Specifications for the Lexus IS300h sedan have been revealed ahead of its Australian debut later this year. Its 2.5-litre Atkinson Cycle four-cylinder engine produces 133kW of power at 6000rpm, and 221Nm of torque from 4200-5400rpm. The ...
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The first Opel Cascada has rolled off the production line at the German brand’s Gliwice plant in Poland, ahead of the convertible’s public debut at the upcoming Geneva motor show next week. The almost 4.7m-long soft-top Opel ...
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The first images and details of the new Skoda Octavia wagon have been released ahead of its unveiling at next month’s 2013 Geneva motor show. The load-lugging version of the Czech brand’s third-generation Octavia medium car ...
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Czech automobile manufacturer SKODA has unveiled the Octavia Combi before its launch at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show to be held in Switzerland during 05-17 March 2013. The engines of the vehicle are claimed to be 17% economical than ...
Toyota's big splash at the Chicago Auto Show today was showing off a freshened 2014 Tundra pickup truck. Facing tough, significantly updated competition from Chevrolet, Ford, GMC, and Ram, a Tundra update (which debuted in 2007) was ...
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Toyota usually leaves spacious luxury car duties to its premium Lexus brand. But Toyota dealers have many loyal customers with needs for big-car room, luxury and utility but at a non-upscale price. And for years the Avalon has been a ...
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. There’s been nothing before it, at least in this country, so this $60,000 fast four-door sedan is an unknown quantity. Opel Performance Centre (OPC), based in Russelsheim, Germany, is the sports-engineering division of GM’s ...
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The Mazda 3 has been Australia’s number one selling car for the past two years. Sometimes, mere popularity doesn’t guarantee an excellent product but thankfully that isn’t the case with the Mazda 3. Despite being four ...
The new-generation Hyundai i30 Tourer has launched from $22,990 A wagon version of the popular i30 hatch, the Hyundai i30 Tourer wasn’t originally intended for the Australian market as it is only built in Europe, where all i30 ...
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An all-new Honda Accord may be headed our way in mid 2013, but the outgoing Japanese full-size sedan remains a hugely capable contender in the segment dominated by Australia’s locally made Toyota Camry. Since its launch in 2008, the ...
The Subaru Liberty X is designed to merge the benefits of a high-riding SUV with the look of a traditional family sedan. Launched in September 2012, the Subaru Liberty 2.5X and 3.6X are the single players in an ultra-niche market, ...
A review of the Hyundai Genesis Coupe is both a good news story, and a bad news story. The good news is that the Hyundai Genesis Coupe is the only rear-wheel-drive, two-door sports coupe that exists between the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ and ...
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The Hyundai Elantra is another one of those small cars that is more mid-size when it comes to interior space and luggage capacity. Launched in Australia in June 2011, the fifth-generation Hyundai Elantra is the Korean carmaker’s ...
Holden VF Commodore is out in the public domain, having made its public debut at Melbourne’s Docklands precinct this morning. Launching as the most technologically advanced vehicle ever produced in Australia, and what Holden ...
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The Kia Forte was introduced in 2010 and gets a full redesign for 2014. That's one of the shortest product cycles we've seen, giving you an idea of how competitive the small car market is. We drove two early-build 2014 Fortes to get a first ...
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