Industry news

By Chris Thompson · 12 Apr 2023

The Honda Civic Type R might no longer be the most desirable performance car from the shared Honda/Acura stable for some, with its more sophisticated cousin making its debut in the US.The 2023 Acura Integra Type S is the 'premium' brand's answer to the Ci

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What the Tacoma Trailhunter means for HiLux

By Byron Mathioudakis · 12 Apr 2023

The question everybody is asking may have just been inadvertently answered by Toyota itself.

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Nissan Patrol’s luxury sibling takes shape

By Chris Thompson · 12 Apr 2023

Hype for the next-generation Nissan Patrol refuses to soften, but in America in particular the fires are being stoked by the imminent reveal of its sibling from luxury brand Infiniti.

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GWM shows off next-gen hybrid technology

By Tung Nguyen · 12 Apr 2023

Toyota may be the reigning hybrid champion, but GWM is keen to challenge the Japanese brand with its new-generation of plug-in technology that is says is suitable for “off-road driving” and outputs as much as 340kW.

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BMW XM Label Red incoming with 1000Nm!

By James Cleary · 12 Apr 2023

It’s only just hit the market but already BMW has given its flagship XM high-performance plug-in hybrid SUV an upgrade with the arrival of the premium XM Label Red.

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New Prado coming with Kluger motor - report

By Chris Thompson · 11 Apr 2023

The next-gen Toyota LandCruiser Prado is still a year away according to new reports from auto media in Japan, as more information about the smaller sibling to the LandCruiser 300 Series comes to light.Motoring magazine Mag X, in its April 2023 issue, repo

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Toyota developing hydrogen tech for HiLux

By Chris Thompson · 11 Apr 2023

Toyota’s new CEO has come out of the gates at full charge towards the brand’s future, with a plan to “immediately’ and “thoroughly implement electrification”.

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VW Golf GTI returns to Australia

By Chris Thompson · 11 Apr 2023

The historic hot hatch icon, the Volkswagen Golf GTI, has been absent from Aussie showrooms for some time, but the brand's local arm has now announced its return.Taken off sale here in early December 2022 due to production changes, the Golf GTI is now bac

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Cupra has something special up its sleeve...

By Andrew Chesterton · 11 Apr 2023

Cupra might have rejected the idea of creating its own ute based on the Volkswagen Amarok, but the new-to-Australia brand says it will make up for it in what could be a far more exciting way.

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The hard truth about Chinese cars

By Stephen Ottley · 10 Apr 2023

To say Australians have embraced Chinese cars is an understatement. In recent years we have bought cars from China in increasingly huge numbers. In 2022 China was the fourth-largest source of cars sold in Australia - behind Japan, Thailand and South Korea - with more than 122,000 examples sold. But five years ago, back in 2017, Chinese-made cars didn’t even feature in the top 15 in sales. In fact

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