FOLLOWING ITS UNVEILING at the New York Motor Show in April, Mazda Australia has announced the updated 2010 Mazda CX-9 will appear in local showrooms from later this month.

A new range-topping model, the Grand Touring, will join the Classic and Luxury models in the 2010 Mazda CX-9 line-up.

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While Mitsubishi showcased a left-hand-drive version of its all-electric i MiEV city car at New York, the Federal Government this week confirmed that the battery-powered vehicle was officially road-legal for Australia.

The i MiEV has satisfied all of the relevant Australian Design Rules to be road-registerable and, while it doesn’t guarantee we’ll see it come our [...]

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Mitsubishi has unveiled the latest evolution of its compact SUV Outlander, revealing a performance-orientated GT Prototype at the New York Auto Show.

Drawing on influences from Mitsubishi’s Lancer sport sedans, the Outlander GT prototype is the centrepiece of the Japanese manufacturer’s exhibit at New York.

Mitsubishi’s design department has incorporated a number of striking physical changes compared [...]

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After gently teasing our eyeballs with a solitary, not-too-revealing image last week, Hyundai has officially unveiled its Nuvis concept SUV at the New York Auto Show. It’s wild, it’s attractive but it’s also somewhat realistic, and if this is where Hyundai is headed with its next generation of SUVs, then colour us interested.

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Along with its new Legacy/Liberty sedan, Subaru has also shown the latest version of its high-riding Outback wagon at the New York Auto Show, fifteen years after the original Outback was displayed for the first time in the Big Apple.

As expected, the Outback shares its key body components with the on-road focused Legacy, but adds [...]

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The mantle of ‘man’s best friend’ has always been a bitterly-fought competition between canines and cars. Honda has stepped in with an olive branch of sorts, devising a way for the two to co-exist in harmony.

At the 2009 New York Auto Show, Honda has unveiled a ‘Dog Friendly’ edition of its Element SUV. The [...]

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This year’s New York Auto Show will see Mitsubishi display its Outlander GT Prototype, but don’t be fooled by the ‘Prototype’ in the title. What you’re looking at is an updated version of the Mitsubishi Outlander.

The Outlander GT Prototype is most likely what we’ll see as a facelifted production update to the current Outlander. On [...]

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Is it just us, or have Korean automakers got real sexy all of a sudden? First it was the Hyundai Genesis, then the Kia Soul and pro_cee’d - and that’s before we even get to the concept cars.

The Tiburon’s replacement is rumoured to be based off the delicious Veloster concept, and the surprisingly beautiful ix-onic [...]

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Mercedes-Benz has given us a sneak peak at the front end of the E63 AMG sedan, as it prepares to unveil the car at the New York Motor Show next month.

While the partial reveal hardly gives the game away, we can easily spot changes to the grill, air damn shaping, fog lights and surrounds, as [...]

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After unveilling the Legacy Concept in Detroit back in January (the production version of which is known locally as the Subaru Liberty), it is now expected to debut at the New York Auto Show next month.

With a face some say only a mother could love, the new Legacy concept caused quite a commotion among Subaru pundits.

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