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The Ford Mustang rating is limited to 2 stars due to its poor performance in three of the four areas of assessment - Adult Occupant Protection, Child Occupant Protection and Safety Assist.

Do car buyers really care about safety ratings?

Car safety has moved up the rungs in recent years, but most often its the style, price, warranty and features which sits higher in the rankings.

Top selling muscle car's "shocking" 2 stars in crash test

BAD CRASH: Australia's most popular sports car last year, the Ford Mustang, has scored a dismal 2 stars in Australia's independent ANCAP crash testing

ANCAP test sees sports car fall short in key safety areas

Peter Schreyer: driving Kia forward in style

KIA'S STAR: Designer Peter Schreyer penned Kia's latest show-stopper, the Stinger GT.

A chat with Kia's design guru, Peter Schreyer.

Volvo S90 Inscription Sedan road test and review

SLEEK: Striking Swedish S90 mid-size sedan offers a safety-packed alternative to BMW's 5 Series and Mercedes's E-Class, but is nearly $100,000 in Inscription trim.

A break from the ubiquitous German sedan offerings

Airbags shoot metal during crash, Hondas join massive recall

HONDA RECALL: Owners of Model Year 2012 Accord, Accord Euro, Legend, City, Jazz and Insight, plus MY 2001 Civics, to be recalled for Takata airbag fix.

List lengthened of affected vehicles in mass airbag recall

Toyota HiLux SR5 4x4 Double Cab ute long term test part 2

BEACH BASHING: HiLux SR5 in its element along Teewah Beach at Noosa North Shore as part of our long-term test of the best-selling Toyota 4x4 ute

HiLux's holiday at the beach

Holden's trio of limited edition LS3 V8-powered Commodores

COLLECTABLES: just 1200 SS-V Redline-based Motorsports, 360 Calais V-based Directors and 240 SS-V Redline ute based Magnums will be built, all individually numbered with unique option codes

Commodore Motorsport, Director and Magnum collectables

Kia serves up $17,490 drive-away Rio at Australian Open

2017 Kia Rio S.

The new Kia Rio has been launched with better tech and dynamics.

Subaru showrooms in your local shopping centre

BEATS SHOE SHOPPING: Popped in for new shoes and bought a new car instead? Subaru is trialling pop-up car showrooms at large shopping centres.

Pop-up stores the latest way to buy new cars

Has the 2018 Ford Mustang been hit with the ugly stick?

ford has revealed the 2018 Mustang.

Design opinion is divided on the 2018 Ford Mustang.

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Suzuki Ignis micro SUV on sale at just $16990 drive away

Suzuki Ignis micro SUV on sale at just $16990 drive away

Bags of personality, custom colour choices, impressive standard kit and quite unique styling, Suzuki's tiny new Ignis SUV is ready to take you to Funky Town

Long term-review: Toyota HiLux Double Cab SR5 4x4

FAMILY TRUCKIN': Our test Toyota HiLux SR5 is being evaluated as an everyday driver, family transport, practical hauler and off-road adventurer. Is it really all things to all people?

Testing the people's choice

Pure V8 and proud: Lexus GS F road test and review

PUNCHY: Lexus shows off a grunty side with its 351kW naturally aspirated V8 GS F performance sedan offering a purist alternative to the turbocharged Germans

Atmo V8 an alternative to the German turbo big guns

Just add sunshine: Holden Cascada road test and review

SWEET STYLING: Holden's Cascada is an attractive drop-top offering with a 1.6-litre four-cylinder turbo engine offering 125kW and 260Nm. It starts from $41,990 before on-road costs.

Holden with added sunshine

Hot Hatch Toyota Yaris pictures revealed

Hot Hatch Toyota Yaris pictures revealed

Our love of performance offerings will hopefully convince Toyota Australia we'd love a Yaris hot hatch

Holden's new Astra sedan to replace Cruze model

ALL CHANGE: Outgoing Cruze model will be replaced by a sedan version of the impressive new Astra hatchback launched late last year.

New sedan launches here in May

Jeep says it will add a pick-up and Wagoneer to its lineup

CONCEPT: The Jeep Crew Chief 715 Concept hints at what Jeep's new confirmed pick-up may look like.

Line-up set to expand with pickup, Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer due

All-new Kia Picanto images released ahead of mid-year launch

Australia's current best-selling micro car ready for a revamp with an all-new model revealed and due to go on sale here by mid-year.

New style, cabin and tech for baby Kia

Toyota Camry to get some spunk for 2018

This is the 2018 model Toyota Camry which will be available in Australia late this year.

Australia's favourite mid-size car gets some verve.

Kia Stinger GT is a 'game-changer' for the brand

The 2018 Kia Stinger GT is unveiled to the world ahead of the Detroit motor show.

Kia Motors Australia is pumped for the new Stinger GT.

Hot new Kia Stinger GT to fill Commodore and Falcon hole

The Kia Stinger GT will arrive in the third quarter this year.

Kia is about to muscle-up with the rear-wheel drive Stinger GT.

MORNING GLORY: Bob McMillan paused on the Barrier Highway to get this shot. "Is there a better way to make a living?”

PHOTOS: Joy of a truck driver's life

"All the doom and disaster you get on Facebook and the news is enough to depress you."

Kilcoy: the front line of effluent spill debate

UPS AND DOWNS: Queensland roads follow the rises and falls of the landscape. Governments and councils need to come on board and provide effluent dumping facilities.

Readers nominate Kilcoy as spill hot spot

Two Truckline resellers open in Tasmania

CMF Solutions director Michael Coleman.

Partnership creates two new parts stores for island state

First truckie to win Churchill Fellowship heading abroad

Rod Hannifey's lifelong mission is to improve the safety on Australian highways.

Rod Hannifey was awarded a Churchill Fellowship late last year,

ATA opens nominations for trucking industry election

Noelene Watson today, she is currently Chair of the Australian Trucking Association.

ATA opens nominations for two positions on general council

Isuzu fleet working hard for Adelaide business

The Isuzu at work for Garden Groves.

Garden Grove Supplies reveals their hard-working fleet

New Cummins engines set for Oz

POWER AND THE GLORY: The Cummins X15 engine hooked up to an Eaton UltraShift, SCR emissions now Euro 6 in the future.

Cummins steps it up with new engine line.