[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The Kia Sportage and Nissan X-Trail are two of the market’s most popular medium-sized SUVs, owning a neat 20 per cent market share between them. What’s interesting about comparing this pair is the different approaches the respective brands have taken. The Kia prioritises visual appeal and a hint of sportiness, whereas the Nissan…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] ‘Preventing people from simply re-registering these vehicles enormously reduces the risk to the community.’ The Queensland Government has announced that it will be issuing defect notices to owners of more than 2000 cars fitted with faulty ‘alpha’ Takata airbags. The defect notice will give owners 21 days to have their airbags replaced by…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] A decade ago, it was hard to imagine an SUV with performance figures equivalent to the Italian sports and touring cars of the time. Since then, almost every major luxury carmaker has released an entrant into this now-flourishing category. Maserati entered the segment in 2016 with the Levante crossover SUV. Earlier this year,…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] New-generation coupe-hatch pushed back a year, but we’re not sure why just yet. The new-generation Hyundai Veloster has been delayed again, now scheduled to arrive in Australian showrooms in the fourth quarter of 2019, over a year after originally planned. A source close with the matter has confirmed the news with CarAdvice; we reached out…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Someone rightly said – When one door closes, another one opens; and behind this door is a BMW M3 Touring. Don’t build your hopes yet, but if reports are to be believed, we might be blessed with the wagon variant of the Bavarian’s smallest sport sedan. It could be sold side-by-side with the…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Bonhams is the only auction house that stages a dedicated sale of what the British call “veteran” cars—those that were built before 1905. The sale, on November 2, takes its name from the Bonhams London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, an annual contest for machines from that era. This year’s race will be…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] 2006 Scion xA Manufacturer image Vehicles Affected: Approximately 17,000 model-year 2004-06 Scion xA hatchbacks The Problem: The airbag system could experience electrical shorting that could damage the circuits in the system, causing the airbag warning lights to illuminate and the airbags and seat belt pretensioners to become deactivated, or causing those systems to…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Drop-top flagship to launch globally from March 2019 joining coupe twin – Australian arrival scheduled for Q1 2019. BMW has officially unveiled its new 8 Series Convertible, ahead of a market launch early next year. After being leaked this morning, the Bavarian manufacturer has detailed its new flagship convertible, which shares just about everything with…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Yes, the Mustang will remain the only car the Blue Oval will offer on U.S. soil, but the legendary pony car might spawn a number of models, including a four-door coupe-style sedan that aims to match Audi’s A7 or Mercedes-Benz’s CLS Class. We’ve heard just about anything that could’ve been heard about the…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Infrastructure, subsidies, industry and the environment are all up for discussion. It’s been a big month for electric vehicles. In Victoria, a new electric vehicle manufacturing facility has been announced for Morwell, bringing 500 new jobs to the LaTrobe Valley in the process. On a national scale, we’ve seen the announcement of a…