ALL TOO OFTEN, what we want is not what we need. What we need usually wins and what we want is impractical and over-priced. Of course there are some exceptions to that rule, and Kia is hoping it’s got one of them for us.

Kia drops its fresh and funky Soul onto an unsuspecting market right [...]

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MASERATI’S AUTOMATIC-EQUIPPED version of the stunning Granturismo S is now on sale in Australia, boasting eight cylinders, six speeds and a $328,500 pricetag (before on-roads, of course).

The new ZF-sourced automatic transmission may not sound as sophisticated as the MC Supershift automated sequential manual that it complements, but thanks to sportier shift-mapping and a harder lock-up [...]

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Hyundai Australia has expanded its range of oil-burnin’ thrift-mobiles with the addition of an automatic transmission to the iMax CRDi’, previously only available with a five-speed manual gearbox.

Hyundai’s ‘Selectronic’ self-shifter also features a tiptronic mode, giving drivers of the big Korean people-mover a greater degree of control over ratio selection.

However, the added convenience of the [...]

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