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MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS GP: FIRST DETAILS REVEALED

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New MINI John Cooper Works GP is still in its final stages of development and MINI has put out some teaser information by way of a media release. It tells us the John Cooper Works GP will be, “by far the fastest and most powerful MINI ever to be approved for use on the road”. It will be powered by a four-cylinder engine with an output of more than 220 kW/300 hp and featuring MINI TwinPower Turbo Technology. Standout body features are large front and rear aprons and a striking… Read more

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FIRST DRIVE: NEW MAZDA3

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Mazda3 has been the number one seller in its class to private buyers in Australia for 10 years. And the importer is keen to maintain that tradition. So important is the upcoming new car that Mazda brought a pair of pilot-build cars Downunder to give journalists a brief test drive. In what initially seemed an improbable area the driving was done on and near the seafront in St Kilda, Melbourne. Wayne Watson, Mazda Australia’s Manager Engineering & Compliance rode in the passenger seat and explained these roads are considered to… Read more

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BMW M140i FINALE EDITION

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  BMW Group Australia has announced a very special model – the BMW M140i Finale Edition. Making the announcement, Vikram Pawah, the CEO of BGA says the Final Edition is, “To celebrate the last six-cylinder, rear-wheel drive 1 Series hot hatch, we are excited to present customers with the BMW M140i Finale Edition. “Through aesthetic exterior details and key equipment highlights, the M140i Finale Edition builds on the virtues that have made the M140i our best-selling M Performance vehicle.” The ‘M140i Finale’ Edition has: • Special Edition badging • 18-inch… Read more

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AUDI LAUNCHES RS 5 SPORTBACK

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Versions of the Audi RS 5 have been on sale in Australia since October 2010 when the first coupe was launched. It was joined in October 2013 by a cabriolet variant and now by the first-ever five-door RS 5 Sportback. The Sportback is 59 mm longer than the coupe in both wheelbase and overall length as well as being 76 mm higher to cater for three rear seat passengers. The coupe only seats two in the back. At front of the Audi RS 5 Sportback features a flat, wide single-frame… Read more

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MERCEDES-AMG GT FOUR-DOOR COUPE

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The first four-door coupe solely developed by Mercedes-AMG is set to arrive in Australia midway through 2019. The Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S 4MATIC+ 4-Door Coupe joins the two-seat, two-door GT, GT S, GT C and track-focused GT R models. It’s very much aimed at buyers who want a sportscar that’s suited to day-to-day use. This is quite simply the world’s fastest series production four-seater, having run the legendary North Loop of the Nurburgring with a time of 7 minutes and 25.41 seconds. It’s powered by a 4.0-litre bi-turbo V8 making… Read more

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FIAT’S PRETTY 500C SPIAGGINA ’58 EDITION

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Fiat 500 Spiaggina

Fiat Australia will import just 30 units of the cute little 500C Spiaggina ’58 Edition for we folks Downunder. The Edition pays homage to the 500 Jolly Spiaggina, the first special series of the Fiat 500 in 1958. Only 1958 of the new Edition are being built for worldwide sale. Sold only in Volare Blue complemented by a beige soft top, the Fiat 500C ’58 Spiaggina Edition is available in both manual and automated -manual (Dualogic) transmission and has $3000 of additional features over and above the Fiat 500C Lounge… Read more

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MAZDA MX-5 CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY

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Mazda Motor Corporation surprised the motoring world at the Chicago Auto Show, on February 9, 1989 when it unveiled its cute little MX-5 open top sportscar. Until that day the general feeling had been that safety regulations meant that it was probably impossible to ever build open top cars again. Mazda MX-5 proved them wrong and today it’s all but impossible to find an auto maker that doesn’t have open top models in their range. At the Chicago Auto Show, on February 9, 2019 Mazda Motor Corporation unveiled a 30th… Read more

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MASERATI LEVANTE IS A GENUINE OFF-ROADER

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When Maserati invited me to spend a full day at Sydney MotorSport Park (nee Eastern Creek Raceway) I looked forward to fun times blasting around the tricky 4.5km road track. Which I did… What I didn’t expect was having fun at crawling speeds in a brace of Maserati Levante 4WDs. Yes, I’ve used the term 4WD here, Levante isn’t just a pretty on-road station wagon, it leans so much in the direction of capable SUV that I’ve granted it my personal top title of 4WD. This Italian masterpiece tackled serious… Read more

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2019 MITSUBISHI TRITON

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Mitsubishi Australia is on a roll at the moment, cleverly realising that pickup trucks are the flavour of the year. The company has virtually stopped all sales of sedans and is concentrating on pickups and SUVs. Hence this big makeover of the Triton ute / pickup. After a briefing on the latest Triton a few weeks back we have finally spent a solid day behind the wheel. More about this in a moment, suffice to say it involved plenty of genuine off-road work. Though not completely new Triton has received… Read more

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JAGUAR CHEQUERED FLAG EDITIONS

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Jaguar XF Chequered_Flag Sportbrake

Jaguar has revealed new Chequered Flag special editions as part of the latest model year updates to the XF Saloon and Sportbrake. The Chequered Flag editions feature unique badging on the side vents, has a sport front bumper, Jaguar’s Black Pack, body-coloured side sills and a boot spoiler. It rides on 18-inch Chalice alloy wheels in Gloss Black Finish. Inside, the XF Saloon and Sportbrake Chequered Flag models feature handpicked elements including unique interior badging on the tread-plates, Dark Hex aluminium instrument panel finisher, R-Sport full leather interior, and a… Read more