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MG MG4 2025 review: XPower long-term | Part 2

By Andrew Chesterton · 23 Feb 2025

The MG4 XPower is outrageously powerful, blisteringly fast and looks as though it has just driven off a Fast and Furious set. And this all-electric powerhouse is priced about the same as a petrol-powered hot hatch. But while it has the go-fast stuff covered, what's it really like to live with everyday? We put the XPower to the long-term test to find out.

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Punchy new affordable luxury car has arrived

By Dom Tripolone · 20 Feb 2025

BMW has padded out its most affordable model ranges in Australia.

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Move over Volkswagen T-Cross here's the ID.2X

By Laura Berry · 17 Feb 2025

Volkswagen is about to show the world its new little electric SUV that will effectively take the place of the combustion engined T-Cross.

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Peugeot to revive GTi badge?

By John Law · 17 Feb 2025

If there’s one thing French carmakers do well, it’s front-drive hot hatches. The Peugeot 205 GTi and Renault 5 GT were cars for the car-loving people, and the two brands would go on to duke it out for front-wheel drive driving supremacy for nearly 40 years.

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Critical safety flaw in Suzuki Ignis & Swifts

By James Cleary · 06 Feb 2025

The Federal Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communication and the Arts has issued a safety recall notice impacting 5731 Suzukis sold new in Australia between 2022 and 2023.

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What is the cheapest new car in Australia?

By Stephen Ottley · 31 Jan 2025

Inflation is the economic effect of prices increasing over time, this impacts every item across society. But as I’m a motoring journalist and don’t have a PhD in economics (like my father did), so I’m going to stick to cars.

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Golf gets fresh tech and looks

By John Law · 29 Jan 2025

The new Volkswagen Golf is about to arrive in Australia. This latest ‘Mk8.5’ mid-life update ushers in some small visual updates outside and gets a technology overhaul within, including larger touchscreens and the removal of the frustrating haptic touch steering wheel controls.

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MG MG4 2025 review: XPower long-term | Part 1

By Andrew Chesterton · 19 Jan 2025

There's no doubting the MG4 XPower's impressive power and acceleration, but mystery still swirls around the cut-price performance EV. Is it a proper hot hatch? Or just a surprisingly potent city-friendly EV? Is it the best bang-for-bucks electric option in the market? Or rather a basic-feeling commuter with the grunt dialled up? To find out, we've put Andrew Chesterton behind the long-term wheel.

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What's the secret to lifelong sales success?

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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Australia's first electric car under $30,000

By Samuel Irvine · 09 Jan 2025

Australia’s electric car price wars are heating up once again, with BYD becoming the first-ever brand to advertise an electric car for under $30,000. Starting at $29,990, before on-road costs, the new Essential variant will lead the two-grade Dolphin range, sitting $6900 below the outgoing Dynamic ($36,890) and top-spec Premium ($42,890).

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