By its own admission, VW UK’s public relations department says the new Volkswagen Rock Up! and Volkswagen Groove Up! will appeal to “fans of loud music, great-looking small cars and questionable puns”. Inspired by ...
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Volvo has no plans to build a luxury limousine to rival the likes of the BMW 7 Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class, instead focusing its attention on smaller models that fit with its “green image”. Speaking with industry journal ...
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The Ford Escort nameplate is back – as a new concept car partly styled by Ford Australia designers and set to become a key model for the US car maker in the world's biggest car market. Ford has unveiled the Escort sedan concept at ...
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Mercedes-Benz has defended the innovative ‘Sandwich’ platform of the old A-Class and B-Class models, saying the architecture had to be abandoned for the sake of building cars that would appeal to younger buyers. The platform ...
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The Volkswagen Golf Mk7 has been awarded the maximum five-star ANCAP safety rating ahead of its local launch this week. The new Volkswagen Golf scored 35.92 points out of 37 in ANCAP’s assessment, making it one of the ...
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A three-door version of the Hyundai i30 hatchback is set to become a potential price leader for the South Korean brand in Australia. CarAdvice believes Hyundai Australia is about to make a U-turn on a previous decision to not import the ...
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The Ford Focus was the biggest-selling vehicle nameplate in the world last year, according to a collation of new vehicle registrations by Polk. It’s the second consecutive year the Blue Oval’s small car has proved to be the ...
You don't have to cram into a compact car to get good gas mileage. In fact, three popular midsized sedans we've recently tested get the same or better mileage than any non-hybrid, non-diesel small car. Despite attractive sticker prices, ...
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The Mazda 3 has taken top honours in the March new car sales figures, marking the end of the first quarter of 2013. Finishing in the familiar position of first place, the Mazda 3 racked up sales of 3786 vehicles despite a fall in ...
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Sales for the first quarter of the year are wrapped, with March sales up 7.4 per cent on February, and 2013 sales up five per cent on 2012 year-to-date. The 97,400 new passenger cars, SUVs, utes and trucks sold in March contribute to a ...
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The all-new Jeep Cherokee will boast a standard nine-speed automatic transmission and offer a front-wheel drive base model for the first time when it goes on sale later this year. Turning heads during its New York auto show unveiling ...
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The Consumer Reports Annual Autos Issue is a great resource for researching the best cars. Flip through the magazine or tour the website, and it is clear there are many great choices. However, just as there are many good cars available, ...
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LED headlamps are getting better and more cars are getting them as industry finds its feet with the technology. Right now there are some 20 car models on the road with LED headlamps - some all-LED and some with LED low (dip) beams and ...
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Choosing the best car seats for twins has been a hustle for parents with a double blessing. In most cases parents have resulted to using two distinct car seats for each twin. In the recent past however, we have seen new entrants in the car ...
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The importer of Chinese brand Chery says its next generation of small cars could be even cheaper than its current crop – despite the Chery J1 already retailing as the cheapest car on the Australian market. Ateco Automotive’s ...
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