Jeep Wrangler scores woeful ANCAP rating
IN WHAT IS SURE TO BE bad news for the multitudes of Jeep fans, the new Wrangler has scored a truly abysmal one ANCAP star in the latest ranking released by ANCAP today. This is
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Affordable head up display
IT IS INEVITABLE that new technology will become more widespread, more acceptable and, best of all, more affordable. The first head up displays offered as options in cars were limited to high-end luxury cars and
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Victorian government to impose luxury car tax
IN YET ANOTHER example of blatant greed, the Victorian government has mooted that it will impose its own luxury car tax (LCT) on vehicles over $100,000. Obviously, there’s a degree of self-interest for the Federal
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Classic cars sell strongly at Shannons
IT SEEMS NOTHING will stop the interest in classic cars, as proved yet again at the Shannons Late Autumn Classic Auction in Sydney on 20 May. There were some amazingly strong results and a clearance
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… it’s called a “clutch”, children. THERE’S A WHOLE GENERATION that doesn’t understand the sensation of enhanced car control and greater driver involvement that comes with a manual gearbox. Fortunately, most of them probably couldn’t
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Lexus upgrades performance range, cuts prices
IT’S FAIR TO SAY Lexus is probably better known in Australia for luxury models rather than performance models (after all, the LEXUS acronym was originally Luxury EXport to US). But a closer look at the
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Reader enquiry: $100k for Supra? What else can I buy?
“$100k for a Toyota sounds a bit rich to me. Is it worth the money? And what else should I consider for around the same money?” IT’S ALWAYS GOOD SENSE to see what your options
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Toyota Supra pricing “under $100,000”
THE TOYOTA SUPRA will be keenly sought-after when it arrives in Australian showrooms in early September, so much so that Toyota has set up a ballot to allocate cars to keen buyers. Toyota has now
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New Mazda3 sedan hits showrooms
FOLLOWING THE RELEASE of the Mazda3 hatchback, the new Mazda3 sedan has arrived in Australia. The distinctly different body style shares the underpinnings, advanced features, safety equipment and revised powertrains of the hatchback, adding the
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Mercedes-Benz expands A-Class range
THE SIXTH MEMBER of the Mercedes-Benz compact car family has arrived in Australia with the introduction of the first variants of the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class sedan range. The roll-out of the A-Class sedan begins with
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