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PEUGEOT AMPS UP WOW POWER

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Wow. Peugeot has transformed the mid-sized 3008 into an electric coupe and it’s ready to knock your sock off. The E-3008 stands out with fastback SUV styling, with a dynamic shape that is as aerodynamic as it is stunning. It is the first model to use the new Stellantis STLA Medium platform. The innovative platform has been designed to offer best-in-class performance, targeting customer demands such as range (up to 700km) and recharge time (down to 30 minutes). It’s also designed to provide performance, driving pleasure, efficiency and connected services,… Read more

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VW SHOWCASES ELECTRIC GOLF GTI

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If you’re Volkswagen, the one thing you don’t want to get wrong is the iconic Golf GTI. They got it wrong with the launch of the Golf V back in 2003 and quickly went to a facing- saving update. Fast forward and the Wolfsburg-based carmaker has just taken the wraps off an electric version of the GTI which it has confirmed it will go into production. Fingers crossed. The world premiere of the electric concept took centre stage at this year’s IAA Mobility in Munich, exactly 48 years after the… Read more

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MONSTER BENZ MAKES ITS OWN ROAD

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Think Mercedes-Benz and one automatically pictures high-end cars and SUVs. But Benz has a lot of irons in many other fires, including military-style off road trucks for just about every application. When a UK company wanted something it could use for laying emergency roll out road base, it turned to Benz which specially modified this 8×8 monster for the job. The vehicle has been fitted with hook-loading equipment and has a mechanised body capable of laying up to 50 metres of interlocking M150 Trackway aluminium panels over undulating terrain in… Read more

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HONDA CIVIC TYPE-R

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Where has the time gone? It’s been five years since we last drove the Civic Type-R. It was incredible then and it’s still an amazing car to drive, engineered to deliver a thrilling driving experience and without doubt one of the best hot hatches in the world. Even so the Type-R’s days are probably numbered as the world moves with increasing speed towards an electric future where all cars will be lightning quick. Think about that for a moment. STYLING Type-R is priced from $72,600. That’s a national driveaway price… Read more

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BMW TO EXPAND ITS EV RANGE

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  BMW Australia has announced details of three new EV variants due to arrive here  either late this year or early in 2024.   The three additions are i4 eDrive35, iX3 M Sport and iX1 eDrive20. All three will be  priced below $89,332, exempting them from both Luxury Car Tax (LCT) for fuel  efficient vehicles and Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) for fleet operators.   The BMW i4 eDrive35 and iX3 M Sport will arrive at the end of 2023 followed by the  iX1 eDrive20 in the first quarter of 2024… Read more

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CLA CONCEPT DOOR TO THE FUTURE

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You’re looking at the very future of Mercedes-Benz. Unveiled at IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich, Concept CLA Class represents a “close-to- production insight” into the upcoming family of vehicles that stands at the gateway to the brand. It will see CLA Class promoted to become part of its long-term portfolio strategy. Making its debut the advanced next-generation electric-first drivetrain points the way for the next-generation electric-drive technology underpinning series-production. It is scaleable and engineered for a family of four vehicles covering a range of body styles, and set to play… Read more

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KIT TURNS MINI INTO POWERHOUSE EV

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Conversion of classic cars to run on electric power has sparked plenty of debate in the past few years. The best solutions bolt in, with no chassis modifications required and so can so be removed at any time returning the var to its original condition. A UK-based outfit is offering just such a kit for the Classic Mini Minor and Mini Australia has hooked up with their local arm Felten Australia to show how it’s done. The first classic Mini to undergo this transformation in Australia is an eye-catching red… Read more

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SPECIAL PRE-SALE DEAL ON NEW IONIQ 5 N

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Hyundai Australia has set the scene for the upcoming release of its first-ever high- performance electric vehicle, the IONIQ 5 N with a number of pre-sale enticements. The online pre-sale on the Hyundai Australia website (hyundai.com.au) will open on September 15 for 12 hours, starting at midday and running through until midnight AEST. IONIQ 5 N will only be available to pre-order on this date, which coincides with N Birthday – the day the N brand was unveiled for the first time, at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. Customers will… Read more

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NEW RENAULT MEGANE E-TECH

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Renault Australia has announced details of its all-new Renault Megane E-Tech, the French company’s first fully-electric compact to arrive on the local market. Under what Renault has tagged a ‘Renaulution’ the Megane E-Tech is the first of a new generation of electric vehicles to be built on the brand’s advanced CMF-EV platform and styled within its new ‘sensual tech’ design language. As well as being emission-free the E-Tech comes with improved sustainability features including an electric motor containing no rare earths and the use extensive recycled material throughout including recycled… Read more

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EV SALES EXPECTED TO DOUBLE THIS YEAR, REPORT FINDS

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More than one in five cars sold in the ACT are now electric vehicles. That’s more  than double the figure for the other states and territories, led by NSW and Tasmania  where they account for nine per cent of the market. Australia-wide EVs account for  8.4 per cent of new vehicle sales, with a total of 46,624 sales for the first six months  of this year.   These are the findings of  the annual State of Electric Vehicles report by the Electric  Vehicle Council (EVC) which predicts sales of EVs… Read more