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  • Mazda updates Mazda6 sedan and wagon

    AS USUAL, A NEW YEAR brings with it a host of updates and upgrades. One of the first is to Mazda’s Mazda6 sedan and wagon. “As our passenger car flagship, Mazda6 holds strong appeal in its segment with its advanced specification and option of Sedan and Wagon body styles,” said Mazda Australia Managing Director, Vinesh […]

  • Porsche Boxster anniversary model pays tribute to 1993 concept car

    PORSCHE IS CELEBRATING the 25th birthday of its roadster family with a special anniversary model: the Boxster 25 Years. The limited edition is restricted to 1250 units worldwide and is based on the GTS 4.0 model, which is powered by a 4.0-litre six-cylinder boxer engine with 294 kW. It references numerous design features of the […]

  • Kia presents its new logo to the world

    LOGO DESIGN IS ONE OF those disciplines that inevitably polarises opinion (remember when Australia’s Commonwealth Bank unveiled its “Jatz cracker and Vegemite” logo a few years ago?) but the time inevitably comes when a company desires a new look. Kia has made just such a decision, accompanied with the expected florid explanations and designer jargon. […]

  • Subaru Outback gets more standard spec, 2000kg towing capacity

    SUBARU IS SIGNIFICANTLY elevating the specification list across its entire new generation Outback range, which appears in showrooms from March 2021. The simplified three-variant range will start with the considerably “up-specced” Outback All-Wheel Drive (AWD) variant that adds an impressive array of features including: 90 percent-new Direct Injection 2.5 litre Boxer engine – nearly seven percent […]

  • Volvo cares enough to save young lives

    Volvo cares enough to save young lives SPEED IS THE NUMBER ONE cause of deaths and injuries among young Australian drivers. But it’s one variable that can now be controlled to help save lives, thanks to a new innovation from Volvo called Care Key. Volvo Care Key enables owners to pre-set and lock in the […]

  • Carnival time at Kia

    THE BLURRING OF CATEGORIES continues with Kia’s new fourth-gen Carnival. Already far and away Australia’s most popular people mover, now Kia is moving to capture a fair chunk of the large SUV category with the latest model. “The Kia Carnival has always provided practicality, comfort, space and power, which has seen it consistently hold an […]

  • 200mph attempt in a 40-year-old Aston Martin

    A SPEED RECORD IN A 40-year-old car sounds like a risky adventure, but Aston Martin has decided to put one of its test drivers in the 1980 Bulldog concept car and aim for a 200mph (320km/h) record attempt. Aston Martin factory driver, Darren Turner is to attempt the record in the Aston Martin Bulldog concept […]

  • Reader question: what’s your opinion of the GWM ute?

    I’ve just bought a new ute, a GWM Cannon X, and I would love to see a review after you have driven it. It would just be good to see the issues or annoyances that have been found by others. It’s always better to know ahead of time if there are going to be issues. […]

  • Porsche 904 Carrera GTS compared to Dino 206GT

    THE RECENT PASSING of Aldo Brovarone, former Pininfarina chief stylist and the man who created the Dino 206GT set us to wondering about the similarities between the Dino and another iconic car, the Porsche 904 Carrera GTS. Release date:                            Porsche 904 Carrera […]

  • Reader enquiry: what EV is best for us?

    I’d really like to replace my Evoque next year with an electric car.  What would you recommend? Anything in a small suv that isn’t six figures? Or better to stay Polo-esque size for an EV? We have a Mazda CX9 so we don’t really need two big cars. Ha, I could see myself cruising Beaconsfield […]