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Nissan Navara NP300 gains a 5-star ANCAP safety rating
In completely expected news the Nissan Navara NP300 has scored a top 5-star ANCAP safety rating. A 5-star safety rating is now the norm, and even new utes are expected to achieve it so it is no surprise the NP300 has top-scored. What’s notable in this case is that the rating applies across the range […]
Do we really need to worry about car hacking? Yes.
Should you be concerned about your car in the wake of the recent Jeep Cherokee uConnect car hacking relevations?
Is your car affected by the ‘Jeep hack’ ?
Worried about your car being hacked as you drive down the freeway? Here’s a list of affected vehicles. Australian readers can relax – the Aussie uConnect systems do not connect to the Internet, and in any case are an entirely different system to the affected units which are only fitted to cars in North America […]
Ironman 4X4 preview barwork for the 2015 Toyota Hilux
Ironman 4X4 has released early photos of the 2015 Toyota Hilux with prototype front and rear bars.
More details and specifications on the motorsport-ready Subaru WRX STis
Subaru have given us more details about their new competition-ready WRX STIs… Yesterday Subaru announced they would be importing some motorsport-ready WRX STis,and there seemed to be a fair bit of interest from our readers. So we’ve asked Subaru to tell us what they can: The cars will be delivered as a base spec, and […]
Volvo XC90 to support autonomous vehicles trial in Adelaide
Volvo Car Australia has announced it will support the trial of autonomous vehicles in Adelaide later this year with an adapted Volvo XC90.