We got a sneak peek of it last month, but now it’s finally here. Or rather, it’s finally there. Honda has launched the long-awaited update to its sharply-styled Odyssey people mover in Japan, giving us a good look at what to expect when the popular MPV eventually makes its way to Australia.

While the sheetmetal is [...]

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The French, I don’t get. Love ‘em of course: mad as snakes and randy as hell, but I just don’t get them. Too many contradictions. Take Gerard Depardieu for instance. He’s got a head like a Burbank potato, yet, in France, is considered a sex symbol. But also a sex symbol is the knees-meltingly gorgeous [...]

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The more discerning among you will quickly pick out my clever C-3PO wordplay up there, while the rest of you will look at this sentence and be reminded of what an utter nerd I am. Moving on!  Citroën today unveiled a new addition to the Picasso range, the aptly named Citroën C3 [...]

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Earlier this week, Toyota launched the next generation of its flagship JDM luxo-van. Unlike the rest of the civilized world, in Japanland a minivan can actually serve as luxury vehicle. It makes sense; they offer plenty of headroom, space for cargo or factory installed amenities, and contortion-free entry/egress for panty-eschewing Hollywood starlets. It’s no wonder [...]

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SsangYong has announced a major overhaul in Australia and New Zealand with a new company formed to handle the distribution of the Korean marque.

The new company, SsangYong Motor Australasia, is an alliance between the existing distributor Russell Burling and Western Australian automotive company, The Barbagallo Group.

The Barbagallo Group has been the WA distributor for SsangYong [...]

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People movers don’t generally excite the senses like regular cars, in fact they don’t really excite the senses at all but that hasn’t stopped Nissan officially taking the covers off their latest concept vehicle, the Forum – one very comfortable looking people mover.

The Forum won’t do 0-100km/h in 5.0 seconds or corner like it [...]

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SsangYong are known for bolting together some practical but rather oddly styled vehicles, none more so than their Stavic people mover. Thankfully, they have just launched a facelifted version of the Stavic, featuring cleaner styling, better driveability and lower fuel consumption through a switch to Euro IV compliant diesel power across the range.

The new SsangYong [...]

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