Skoda Karoq to get 4×4
IT SEEMS TO HAVE taken forever, but the long-awaited Škoda Karoq AWD SUV is expected to reach Australian showrooms in early Q2 next year. The Karoq has been available as a front-wheel-drive variant only since
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IT SEEMS TO HAVE taken forever, but the long-awaited Škoda Karoq AWD SUV is expected to reach Australian showrooms in early Q2 next year. The Karoq has been available as a front-wheel-drive variant only since
Continue readingSUBARU HAS JOINED the ever-strengthening movement towards alternative power by announcing that it will launch hybrid versions of the Forester and XV in March 2020. The company also revealed it has already achieved significant sales
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Continue readingAUDI’S REVIVAL continues with a sharp facelift for the exciting RS5 Coupé and Sportback, due to arrive on Australian shores mid-2020. New details make the exterior design more progressive. For operation, both models rely on
Continue readingFROM MATERIALS TO manufacturing execution, the automobile industry is undergoing massive and rapid change. In a presentation for The Road to 2020 World Car Awards, Siddharth Vinayak Patankar, editor-in-chief of Indian magazine CarAndBike outlined some
Continue readingA PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELT LOCKING mechanisms has resulted in Toyota recalling Coaster (14 vehicles) and Camry (including Hybrid models, 1044 vehicles). The affected vehicles are equipped with seat belt assemblies with a dual mode
Continue readingNOT SO LONG AGO, Australia had a motor industry. It was given various forms of support, but none of it was enough to keep it viable and one by one, the local manufacturers packed their
Continue readingIT WAS PROBABLY INEVITABLE, but many rusted-on Holden fans will be in mourning after Holden has announced it will “focus on the largest and most buoyant market segments”. And that means the end of the
Continue readingMITSUBISHI’S OUTLANDER plug-in hybrid has proven that Australians will embrace electric vehicle technology, as long as they can avoid the bugbear of range anxiety. The PHEV offers a real-world EV driving range that suits the
Continue readingENTHUSIASTS HAVE BEEN EAGERLY awaiting the release of the stunning Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign and their patience is about to be rewarded. The first customer model of the Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign will go on
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