Technology

2024 Mercedes E-Class interior revealed

By Chris Thompson · 23 Feb 2023

The 2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class range is going to look a little different from the current generation, not least for the enormous screen which the Stuttgart brand has just revealed will be seen spanning the dash.

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Are media screen dangerous to use?

By Laura Berry · 05 Feb 2023

Tesla wasn't the first to put an electronic display in a car but the brand set the new benchmark for screen size that the other car makers have been adopting in everything from prestige cars such as Mercdes-Benz and BMW to more affordable options like Kia, Hyundai and Haval. But are these screens making our lives easier or more dangerous when we're behind the wheel?

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Is this the most annoying car feature ever?

By Tim Nicholson · 29 Jan 2023

It's fair to say that I am easily annoyed by noise. Piercing phone alarms, birds with high-pitched squawks outside my window at 5am, car alarms, or people watching videos on their phones without using earphones. All of these things, and more, do my head in. I have been a motoring journalist for more than a decade now so I am used to cars making noises, like alerts, beeps, chimes and dings that ar

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China's been bitten by the ute bug!

By James Cleary · 22 Jan 2023

Believe it or not, for the longest time utes have been banned on most urban roads in China, and according to Reuters they only account for around two per cent of vehicle sales nationwide. Those that are sold are mostly for rural use, operating ‘on-farm’ only.

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Hyundai turns up the tech on Tucson

By James Cleary · 16 Jan 2023

Hyundai Australia has added the brand’s ‘Bluelink’ package to its Tucson mid-size SUV line-up, the new tech delivering a broad suite of connected car services, at the same time adding $500 to the price of the mid-range Elite grade and top-spec Highlander models.

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Cheaper electric cars coming, says Suzuki

By Chris Thompson · 11 Jan 2023

Suzuki has announced it’s working with transmission engineering firm Inmotive Inc. to develop more affordable electric cars.

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Polestar: Why Toyota is plain wrong on EVs

By Andrew Chesterton · 11 Jan 2023

Polestar's head of sustainability, Fredrika Klarén, has fired back at Toyota's public questioning of an all-electric future, with the executive saying the Japanese giant should stop focusing on hybrid technology and shift its resources into producing more electric vehicles.

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Mazda's rotary launch date confirmed!

By Andrew Chesterton · 29 Dec 2022

Mazda will launch the latest take on its most famous engine technology by March 31 next year, with the rotary revival finally ready to get underway.

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The F1 tech in your family SUV

By Michael Cameron · 21 Dec 2022

Carmakers have used technology developed for Formula 1 race cars in their production models for decades, with everything from a humble hatchback to a family SUV benefitting from the lessons learned on the track

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Toyota bZ3 detailed as it launches in China!

By Tom White · 20 Dec 2022

Toyota's highly anticipated electric sedan teams up with BYD for an appealing range and price overseas.

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