It’s been a hectic week in the Australian car industry, with Ford’s factory closure announcement coinciding with the release of the latest Holden Commodore, the VF series. GM Holden is looking to turn around the downward trend in Commodore sales with a three-pronged attack based around significant price cuts, a More
Here’s some great news for all revheads – electric cars are coming! Before you choke on your breakfast toast, swear at me and throw this newspaper into the bin, hear me out. I’ve driven a number of the new generation electric cars in the last couple years, in Australia, Europe More
Only a few months after going on sale in Europe, Opel has announced that its Mokka compact SUV is on its way to Australia. The Mokka will hit showrooms here, “in the third quarter of this year”, the German company won’t be more specific about timing at this stage. Opel More
Yet another reduced price offering from a European car maker – this time the iconic French marque, Citroen, with one of its C4 variants. Fuelled by the ever increasing car sales strength in Australia, the rise of our dollar and the moribund nature of the European auto market, Citroen is More
The phrase ‘sport utility vehicle’ is bandied about recklessly these days, however nothing fits the SUV tag better than one vehicle just released in Australia. The new Audi SQ5 TDI is as sporty as, well, many a sports sedan – it’s the world’s fastest diesel SUV – at the same More
If you wanted to bring a tear to the eyes of anyone at Mercedes-Benz Australia during the last few years all you had to do was ask about their range of compact SUVs – because there was no such thing as a compact Mercedes SUV. Arch rivals Audi and BMW More
An updated BMW Z4 roadster will reach us downunder at about the time the new financial year ticks over. Which may be good news for those who have done all right in the 2012/13 year, because a new entry-level model, the BMW Z4 sDrive18i, will be one of the most More
Holden has introduced an all-new model to its big selling Captiva compact SUV range. The Holden Captiva 5 LTZ comes as standard with 19-inch alloy wheels, leather-appointed trim, eight-way electrically adjustable driver’s seat, heated front seats, and automatic wipers. Just as importantly, the Captiva LTZ has a new design of More
The Australian dollar continues at a high level and European car sales are stagnant, so yet another manufacturer has cut local prices significantly. The big surprise is that this time it’s sportscar maker Porsche that has taken the action. “Pricing adjustments”, to use the Porsche Australia term, are across its More
Just over a year ago, in February 2012, Ford Australia took a toe-in-the-water step by introducing its first Kuga SUV models. The first-generation Kuga was already approaching its fifth birthday in Europe, but Ford’s downunder people knew their Escape SUV was fading in popularity due to its age and outdated More
