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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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GWM Haval Jolion 2024 review: Hybrid long-term | Part 3

By Tom White · 28 Jan 2024

Haval's Jolion hybrid is all well and good on paper - but after three months and a little over 2000km behind the wheel - are you better buying a more expensive mainstream rival?

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Everyone should own a 4WD - here's why

By Marcus Craft · 27 Jan 2024

Out of all of the vehicles available on the market today, a 4WD simply makes the most sense as a great all-purpose vehicle because it can be big and tough and it has a drivetrain, mechanical and suspension set-up engineered to pretty much get you anywhere you want to go. Everyone should own a 4WD – and I’m about to explain why.

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Tuning the Ioniq 5 N suspension for Australia

By James Cleary · 26 Jan 2024

Hyundai Australia’s Product Development Manager, Tim Rodgers, is in the passenger seat, laptop open, tweaking the suspension set-up of the Ioniq 5 N we’re punting through a series of B-road corners, on the fly.

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Kia Sorento 2024 review

By Tim Nicholson · 25 Jan 2024

The fourth-generation Kia Sorento quickly rocketed to the top of a lot of best cars of 2020 lists, thanks to excellent packaging, appealing design and keen pricing. Kia has introduced the first major facelift for the seven-seat SUV and it ushers in tech, safety and design changes. But is this update more than just skin deep?

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'Rolls Royce' of Japan to go global!

By Tom White · 25 Jan 2024

A new report says Toyota will come after Bentley and Rolls Royce and spin its Century marque into a separate global brand.

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BMW X5 2024 review: xDrive40i M Sport

By Mark Oastler · 24 Jan 2024

Over 25 years and four generations BMW's X5 has evolved from question mark to benchmark. Initially considered a shocking departure from the Bavarian maker's established performance sedan and sports car formula, today it stands as a segment-leader against which other premium five-seat SUVs are judged. Here Mark Oastler family tests the mid-range xDrive40i s to see if it's still up to the mark?

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Jeep's electric Wagoneer S leaked!

By Tom White · 24 Jan 2024

Jeep's electric Wagoneer S has been leaked just days after being teased - will this new premium-look SUV change the brand's fortunes in Australia?

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VW Amarok SUV concept revealed

By Chris Thompson · 24 Jan 2024

Volkswagen’s Amarok being twinned - underneath at least - with the Ford Ranger opens the door to another potential model for Volkswagen, but even though the brand never built an SUV cousin to the Ford Everest, VW’s design team explored the idea.

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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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