The Honda Civic Hatch Diesel will become the first ever diesel-powered vehicle sold in Australia by the Japanese manufacturer when the new UK-built variant arrives in showrooms in April. The Civic Hatch DTi-S features Honda's new 'Earth ...
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The Subaru Liberty X is designed to merge the benefits of a high-riding SUV with the look of a traditional family sedan. Launched in September 2012, the Subaru Liberty 2.5X and 3.6X are the single players in an ultra-niche market, ...
The Hyundai Sante Fe has become the latest member of CarAdvice’s long-term test fleet. We liked the South Korean brand’s new-generation large SUV when we sampled it at its official local launch, and now we have a number of ...
The Hyundai Elantra is another one of those small cars that is more mid-size when it comes to interior space and luggage capacity. Launched in Australia in June 2011, the fifth-generation Hyundai Elantra is the Korean carmaker’s ...
Japanese carmaker Honda is planning to launch its first diesel engine powered Civic Hatch in Australia in April 2013. The new Earth Dreams Technology series' 1.6-litre i-DTEC turbo diesel engine is mated to a six-speed manual transmission ...
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Toyota has announced the recall of more than one million cars in the US as part of a global recall of almost 1.3 million vehicles, in what is the Japanese manufacturer’s third million-car-plus recall since October. The recall of ...
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Japan-based automaker Toyota has recalled about one million vehicles in two different recalls over the defective air bags and improper wipers in the US. The recall has been made for 752,000 units of Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles ...
As the most practical variant of the German company’s next-generation best-seller, where better for a first, overseas test of the 2013 BMW 3 Series Touring than a trip to the European ski fields. CarAdvice grabbed the keys to the ...
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It would seem Subaru has matured nicely as the marque celebrates its 40th anniversary in Australia – the launch of the new Subaru Forester XT is distinguished by the fact that, for the first time, the Forester turbo doesn’t get ...
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Subaru Australia has launched the 2013 Subaru Forester XT with just two trim levels and a downsized 2.0-litre engine. The all-new range-topping Subaru Forester 2.0 XT and 2.0 XT Premium models will take the number of fourth-generation ...
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Small cars are getting bigger with each new generation and the latest Volkswagen Jetta is example eins. The Jetta is now in its sixth generation, but only the last four have come here – the third-gen badged Vento, fourth-gen ...
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The Mitsubishi Mirage has launched in Australia with an introductory price of $12,990 that also includes a $1000 Westfield gift voucher (until the end of January), effectively bringing the price down to $11,990. The Mitsubishi Mirage ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 4 Comfort and Interior 3.5 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 3.5 You’d be forgiven for thinking the BMW ActiveHybrid 3 is a car aimed at cashed-up members of the Greens Party, but what BMW ...
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The Mini Paceman will be priced from $35,900 when the new two-door compact crossover range arrives in Australian showrooms in March. Commanding a premium of $1800-$2200 over the four-door Mini Countryman on which it’s based, ...
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The Hyundai iMax loves a load. In fact, it seems to ride smoother and handle better with eight people and luggage on board. The eight-seater passenger version of the Hyundai iLoad commercial van also delivers enough torque from its ...