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The all-new 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class will arrive in Australia in August starting with the mid-spec A 200 model. Slightly larger than before, the A-Class is said to be more comfortable and equipped with standard features such as the MBUX multimedia system with widescreen cockpit and touchscreen, plus a host of …

After a decade in production, the Tata Nano – best known as having been the cheapest new car on sale anywhere in the world – is no more, with just one single car having been built in the month of June. Touted by its maker – which most notably also …

The wait is almost over for muscle car enthusiasts in Australia, as production of the right-hand-drive Chevrolet Camaro is set to hit full swing in August at Holden Special Vehicles’ new factory in Clayton South, outer Melbourne. Arriving a month later than expected, the Camaro will be imported from America …

The Aston Martin Cygnet had often been derided for being a gloried Toyota iQ. It was created and sold in the EU to enable Aston Martin to meet the stringent 2012 fleet average emissions regulations in there. It was a sales flop, with only approximately 300 sold rather than the …

After more than two decades of development, the Dendrobium Automotive D-1 – an all-electric hypercar originally known as the Vanda Electrics Dendrobium – is set to enter production. First debuted as a concept in the mid-nineties under the latter name, the concept was the brainchild of a Singapore-based electronics company …

Holden’s all-new ZB Commodore has blitzed exhaustive test drive comparisons run by SA Police with the first new RS V6 All Wheel Drive (AWD) vehicles joining the police fleet this week. Holden expects to supply more than 100 of the new high-tech Commodores as general duty and highway patrol cars …

Land Rover’s top selling model, the Range Rover Evoque has been around since 2011. This means a replacement model is long overdue. And here it comes, in prototype form, at least. Spotted undergoing testing at the infamous Nurburgring circuit in Germany, the next-generation Evoque was draped in heavy camouflage. Despite …

Two years after its local launch, Kia Australia has given its 2018 Sportage a mild facelift, better refinement and enhanced safety equipment. Available in four trim levels – Si, Si Premium, SLi and GT-Line – and a choice of three engines, the Si, Si Premium and SLi are motivated by …

Imagine filling up at a service station and the next thing you know, your car is on fire. That’s exactly what happened to one unlucky owner of a Lamborghini Huracan Performante in the U.S. The car was one of a pair of Lamborghinis which were on their way home from …

The Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign will make its world debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in Chichester, England, on July 12. The first-ever collaboration between Nissan and Italdesign, the GT-R50 prototype shown at Goodwood could become the blueprint for an extremely limited run of hand-built production vehicles. The GT-R50 …

Sports car fans will get a taste of the performance potential of the all-new Toyota Supra when a production prototype makes its global debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK. Toyota chief engineer Tetsuya Tada and master driver Herwig Daenens will race the reborn legendary coupe up …

The hotly anticipated 2019 Suzuki Jimny is now a surety for Australia, and more detailed specifications regarding the latest incarnation of the miniature off-roader have also been revealed. Expected to touch down in the first quarter of 2019, the new Jimny is the first reinvention of the model in 20 …

From today drivers in Queensland, Australia run the risk of feeling the sting of Queensland Police’s latest road safety weapon, the twin-turbo V6 Kia Stinger. After an extended assessment program the first of a fleet of Stinger 330 sport sedans has begun service with the Road Policing Command as an …

Subaru Australia has confirmed that the 2019 Forester will not be sold here – or anywhere else, for that matter – with a turbocharged engine option, although a hybridised variant is on the cards for next year. This marks the first time in the Forester’s history – with the first-gen …