Details of the new additions to Mini Australia’s showroom in 2014. Mini Cooper three-door (March) The arrival of the all-new Cooper hatch in March marks the introduction of the third generation of new Minis, following the launch ...
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Details of the new additions to Volkswagen Australia’s showroom in 2014. Volkswagen Golf wagon (February) The versatile Golf wagon will be first the cab off the rank for Volkswagen in 2014, arriving almost a year after the ...
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A Mazda CX-5 has joined the CarAdvice long-term test fleet, though this one will be around longer than usual: I’ve bought one. If you had been keeping up to date with our Santa Fe long-term reviews, you’ll know the Mazda CX-5 ...
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Often it’s both little niggles and special touches that are the focal point of the getting-to-know-you month with a brand new car, and so it proved with ‘my’Renault Clio Expression TCe120. The mid-grade Expression is ...
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The Audi Q1 will be the next SUV to join the luxury German car maker's line-up, the company's boss announced overnight. Audi AG chairman of the board of management Rupert Stadler finally confirmed production of the subcompact Q1 SUV will ...
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Apple Siri Eyes Free technology has been made available in select Honda and Acura models in the US, furthering the brands’ smartphone-to-vehicle integration. Available as a dealer installed accessory in the Honda Accord and Acura ...
With specifications lists that punch well above their weight and each offering vast interior acreage, you'd think the mid-size segment had already shown us everything it could offer – but that was before the launch of the all-new ...
The all-new Skoda Octavia has been rated one of the most structurally sound vehicles on the market by independent crash-tester ANCAP. The Octavia easily claimed the maximum five-star safety rating (up from the old model's four-star ...
The forthcoming Mini Cooper five-door hatch has been spied in seemingly production-ready form, signalling the impending expansion of the iconic small car family. Despite the camouflage, the latest images – captured by ...
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Plans for a next-generation Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution or any other Mitsubishi sports cars appear to be on hold while the Japanese manufacturer takes aim at lifting its market share with plug-in hybrid and full electric vehicles in the SUV ...
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American auto-parts manufacturer BorgWarner has introduced its electronic limited slip differential technology for the front transaxle of a front-wheel drive (FWD) vehicle on the 2013 Volkswagen Golf GTI with Performance Pack. The system ...
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A Victorian coroner has ruled there were no systematic safety faults with the Volkswagen Golf being driven by a woman who died in a crash in Melbourne in 2011. Coroner Heather Spooner said there was no evidence that the 2008 Volkswagen ...
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Hatches don’t come any hotter than the BMW M135i and the Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG. Nor do rivalries come any fiercer. BMW has been building fast hatchbacks since the 130i of a decade ago, and its M division is esteemed in building ...
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The Toyota Corolla has all but sewn up Australia’s 2013 sales crown, edging further ahead of the Mazda 3 with just two months of the year remaining. The Corolla was again the country’s top-selling car in October, beating the ...
There will be more than 10,000 new Telsa owners across Germany each year by 2015, according to the electric car maker’s CEO, Elon Musk. Speaking with German newspaper Welt am Sonntag last week, Musk said the ambitious annual target ...