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[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The Mercedes-Benz X-Class won’t return for a second attempt at the ute market, after the original fell into the red and was axed following less than three years in showrooms. View 4 images Mercedes-Benz executives have poured cold water on the chances of a return of the Mercedes-Benz X-Class ute, after its first attempt…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Mercedes-Benz has given its mid-size van and people mover range a makeover as it approaches a decade on sale, with new styling and interior technology. Updated versions of the 2024 Mercedes-Benz Vito and eVito vans, V-Class and EQV people movers, and V-Class Marco Polo campervan (also sold as the Marco Polo Horizon in…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] In a two-stage roll-out beginning in 2025, all new vehicles sold in Australia will be required to have some kind of reversing aids installed to reduce the number of pedestrian deaths and injuries. View 5 images The Australian Government has introduced legislation that will require all new vehicles to be fitted with reversing technology…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Hybrid and electric versions of the new Mitsubishi Triton are on the cards and in early development. However a plug-in hybrid looks unlikely – for the time being. View 8 images Hybrid power is in line for the new 2024 Mitsubishi Triton ute as a “short-term” solution before a full battery-electric version arrives closer…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] There’s a little Kansas liberal arts school in a town of 14,000 that has an endowment that could make some Silicon Valley scenesters blush. Would you believe $1.5 billion? Yes, you read that right. How does McPherson College do it? As Hagerty tells it, a benefactor who wishes to remain anonymous promised that…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Contrary to earlier reports, the UK won’t delay its ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 – despite mounting pressure from factions of the government. View 2 images Less than 24 hours after reports from the UK suggested the government would make changes to its proposed ban on the…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] ‘If this van’s a’rockin’, don’t bother knockin”. So went the vaguely crude aphorism back in the days when panel vans were not just a vehicle for lugging boxes. Nothing ambiguous about this promotional shot Story by Peter McKay originally published in The Age on 6 February, 1999 As part of the range of…