Technology

Will Toyota launch Yaris-based SUV?

By Tom White · 06 Sep 2019

Toyota's announces all new light car platform which could spawn an even smaller SUV alongside next-gen Yaris.

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Microalgae could be key for Mazda’s new fuels

By Stephen Corby · 04 Sep 2019

Mazda is working on a radical carbon-neutral approach to alternative fuels, joining forces with two Japanese universities to investigate the possibility of using biofuels grown from microalgae.

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Mazda’s Rotary Range Extender on track for 2021

By Stephen Corby · 04 Sep 2019

Mazda has finally given us a sneak peek of its exciting new rotary-powered range-extender EV, and confirmed that Australia is one of the key markets in its rollout.

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Mazda aims to retain fun in autonomous cars

By Stephen Corby · 04 Sep 2019

Mazda is set to take a completely different, and slightly radical, approach to autonomous driving when it rolls out its Co-pilot Concept technology, which it plans to make standard in all its new cars by 2025.

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Robo-taxis are go!

By Matt Campbell · 02 Sep 2019

Grabbing a cab with no driver is the future, according to DiDi.

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Could China be considering petrol ban?

By Tom White · 30 Aug 2019

Recent reports out of China suggest that the superpower’s government is considering introducing “experimental no-go zones” for petrol- and diesel-powered cars.

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VW explains how TDI will survive Euro6d

By Tom White · 30 Aug 2019

Volkswagen says developments to its 2.0-litre TDI engine offered in the Passat and Golf ranges will now have a new “Twin Dosing” system to drastically reduce harmful emissions.

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Ford pitches open-air cinema for SUVs

By Tom White · 30 Aug 2019

Ford has filed to the US patent office designs for a “video projector mounted to the liftgate”.

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Suzukis could soon have Toyota hybrid tech

By Tom White · 29 Aug 2019

Suzuki and Toyota have announced that they have purchased stakes in one another’s companies in order to collaborate on electrification, autonomy and sales in developing markets.

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Impreza gets sleek new look for 2020

By Tom White · 29 Aug 2019

Subaru has unveiled a tweaked Impreza offering for 2020, managing to pack even more safety features into the hatch and sedan range.

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