The landscape outside Seville ishellishly hot and dominated by dust. Yet it’s here amid the dry brush and sharp rocks that Hyundai’s WRC test drivers are toiling stoicly on their i20 rally car without an air-conditioned ...
CarAdvice spoke with Hyundai WRC team principal Michel Nandan at the WRC test sessions in Spain about the challenges of developing a new motorsport program and Hyundai’s use of Australian Chris Atkinson as a factory test driver. CA: ...
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The originally-announced price of the BMW 4 Series Coupe has been reduced, and a new entry-level model added, in time for the 3 Series Coupe replacement to go on-sale. Where previously the diesel 320d Coupe was the entry-level car, the ...
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Mazda Australia reckons the third-generation Mazda 3 can steal back the title of Australia’s best selling car from the Toyota Corolla next year. After two full years (2011 and 2012) as the country’s top selling car, the Mazda ...
The 2014 Volvo S60 and V60 are now on sale in Australia, introducing fresh styling and new technologies to the restructured mid-sized line-ups. Volvo Australia has cut the number of variants in its S60 range from 11 to eight (including ...
The sporty Hyundai Accent SR hatch has joined the local division’s updated city-car line-up. Previewed by a concept at last year’s Sydney motor show, the new Accent SR is unique to the Australian market and becomes the third ...
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Subaru Canada, Fuji Heavy Industries' (FHI) automobile manufacturing division, is set to launch its new 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid vehicle in Canada by the end of November 2013. Manufactured in a zero-landfill plant in Gunma, Japan, ...
The second-generation BMW X6 has been spotted testing in near-production-ready prototype form for the first time. Expected to start production at BMW‘s Spartanburg plant in South Carolina in August 2014 alongside its X3, X4 and X5 ...
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The first images and details of the Mazda 3 Hybrid have been released ahead of the fuel-efficient small car’s Japanese launch next month. Specifics of the Mazda 3 Hybrid’s petrol-electric powertrain – which has been ...
The Honda Civic sedan range has received a mild update with specification changes joined by price reductions of up to $1000. Following a July update for the Honda Civic Hybrid sedan that received a $2000 price cut down to $33,990, the ...
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The new BMW 4 Series Convertible heralds a new era in the premium mid-size range of open cars offered by BMW. The new design language introduced with the BMW 4 Series Coupe is even more evident in this second model of the series, ...
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The long-awaited Porsche Macan has been teased ahead of its unveiling at next month’s Los Angeles motor show. Teased in an official image, sketches and a video, Porsche is touting the Macan as a sports car with Porsche DNA, saying, ...
Our Rating: Performance, Ride & Handling 3 Comfort & Interior 4 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 4.5 French brands were remarkably late to join the SUV party, so it’s quite a shock seeing the Peugeot 2008 emerge at the ...
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Toyota Australia has announced the production and sale of its two-millionth locally built car for the domestic market. The milestone comes exactly 50 years after Australia became the first country to build Toyota vehicles outside Japan, ...
The BMW i3 range-extender hybrid will cost almost 10 per cent more than the pure-electric variant when it launches in 2014. BMW USA confirmed the petrol-assisted i3 city car would be priced from US$45,200 ($47,800) – a premium of ...