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MG MG4 2025 review: XPower long-term | Part 2

By Andrew Chesterton · 23 Feb 2025

The MG4 XPower is outrageously powerful, blisteringly fast and looks as though it has just driven off a Fast and Furious set. And this all-electric powerhouse is priced about the same as a petrol-powered hot hatch. But while it has the go-fast stuff covered, what's it really like to live with everyday? We put the XPower to the long-term test to find out.

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Punchy new affordable luxury car has arrived

By Dom Tripolone · 20 Feb 2025

BMW has padded out its most affordable model ranges in Australia.

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Move over Volkswagen T-Cross here's the ID.2X

By Laura Berry · 17 Feb 2025

Volkswagen is about to show the world its new little electric SUV that will effectively take the place of the combustion engined T-Cross.

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Peugeot to revive GTi badge?

By John Law · 17 Feb 2025

If there’s one thing French carmakers do well, it’s front-drive hot hatches. The Peugeot 205 GTi and Renault 5 GT were cars for the car-loving people, and the two brands would go on to duke it out for front-wheel drive driving supremacy for nearly 40 years.

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Nissan Qashqai 2025 review - Australian first drive

By Byron Mathioudakis · 17 Feb 2025

Hugely successful and wildly influential, the British-built Nissan Qashqai has set the pace in small SUVs globally since 2007, but is more of a niche player in Australia. This may change with the third-gen model's MY25 facelift, bringing fresh styling, cabin updates and more e-Power hybrid variants, as well as an industry-leading warranty. The improvements elevate an already premium proposition.

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MG ZS Hybrid+ 2025 review: Essence

By Emily Agar · 15 Feb 2025

Increasingly, Australian buyers have fewer options to choose from if they want a brand new car for less than $40,000, especially in the small SUV segment. Enter the new MG ZS Hybrid+ Essence which combines a healthy features list with a reasonable price tag. But does affordable equal value?

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Big brand's new circa-$30,000 electric car

By Dom Tripolone · 06 Feb 2025

Volkswagen is about to reveal its electric car for the masses.

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What is the cheapest new car in Australia?

By Stephen Ottley · 31 Jan 2025

Inflation is the economic effect of prices increasing over time, this impacts every item across society. But as I’m a motoring journalist and don’t have a PhD in economics (like my father did), so I’m going to stick to cars.

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Kia K4 2025 review: Sedan - Australian first drive

By Tim Nicholson · 31 Jan 2025

The Cerato became a huge hit for Kia in Australia with more than 200,000 sold over 20 years. But Kia is replacing it with a new global small car, dubbed the K4. It is larger than the Cerato, and gets a big uptick in in-car and safety tech. Not to mention the radical redesign. But can it divert attention away from the still popular Mazda3 and Toyota Corolla?

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Golf gets fresh tech and looks

By John Law · 29 Jan 2025

The new Volkswagen Golf is about to arrive in Australia. This latest ‘Mk8.5’ mid-life update ushers in some small visual updates outside and gets a technology overhaul within, including larger touchscreens and the removal of the frustrating haptic touch steering wheel controls.

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