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Mazda’s popular BT-50 raises the bar with new model

August 25, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com New releases

ONE OF THE SUCCESS stories resulting from the change in Australian buying habits towards crew cab utes has been Mazda’s long-running BT-50. In June, an all-new model, rebuilt from the ground up, was unveiled. The

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BMW 4 Series Coupé offers three variants from $70,900

August 25, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com New releases

THE VERY STYLISH AND DESIRABLE BMW 4 Series Coupé will arrive on the local market in October with three variants – the 420i, 430i and all-new M440i xDrive. The new BMW 4 Series Coupé incorporates

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Hyundai splits Ioniq off as a dedicated brand

August 25, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles, Need to know

HYUNDAI IS AGGRESSIVELY following its plan to lead the global EV (electric vehicle) market and has recently announced plans to launch Ioniq (previously a model name) as a separate brand dedicated to battery electric vehicles.

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Hyundai’s N Line i30 Sedan launches

August 25, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com New releases

PROVING THAT THE KOREANS are fast learners, the Hyundai i30 Sedan N Line is another model that has testers (and buyers) full of praise. Hyundai Motor Company today launches the new i30 Sedan N Line,

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New distance record proves EVs are viable

August 25, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles

ONE OF THE ENDURING complaints against electric vehicles is their unacceptably low range. A recent Hyundai demonstration goes a long way (pun intended!) to showing that this concern may soon be a thing of the

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Honda HR-V offered with optional interior trim

August 24, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com New releases

CAR COMPANIES RECOGNISE A good thing when they see, and they’re never slow to revisit a successful marketing idea. When first released last year, the option of different interiors for Honda’s HR-V proved very popular,

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Return of the Jeep Wrangler “shorty” will please fans

August 24, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com New releases

IT’S BEEN MORE THAN five years since Jeep fans could buy the “shorty” model. Always a purer version of the Jeep for aficionados, the reintroduction into the range will be welcomed. The Jeep Wrangler Rubicon

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Kia Stinger goes for sharper design

August 24, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Upcoming new models

ONE OF THE REAL SURPRISES out of Korea was the Kia Stinger, a genuine performance car that surprised many with its dynamics, styling and value for money. Kia has now released the first images of

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“Lane assist” or “Lane assistance”?

August 21, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

A RECENT EMAIL FROM a reader started us thinking. The lady, a retired school teacher, took umbrage at the expression “lane assist”, pointing out that “assist” is a verb, not a noun, and so the

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World’s oldest VW bus is still on the road

August 10, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Classic car news

EXACTLY 70 YEARS AGO A FIRST generation dove blue panel van with chassis number 20-1880 rolled off the production line in the Wolfsburg plant. It was delivered to Hildesheim to start a life of service,

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