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Audi A3 for Australia 2021
04 Mar 2020

The new 2021 Audi A3 unveiled

Alex Rae

Audi’s new rival to the BMW 1 Series and Mercedes-Benz A-Class will arrive here later this year. CLASSIER AND more tech-laden than before, the new 2021 fourth-generation Audi A3 has been unveiled. Eight years since the third-generation car was first with us, the new model rides on an updated Evo version of the Volkswagen Group’s […]

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Peugeot 208 ECOTY winner
03 Mar 2020

New Peugeot 208 beats Tesla Model 3 to win ECOTY

Alex Rae

The French brand’s latest 208 hatch pips rivals like the Porsche Taycan and new Ford Puma to European Car of the Year award. PEUGEOT HAS claimed its sixth European Car of the Year award with the new 2020 Peugeot 208. Unconfirmed yet for Australia but likely to land here later this year, Peugeot’s next-generation 208, […]

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Australia HSV Silverado 1500 Chevrolet
02 Mar 2020

The top 5 new Aussie cars to last over 300,000km

Alex Rae

These are the top five cars on sale in Australia that are most likely to clock over 300,000km. ALTHOUGH YOU probably already knew it, if you own a Toyota LandCruiser 200 Series you own the car most likely to drive over 300,000km in its lifetime. But there are plenty of other vehicles that will last […]

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Hyundai Kona Elite review
02 Mar 2020

2020 Hyundai Kona review

Practical Motoring

HYUNDAI’S KONA is the lofty, lifted SUV crossover of the popular i30 hatch. In Hyundai’s lineup, it sits between the new, smaller Venue and stalwart family option, the Tucson. Introduced in Australia in 2017 the Kona currently on sale is still in its first generation, however, it brought with it plenty of new technology and […]

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28 Feb 2020

How to self-recover your 4×4 when bogged

Robert Pepper

Getting stuck while driving off-road when you’ve got mates around isn’t such a big deal. Here’s how to self-recover your 4×4 when bogged.

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WRX to be manual new
27 Feb 2020

Subaru WRX manual to live on in next generation

Alex Rae

There’s a lot of rumour about what the next-generation WRX will bring, but one thing that seems certain now is that it will continue to offer stick-shift thrills. WHILE NO one beyond the walls of Subaru can confirm what new drivetrain the next-generation Subaru WRX will really house, we can report that the sentiment at […]

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