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VOLKSWAGEN POLO 2010 – 2017

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2014 Volkswagen Polo

Volkswagen Polo has the solid German feel that’s simply not felt in Asian competitors in this class. Owners we have spoken to like them for that, saying they feel safe and secure. Just as importantly they love the way they handle in a European manner. Polo was a relatively slow seller in Australia prior to 2010 when a new model was introduced in April of that year. Older Polos had been on the bland side in appearance, the new one had a bit of oomph to its shape, and potential… Read more

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POPULAR BENZ GIVEN HELPING HAND FROM LITTLE BUDDY

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‘I get by with a little help from my friends,’ so the song goes. The same could be said about the latest iteration of Mercedes-Benz most popular car. The C-Class has been given a little help from a friend in the shape of petrol / electric power via a new EQ Boost on-board generator. The C 200 models – sedan, coupe, estate and cabriolet – feature the latest generation 1.5-litre petrol engine, plus a 48-volt network incorporating a belt driven starter / alternator, as sidekick. The combination of this and… Read more

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LEXUS ES300h SPORTS LUXURY

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Now in its seventh generation, the Lexus ES300h is a large car, being virtually Commodore and Falcon in length, though a little slimmer. New Lexus ES comes in two variants, both very well equipped; the ES300h Luxury has privacy glass, Nulux seat trim, powered tilt and slide moonroof, dual-zone air-conditioning, automatic wipers, electronic park brake, and a power-adjustable steering column. The ES300h Sports Luxury expands the air-conditioning to three zones, cooled front seats, has semi-aniline leather-accented seats, a rear armrest with climate and audio controls, a heated steering wheel. Heated… 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 RENAULT KOLEOS

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Renault Koleos is a product of the alliance between the French automotive giant and its Japanese partner Nissan. A mid-sized SUV, it sits on the same platform and shares its engine and transmission with the popular Nissan X-Trail. Adding to its multinational identity Koleos is built at Renault’s Samsung factory in South Korea. Despite pricing of the two models being in the same ball park, X-Trail outsells Koleos by a ratio of around seven to one. Koleos comes in three specification levels: Life, Zen and Intens ranging in price from… Read more