The Nissan Dualis will be renamed Qashqai in Australia for the second-generation version of the high-riding hatchback crossover due in 2014, bringing it into line with most other global markets. Nissan Australia adopted the Dualis name ...
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Months of vigorous lobbying from German ministers have resulted in the scrapping of an agreement to cap average new car emissions in the European Union at 95 grams per kilometre by 2020, down from around 130/g/km today. Reuters reports ...
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The Nissan Juke and Pathfinder SUVs have both been awarded five-star safety ratings by independent crash-tester ANCAP (Australasian New Car Assessment Program). ANCAP says the maximum five-star result applies to naturally aspirated ...
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Holden/HSV tuner Walkinshaw Performance has launched its first supercharged packages for the VF Commodore and Gen-F, offering peak outputs just shy of 500kW and 1000Nm. The Walkinshaw W457 package boosts output of the Holden ...
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US consumers have indicated they would be more interested in using a car with an autonomous driving system developed by a tech company than a traditional car maker. In a study conducted by US advisory firm KPMG, drivers from Los Angeles, ...
Kia Australia has launched its first performance model with the introduction of the Kia Cerato Koup Turbo. The last of the Cerato family, the Koup is available in four configurations comprising two engines and two transmission choices. ...
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The new Nissan X-Trail, Pathfinder Hybrid and Pulsar SSS sedan have been confirmed for Australian showrooms in the second quarter of 2014 as the Japanese car maker continues the renewal and diversification of its local line-up. Nissan has ...
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Women in Saudi Arabia are planning to take to the roads on October 26 in protest of the country’s ban on female drivers. An online petition has attracted more than 15,700 signatures since being launched less than four weeks ago, ...
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Aston Martin has confirmed it is moving ahead with plans to launch a full-sized SUV, to be called the ‘Aston Martin Lagonda’ when it reaches showrooms. Aston Martin CEO Dr Ulrich Bez told Autocar that while the British marque ...
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Up to 100 workers at Toyota Australia’s Altona manufacturing plant will be made redundant next month as the local car maker reacts to a drop in export orders. Toyota Australia says reduced demand from export markets has made it ...
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The facelifted Lexus CT200h has been completely revealed in a set of shots months ahead of its early-2014 launch. CarAdvice’s spy photographers captured Lexus’ compact premium hatchback on an official photo shoot in the US, ...
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The landscape outside Seville ishellishly hot and dominated by dust. Yet it’s here amid the dry brush and sharp rocks that Hyundai’s WRC test drivers are toiling stoicly on their i20 rally car without an air-conditioned ...
CarAdvice spoke with Hyundai WRC team principal Michel Nandan at the WRC test sessions in Spain about the challenges of developing a new motorsport program and Hyundai’s use of Australian Chris Atkinson as a factory test driver. CA: ...
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An aggressive global expansion strategy will see Porsche enter 15 new countries by the end of the decade, mainly across Africa. Porsche’s global sales chief, Bernard Maier, told Bloomberg the strategy was about gaining brand ...
The Northern Territory Government will reintroduce open speed limits on a stretch of the Stuart Highway as part of a 12-month trial program beginning next year. A 200km section of the highway between Barrow Creek and Alice Springs will be ...
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