10 Mar 2017

2017 Renault Megane GT Review – Australian Drive

8 years ago 1 3

Alex Rae’s 2017 Renault Megane GT Review with pricing, specs, ride and handling, safety, verdict and score.

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07 Mar 2017

General Motors could lose Commodore name

8 years ago 7 0

News late last year that Holden would continue the Commodore nameplate on imported models was met with consternation, but that feeling could be short lived.

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Opel logo
06 Mar 2017

General Motors sells Opel/Vauxhall to PSA Group

8 years ago 3 0

General Motors has retreated from Europe, selling off Opel/Vauxhall as well as its financial services arm to PSA Group.

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20 Feb 2017

Live axled or manual transmission 4X4s on sale in Australia: February 2017

8 years ago 27 0

You want a ‘traditional’ 4X4? Then buy now… Here’s a guide to the only live-axled, manual transmission 4x4s on sale in Australia.

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20 Feb 2017

Do you, or should you have a Lotus in your life?

8 years ago 4 5

From an HZ Holden to a lotus Elise… should you focus on creature comforts or the joy of driving when choosing a car?

Vicky Rowe 4
09 Feb 2017

FCAI claims non-genuine parts is “deception and an unacceptable risk” for consumers

8 years ago 5 0

The FCAI claims “thousands of fake, substandard parts are out there”, but the AAAA is not so sure…

Alex Rae 5
Isuzu D-Max keeps five-star ANCAP rating
07 Feb 2017

Isuzu D-Max keeps 5 Star ANCAP rating

8 years ago 0 0

Hot on the heels of the shocking Ford Mustang ANCAP rating, Isuzu’s new D-Max has kept its five-star rating.

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Car ads and the Super Bowl 2017
06 Feb 2017

Car Ads and Super Bowl 2017…

8 years ago 0 0

Automotive advertising mostly sucks… that is until the Super Bowl rolls around and then car makers go bonkers to out-do each other.

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Body Shop welding of cars, Toyota Australia's Altona manufacturing plant. The factory will close for the last time on October 3 (2017).
01 Feb 2017

Toyota Altona plant to close on October 3

8 years ago 2 0

Toyota has announced it will close its Altona factory in October with production of Aurion, Camry Hybrid and Camry petrol to cease.

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Hyundai Elantra gets 5 star ANCAP rating
11 Jan 2017

Why is ANCAP claiming success with 43 out of 45 cars rating 5 star?

9 years ago 10 0

ANCAP is claiming safety success with 43 of the 45 cars it assessed in 2016 rating as five-star cars, but why because not all five-star cars are equal…

Robert Pepper 10
05 Jan 2017

2016 sets a record for Australian new car sales

9 years ago 0 0

Australia new car sales have realised growth of 2% on 2015 to set a record of 1,178,133 cars sold in 2016.

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McLaren wins Bathurst 12 hour
26 Dec 2016

Looking ahead at 2017 in motorsport…

9 years ago 0 3

This year (2016) is over and done with as far as motorsports is concerned, so our Lewis Isaacs lists his New Year’s motorsport wish list…

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Kia GT acceleration
13 Dec 2016

Kia GT teased again… likely to be a Gen2 Supercars entrant

9 years ago 0 0

The upcoming Kia GT has been teased again boasting a 0-100km/h time of 5.1 seconds, making it the quickest accelerating Kia ever…

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2017 Holden Trailblazer goes on-sale in October
06 Dec 2016

Reader Question: What should replace my 2004 Subaru Outback?

9 years ago 13 55

The Subaru Outback is a great car, but there comes a time when something more capable is needed, and this reader is leaning towards the Holden Trailblazer.

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2017 Ford Escape review
29 Nov 2016

2017 Ford Escape review – first drive

9 years ago 2 0

Practical Motoring’s first drive 2017 Ford Escape review with pricing, specs, ride and handling, safety, verdict and score.

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