The Renault Captur and Chevrolet Trax have both earned a maximum five-star safety rating from the European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP), ahead of the new sub-compact SUVs’ local arrival in 2014. Due to reach Australian ...
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Sports sedan for hot-hatch money – the Holden VF Commodore SS now sells for $41,990, a reduction of $5800 compared with the outgoing model. Based on SV6 specification, the Holden Commodore SS gets front and rear parking sensors, a ...
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A bespoke SRT Viper GTS inspired by Italy and created as a tribute to Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne will be auctioned for charity. The one-off SRT Viper GTS was unveiled at a Sons of Italy Foundation event this week, sporting Avorio ...
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The Holden VF Commodore demanded a culture change within the company’s local engineering department. According to vehicle systems manager Andrew Holmes, for the first time ever weight-saving became obsessive and every engineer ...
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The Lotus Exige S Roadster has been released in the UK, becoming the British brand's fastest ever convertible. A drop-top version of the current Lotus Exige S, the Lotus Exige S Roadster joins the lightweight sports car's line-up ...
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We just finished testing the redesigned 2014 Subaru Forester 2.5i Premium, and the overall test score for the popular small SUV shows it did not disappoint. In fact, it outscored the previous Forester 2.5X Premium by eight points. But, is ...
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The Holden VF Commodore has been awarded a five-star ANCAP safety rating, earning praise from the independent local crash-tester for its wide range of driver assist technologies and global safety focus. The all-new Commodore scored 35.06 ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 3 Comfort & Interior 3.5 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 3.5 Safety 5 Green 2.5 The Toyota LandCruiser Prado is Australia’s best selling large SUV, but do the numbers prove it’s the best ...
The Ford Fiesta Metal, Suzuki Swift Sport and Volkswagen Polo GTI are entry-level hot hatchbacks. They're a classic recipe of the automotive world, as simple and delicious as san choy bow. Take one small and light hatchback (the lettuce ...
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When shopping for a car, you've no doubt compared crash-test ratings. Whether from the government or insurance industry, crash-test scores provide valuable insight into the occupant protection a car provides. But these ratings don't tell ...
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The HSV Gen-F range will become the quickest, most powerful and most technologically advanced family of sports cars ever to emerge from Holden’s go-fast division when it launches across Australia from June. The HSV Gen-F embraces ...
The Renault Captur could have been safer for rear passengers, a Renault executive has admitted, had curtain airbags been fitted to the car. The controversial decision to make full-length curtain airbags unavailable in the Renault Captur ...
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The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has praised the Holden Malibu for achieving a five-star safety rating but has expressed disappointment at a four-star result for the family-oriented Fiat Freemont. Launching in Australia ...
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US based Texas Instruments (TI) has collaborated with the automotive parts supplier, Continental for mass production of the microcontrollers with Flash technology. Both the companies will jointly manufacture the 65nm ARM Cortex safety ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 3.5 Comfort & Interior 3.5 Quality & Design 3 Value & Features 3.5 Green 3.5 The Nissan Pulsar ST is the base grade in the reborn small-car range, yet it is by far the most convincing model overall. ...
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