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FORGIVE OUR SCEPTICISM, but a recent study conducted by the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) has found that not only is roadside advertising not distracting, “it can actually help improve driver performance” (our emphasis). Pardon? Surely anything that takes your attention away from what is happening on the road around you must reduce attention and […]
ONE OF THE MOST popular medium-sized SUVs on the market (once, it was classed as “small” but it has grown over the years) is the Toyota RAV4. Since launching in 1994, more than 300,000 have been sold here, and global sales have passed an amazing 8.5 million units. The new fifth-generation model comes with the […]
WHENEVER YOU CHAT to anyone, they all have tales of cars “I wish I still had now.” Of course, if we all kept all the cars we’d ever owned, we’d all need airport hangars to store them in. And a lot of them would be as unreliable, uncomfortable and generally unpleasant as they were then […]
SOME TIME AGO seniordriveraus spoke with Karl Gehling, head of corporate communications at Mitsubishi Motors Australia (MMAL), and he expressed considerable frustration with MMAL’s inability to convince some customers to have their Takata airbags replaced, despite repeated reminders and the company, in some instances, going well above and beyond to accommodate owners with replacement options. […]
NISSAN HAS FOLLOWED its release of a mid-spec Pathfinder by doing the same for its smaller sibling, the Qashqai. Along with Nissan’s recently announced upgrade to a five-year warranty it is a sure thing that the little SUV will feature on even more shopping lists. The new mid-spec models get the ST+ label and sit […]
FOLLOWING THE INTRODUCTION of the new X 350d 4MATIC flagship X-Class model in December last year, an Edition 1 X 350 d 4MATIC variant will be released in July 2019 with only a limited number available. Exclusive black design features and accessory parts give the big Benz ute even more presence. Standard metallic paint will […]
PROVING THAT THE ADVANCE of Chinese brands will continue unabated, LDV has announced the Limited Edition T60 Trailrider. Most notable of the changes to the T60, launched in Australia in 2017, is suspension calibrated by Australian experts for Australian conditions, overcoming one of the regular complaints about Chinese utes. Developed by the Walkinshaw Automotive Group […]
FROM THE START, Hyundai always intended the Ioniq to offer three electrified powertrains – hybrid, plug-in hybrid and full electric. It seems like only yesterday that the Ioniq arrived, but already Hyundai is adding additional technological features and a new look. The new model gets better connectivity services (as befits a model leading the way […]
ONE OF THE quiet achievers in the Australian market has been Isuzu. Without too much fanfare or chest-beating, it’s been easily outselling a lot of much higher-profile competitors with its D-Max ute and MU-X SUV. Among its many awards are two Customer Satisfaction Awards from Roy Morgan; the 2018 Car Manufacturer of the Year and […]
THE AUSTRALIAN MOTOR market is changing rapidly, with new makes and models already here, or scheduled to arrive in the near future. Chinese brand Great Wall has just announced a new mid-size utility at the Shanghai Motor Show, the P-Series Ute (model naming still has a way to go in China!) Aimed initially at the […]
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