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Well, it is a much better form of daily transport than a 1904 Darracq. If you're in the market for a brand-new, fast, rear-drive, four-door family car under $75,000 then it's hard to go past the Stinger GT.

They're not the most amazing machine on four-wheels, but they're a great first tilt at a proper performance car from Kia and are worth a look if your WRX or MX5 is getting a bit small for family duties.

Yes, the Kia Stinger is rear-wheel-drive.

Estimates place the number of Kia Stingers sold in Australia to be between 1800 and 2000 units since the model's late 2017 introduction. In the USA Kia has sold over 10,000 Stingers to April 2018.

Kia’s Stinger is made in Kaliningrad (Russia), and Gwangmyeong in South Korea.

There are much better vehicles available in the Australian car market than the Mahindra XUV500. Even low-mileage second-hand four-wheel-drive SUVs would be my suggestion.

Trade it in on an M140 or one of BMW's many performance-oriented models.

While you can theoretically make a 318i faster, you're wasting money - and potentially making your car illegal to drive on the road - when there are faster models available from BMW.

While they've grown physically larger over the last 35 years, BMW's 3-series has been an excellent mid-size car and continues to be. While they aren't cheap they can be optioned from basic transport to luxury runabout, though servicing costs through BMW dealers can be expensive compared to Japanese rivals.

It is paramount to service them on time and look after them by driving sensibly.

The official combined cycle fuel economy of BMW's 318i is 5.4L/100km.

Hold down your trip meter button of your Chery J3 while turning the ignition key (but don't start the car). Hold down the trip meter button for 10 seconds, then turn the ignition key off.

The spanner light should not be on when you next switch the car on.

The Chery J3 does not have an official ANCAP safety rating, which means it might have not ever been tested.