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Land Rover’s new 297kW Defender 90 in Australia this year
Small and mighty, the Land Rover 90 SWB will hit Australian shores soon, packing a lot of grunt and features. LAND ROVER will introduce its shorter Defender 90 in next-generation guise later this year as the little brother to the 110. Arriving in October in P400 First Edition trim, it will be joined in December […]
Government steps in to protect Holden heritage collection from GM
The Australian Government says it has clarified with GM that Holden’s historic collection will stay in Australia, citing legal means to do so and ensuring Australians that GM is not “secretly moving stuff offshore.” As GM departs Australia after announcing it will close Holden and axe a significant proportion of the 800 staff currently employed […]
Australian & NZ’s exclusive Mini Sterling announced
Remembering its colonies down south, British carmaker Mini has sent 40 special limited edition Countrymans to Australia for our consumption. MINI’S CELEBRATING its British heritage, releasing in limited numbers the Mini Countryman Sterling Edition. Just 50 models will be made and are available to southern colonies, 40 in Australia, and 10 to New Zealand. Priced […]
Overview: VW Golf MK7.5 range in 2020
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. The hatchback is absolutely iconic after decades of production and continues to offer a slick city car for the masses and a great hot hatch for enthusiasts. Now getting late into its lifecycle and with plenty of tweaks to the MK7.5 seventh-generation model lineup, it offers good safety, technology and packaging. Here is […]
Cold water thrown on Ford Ranger Raptor V8 rumour
The Ford Ranger Raptor V8 isn’t coming… at least not in the way we think it is. FOLLOWING REPORTS that Ford is readying a Ranger Raptor V8, the supposed engineering firm behind the project, Melbourne-based Premcar, has dismissed the rumours. Speaking last week at Premcar’s facility in Epping where it produces the Raptor-rivalling Nissan Navara […]
Cheaper Mazda CX-8 petrol introduced with MY20 changes
A heap of changes and additions to the 2020 Mazda CX-8 sees the price…go down. MAZDA AUSTRALIA has updated its seven-seat CX-8 family SUV, bringing improved safety, better technology, new petrol engine option, more grades, and a lower entry price. In total, the range expands from the previous three-tier diesel-only showroom to an eight-variant strong […]