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The new 2021 Audi A3 unveiled
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 […]
New Peugeot 208 beats Tesla Model 3 to win ECOTY
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, […]
The top 5 new Aussie cars to last over 300,000km
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 […]
2020 Hyundai Kona review
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 […]
How to self-recover your 4×4 when bogged
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.
Subaru WRX manual to live on in next generation
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 […]