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2017 Ford Escape Titanium EcoBoost Review | Chock-Full Of Features, But Safety Still Optional
2017 Ford Escape Titanium EcoBoost Review | Chock-Full Of Features, But Safety Still Optional

Ford needs its Escape SUV to be more things to more people. Now that the large Territory no longer exists and the full-s...

Jun 26, 2017 (1 day ago)
2017 Lexus IS350 Sports Luxury Review | V6-Powered Sedan Is Showing Its Age
2017 Lexus IS350 Sports Luxury Review | V6-Powered Sedan Is Showing Its Age

Football boots don’t match a two-piece suit. A racecar cannot pamper its occupants. But the 2017 Lexus IS350 Sport...

Jun 26, 2017 (1 day ago)
2017 Subaru XV First Drive Review | A Safer, Sleeker Crossover For Your Weekend Getaway
2017 Subaru XV First Drive Review | A Safer, Sleeker Crossover For Your Weekend Getaway

Despite arriving as something of a pioneer in the small SUV segment, the Subaru XV now faces plenty of opposition from s...

Jun 24, 2017 (3 days ago)
2017 Nissan Pathfinder ST AWD Review | Huge Space, Comfort, And Refinement For Aussie Families
2017 Nissan Pathfinder ST AWD Review | Huge Space, Comfort, And Refinement For Aussie Families

In Australia the large car (that's sedans and wagons) is almost dead and buried, and in its place there’s the ...

Jun 24, 2017 (3 days ago)
2018 Toyota Camry Overseas Preview Drive | Big Changes To The Camry Formula Mean Good Things For Aussie Buyers
2018 Toyota Camry Overseas Preview Drive | Big Changes To The Camry Formula Mean Good Things For Aussie Buyers

Before 2017 is up Australian automotive manufacturing will have come to a halt, and while there’s plenty of tears ...

Jun 23, 2017 (5 days ago)
2017 Ford Transit Custom EcoBlue Automatic First Drive | Buyer Appeal Boosted Thanks To Six-Speed Auto
2017 Ford Transit Custom EcoBlue Automatic First Drive | Buyer Appeal Boosted Thanks To Six-Speed Auto

Ford has ramped up its efforts in the light commercial van segment by taking its Transit Custom van and adding the one t...

Jun 23, 2017 (5 days ago)
2017 Audi RS 3 Sedan First Drive Review | A Sensible Suit Hides Manic Performance
2017 Audi RS 3 Sedan First Drive Review | A Sensible Suit Hides Manic Performance

Audi Sport, the division tasked with taking standard luxury cars and turning them into mind-melting performance cars, ma...

Jun 20, 2017 (7 days ago)
2017 Volkswagen Arteon Overseas Preview Drive | Volkswagen Puts Prestige Brands On Notice With Its Newest Four-Door Coupe
2017 Volkswagen Arteon Overseas Preview Drive | Volkswagen Puts Prestige Brands On Notice With Its Newest Four-Door Coupe

Despite Volkswagen’s origins as a car for the masses, the brand has more recently explored its premium side with c...

Jun 20, 2017 (7 days ago)
 

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Volkswagen Dieselgate Buyback Extends To Germany
Volkswagen Dieselgate Buyback Extends To Germany

Volkswagen's dieselgate emissions saga has previously led to 'buybacks' in the US as part of the carmaker...

Jun 27, 2017 (5 hours ago)
Takata Files For Bankruptcy - Chinese And US Buyers At The Door
Takata Files For Bankruptcy - Chinese And US Buyers At The Door

The company at the centre of the world’s biggest-ever safety recall has finally succumbed to the associated financ...

Jun 27, 2017 (6 hours ago)
Tiny Tweaks Made To Ford Ranger In Response To Customer Feedback
Tiny Tweaks Made To Ford Ranger In Response To Customer Feedback

Ford has announced that its 2017 model year Ranger ute is coming in for a series of minor changes as a result of feedbac...

Jun 27, 2017 (7 hours ago)
Aston Martin To Add Limited-Production EV To Range By 2019
Aston Martin To Add Limited-Production EV To Range By 2019

Aston Martin, a company synonymous with roaring V8 and V12 performance cars, will enter the whisper-quiet world of elect...

Jun 27, 2017 (8 hours ago)
Jaguar Introduces 221kW Ingenium Four-Cylinder Engine For XE, XF, and F-Pace
Jaguar Introduces 221kW Ingenium Four-Cylinder Engine For XE, XF, and F-Pace

Jaguar has added the most powerful of its new Ingenium range of petrol engines with the 221kW 2.0-litre four-cylinder en...

Jun 27, 2017 (9 hours ago)
Volkswagen Sharpens Its Pencil On Golf 7.5 Pricing Ahead Of Launch
Volkswagen Sharpens Its Pencil On Golf 7.5 Pricing Ahead Of Launch

Before the new model Golf officially goes on sale in Australia, Volkswagen has sharpened pricing on the small hatch and ...

Jun 27, 2017 (10 hours ago)
2018 BMW X3 Range Revealed Overseas Topped By High-Performance X3 M40i
2018 BMW X3 Range Revealed Overseas Topped By High-Performance X3 M40i

BMW has unveiled its third-generation X3 medium SUV overseas, keeping external dimensions close to the outgoing model bu...

Jun 27, 2017 (10 hours ago)
Honda Production Halted After Cyber Attack
Honda Production Halted After Cyber Attack

Honda has been forced to halt production at one of its Japanese facilities following a computer network vulnerability ca...

Jun 26, 2017 (1 day ago)
 

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