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[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The next Volkswagen Passat – due in Europe next year, expected as a wagon only – may not be offered in Australia amid slowing passenger car sales and high demand for other VW models locally. View 12 images View 12 images Previous

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] When did the Muscle Car Era die? Some say 1972, the first year of low-compression cars. Others say 1974, the final year of Pontiac’s Super Duty 455. Either way, manufacturers were getting out of high performance. Automotive journalists Murilee Martin coined the automotive term “malaise” to reflect any car built from 1973-83, a…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The new flagship of the Toyota HiLux range has been caught on camera in Thailand wearing little disguise. Here’s what we have managed to spot so far. View 5 images This is our first look at the 2023 Toyota HiLux GR Sport – the flagship ute set to replace the range-topping Toyota HiLux Rugged…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Volkswagen’s electric revival of the 1960s and 1970s Scout off-road brand is planned for left-hand-drive production – ruling it out for Australia for now. View 3 images The Volkswagen Group’s revived Scout electric four-wheel-drive brand – with ute and SUV models rivalling Rivian and Hummer in the US – is unlikely to be manufactured…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Last night, Norah O’Donnell of CBS Evening News reported that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has flunked most small SUVs in the latest frontal crash tests. It’s a bit odd because the IIHS recently updated its testing to place more emphasis on keeping back-seat passengers safe, so most vehicles that received…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] In 1982 Wheels magazine bestowed its illustrious Car of the Year award to the Holden Camira. It was dead wrong, wrote Tony Davis in 1997. Story by Tony Davis originally published in Drive on 7 March, 1997. When Wheels magazine made it the 1982 Car of The Year, the public whacked down its…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The Lexus LS limousine has received an update with a new touchscreen, upgraded camera systems and a wider suite of connected-car technology. 2023 Lexus LS pricing and specifications New infotainment software with wireless Apple CarPlay Improved connected services suite added Priced from $195,920 plus on-road costs View 5 images View 5 images Previous“>Next 2023 Lexus…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Haute couture, the offering of exclusive, custom-fitted items of clothing by the world’s leading fashion brands, tends to be the domain of discerning buyers wielding unlimited checkbooks. Mercedes-Benz is now catering to these same buyers with a highly customized version of its Maybach S-Class, aptly called the S-Class Haute Voiture. Voiture is the French…