in Coventry to collect his brand-new C-type. He would drive the car to its first race on Jersey to confront stiff competition from Aston Martin and Frazer Nash. The race was won at a gallop and in doing so he opened […]

  • Electric Cobra. No thanks, we’ll take this one

    HOT ON THE HEELS OF THE announcement by AC Cas that they are to build a Cobra powered by electricity (see the story here ) comes another announcement that will be closer to the hearts of Cobra aficionados. The Cobra 378 Superblower, powered by a 580hp (433kW) 6.2-litre V8 engine, will be the third all-original […]

  • Hyundai teases Ioniq 5 SUV images

    HYUNDAI IS PUSHING AHEAD with its commitment to electric vehicles and has released not-very-revealing images of its new Ioniq 5 midsize SUV model. Ioniq 5 will be the first vehicle mated with Hyundai Motor Group’s Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), an innovative system made exclusively for next-generation battery-electric vehicles that will launch a new era of […]