Porsche launches in-car parking app
KEEPING UP WITH THE CHANGES in technology is a real challenge. Especially since a lot of seniordriveraus readers question the need for it, and the obligation to pay for it as part of a new
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Big Brother is watching your every driving move
IT IS INEVITABLE THAT the increasing data collection systems being built into modern cars will be used by anyone who can see a profit in it. New research by Parkers.co.uk, a British website for car
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Time flies. The “new” Mini is now 20 years old
IT’S BEEN SAID THAT TIME passes more quickly as we age, and if you doubt the truth of that, here’s a wake-up call: it is now 20 years since the new (and patently not “mini”)
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Make sure you’re “fit for the road”
DURING THE SUSTAINED COVID shutdowns, slowdowns and general sense of insecurity, many of us have spent much less time on the roads. Now, we’re starting to return to normal and getting back on the roads,
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VW’s Bartsche warns we’re the “automotive third world”
VOLKSWAGEN MD MICHAEL BARTSCHE has never been backward when it comes to speaking his mind. The release this morning by auto importers of the first annual CO2 Voluntary Emissions Standard results prompted him to warn
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Isuzu D-Max prices rise by $1000
DUE TO INCREASING COSTS ASSOCIATED with the model year 2021 Isuzu D-Max, Isuzu Ute Australia (IUA) will introduce a price adjustment (PR speak for “increase”) for the D-Max range. “IUA has not taken the decision
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Guilty until proven innocent?
LIKE MANY CONCERNED MOTORISTS, we are all in favour of any action that will remove dangerous and irresponsible drivers from our roads, but we question the recent move by The Advertiser in South Australia to
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Technology marches on.
THERE’S LITTLE DOUBT THAT older drivers are bemused by the steady march of technology. What makes it worse is that many of them don’t see any real benefit or advantage when perfectly acceptable technology is
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2021 Subaru Outback recalled for pre-collision braking issues
WE’VE ALREADY HAD MORE than one seniordriveraus reader contact us regarding pre-collision braking unexpectedly activating in Subaru’s large SUV, the Outback. One reader complained that he was test driving a 2021 Subaru Outback in the
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Cupra Formentor heads a new nameplate in Australia
THE VOLKSWAGEN GROUP IS EXTENDING its portfolio in Australia with the introduction of another name foreign to most Aussie buyers. It has been announced that the Cupra performance brand will launch locally with a mid-size
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