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  • Jeep upgrades Compass, adds new entry level and top-end models

    THE BABY OF THE JEEP RANGE is the Compass, but it still has the legendary “go-anywhere” capability that the brand is famous for. Jeep’s revamped Jeep Compass range is expanded with the introduction of the Night Eagle and range-topping S-Limited. The Limited and Trailhawk variants complete the new MY20 Jeep Compass range. “The 2020 Jeep […]

  • Track-focused Mercedes-AMG GT R PRO arrives

    BELIEVE US, the latest addition to the Mercedes-AMG range is not for the faint-hearted. The wildest iteration yet of the most track-focused car in the Mercedes-AMG range will soon be available in Australia, with a strictly limited number of the Mercedes-AMG GT R PRO to be offered via local AMG Performance Centres.  Just 15 of […]

  • Audi e-tron expands EV range

    MORE AND MORE MANUFACTURERS are including electric vehicles in their range. The latest to travel the EV road is Audi with its new e-tron, available as a sedan or Sportback and two different battery variants. “Sophisticated refinement has always been a truly Audi expression of driving progress and innovation, and this has never been more […]

  • Factory-endorsed, locally modified, VW Amarok arrives with longer tray

    FOR MOST BUYERS, A TRAY that accommodates a Euro pallet between the wheel arches is sufficient, but some people want or need more. To meet this demand, Volkswagen has announced a factory-endorsed new Amarok in XL and XXL models, purpose-built and ready to go. The program sees Volkswagen vehicles customized by a group of recognised […]

  • Back to the future with VW vans

    WHETHER YOU EVER OWNED a Volkswagen Kombi or just hankered after one, the new models are sure to hit a retro nerve. VW Australia has announced the release (although in strictly limited numbers) of two new T6.1 models: the California Beach and the Multivan Cruise. While the late 2020 arrival of Volkswagen’s updated range of […]

  • Yet another “limited edition”, the Škoda Superb Scout

    STILL STRUGGLING TO really get a toehold in the Australian market, Škoda could well be described as the “thinking person’s choice”. Škoda always does things just a little bit differently but still delivers excellent styling, quality and value for money. The Superb Scout, a limited edition version of its multiple award-winning Superb wagon, goes on […]

  • Audi’s exciting RS 3 set to excite

    THE OFF-BEAT THRUM of Audi’s five-cylinder engine is the soundtrack that sets Audi-lovers’ hearts beating faster, so they’ll be pleased to learn that the much-anticipated RS 3 Sportback and RS 3 sedan are set to return to showroom floors. The visceral performance of the Audi RS 3 Sportback and RS 3 Sedan is defined by […]

  • New car sales continue to plummet, but not for everyone

    NEW CAR SALES FIGURES for May show that the dramatic fall in new car sales continues. Nationwide, 59,894 new vehicles were sold, a 35.3 percent reduction compared to the May 2019 figure. Worryingly, the May sales figures represent the largest drop since VFACTS statistics began in 1991. The reasons aren’t hard to ascertain: droughts, floods, […]

  • More calls to remove the Luxury Car Tax

    MOTORISTS ARE SEEN AS the perennial cash cow by governments of all persuasions, but one of the most iniquitous and unnecessary taxes of all is the so-called Luxury Car Tax. If you’re buying a car for $70,000 (hardly an outrageous sum these days), LCT and stamp duty will account for about 10 percent of the […]

  • UK classic car prices take a hit

    WHILE THE UK CLASSIC car market differs from the local market in many ways, the latest report on values by Hagerty UK may give us some insight into where classic car values are heading. But as we all know, these are hardly typical times, so some of the data needs to be carefully interpreted. Overall, […]