Like so many big, capable-looking four-wheel-drive SUVs with marketing campaigns spruiking their adventurous spirit and inexhaustible ability, our Hyundai Santa Fe long-termer has spent most of its first two months cooped up in the city, ...
Rolls-Royce has no plans to produce an ultra-luxury SUV in the short term but concedes a “never say never” attitude when quizzed about the potential for such a model. Rolls-Royce Asia Pacific regional director Paul Harris told ...
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The ItalDesign Giugiaro Parcour concept has been unveiled in Geneva in one of the surprises of this year’s motor show. Taking advantage of its links to Lamborghini under the Volkswagen Group umbrella, the ItalDesign Giugiaro Parcour ...
Hyundai has celebrated the completion of the world’s first mass produced fuel cell production car at a ceremony in Korea. Hyundai rolled the white zero-emissions, hydrogen-powered Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell off the assembly line at the ...
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Chinese car maker Chery has appointed a former Porsche designer to oversee its future vehicle styling direction as it attempts to boost its image and credibility over the coming years. Industry journal Automotive News reports that Hakan ...
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Honda Australia has confirmed that diesel engines will now make up an important part of its strategy going forward. Honda, which has been primarily focused on its hybrid drivetrains, has changed its strategy to bring about a range of ...
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Mercedes-Benz performance division AMG has outlined a strategy to achieve 30,000 global sales by 2017, “especially through all-wheel drive [products]“. The plan, called ‘AMG Performance 50’ to commemorate the ...
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The Hyundai Grand Santa Fe has been confirmed for Europe, with the long-wheelbase version of the full-size SUV set to debut at next month’s Geneva motor show. The Grand Santa Fe originally debuted at last year’s New York motor ...
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Set to make its public debut at the New York International Auto Show in March, the polarizing-looking 2014 Jeep Cherokee has been unveiled online. The Cherokee name carries much nostalgic weight with off-road enthusiasts, and for good ...
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The all-new fourth-generation Toyota RAV4 is now available with a diesel engine for the first time in the SUV’s 20-year history in Australia. The Toyota RAV4 diesel is powered by a 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel that produces ...
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German automaker BMW has recalled 30,265 units of the X5 utility vehicles in the US over a brake problem. The recall affects the vehicles that are equipped with the V8 engines and have been manufactured between 2007 and 2010. Brake ...
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A recall of 1600 Australian-delivered BMW X5 SUVs has been issued as part of a 60,000-unit worldwide recall prompted by a potential fault affecting the cars’ brake boosters. Covering BMW X5 models built between January 1, 2007 and ...
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With the ever-growing trend of car buyers flocking to SUVs, it has been pretty obvious for much of the past decade that most owners hardly ever take their off-road-capable vehicles, well, off-road. So what about the not-so-off-road-friendly ...
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Volkswagen Australia is committed to bringing the seven-seat Volkswagen CrossBlue to our market if its German parent approves the new SUV for right-hand-drive production. Volkswagen Australia managing director Anke Koeckler told CarAdvice ...
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We rather enjoyed the 2013 Mazda CX-5 Touring we bought and tested last year. But there was one complaint: the super-efficient 2.0-liter Skyactiv four-cylinder engine was down on power at just 155 horses. Scratch that gripe off the list. ...
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