Audi’s new executive express
SOME OF THE top-end luxury cars will give so-called sports cars a serious run for their money. One of the best is Audi’s S8. Powered by a 4.0-litre TFSI bi-turbo V8 engine, its 420kW and
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Category: Upcoming new models
Renault Captur due for update mid-2020
THE RENAULT Captur is one of many small SUVs, perhaps more popular in Europe than it has proven in Australia. However, Renault is hoping that will change when the all-new model arrives in mid-2020, with
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Lexus flagship coupe to lose its roof
LEXUS WILL EXTEND its LC flagship coupe range with confirmation that a dramatically styled open-top version will soon go into production. As an obvious missing link in the range, it will broaden the LC line-up
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Porsche Taycan all-electric prototype visits Shanghai
AS IF WE NEEDED reminding that electric cars are the future, a Porsche Taycan prototype has kicked off the first of three demonstration runs with laps on the handling track at the Porsche Experience Centre
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Audi Q7 to get an update
WHEN WE FIRST experienced the Audi Q7 it was 2006. The company created an epic drive from Sydney to Broome, 7000km in 21 days, across some of the toughest and most unforgiving roads Australia can
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Lexus large SUV gets facelift
THE POPULAR five and seven-seat Lexus RX is getting a mid-life refresh, arriving Q4 this year. The facelift centres around suspension and body rigidity, plus a few minor cosmetic upgrades (that’s the current model shown
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The new 718 Porsche Cayman GT4 and Spyder will win your heart
THERE WAS A TIME when unkind critics suggested the Cayman and Boxster were Porsches for people who couldn’t afford a “real” Porsche (i.e. a 911). Recent versions of the 718 family have firmly put paid
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ANOTHER QUIET ACHIEVER in the market place over the past few years has been Volvo. The launch of the new-generation S60 sedan and V60 wagon should appeal strongly to the over-50s, especially with sharper new
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New Range Rover Evoque coming
THE “MUST HAVE” fashion accessory, the Range Rover Evoque, has proven itself a remarkable success story. While it’s been phenomenally popular with the young trendies, it’s also been a success with fashion-conscious over-50s. But like
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Kia’s new small SUV gets a name
KIA MOTORS HAS ANNOUNCED that the name of its new global compact SUV is to be Seltos and it will be launched in the (northern hemisphere) summer. The name, according to Kia, is inspired by
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