Mercedes-Benz confirms cancellation of X-Class ute
IT MUST HAVE SEEMED like a good idea at the time, but poor sales for Mercedes-Benz’s foray into the crew cab ute market means it will be discontinued in May. It’s been a very short
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Toyota Big Fat Festive Quiz questions and answers
We’re sorry to say that many readers missed Toyota’s Big Fat Festive Quiz (or had a lot of trouble finding it). So we’ve taken down all the questions and the answers follow. If you haven’t
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Low emission rental cars
WE WERE RECENTLY ALERTED to an interesting article by rhinocarhire.com regarding the hire of eco-friendly rental cars. The article, written by travel writer and car rental expert Phil Partridge, points out that price is often
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New Yaris hybrid to be Toyota’s most fuel-efficient model
ARRIVING IN TOYOTA showrooms in May, the all-new Yaris hybrid will be Toyota Australia’s most fuel-efficient car. With a new 1.5-litre hybrid powertrain available in Yaris for the first time, the hybrid variants will offer
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Audi adds Q3 Sportback to range
WE’VE SAID IT BEFORE, and we’ll say it again: we don’t understand why you’d buy an SUV that wants to look like a coupe. But what would we know? Audi has proven us wrong, time
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VW accedes to demand for manual V6 Amarok
VOLKSWAGEN’S HUGELY CAPABLE Amarok has won legions of fans. And little wonder: it’s a classy, well-finished crew cab ute that you can live with every day. But buyers were less impressed with the lack of
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CES 2020 in Las Vegas showcases flying cars and outrageous concepts
Prepared by Tim Stevens for The Road to 2020 World Car Awards The show “floor” at CES continues to expand and evolve, gobbling up greater and greater stretches of the city of Las Vegas. Likewise,
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Cute little Fiat 500 refreshed for 2020
IT’S ONE OF THOSE CARS that appeals to some and not others, but the Fiat 500 has an undeniable charm that has won it plenty of fans. To ensure that those buyers keep coming back,
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Four new M Pure variants from BMW
BMW’s M Pure range is an interesting marketing exercise that sees selected models retain the same powertrains as the non-M Pure models, but includes a higher level of specification. According to BMW, this means buyers
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VW T-Cross tackles the Korean SUVs head on
VOLKSWAGEN HAS FINALLY completed its SUV line-up by announcing its most affordable model, the new T-Cross, scheduled for sale in Australia in April. Priced from just $27,990 (plus on road costs) and the first German
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