CarAdvice Magazine has achieved 20,000 active users in its first six issues,becoming the number one downloaded Australian motoring app for iPad , and has been featured in the recommended ‘new and noteworthy’ section of the Apple ...
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You could blame the 2010 launch of the Volkswagen Polo GTI for the ongoing shift away from manual-transmission-equipped hot hatches to dual-clutch automatics. There’s a case to argue that it’s all going the wrong way ...
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A comparison test between the BMW M135i, Volkswagen Golf R, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X and Subaru WRX STI?might seem like a war between Germany and Japan, but it isn't. Nor is it a showdown between rear- and all-wheel drive. Simply, the ...
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With the media days at the New York International Auto Show behind us, the cars team has had time to reflect on the approximately 1,000 vehicles on display. Many new models made impressions, and some were utterly forgettable. To share our ...
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Volkswagen has announced it will offer fixed-price vehicle servicing across its entire range of passenger vehicles. Initially introduced on the Volkswagen Up! in October last year, the extended?capped-price servicing program takes effect ...
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The all-new Ford Fiesta ST will hit the road running in the UK, with over 600 orders taken for the baby hot-hatch before it arrives in showrooms later this month. Ford UK expects to sell at least 5000 of the 1.6-litre turbo Fiestas, ...
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A series of videos teasing the all-new Peugeot 208 GTi have been released by the French manufacturer ahead of the car’s impending launch. Continuing Peugeot’s claim that the 208 GTi will resurrect the spirit of iconic 205 GTi, ...
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The Ford Fiesta ST has been put through its paces around the iconic Track 7 at the company’s Lommel Proving Grounds in Belgium. The go-fast variant of the Ford Fiesta city car was pushed around the 4.3km, 20-curve circuit by David ...
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The upcoming Peugeot 208 GTi will have closer parallels to the famous 205 GTi of the 1980s, says the French car manufacturer. The 205 GTi’s successors to date, the 206 GTi and 207 GTi, weren’t short on engine performance but ...
Renault’s performance arm, Renault Sport, is likely to move away from manual transmissions in the coming years as it seeks to further exploit its links with modern motorsport and expand its global reach. At the international launch ...
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The all-new Volkswagen Golf Mk7 has claimed the title of European Car of the Year for 2013. The new seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf took top spot in the European awards, with the 58-member COTY jury awarding it a total of 414 points, ...
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The all-new Volkswagen Golf wagon has been unveiled at the Geneva motor show, revealing an all-wheel drive option and efficient BlueMotion technology that delivers fuel consumption of 3.3 litres per 100km. First seen in images leaked ...
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Official images of the new Volkswagen Golf wagon have leaked ahead of its unveiling at tomorrow’s Geneva motor show. The images, first seen on enthusiast website CarScoops, give us our first undisguised look at the load-lugging ...
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The production version of the Volkswagen Golf GTI has been revealed ahead of its official unveiling at next week’s 2013 Geneva motor show. The production model is almost identical to the Golf GTI concept that debuted at last ...
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German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen has unveiled two variants of the Golf GTI model prior to their launch at the upcoming 2013 Geneva Motor Show to be held in Switzerland during 05-17 March. Both the GTI and GTI Performance ...