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Australia's most unpopular cars revealed

By Stephen Ottley · 29 Jan 2024

Ford celebrated the Ranger becoming the best-selling vehicle in Australia in 2023 and the Toyota HiLux raced up behind it - but what happened at the other end of the sales charts? What were our least-favourite models last year?

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Golf 8.5 revealed with big upgrades

By Tom White · 24 Jan 2024

Volkswagen's mid-life Golf 8.5 update brings some major updates, particularly on the tech front.

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Yaris and Yaris Cross facelifts revealed

By Tom White · 24 Jan 2024

Toyota has revealed a facelifted version of both the Yaris hatch and Yaris Cross small SUV in Japan.

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The top 10 fully electric cars in Australia

By Tom White · 19 Jan 2024

Just a decade ago, if you were after the best full electric car in Australia, you wouldn’t find yourself with a whole lot of options to choose from.

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Toyota GR Corolla too manual for you?

By Laura Berry · 18 Jan 2024

Toyota's GR Corolla could be next on the list to get an automatic transmission

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Cheap and cheerful is back!

By Tom White · 17 Jan 2024

The little affordable hatchback which put MG on the map is finally set to get a next-generation version, but will it be as cheap as before?

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Automatic now available for 2024 Yaris GR!

By Tim Nicholson · 12 Jan 2024

After launching exclusively with a six-speed manual gearbox, the prayers of some hot hatch fans have just been answered. The 2024 Toyota GR Yaris has just been revealed at the Tokyo Auto Salon and among a number of key changes, the ballistic baby hatch will now be offered with the option of an eight-speed automatic transmission.

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Next Mitsubishi eK looms as sub-$20K cheapie

By Byron Mathioudakis · 06 Jan 2024

Mitsubishi says it wants to address the cost of living crisis in Australia by importing affordable city-sized Kei cars from Japan, Along with a circa-$30,000 EV version to make it our cheapest electric vehicle, there may also be a petrol-powered version acting as a belated replacement for the popular Mirage supermini that sold well for well under $20,000 before it was dropped in late 2021.

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Why my top five releases of 2023 are all EVs

By Tom White · 25 Dec 2023

I didn't expect my entire list to be fully electric cars, but these five are all stand-outs in their own right.

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JC's Top 5 picks for 2023

By James Cleary · 22 Dec 2023

This year’s top five was a relatively straight-forward selection process. Yes, there were one or two new arrivals on the edge of the cut, but in the end the five below stood out.

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