Mazda updates popular CX-9
THE POPULARITY OF SUVs shows no signs of abating, and one of the most successful on the local market is Mazda’s CX-9 Mazda Australia has today announced a series of updates to the CX-9 large
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Mitsubishi updates Pajero Sport for 2020
IT HAS DISTINCTIVE STYLING, amazing off-road ability and is well-priced, so the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport has justifiably been a strong seller in Australia. “The current Pajero Sport was launched in 2015 as a Stylish &
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Electric vehicles need care in slippery conditions
Electric vehicles are fast gaining market share, especially in Europe, but they can require totally new thinking and skill-sets when it’s slippery. Prepared by Toni Jalovaara, director of Inmen OY Helsinki, Finland Whether we’re ready
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Lexus ES 300h 2020 review
Paul Murrell tests the 2020 Lexus ES 300h Launch Edition with pricing, specs, ride and handling, safety, verdict and everything the over-50 driver needs to know. Summary: The Lexus hybrid entrant in the mid-size luxury
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More standard equipment for Land Rover and Range Rover
IN THE FACE OF A TOUGH MARKET, car companies need to offer more to entice buyers, and Land Rover Australia has done just that. Special editions of both the Land Rover Discovery SE and Range
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Genesis reveals its new SUV
WITH LUXURY BRANDS quickly moving into the SUV market, Genesis has filled an obvious gap in its model line-up by announcing that it, too, will be offering an SUV Genesis has shared the first official
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Cheapskate SA government kills older driver program
GOVERNMENTS HAVE AN AMAZING ability to find money for all sorts of programs that take their fancy, especially when they see votes in them. But when there’s a real initiative that might actually save lives
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More lane change technology standard for BMW X
BMW’S X5, X6 AND X7 models will benefit from the inclusion of advanced Lane Change Assistant technology as standard, the X6 from August production and the X5 and X6 from September production. Once Lane Change
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So you think you’re a better-than-average driver? Prove it!
STIRLING MOSS, ONE OF THE BEST DRIVERS ever, suggested that there were only two things you should never say to a man: that he was less than a good driver or that he was less
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Some ANCAP winners, some still a little tardy
SOME LESSER KNOWN car manufacturers are starting to understand the importance of good ANCAP safety scores, and across the board, that can only benefit all Australian buyers. ANCAP has awarded five-star safety ratings to the
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