From May 25, under an enforceable ruling from the ACCC, new cars sold in Australia will have to clearly display the ‘drive-away’ price of vehicles advertised and on display.

While some manufacturers such as Hyundai, and more recently Holden, Mitsubishi and Chrylser Jeep (among others) have made ‘drive-away’ pricing a feature of [...]

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Mitsubishi has released pricing for its WRX-fighting Lancer Ralliart sedan and Sportback, which is now available for order in Australia.

At $42,490 AUD for both sedan or Sportback, the Lancer Ralliart retails for $2500 more than its main competitor, the Subaru WRX. However, Mitsubishi Australia CEO Robert McEniry is confident that the impressive mechanical package offered [...]

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Renault has announced that its all-new Koleos will soon be available from Australian showrooms, bringing along its own unique Gallic flavour to the SUV segment.

The Koleos is Renault’s first 4×4 crossover vehicle and was developed jointly between Renault, Nissan and Samsung Motors, making the mid-size SUV French in name only. Still, if you were never [...]

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British sports car builder and chassis tuning legend Lotus yesterday celebrated its 60th birthday, and to mark the occasion treated itself to yet another special edition model. Called the diamond anniversary Lotus Europa, this customised version of the Elise-based sports coupe flaunts enough bling to turn your average rap star green with envy. On [...]

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According to NRMA Insurance, the Toyota Corolla costs less to repair after a low-speed crash than its main small car rivals. The NRMA used the ‘bumper test’ to make the collision cost assessment. The bumper test simulates a 10km/h collision which, according to the NRMA is the most common type of road crash.

The most notable [...]

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In what seems to be an effort to shed their ‘newspaper and slippers’ image across the whole range, Toyota Australia have announced the details for the new RAV4 V6.

The latest offering from the most feared competitor in the game, is the new V6 variant of the successful RAV4 compact SUV. Powered by the Toyota 2GR-FE [...]

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Australia’s current best selling small car, the Toyota Corolla has reached millionaire status as Toyota Australia announced they have just sold the one millionth Corolla down under.

Toyota has had a very celebratory year with Australian Corollas having just past their 40th anniversary after first landing back in 1967. Having not only found success in Australia, [...]

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New Euro IV Kyron Delivers On All Fronts With Lower Prices To Boot
SsangYong has launched a new version of its Kyron SUV and along with sharper pricing SsangYong are claiming improved performance and increased comfort. SsangYong are calling the updated version the Euro IV Kyron no-doubt because it features a revised Euro IV emission compliant [...]

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Toyota has announced today that the LandCruiser Prado line-up will now include a new standard-grade model, and other variants will feature additional standard equipment in an effort to further boost Prado’s strong sales performance in 2007.

The new standard-grade Prado will be available as a turbo-diesel with the choice of manual or automatic transmission. A leather [...]

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Landrover has announced the Introduction of a new Premium Pack for its Freelander 2, as well as some new upgrades and options for the 08MY.

The new Premium Pack delivers both exterior and interior enhancements to the top specification Freelander 2 HSE. Vehicles with the new pack are distinguished by a distinctive rear spoiler, body-coloured bumpers [...]

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Chrysler have been doing very well with their 300C large sedan range in Australia and now they are looking to back that success up with their new mid-size contender.

The new Chrysler Sebring has recently landed in Australia and is lining up to take on the mid-size stalwarts like Toyota’s Camry the Mazda 6 and the [...]

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