Previous model Make: FordModel: Ranger January 2007 Release date: September 2011End date: Go to the Ranger family tree The PK-series introduced the Ranger name in 2007, but it was merely an update of the much older Courier, which was originally developed by Mazda in the 1990s and was also sold as the BT-50. Ditching the […]
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Skoda Yeti 77TSI
Overview WITH glowing reviews abroad and affordable pricing, the Yeti was one of the most eagerly awaited newcomers of the past 12 months, providing European technology in a stylish and versatile family wagon package. With the base 77TSI from $26,290, has Skoda put the Sasquatch amongst the bottom-end compact SUVs, or should you fork out […]
Toyota Yaris YRS 5-dr hatch
Overview SIX years on, the third instalment in Toyota’s European light car story surfaces in the form of the 130 Series Yaris, a hatch designed and engineered to take on the Ford Fiesta, Mazda 2 and Volkswagen Polo. While the styling might be a little derivative to some, real progress has been made underneath and […]
Toyota Camry sedan range
Previous model Make: ToyotaModel: Camry July 2006Release date: November 2011End date: Go to the Camry family tree TOYOTA’S totally redesigned, sixth-generation Camry introduced a completely new front-wheel drive platform, as well as a new four-cylinder marketing strategy designed to give the company a two-way bet in the volatile large family car segment. For the first […]
Audi R8 Carbon Edition range
Overview AUDI’S R8 supercar may have only been on sale in Australia since late 2007, making it a relative youngster in a world of long supercar model cycles, but Audi is already working on the next-generation car due in 2014, concentrating its efforts on developing a lightweight new aluminium spaceframe construction that should yield significant […]
Audi TT RS S-Tronic Limited Edition coupe
Overview COMMEMORATING the arrival of Audi’s seven-speed S-Tronic automatic dual-clutch transmission to the flagship TT RS coupe, the Ingolstadt-based brand announced an auto-only limited edition packing a claimed $8460 worth of extra kit for no extra cost over the $139,900 (plus on-roads) list price. The TT RS was previously manual-only due to its 2.5-litre, five-cylinder […]
Audi A5 RS5 Limited Edition coupe
Overview AUDI’S bahnstorming RS5 has been in Australian showrooms for just over a year and already the Ingolstadt-based brand’s local outpost has introduced a Limited Edition, with just 25 examples built in a specification and colour scheme unique to Australia. Packing in a claimed $13,610 worth of extra value with no increase to the RS5’s […]
BMW 6 Series Coupe range
Overview BMW has along history of making big, beautiful sports coupes, and the larger, heavier new 6 Series represents a return to classic luxury two-door styling for the Munich maker. Available now in bahnstorming twin-turbo V8 and, for the first time, turbocharged six-cylinder guises priced from under $180,000, the 6 Series Coupe follows the all-new […]
Volvo S60 Polestar sedan
Overview VOLVO has released a limited run of locally-commissioned, high-performance S60 sedans with tweaks from performance partner Polestar. With more power and torque from its turbocharged six, bigger alloy wheels and new quad exhausts poking out from the more aggressive rear diffuser, the car is nothing if not a head-turner. Throw in the seemingly appetising […]
Honda CR-Z Luxury coupe
Overview HONDA’S annus horribilis may not yet be over, but its run of dull cars may well be, for the CR-Z – rather unexpectedly seeing as it’s based so heavily on the underwhelming Insight – truly punches way harder than you might imagine. Agile, attractive and oh-so-parsimonious, the dinky four-seater three-door hybrid coupe is in […]
BMW Z4 sDrive20i and sDrive28i
Overview IT HAS taken more than two years, but criticism levelled at BMW’s folding hard-top Z4 when it was launched in Australia in 2009 has finally been addressed, with weight, price and fuel savings coming in the shape of a new downsized N20 four-cylinder engine. In addition to saving weight by reducing the cylinder count, […]
Toyota Yaris
Overview SIX years on, the third instalment in Toyota’s European light car story surfaces in the form of the 130 Series Yaris, a hatch designed and engineered to take on the Ford Fiesta, Mazda 2 and Volkswagen Polo. While the styling might be a little derivative to some, real progress has been made underneath and […]
Nissan Leaf
Overview NISSAN has a history of innovation – Skyline, 1600, 240Z, some earlier Micras – but the Leaf is something else entirely. Already a multiple car of the year winner abroad, the Japanese hatchback is the world’s first dedicated mainstream electric vehicle, with zero tailpipe emissions, price, safety and low running costs all on its […]