Long-standing rumours that Audi will produce its own version of the Volkswagen Up! have resurfaced following a report out of Germany. The suggestion that Audi would follow in the footsteps of the Volkswagen Up!, Skoda Citigo and Seat Mii ...
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They may not be the cars teenagers have pinned to their bedroom walls, but the Fiat 500, Mitsubishi Mirage, Nissan Micra and Volkswagen Up! are among the cheapest ways first-time drivers can get into a new car. Particularly when parents ...
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The Fiat Panda has taken more than three decades to get to Australia, but now it’s here it’s time to quickly get used to the word ‘squircle’. You don’t need a PhD in mathematical shapes to appreciate this is ...
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The Fiat Panda city car has debuted in Australia – 33 years after it made its first appearance in Europe. Fiat Australia will be hoping it’s a case of better late than never, with the Panda arriving to further bolster the ...
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The Volkswagen Up! will not be dropped from the local line-up, Volkswagen Group Australia (VGA) managing director John White has explained, despite the sub-compact hatchback going into sales freefall. Asked directly whether Volkswagen is ...
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The next-generation Volkswagen Up! will hit the roads in 2017 as a slightly longer car with a new platform engineered to fit either a torque converter or dual-clutch automatic gearbox. Visiting for the launch of the Volkswagen Golf GTI, ...
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Volkswagen Group Australia (VGA) managing director John White has admitted the company’s decision to move Volkswagen pricing down in recent years has put pressure on sister brand Skoda, and confirmed that the situation will be ...
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The entry price of the Fiat 500 range has been lowered dramatically, with a new base model Fiat 500 Pop priced from just $14,000 drive-away. The Fiat 500 range, which previously started from $18,300 for the 0.9-litre TwinAir, has been ...
Volkswagen has expanded its capped-price servicing program to include its range of commercial vehicles. Now covering all Volkswagen models, the German manufacturer claims to have become the first European automotive manufacturer in ...
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By its own admission, VW UK’s public relations department says the new Volkswagen Rock Up! and Volkswagen Groove Up! will appeal to “fans of loud music, great-looking small cars and questionable puns”. Inspired by ...
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Called City-Brake Active, the Honda system operates below 30km/h and will automatically apply the brakes if a collision is deemed imminent. Relying on a laser radar installed in the upper part of the windscreen, City-Brake Active will ...
The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf has claimed the title of World Car of the Year (WCOTY) for 2013, marking the brand's second consecutive win. Voted the best new vehicle out of an initial entry list of forty-two cars, the Volkswagen ...
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Volkswagen has announced it will offer fixed-price vehicle servicing across its entire range of passenger vehicles. Initially introduced on the Volkswagen Up! in October last year, the extended?capped-price servicing program takes effect ...
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The Skoda Citigo will not go on sale in Australia in 2013 as expected and is no certainty to join the local line-up in the future. Despite originally being planned to arrive during the first half of this year, Skoda Australia spokesman ...
The most fuel-efficient car in the world, the Volkswagen XL1, has been revealed ahead of its official unveiling at next month’s 2013 Geneva motor show. Volkswagen claims the futuristic two-seater is the first ever production car ...
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