Trends continued in the small car class in 2013, with almost a quarter of all new vehicle sales in Australia going to that segment, and its station maintained as the top-selling segment for the year with a 266,413 tally rising by 5.6 per ...
Tags: Small Car, Toyota, Corolla, Mercedes-Benz, B-Class
Exterior changes to the 2014 Hyundai Elantra range are as limited as the suspension modifications are extensive. A first facelift for the fifth-generation small sedan from South Korea, which is now three years old, the ‘Series ...
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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Kia Australia plans to broaden its appeal to a new audience with the introduction of two turbocharged and performance-orientated models in the next six months. The Korean company is bringing the Kia Cerato Koup turbo as well as the hotly ...
Tags: auto, KIA, Transportation
The new Honda Accord has earned a disappointing four-star safety rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP). The Accord was penalised under ANCAP’s assessment criteria for offering sub-standard protection to the ...
Tags: Honda, Accord, Safety Rating
Kia Australia has confirmed the all-new turbocharged Kia Cerato Koup will go on sale in Australia in a few months, marking the first performance orientated model in the company’s local lineup. Speaking at the launch of the new Kia ...
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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 ...
Tags: Honda Civic, Car Crash Tests
CarAdvice Magazine has pushed beyond 20,000 active users in its first six issues, and the June issue, available to download now, is jammed with even more features and reviews. We're also the first to feature a comparison test between the ...
Tags: Auto, Transportation
Kia Motors Corporation's joint-venture in China, Dongfeng Yueda Kia, has revealed images of the Horki Concept-1 at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show. The first car for the new Chinese market brand was designed in South Korea at its Namyang ...
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A base model of the new Kia Cerato has been specially packaged to help the South Korean brand break into Australia's important fleet market. The Cerato small car is Kia's biggest-selling model globally but has struggled to make ...
Tags: Small-Car, Auto Parts, Transportation
Our Rating: Performance, Ride & Handling 4 Comfort & Interior 3.5 Quality & Design 3.5 Value & Features 4 The 2013 Kia Cerato represents the third instalment of a nameplate that carries the South Korean brand's fortunes in ...
Tags: KIA, Auto Parts, Transportation, car
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 ...
Tags: Small Cars, Transportation
Kia Australia has ruled out importing any more variants from the European-focused Kia Cee’d range beyond the Pro_Cee’d GT hot-hatch it has recently confirmed for the local market. The Kia Cee’d has been a successful ...
The Kia Pro_Cee’d GT will take the South Korean brand into Australia’s hot-hatch territory for the first time. Kia Australia has confirmed the sporty three-door will be sold locally ahead of the model’s debut this week ...
Tags: Kia, Pro_Cee'd GT, Hot-Hatch, Australia
Performance, Ride & Handling 3 Comfort & Interior 2.5 Quality & Design 1 Value & Features 3.5 Green 3.5 It would be easy to take cheap pot shots at the Chery J3, one of the most recent Chinese-made vehicles to enter the Australian ...
Tags: Chery J3, Chinese brands, safety front