Toyota has launched two hybrid versions of the Japanese domestic market’s 11th-generation Corolla. Launched together –and differing from the Australian, European and US markets’ small car of the same name – the ...
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Opel Australia dealers walked into last Friday’s meeting in Melbourne expecting exciting news about new vehicles and fresh marketing direction. “We all went there with a great air of anticipation,” one metropolitan Opel ...
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The Honda Civic has taken the top two spots in the latest round of the US IIHS small overlap front crash tests involving small cars. Covering 12 of the North American market’s best-selling small cars, the crash tests resulted in ...
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The price of the Proton Preve has been slashed to $15,990 driveaway, making it one of the cheapest small cars on the market. Originally priced at $18,990 driveaway, the $3000 price cut represents a 16 per cent saving on the five-speed ...
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Audi has become the first manufacturer to bring the 4G LTE data transfer technology to the automotive market, and is on track to debut the feature in Australia in early 2014. LTE (long-term evolution) technology – more commonly ...
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The 2013 Los Angeles auto show will host international premieres from nine brands when its doors open on November 20. The event’s organisers confirmed BMW, Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, Mini, Porsche, Subaru and Volkswagen ...
US based vehicle manufacturer General Motors (GM) is planning to introduce its next-generation Chevrolet Spark mini car during the first half of 2015. The manufacturer is reported to have postponed the launch of its revamped Aveo small ...
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Our Rating: Performance, Ride & Handling 4 Comfort & Interior 3.5 Quality & Design 4.5 Value & Features 3 Shuffling through the Audi A1 Sportback range tests the definition of the term ‘hot-hatch’. The $29,900 Audi ...
Images claiming to reveal a facelift for the Nissan Almera have appeared on a Chinese website ahead of a reported September launch for the updated small car. The images, first published by Auto Sohu, uncover revised styling for the ...
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Latin America’s vehicle safety adjudicator, Latin NCAP, has awarded its first five-star safety rating to a car, while also giving zero stars to vehicles from four major automotive brands. The new Seat Leon, a Volkswagen Golf-based ...
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The NRMA has revealed its annual used cars safety ratings list, including 57 vehicles that achieved the maximum five-star score for driver protection. The data was compiled from an analysis of over six million vehicles involved in police ...
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Mercedes-Benz could expand its front-wheel-drive family when it launches its next-generation small-car architecture in 2018. Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche told reporters the premium German manufacturer is currently planning its future ...
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Honda has released first official images of the new 2015 Fit, set to begin production in Mexico next spring, along with information teasing an expanded model range. The new Honda Fit looks sportier and substantial, but it still appears to ...
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The Renault Fluence ZE will die a premature death following the announcement earlier this year that the Better Place battery swap company was dissolved. Renault Australia MD Justin Hocevar confirmed that the local arm of the French brand ...
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The Skoda Rapid Spaceback has been officially revealed ahead of its unveiling at September's Frankfurt motor show. The Rapid Spaceback hatch joins the Rapid liftback sedan in the Volkswagen-owned Czech brand's new small-car family. ...
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