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. ...
Tags: Mazda CX-5 Touring, new car, car industry
Toyota usually leaves spacious luxury car duties to its premium Lexus brand. But Toyota dealers have many loyal customers with needs for big-car room, luxury and utility but at a non-upscale price. And for years the Avalon has been a ...
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GE caught a lot of eyes at the International Builders' Show in January with its hot-water-dispensing Café French-door refrigerator. Today, Samsung answers with the launch of the Samsung RF31FMESBSR four-door refrigerator, the ...
The Lincoln brand has been in trouble for years. Lincoln models have been too similar to their Ford counterparts to make it as credible luxury cars, and no amount of cosmetics and feature enhancements have made them feel all that special. ...
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The Opel Corsa OPC has landed, the smallest car in Opel’s local performance line-up starting at $28,990. The entry point into the Opel Performance Centre (OPC) range, the new Opel Corsa OPC is the pocket-rocket stepping stone to the ...
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. There’s been nothing before it, at least in this country, so this $60,000 fast four-door sedan is an unknown quantity. Opel Performance Centre (OPC), based in Russelsheim, Germany, is the sports-engineering division of GM’s ...
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Porsche says fuel consumption and emissions are central to its future engines but has ruled out fitting a four-cylinder engine to either its 911 supercar or Cayman and Boxster sports cars. The company is still considering downsized ...
A new Porsche supercar that would sit between the iconic 911 and upcoming 918 Spyder will switch its sights from the Ferrari 458 to the Ferrari F12 if it goes into production, according to company sources. Porsche CEO Matthias Muller has ...
The new Kia Cerato hatch has been unveiled at today’s Chicago auto show with the surprise announcement of its availability with a turbocharged engine. The new Kia Cerato hatch, which follows the unveiling of the sedan at the Los ...
The Skoda Superb is being readied for a mid-life facelift, with the five-year-old large liftback soon to adopt styling cues from the company’s brand new Rapid and Octavia models. As our spy pictures show, the Superb keeps the round ...
The all-new Kia Cerato range is set to get a three-stage Australian launch this year with the sedan, hatch and coupe models all arriving at different times. The entry price is set to stay under $20,000 to remain competitive with a number of ...
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Kia Australia is hopeful of a late 2013 launch for the Kia pro_cee’d GT after formally requesting the car for import from Europe. The 1.6-litre turbocharged three-door hot hatch will go into production at the Korean company’s ...
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The Mazda 3 has been Australia’s number one selling car for the past two years. Sometimes, mere popularity doesn’t guarantee an excellent product but thankfully that isn’t the case with the Mazda 3. Despite being four ...
The Honda Jazz Hybrid has launched as Australia’s cheapest hybrid, with the $22,990 city car going on sale from this month. The fourth petrol-electric model in the local Honda line-up – after the Civic Hybrid, CR-Z and Insight ...
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Volkswagen Australia boss Anke Koeckler says the Volkswagen Beetle R will be near the top of the brand’s wish list if the high-performance concept is confirmed for production. Koeckler said the local division would ...
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