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Available on all new models in the D-Max range, the five-year/130,000 km warranty will be applied to all retail and fleet customer categories, but excludes rental and government fleet purchases.The D-Max was previously offered with a three year, 100,000km warranty. The warranty is bumper to bumper and does not just cover the Isuzu powertrain.The Roadside Assistance program has also extended to five years and remains in line with warranty. It is also fully transferrable with change of ownership during warranty period. Genuine Isuzu D-Max accessories are not included in the five year warranty and are subject to normal warranty conditions.D-Max ute is powered exclusively by a new 3.0-litre turbo common rail diesel engine that generates 130kW of power and 380Nm of torque from 1800rpm. It's priced from $27,200 for the 4x2 single cab-chassis topping out at $51,700 for the 4x4 Hi-Ride crew cab automatic.

Coca-Cola has drawn on two iconic Aussie movies for its 2013 Super Bowl run-up ad. Coke Chase features a gang of Mad Max baddies and a crew of showgirls in a pink Priscilla bus, vying with a Great Escape motorbike, a posse of cowboys and a camel-leading Arabian sheik – all in a race to a giant Coke bottle. The ad is the key creative in an online campaign that lets viewers vote to let three of the teams reach the bottle first – or delay the other teams by watching linked ‘sabotage’ videos. Voting will run through to the final second of the Super Bowl game, and the team with the most votes will star in the ad to air immediately after the game finishes.  

  

   

Subaru has announced a host of cosmetic, handling and efficient technology changes to its Liberty line-up for 2013. Entry-level pricing has been sharpened by $2000 with the Liberty 2.5i sedan which loses leather and is now priced from $32,990. Power and torque improves on normally aspirated 2.5 litre variants, while fuel efficiency is also refined by up to 4.8 per cent, thanks to the new generation FB horizontally-opposed boxer engine, linked to the latest Lineartronic Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). Subaru's award-winning EyeSight driver assist system is also introduced on additional Liberty variants, including the 2.5i Premium, despite a pricing reduction of $1500.  Liberty's revised all-wheel drive system improves precision in torque distribution between front and back wheels, benefiting handling and stability. The technical refinements, including suspension and handling, were tested on Australian roads. In addition to the new engine, automatic transmission and alloy wheel patterns, Liberty 2.5i with leather trim now adds factory-fitted satellite navigation and a new colour information display. Liberty sales are up 12 per cent year-to-date.