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Fire-breathing BYD Dolphin Sport confirmed

By Andrew Chesterton · 22 Jun 2023

The BYD Dolphin will arrive in Australia in three trim levels, with one of those being the country's cheapest EV, and another being a hot-hatch rivalling Sport model.

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Game-changing BYD Dolphin pricing confirmed

By Andrew Chesterton · 22 Jun 2023

The BYD Dolphin will arrive in Australia wearing a pice tag of just $38,890, making it officially the country's cheapest EV, undercutting the just-announced MG4 by just $100.Fellow Chinese brand MG held the mantle of Australia's most affordable electric v

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BYD and MG deliver cheap EVs at last

By Andrew Chesterton · 20 Jun 2023

The days of sky-high prices for electric vehicles seem finally behind us, as Chinese brands MG and BYD engage in a heated battle to claim the title of Australia's cheapest EV.

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VW to end manual Golf including GTI

By Chris Thompson · 20 Jun 2023

Emissions regulations set to be introduced in Europe will kill off one of motoring’s longest-serving icons as we know it if they’re passed in their current form. The Volkswagen Golf, which has been available for almost half a century with three pedals and a manual transmission, will go auto-only in its next generation.

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Polestar 2 2023 review: Long range Single motor - long-term | Part 2

By Tom White · 19 Jun 2023

This month we set out to test the Polestar 2's range on a 300km journey which will be familiar to many Sydneysiders.

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Kia confirms cheap small cars to stay in Aus

By Byron Mathioudakis · 17 Jun 2023

Kia has confirmed that it will double-down on its passenger-car offerings over the next few years, releasing replacements for its Picanto supermini and Cerato small cars through to the next decade.

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Toyota Corolla 2023 review: ZR Hatch

By Stephen Ottley · 13 Jun 2023

The Toyota Corolla has been one of Australia's most popular cars for decades. Why? Well, as this 2023 updated version demonstrates, it's because the Japanese giant never stops trying to improve it, to make it even more popular.

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Mitsubishi resurrects the Colt hatch!

By Tim Nicholson · 09 Jun 2023

Mitsubishi has revealed its reborn Colt light hatchback, but it will be very familiar to anyone interested in French cars. As part of its ‘leader-follower’ product strategy under the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, Mitsubishi is borrowing models from French arm Renault for sale in Europe.

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Here's what the 2024 Kia Picanto looks like

By Tom White · 06 Jun 2023

Despite losing the Rio, the smaller Picanto will continue in Australia - and here's what it will look like next year!

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Is Abarth the next AMG?

By James Cleary · 31 May 2023

Could Italian performance specialist Abarth become the next AMG, spreading performance love to its more everyday stablemates?

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