Ford pulls plug on Focus and Fiesta
FANS OF SMALL FORDS will be in mourning today after Ford Australia announced that the Focus ST, Focus ST X and Fiesta ST will depart the local line-up by the end of the year, “as
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Hyundai Palisade delivers new level of safety, technology and luxury
THE NEW PALISADE IS Hyundai’s entrant into the large luxury SUV market and is sure to do very well indeed. However, in the interests of brevity, we have taken the blue pencil to the company’s
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Maserati 10-year warranty, but not for Australia
FLEXIBILITY, INNOVATION AND PERSONALISATION: these are the fundamental factors that guide the Maserati Personal Service Lab in the development of new services dedicated to its customers (but to paraphrase George Orwell, “some customers are more
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EVs much cheaper to service than ICE vehicles
IT SHOULDN’T COME AS a surprise that EVs are much cheaper to service than their equivalent internal combustion siblings. A study in the UK by Fleet Assist has released servicing and maintenance trends for Battery
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Australia allocated just five BMW X6 Black Vermillion Edition
THERE’S ALWAYS SOMETHING SPECIAL about owning a car that almost nobody else has. But it’s a privilege you’ll pay for. A limited edition of the BMW X6 M50i will arrive in Australia later this year
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Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series 70th Anniversary wagon review
Chris Riley tests the 2022 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series with pricing, specs, ride and handling, safety, verdict and everything the over-50 driver needs to know. Summary: The LandCruiser 70 Series is based on commercial underpinnings,
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BMW 7 Series coming, with fully-electric i7 variant
WHEN CAR COMPANIES FIGHT it out with their top-end models, you can be sure that nothing is overlooked to make them appeal to the well-heeled. BMW Australia will further advance its progressive product strategy and
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Honda’s new Civic Type R pursues the joy of driving
HONDA HAS HELD THE WORLD premiere of the all-new Civic Type R, and it is scheduled to go on sale in Japan in September 2022. At the world premiere, which was held online, Honda unveiled
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610km-range, fast-charging Hyundai Ioniq 6 launches
HYUNDAI IS LEADING THE CHARGE (sorry!) to some of the most desirable and usable EVs and the latest Ioniq 6 Electrified Streamliner shows just where the future lies. Ioniq 6 delivers an estimated all-electric range
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Everything you need to know about EV tyres
WE MADE A PRESENTATION to a large group of people some months ago and were surprised to realise just how little most of them knew about electric vehicles. This is hardly unexpected since we have
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