I thought I was over small-to-middlin’ SUVs, those mostly boring lookalikes scampering around streets of the world in ever-increasing numbers. So, what’s changed? The new Subaru XV has turned up, that’s what. On the bitumen the sports utility vehicle exhibits car-like qualities of comfort, convenience, safety and economy. Off road, More
Dr Ferdinand Porsche’s first mass-produced car was the VW Beetle, and he used many of the design principles which made this car famous for the first production Porsche. At the end of World War II, Dr Porsche was imprisoned by the French for nearly two years but, despite being in More
In a clever marketing move the press release announcing that the Kia Stinger will be launched in the fourth quarter of 2017 was datelined, “Nurburgring, June 2017. That tough German circuit has become a semi-official record-setting location in recent years and is much loved by performance car enthusiasts. So Kia More
Holden has added a four-door Astra sedan variant to join the Astra hatch that was launched in December 2016. A station wagon will be added to the range later this year. This car market segment is extremely price sensitive in Australia, to the extent that prices of the Astra hatch More
Holden is pushing hard on all fronts in an attempt to prove it will continue as a major automotive player in Australia after local factories are shut down in October. Thus the recent updating of the smallest car in the Holden range, the Barina. We have just spent a pleasant More
After decades of building small and mid-sized crossover all-wheel-drives, Subaru introduced the Tribeca SUV to compete at the big end of town in the 4WD market. It arrived in Australia in November 2006, only a matter of months after its launch in the USA, its principal market. Indeed, the Tribeca More
The Audi RS 3 Sedan, which is about to hit Australian roads, has brought with it a wad of ‘firsts’, among them the fact that it is the first Audi compact sedan to carry the RS moniker as well as the first to feature a transverse five-cylinder engine. An engine More
There’s nothing quite like a Japanese pickup truck. Take the Navara, for example. Well, actually, the Navara may be the product of a Japanese automobile maker, but the Nissan’s roots are firmly anchored in Thailand. It was even conceived in, and is built in that country. The light commercial vehicle More
Mazda Australia is proud of the fact that its Mazda3 is chosen by more Australians than any other car. Pointing out that while Toyota Corolla sometimes outsells the Mazda3 overall, many Corollas are bought by company fleets. But when buyers make their own choices more go for the Mazda3. Splitting More
The new Q2 is the fourth Audi SUV added to the Australian market in the last few years joining the Q7, Q5 and Q3 in formidable line-up that is capturing the interest of those SUV buyers who are a tad partial to a touch of luxury. The Q2 is designed, More
