[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Germany’s largest automotive exhibition has moved from Frankfurt to Munich, and is now a mobility event with a focus on the future rather than a car show driven solely by horsepower. So why were police out in force in readiness for climate protesters? View 13 images The biennial 2023 Munich motor show – IAA…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The Subaru WRX wagon is back, in name at least… but is the new car a proper reboot of a fan-favourite classic, or just a ho-hum sequel to the Levorg? What we love Fast when given space to run Rides well in town and out Great on gravel, just like a WRX should…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The electric reboot of the modern Volkswagen Kombi – the ID. Buzz – will go online in Australia from next month with an expected price tag close to or in excess of $100,000. View 11 images The modern Volkswagen Kombi – now called the ID. Buzz and electric powered – will start its on-sale…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Volkswagen has revived the Scout brand to create an electric pick-up and SUV for the US market from 2026. Will they come to Australia? View 3 images The reborn rugged off-road brand Scout – now with electric power and under Volkswagen ownership – is no closer to Australia showrooms, however a top executive has…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Volkswagen-owned Czech brand Skoda is working on a secret, pint-sized, cut-price electric hatch. View 8 images Skoda appears poised to enter a price war with cheap Chinese electric cars – by developing a pint-sized, budget-priced, city hatch that it hopes to sell for close to $40,000 when it arrives in local showrooms in late…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] British magazine Autocar published a world exclusive overnight after a high-ranking Volkswagen executive foreshadowed the death of Seat – to be succeeded by the more profitable Cupra performance offshoot – but then a backflip ensued. View 5 images Volkswagen-owned Spanish budget brand Seat – which was sold briefly in Australia from 1995 to 1997…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] August 2023 was another record for new vehicle sales in Australia, with a 15 per cent surge compared to the same month last year. View 9 images Deliveries of new motor vehicles increased in August 2023 for the fifth month in a row as vehicles ordered months prior arrived in greater numbers – and…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Australian firm Zero Automotive plans to begin its roll out of 200 electric Toyota LandCruisers to local mines from late 2024, joining the growing list of companies sending battery-powered utes underground. View 4 images Australian electric commercial vehicle manufacturer Zero Automotive has unveiled its zero-tailpipe-emissions Toyota LandCruiser – but like many of its rivals,…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Although it is the German car giant’s top-selling compact passenger car globally, the Mercedes-Benz A-Class will not be replaced when the current model reaches the end of the road. View 11 images View 11 images Previous“>Next While Mercedes-Benz is preparing to axe the A-Class, new generations of the BMW 1 Series hatch and 2 Series…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] A member of the ‘Tyre Extinguishers’ – a radical anti-SUV climate awareness group – has let down the tyres of 20 SUVs and 4x4s in one of Australia’s wealthiest suburbs. View 1 images A radical group of anti-SUV climate extremists have reportedly deflated the tyres of more than a dozen large cars in Melbourne’s…