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PEUGEOT 207 2007 – 2012

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2007 Peugeot 207 GT

Peugeot 207 is a small-medium French car and is substantially larger than the 206 it replaced in February 2007. People looking to keep clear of the madding crowd of car owners frequently opt for something from the Peugeot range. Though most 207s in Australia are owned by singles and couples, they can be used by families with young children. It goes without saying that French flair is a major feature of the 207’s body and cabin styling. Yet interior space hasn’t been sacrificed for the sake of fashion. Peugeot designers… Read more

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SEVEN-YEAR WARRANTY HAS KIA SALES BOOMING

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Kia Australia is enjoying a boom period and looks likely to break into the Australian top 10 for the first time in 2016. Ten months into the year Kia sales are up by 26.9 per cent following on from a 20.5 per cent increase in 2015. Kia is also closing the big gap that exists between its sales and those of its Korean sibling Hyundai. In 2014 Kia sales were around 28 per cent of Hyundai’s. That now currently sits at nearly 42 per cent. Earlier this year Kia Australia… Read more

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ONE-IN-A-MILLION LEXUS DELIVERS WITH INTEREST

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Lexus leaders were left scratching their heads on how to celebrate selling a million IS sports sedans around the world. It did not take long for them to come up with an answer: Let’s make a better one. The result is the new Lexus IS line, which has borrowed from the recently released RC sports coupe, thus creating a four-door version of the well-credentialed two-door. Closer to home, the resulting major IS upgrades are expected to help Lexus achieve a sales record in Australia of more than 9000 vehicles. Available… Read more

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2017 INFINITI Q70 S PREMIUM REVIEW

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Infiniti, the upmarket Japanese car maker operated by Nissan, is pushing hard at the moment with new models in several segments, particularly in the small hatchback and SUV arenas. Now, the Infiniti Q70 is joining the sales push, with major changes for the 2017 season. It has refreshed styling front and rear, as well as in the cabin as well as improved NVH (Noise, Vibration and Harshness) features that add to the upmarket feel. The Infiniti Q70 S Premium grade we have just tested also has suspension changes which not… Read more

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2016 VOLVO XC90 REVIEW

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Volvo’s all-new XC90 family SUV is finally here. It replaces the original model that was introduced way back in 2002 when it created quite a stir with its clever new packaging and technology. Though no one within the Swedish company really wants to comment on the long delay we understand it’s due to Ford’s control of Volvo from 1999 till 2008 and the US company’s decision to concentrate on its American SUV models. Ford sold Volvo to Chinese auto maker Geely in 2008 and we assume gave the Volvo people… Read more

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VOLVO V40: STYLE, SAFETY AND SPORTINESS

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The V40 is the smallest vehicle in Volvo’s Australian range. A five-door hatchback it competes in the premium small-medium category facing up against prestige German models such as Audi A3, BMW 1 Series and Mercedes-Benz A- and B-Class. Although the current V4 has been around in its current guise since 2013 it is one of the most stylish cars on the road as well as being one of the most intelligent and safest. The latter no surprise given the Swedish company’s long-established emphasis on safety. STYLING The sleek, almost coupe-like,… Read more

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TVR CERBERA

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The majority of TVR Ceberas were built in 1999 or 2000, most of them six-cylinder cars. The Cerbera Speed Six was developed by TVR company principal Peter Wheeler to give enthusiasts the same joy they got from driving Aston DB4s and E-type Jaguars. What resulted was an honest-to-goodness GT of the old school. The first Cerbera used a V8 engine which proved to be a powerful monster, one Wheeler felt was too much for many sports car fans to handle. So, in 1998, he initiated the Speed Six. Rather than… Read more

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MAZDA MX-5 RF ALMOST HERE

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The fascinating Mazda MX-5 RF (RF for Retractable Fastback), will arrive in Australia on 1 February 2017, and people are already visiting dealers to place orders on the fascinatingly shaped sportscar. Mazda MX-5 program manager Nobuhiro Yamamoto, who recently visited us in Australia, explained the reasoning behind the retractable roof, ” By the end of the third-generation MX-5’s model life, the retractable hardtop model accounted for more than half of all MX-5s sold and was popular with those who wanted all-season comfort and utility. The fourth-generation retractable hardtop model embodies… Read more

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2016 HYUNDAI i30 SERIES II SR

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Be afraid, be very afraid: that seems to be the message Hyundai is sending out to rivals of its best-selling i30, after the hatchback became Australia’s favourite vehicle for the first half of the year. Almost straight away the South Korean car maker fired a further shot across the small-car market bow by adding upgrades to the sporty Series II SR and SR Premium variants. Now it has taken the wraps off the next generation i30, to hit the streets early next year, which it says digs deep into the… Read more

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FORD KUGA 2012 – 2016

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2013 Ford Kuga

Ford Kuga belongs to an increasingly large class of vehicles that are marketed as SUVs, but are in fact tall hatchbacks with either no off-road ability or, at best, the ability to be driven on dirt tracks and the like. The big appeal of Kuga and others is that they provide added space, are easier to get in and out of, have a (slightly) higher driving position and – let’s come straight to the point here – have a tougher look than conventional hatchbacks. Some Kugas have two-wheel-drive (the front… Read more