Technology

CX-5 and 6 are ready for turbo petrol
By Daniel DeGasperi · 27 Jan 2017
Mazda Australia would like for a turbocharged variant to the return to the Mazda6 line-up for the first time since 2004's MPS hero model.
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2017 Alpina range gets acid test
By Justin Hilliard · 20 Jan 2017
Alpina Automobiles Australia is offering customers of its recently-introduced range of performance-enhanced BMWs the opportunity to upgrade their final drive with a mechanical limited-slip differentia
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Fiat and Google partner up for self-drive cars
By Ewan Kennedy · 19 Jan 2017
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has partnered with Waymo (previously known as the Google self-driving car project) to carry out detailed research into autonomous vehicles.
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Next Mazda3 to ditch spark plugs
By Danny Kwan · 13 Jan 2017
Mazda’s next-generation SkyActiv petrol engine is expected to slash fuel consumption figures by another 30 per cent by ditching spark plugs.
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Commodore AWD to get torque vectoring
By Tung Nguyen · 13 Jan 2017
When the imported all-wheel drive (AWD) Holden Commodore arrives in Australia in 2018 it will be equipped with a mechanical torque vectoring system.
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Lexus V8s on borrowed time
By Andrew Chesterton · 11 Jan 2017
The days of the V8-powered Lexus could be numbered, with engineers ditching bigger engines in favour of smaller, more efficient units.
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F1-derived engine for Mercedes-AMG hypercar
By Robbie Wallis · 10 Jan 2017
Mercedes-AMG is pushing new performance boundaries with more news seeping out of the Detroit motor show about its highly-anticipated hybrid hypercar.
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Expert tips for using and choosing a Bluetooth car kit
By Tim Robson · 09 Jan 2017
In-car phones have been around since the early 1980s, but only since the explosion of the modern smartphone has mobile use aboard cars become a hot-button issue.
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Latest self-driving tech on show at CES 2017
By Daniel Gardner · 09 Jan 2017
The car industry’s push towards autonomous cars has been put on show at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
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Will this solve car and phone integration?
By Daniel Cotterill · 06 Jan 2017
SmartDeviceLink is aimed at standardising smartphone-to-vehicle connectivity across multiple brands including Toyota, Ford, Mazda, Suzuki and Subaru.
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