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All-New Volkswagen Tiguan

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VW Tiguan
Is This Bigger Tiguan a Medium SUV Class Topper? WHAT IS IT? Arguably the most important car Volkswagen will launch in Australia this year. It's the second-generation Volkswagen Tiguan, which is all-new and lands in SUV-mad Australia spoiling for a fight with the Mazda CX-5 and Hyundai Tucson sales juggernauts. WHY WE'RE DRIVING IT Because when we say all-new, we really mean it. Tiguan is the first SUV built on VW's excellent MQB platform, shared by cars including the Golf VII, s...
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Skoda Kodiaq SUV 7 Seater

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Kodiaq SUV 7 Seater
 Kodiaq SUV 7 Seater Spaciousness is paramount for Skoda SUVs as 2017 looms large. At a media breakfast in Sydney yesterday, Skoda Australia’s Managing Director, Michael Irmer, confirmed the brand’s SUV focus in the coming years, beginning with the Kodiaq’s Aussie launch in July 2017, followed by an all-new, much-larger Skoda Yeti SUV scheduled for a 2018 arrival locally. Irmer also confirmed that the completion date for “rebuilding our network in its entirety” would be the end of 2017 ...
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87 Year Old Bentley Discovered

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1929 Bentley uncovered
From Barn to Auction - Could Fetch Half a Million Oz Dollars   The family were shocked that the vintage Bentley gathering dust in their barn for 30 years could be worth 300,000 pounds. The Bentley 4.5-litre was built in 1929 and, six years later, bought by the grandfather of the current owner. The Bentley was in a sorry state when it was found in garage He would take the luxury saloon on family holidays around ...
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Holden – What Now?

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Holden to import all cars
 Holden moving exclusively to imports! The car that has deservedly been an icon in Australia embarks on a massive marketing campaign designed to re position the brand that currently has its lowest market share in 68 years. The quintessentially Australian brand is set to go through the biggest change in its history as it transitions from Australia’s first and most influential car maker to one that from 2018 simply falls into line with the 60-odd import-only brands fighting for a slice of 1....
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75th Anniversary Jeep 

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grand cherokee 75th anniversary
Limited Edition of 200 Grand Cherokee hints at Update JEEP is celebrating its diamond anniversary with a 75th Anniversary limited edition of its Grand Cherokee large SUV, but the special version also gives customers an early glimpse of the full range update that will arrive in Australia in the last quarter of the year. The Grand Cherokee 75th Anniversary is one of four models to which Jeep has applied a light aesthetic tweak and is based on a choice of either petrol- or diesel-powered Limi...
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New Civic Hatch for 2017

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Honda Civic Hatch
The Wraps Come Off Official pictures of the new Civic Hatch reveal a handsome alternative in it's class. The lift-back will form the basis of the cut-throat Civic Type-R, which is also due to arrive on our shores next year. “Like the Civic sedan, the Honda Civic Hatch will be a very important car in the Honda line-up in Australia,” Honda Australia Director, Mr. Stephen Collins said. “In the small car segment in Australia, hatches reign so we expect the Honda Civic Hatch...
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Four Cylinder Diesel Range Rover Sport

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Range Rover Sport
Next Year a new twin-turbo four-cylinder diesel entry model will be introduced. The Range Rover Sport will be the JLR platform to introduce the new 2.0-litre Ingenium four cylinder turbo diesel when the 2017 model year update lands here early next year. Never before has the Range Rover Sport been offered with less than six cylinders. The addition of the Ingenium diesel four-pot, which produces 177kW/500Nm and drinks 6.2L/100km, is the biggest mechanical change we’ll see in the ...
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More Volkswagen SUVs

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Volkswagen SUV
Volkswagen SUVs to Number 5 over the next Two Years Seven Seats for the Tiguan, and a new Touareg are the Trail Blazers for Australia. VOLKSWAGEN will introduce five all-new SUVs to Australia before the end of 2018 – starting with the crucial all-new Volkswagen Tiguan in September. VW’s admitted that its proportion of SUV sales is much lower than most competitors, carried by two ageing models (the about-to-die original Tiguan and the second-gen Touareg launched five years ago), but th...
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New 2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo

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Nissan GT-R
 Nismo fine tunes Nissan GT-R NISSAN’s in-house tuning division has tweaked the facelifted 2017 GT-R, wringing more power from the engine, shedding weight and enhancing driving dynamics to deliver what is likely the first Nismo model to land on Australian shores. Although timing for a local debut is yet to be confirmed, last year Nissan announced its intention to bring the high-performance Nismo brand Down Under in 2016 and, while other models are currently offered in overseas markets in...
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Toyota Updates Veteran Tarago

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Toyota Tarago Ultima
Minor Update and price reductions for Tarago TOYOTA has treated its stalwart Tarago people carrier to an update that enhances equipment levels and reduces prices by as much as $1716. However, a facelift that has already gone on sale in the model’s native Japan does not accompany the refreshed version in Australia. The Japanese car-maker’s little bus is the epitome of ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’, and while the Tarago will never be a volume seller for the company, it has managed con...
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2016 Commodore SS-V Redline

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Holden Commodore SS-V Redline
A backroads blast in the last and best Holden It’s a bittersweet day as we belt Holden’s greatest-ever V8 sports sedan from Fishermans Bend back to its birthplace at Lang Lang. Spoiler alert – this may end in tears… THERE’S a problem with this car; a huge one. Only days before we collect this VF Series II – the final Commodore engineered and built in Australia – General Motors’ VP Stefan Jacoby dropped a bombshell. Not only will this be the final Australian-built car – something we alrea...
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Lexus IS200t

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Lexus 200t
Lexus mid-sized luxury offering presents a 2.0-litre turbo engine for its top-selling IS range. WHAT IS IT? The latest update for the IS, Lexus's most affordable rear-drive model and a car that is still the brand's top seller. The Lexus IS200t is the biggest news in this refresh, adopting the new 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo engine that's weaving its way through the Japanese luxury brand's line-up. WHY WE’RE TESTING IT While the luxury world continues to go SUV mad, the mid-sized sedan ca...
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BMW M2 CSL

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BMW M2
  There’s “more to come” with the much-rumoured BMW M2 CSL, according to BMW Australia chief Marc Werner. Speaking at the launch of the BMW M3 and M4 Competition models – each with a 14kW power boost to 331kW – the local managing director gave the strongest hint yet that the M2 CSL is coming soon. The CSL – or “coupe sport lightweight” – version is expected to mimic the limited edition BMW M3 CSL released in 2004 in having motorsport-inspired lightweight panels and material...
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Jaguar F-Pace – Luxury SUV

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Jaguar F Pace
F-Pace predicted to be Jaguar's top seller ONE of the most important models in Jaguar’s 94-year history – the F-Pace SUV – has officially gone on sale and is expected to make up 50 per cent of the leaping cat brand’s overall volume in Australia in the coming years. It is the latest model in the Tata-owned British car-maker’s new-product rollout that started with the F-Type sportscar three years ago and picked up pace last year with the BMW 3 Series-rivalling XE mid-sizer, followed by...
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Honda NSX Supercar

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Honda NSX
Honda NSX Supercar Coming CUSTOMERS will be able to officially purchase a Honda NSX from December 1, but the cars will arrive the month prior. A left-hook pre-production NSX has been on display with a Honda dealer in Melbourne, but an NSX won’t take to Australian roads until the end of the year when they arrive in late November. Honda confirmed to Wheels the NSXs that customers will be able to purchase are set to arrive in Australia in late November, early December, but stressed t...
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Alfa Romeo Bitumen Burner

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Alpha Romeo - Bitumen burner
Alfa Romeo Bitumen Burner Quadrifoglio is a badge reserved for Alfa Romeo’s fastest, rarest models;Wheels went to drive the latest super-Giulia on home turf. WHAT IS IT? The Quadrifoglio is the high-performance flagship of Alfa Romeo’s Giulia sedan range, designed and developed to battle BMW M, Mercedes AMG and Audi RS for enthusiasts’ hearts and wallets. The Quadrifoglio employs a Ferrari-inspired twin-turbocharged V6 engine, and takes the rear-drive Giulia platform’s already compe...
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Porsche 4 Door Panamera Ramped Up

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Porsche Panamera
3 New Powerplants for Porsche Panamera   PORSCHE’S new second-generation Panamera has been wheeled out to the world in Berlin, revealing a sleeker, more sophisticated luxury grand tourer with a trio of all-new powertrains, including the world’s fastest production diesel. Due in Australia in early 2017, the flagship sedan will kick off with three all-wheel-drive variants, starting with the V6 Panamera 4S at $304,200 plus on-road costs, continuing with the new-to-the-range V8 diesel 4S at $31...
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Pajero Sport – Now With 3rd Row Seat

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Mitsubishi Pajero
Seven seats as a free option on mid - and top-spec Mitsubishi Pajero Sport SUVs MITSUBISHI has introduced a no-cost third-row option to higher-spec variants of its popular Pajero Sport SUV to further boost sales in the ultra-competitive pick-up-based SUV market. While only available to mid-tier GLS and range-topping Exceed versions, pricing remains identical to their five-seat counterparts at $48,500 before on-road costs and $52,750 respectively. Entry-level GLX versions ($45,000) c...
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New Mazda CX-9 gains 5 Star Safety

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The CX-9 easily passes the ANCAP safety test   MAZDA’S new flagship family bus, the second-generation CX-9, has been given a big thumbs up for safety from Australia’s independent watchdog, the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), ahead of its showroom launch later this month. The seven-seat SUV earned five stars and praise from ANCAP chief executive officer James Goodwin who said the vehicle performed “extremely well”. Tested at Sydney’s CrashLab this month, the CX-9 scored 1...
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HSV Has Next-Gen Commodore In It’s Sights

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Next-gen HSV
Holden Special Vehicles working on case to continue with imported Commodore HOLDEN Special Vehicles (HSV) says it is confident it can build a business case to continue its local vehicle enhancement operation based on Holden's next-generation Commodore due in 2018. Until now, the future of the iconic Australian muscle car specialist has appeared to have been hanging in the balance with speculation that the factory approved Holden tuner might end its relationship with General Motors when its c...
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Kia Releases The New Cerato

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Kia Serato
New tech, Styling & Under The Skin Improvements The Cerato is a key component of the South Korean brand’s overall 39,000-unit sales target this year, and the company is working to ensure the small sedan and hatch range becomes a major consideration for buyers. In 2013, Cerato was number 12 in the small segment; this year Kia expects to be number five. The nameplate is one of Kia’s most successful global models, with more than three million sales globally, while in Australia the Cera...
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HSV into the Future

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HSV
THE MEN and Women of HSV have been hard at work, with the performance brand rolling the 85,000th car of its Clayton production line.   HSV has been pumping out hardcore tuned Holdens since 1987, and is confident it will continue to do so in the future, despite its well of locally produced V8-powered cars drying up. A supercharged GEN-F2 ClubSport R8 LSA was lucky number 85,000 for HSV, and the 35,000th vehicle produced in the last decade of its 28-year history. HSV’s Managin...
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Chevrolet Camaro for Australia?

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V8 muscle car’s seeking an Aussie visa. NEWLY appointed boss of General Motors Global Design, Australian Mike Simcoe, has vowed to support a push for affordable V8-powered rear-drive performance for Holden after the locally built Commodore expires at the end of 2017. Simcoe is too political and smart to name names, but GM is clearly considering a right-hand-drive conversion of the Chevrolet Camaro, either later this decade at mid-life facelift time or when the all-new seventh generation ...
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McLaren “Cheapie”

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Mclaren 540c
McLaren 540C ‘entry’ model MCLAREN'S new 540C is the most affordable and least powerful model currently available in its line-up, but with a top speed of 320km/h, zero to 100km/h acceleration of 3.4 seconds and full carbon-fibre construction, the car-maker says describing it as entry level does not do it justice. Slotting in under the 570S and 570GT, the 540C is the most affordable model to be introduced to date with a drive away price of $350,000 and represents the third variant in the ...
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Toyota FJ Cruiser Going

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Toyota FJ Cruiser
Toyota FJ Cruiser To Go TOYOTA will put its FJ Cruiser retro-look all-terrain vehicle out to pasture in August after five years of “considerably higher than originally expected” sales and more than 11,000 Australian deliveries. The announcement comes as little surprise, as the Japanese car-maker discontinued the model in its key United States market in 2014 when it failed to meet updated North American emissions and fuel economy standards. In Australia, Toyota's FJ sold an average of ...
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Nissan Drops 3 Australian Models

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Nissan Y61 Patrol
Nissan drops Micra, Pulsar hatchback and Y61 Patrol…   Nissan Australia revealed overnight that after a review of its passenger car line-up it would pull the Nissan Micra from sale here, which should give the new Kia Picanto more opportunity. The Nissan Pulsar hatchback is also being dropped while the Pulsar sedan will continue. But the most frustrating news for 4x4 enthusiasts is that the Y61 Patrol and Patrol cab chassis are now in ...
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New Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe: Some Facts

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Mercedes C-Class Coupe
May 2016 Car Reviews Some Facts of Interest 1. There are at least two airbags for each person in the C-Class Coupe, and the driver gets three. With seating for four, there are nine airbags in total; dual front airbags, a driver’s knee airbag, one in each door to protect your body in a side crash, and side curtain airbags to protect heads in a side impact. 2. While it looks a lot sleeker and more compact than the C-Class sedan, the Coupe is exactly the same length and width, and th...
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BMW M2 Drive

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M Car in 2 Series - Fabulous MAIN RIVALS High-powered German hatchbacks such as the Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG and Audi RS3, which cost a bit less. Or for direct coupe competitors, there are the Audi TTS and Porsche Cayman. THE WHEELS VERDICT It’s too long since the list of legendary BMW performance cars was extended, but the M2 will undoubtedly etch itself into history. It hits a dynamic sweet-spot the current M4 couldn’t quite find. PLUS: Marvellously thrilling agility; inline six’s ...
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Volvo Polestar

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With 270kW output the V60 & S60 Polestar are VERY QUICK VOLVO has killed off six-cylinder power for its S60 sedan and V60 wagon Polestar twins, but the new 2.0-litre four-cylinder replacement that lands in Australia later this year has managed to find an extra 13kW over the outgoing 3.0-litre models. With the downsize, the new 270kW V60 and S60 Polestar has dropped 30Nm of torque, but thanks to a weight loss of 44kg the S60 can accelerate from zero to 100km/h two tenths of a second f...
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THE Holden SS-V Redline

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Holden ss-v redline
Bang for your Buck Standout Price and equipment If you want to add a paddle shift-equipped six-automatic transmission, add $2200 to the bottom line. New negative-pressure bonnet vents, a clever bi-modal exhaust built just for the car and a shortened final drive ratio are standard kit for this hot-rodded Holden. In addition, the SS-V Redline also gets a colour head-up display, new 20-inch rims, rear Brembo callipers to complement the front pair and updated rear FE3 sports suspensio...
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