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Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Shortie is back
The Jeep Wrangler short-wheelbase two-door in Rubicon trim is back but in a very limited quantity. Jeep Australia has announced availability and pricing for a limited Rubicon Recon edition, based on the four-door already on sale and also a short-wheelbase two-door. The latter will arrive in limited quantities, with just 40 shortie Recons made available. […]
2021 VW Kombi California Beach selling out already
VW’s sell-out California Beach campervan is back… and potentially selling out, again. It seems that customers who missed out on the California Beach Limited Edition run are quickly snapping up this new 2021 model. It was only a month ago that we reported the previous limited-edition run of California Beaches for Australia sold out on […]
A simple text message before driving might save your life
Before you hop into a car next, you might want to hop onto your phone and do this first. Amazingly, there are over 155,000 vehicles in Australia fitted with faulty Takata airbags, and of those, over 5000 contain the most deadly type of inflator that has killed people around the world, including in Australia. If […]
Driving tips for country and rural roads
Anyone with a licence should know how to drive already, but the conditions and scenarios that happen on the country and rural roads can be a lot different from city corners. Coming out of lockdown but potentially still restricted in just how far we can travel (if borders remain closed, for instance), there will be […]
All-new Ioniq 5 launching in Australia next year
Hyundai sub-brand Ioniq will launch in Australia next year with an all-electric crossover called the 5. Hyundai has launched an all-new sub-brand, Ioniq, which will debut new flagship electric vehicles on an all-new electric-vehicle platform. The brand and its inaugural model will arrive here next year. In total, three new models will join Ioniq showrooms […]
Jeep making comeback in toughest year
If hindsight is 20/20, Jeep Australia would surely have never chosen 2020 as the year to begin a concerted resurgence. Nevertheless, in the face of the worst year for the car industry in decades, it’s bouncing back. Jeep’s fall from grace last decade sees it with the arduous task ahead of regaining trust, proving its […]