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Reinventing the wheel
Kia hasn’t just updated the Seltos. It has dismantled and started again, building a whole new car. New platform, new powertrain, new interior, new dimensions. The result is a car that shares a name with its predecessor and almost nothing else. For...
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The back seat driver
It’s hard to be bored while carving through Barcelona’s countryside. The scenery is captivating and the winding, sometimes narrow roads take concentration to navigate. This car – Volvo’s new electric vehicle the EX60 – isn’t a yawn either. But, in the...
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Trading places
Australian ute fans are spoiled for choice with new models coming from all around the globe. Here we’ve got three of the latest from Japan, China, and Korea. NISSAN NAVARA The Japanese car industry has been doing it tough, and the new Nissan Navara...
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An electric shock
Meet the car that will encourage you to be a hoon. Hyundai’s all-new Ioniq 6 N is literally designed to look for corners that might be fun to drive at speed and entices you to put your foot down. And that’s just one of several groundbreaking, hi-tech...
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Where big is beautiful
The biggest car show on Earth focused on bigger cars in 2026. And when I say big, I’m talking about an exhibition space almost equivalent to almost 1500 tennis courts – approximately 380,000 square metres – and it needed to be so large as many of the...
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Nissan in action
Nissan is fighting back from the brink of disaster by trimming slow-selling cars and pivoting to new metal from China. Chief executive Ivan Espinosa made it clear that the business was in a very dark place before he took the helm 12 months ago, and...
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Magnificent green
There’s no such thing as the perfect car, but the MG4 Urban may be the perfectly timed car. As fuel prices soar and interest in electric vehicles (EVs) spike, MG has managed to introduce an affordable, electric small car just when that’s what many...
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Hatching a budget EV
Another day, another electric vehicle from China. Thankfully, though, this isn’t another larger SUV with a price tag in the $60K range. Instead, the new GAC Aion UT hatchback is about the size of a Corolla, and it costs less than that petrol-electric...
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Stretching the relationship
Elon-gated. There’ve been a few Elon-gate moments in this brand’s career, but for new-car customers, this is possibly the most important, literal take on that. That’s because the Tesla Model Y L is exactly that – a stretched out version of the standard...
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Timed to perfection
This may be the most perfectly timed launch of a new car in the history of the automobile in Australia. As Australian motorists start to feel the squeeze from rising fuel prices and start to give electric vehicles a closer look, one of Europe’s most...
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Have you driven a Ford lately?
Ford’s chief executive has touched down in Australia on a fact-finding mission: How to win against the Chinese. Blue Oval President Jim Farley is in the country to speak with Australian Ford owners and dealers, haul the new Ranger Super Duty over bush...
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It’s one for the money
This car has to deliver. Hyundai’s Elexio is the latest in a run of electric machines that n eed to step up in order for the company to keep offering customers a broad choice of vehicles. The government’s New Vehicle Efficiency Standard essentially...
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The grand prize
Nothing on four wheels feels faster than this. The Albert Park circuit, home of the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix, is staggering to drive at speed. I’m incredibly fortunate to have enjoyed a few lifetimes’ worth of driving thrills, from world-famous...
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Building a premium dream
Denza, BYD’s new premium brand, is displaying the kind of optimism seen from the White House’s Orange Man. This Chinese newbie wants to challenge Lexus and Land Rover sales figures this year, then climb the prestige ladder to ankle-tap Audi before...
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Out of the box
Subaru has reinvented the wheel with the newgeneration Outback. For 30 years this model has been a high-riding wagon in design, even if it has become boxier and SUV-like over its first six generations. This seventh-gen model marks the biggest...
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The price is right
BYD has shifted from a name most Australian car buyers had never heard of to one of the fastest-growing brands on the road. And 2026 is shaping up as its most aggressive year yet. With a bunch of new models landing in Australia at prices designed to...
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If you can’t beat them …
Established car makers are turning to China for reinforcements as a wave of new brands floods the car market. Around one in five new cars sold in Australia comes from China. Many are from the nation’s own car industry – built by brands such as BYD, MG,...
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Competition is heating up
Testing a car during a heatwave is a timely reminder that electric cars are cool. Opening the door to a sedan parked in the sun feels like cracking the door of an oven to check on the progress of a Sunday roast. And being branded by a metal seat belt...
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The Bull Oval
Ford’s Formula 1 partnership with Red Bull is about more than a fifth world championship for Max Verstappen, or an uptick in vehicle sales for the blue oval. It’s about being able to see the future, working with the brightest minds in the automotive...
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Year of the chariot
Australians are set to be spoiled for choice in 2026 with a broad array of new machines on the way in coming months. Here’s a run-down of the new metal you will find on the road this year. NEW BRANDS We welcomed more than a few new names in 2025 -...
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