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    Mazda CX-70 2025 review: GT D50e long-term | Part 2
    By Laura Berry · 09 Feb 2025
    We do more kilometres in January than any other month. That's because like every other Aussie family over Christmas and the school holidays we pile into the car and hit the road.
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    How are these cars still popular? The oldest new cars still on sale including the Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series, Toyota HiLux, Mazda CX-3 and Mitsubishi ASX that buyers can't get enough of
    By John Law · 14 Jan 2025
    The car industry is based on constant model renewal. Cycles have been getting shorter and shorter, with the main industry settling on between six and eight years as the norm. 
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    Grab your diesel ute and 4WD now! Why 2025 might be the year diesel is done for as petrol-electric hybrid power takes over some of our favourite models such as the Toyota HiLux, Ford Ranger, Toyota LandCruiser and Prado
    By Dom Tripolone · 05 Jan 2025
    Diesel is on the way out, but could this year be the one we finally say goodbye to the trusty fuel source of grunty dual-cab utes and rugged four-wheel drives?
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    Vehicle emissions standards Australia - What are the new rules and how do they work?
    By Stephen Ottley · 28 Nov 2024
    January 1, 2025 will be an important date for anyone that drives a car, ute, SUV or any type of motor vehicle in Australia. That date will mark the introduction of the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES), the Federal Government’s attempt to cut harmful new vehicle emissions as part of its wider climate change policy.
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    Mazda CX-80 GT 2025 review: snapshot
    By Andrew Chesterton · 28 Nov 2024
    The GT is the second most-expensive model in the CX-80 family, with petrol, diesel and PHEV setting you back $68,950, $70,950 and $82,000 respectively,
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    Mazda CX-80 Touring 2025 review: snapshot
    By Andrew Chesterton · 26 Nov 2024
    The Touring marks the second-from-bottom rung on the Mazda CX-80 ladder, and is offered with all three of the model’s powertrain options. With petrol power, you'll be shelling out $61,950, with diesel that's $63,950, and with plug-in power it's $75,000.
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    Fear not, diesel dual-cab drivers: Kia doubles-down on diesel in Australia for the long-term even as NVES looms
    By Andrew Chesterton · 17 Nov 2024
    The impending demise of diesel in Australia has been greatly exaggerated, at least according to Kia executives, who insists diesel engines have "got a lot of mileage left in our country."
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    Chinese 'halo car' revealed in government filings: 2025 LDV eTerron 9 and Terron 9 will be the brand's next breed of electric and diesel-powered utes to rival the BYD Shark 6, Ford Ranger, GWM Cannon Alpha and Toyota HiLux
    By Samuel Irvine · 04 Nov 2024
    Homologation documents submitted to the Australian Government’s road vehicle regulator have revealed two brand new LDV utes with electric and diesel powertrains.
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    LDV Deliver 7 2025 review: SWB Low Roof - GVM test
    By John Law · 30 Oct 2024
    Following up the electric LDV eDeliver 7 comes the diesel-powered model which may look identical from the outside but is an altogether more traditional package. 
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    China's futuristic answer to the Kia Carnival and Volkswagen ID.Buzz: 2025 Zeekr Mix is the people mover made for families on the go
    By Dom Tripolone · 25 Oct 2024
    Emerging Chinese brand Zeekr has detailed its newest electric car.
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