Our Rating: Performance, Ride & Handling 4 Comfort & Interior 4 Quality & Design 3.5 Value & Features 4 Safety 4 Green 3.5 The BMW X3 once had things its own way, but no more. Consumers’ insatiable thirst for luxury ...
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Gordon Murray’s T25 and T27 city cars are set to go into production in 2016, after the British car designer announced both have been bought by an unnamed manufacturer. Sold for an undisclosed amount, Autocar reports the two models ...
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The Holden Trax, Peugeot 208 and Citroen DS5 have scored the maximum five-star rating in the latest round of crash tests from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), while the MG 6 received only four. The five-star safety ...
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The Fiat Punto is back with a starting price of $16,000, making it a highly competitive European made city car. Following the Punto’s facelift in Europe late last year, the little Italian car is invading Australian showrooms as part ...
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The updated Ford Fiesta will introduce revised styling, added technology and three new engines when it arrives in local showrooms in September. The overhauled WZ?Ford Fiesta range comes into line with the Focus and Kuga, trading the old ...
Tata Motors’ new importer has no interest in selling the cheapest cars on the market and is instead focusing on establishing a strong dealer network offering safe and reliable vehicles. Managing director of Tata’s Australian ...
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Standard Motor Products Inc. (SMP) has added 388 part numbers to its Standard brand and Intermotor line of import parts. The line expansion features over 150 new switches including multi-function, combination, cruise control, hazard ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 4.5 Comfort & Interior 5 Quality & Design 5 Value & Features 3.5 Safety 5 Green 3 Eerie though it is, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class can see things before its driver. A total 28 cameras, radars and ...
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The Volvo V40 Cross Country will go on sale in Australia at the end of August. The tougher-looking version of the new Volvo V40 hatchback will be available locally with a range of turbocharged petrol and diesel engines and the option of ...
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South Korean automobile manufacturer Hyundai Motors is planning to recall 5,200 units of its Azera sedans in the US, due to a defective airbag sensor. The recall affects 2012 and 2013 model year Hyundai Azera vehicles. According to ...
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Wichita, Kan.-based Invista recently celebrated the start up of its previously announced additional capacity at its super high-tenacity nylon 6,6 airbag fiber facility in Shanghai (See " Invista To Double Airbag Fiber Capacity In Shanghai," ...
INVISTA celebrated the successful start-up of its recently expanded air bag fiber manufacturing plant in the Qingpu District of Shanghai. With this expansion, INVISTA becomes the first air bag fiber producer in Asia to exceed the 20 ...
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The entry price of the Fiat 500 range has been lowered dramatically, with a new base model Fiat 500 Pop priced from just $14,000 drive-away. The Fiat 500 range, which previously started from $18,300 for the 0.9-litre TwinAir, has been ...
The new Mercedes-Benz A-Class has been recalled in Australia due to a manufacturing fault that could restrict the effectiveness of the passenger airbag. According to the official recall notice on the Australian Competition and Consumer ...
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Automotive supplier Continental has secured a contract to supply electric powertrain for the new pure electric vehicle (EV) Renault Zoe. The vehicle will be powered by the synchronous electric motor from Continental that generates an ...
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