Drive.com

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

The Australian-designed and developed Ford Everest takes the win in the Drive Car of the Year 2024 Best Off-Road SUV under $80K category As SUV sales boom in Australia (and around the world), there are more and more options being offered by carmakers. Looking for more adventure? A choice of two diesel engines – either a twin-turbo 2.0-litre

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Drive.com

JANUARY 23, 2024

Ford leant on its European division to bring the Fiesta to the US Ford leant on its European division and began importing German-built Fiestas while Chevrolet hurried through the development of the Chevette which would form the basis of its global ‘T-car’ (it formed the basis of many models around the world including our own Holden Gemini).

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CarExpert

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Kia Australia was extensively involved in the conception and development of the Tasman , which has been benchmarked against the top-selling Ford Ranger. 100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. “Not the case with the Tasman. .

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Drive.com

OCTOBER 1, 2024

“If you were to buy a 2016 Tesla and you’re not sure about the battery – we’ve developed a service with a tech partner in Austria where you plug an IP dongle and you get a read-out of the CAN, and generate a report of how much battery capacity is available and what’s the state of health,” said Leow.

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CarExpert

JANUARY 14, 2025

100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Aston Martin says the Vantage Roadster has been developed to offer a no-compromise drop-top experience respective to the Vantage coupe, mirroring the engineering developments and powertrain updates.

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CarExpert

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Mazda’s Large Platform SUVs are as close to clean-sheet as possible, riding a new rear/all-wheel drive chassis architecture, featuring new inline six-cylinder engines and a new eight-speed automatic and mild-hybrid system developed in-house. The CX-60 still, however, transmits every bump into the cabin.

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CarExpert

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. litre six-cylinder engine, which now produces 320kW and 570Nm – a 35kW/70Nm bump on Australian and Japanese versions of the Supra, and 70kW/70Nm more than European examples. Browse now.

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Autocar

AUGUST 11, 2024

Specifically, this new generation of Range Rover Sport deals in a performance language that isn’t as easy for the likes of Overfinch, Urban and Kahn Design to cash in on – while perhaps attracting buyers who aren’t just in it for the potentially antisocial pace and sheer deafening volume they can generate in the outside lane of the motorway.

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Canadian Auto Dealer

MARCH 30, 2024

They are tasked with finding the balance between securing the best financing terms for the dealership while ensuring that customers continue to be happy with their deal. When customers hit a bump on the road to the sale, they need someone they can trust to find solutions. F&I managers are negotiators extraordinaire.

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CarExpert

APRIL 7, 2024

It’s based on a dedicated electric platform called ‘e-TNGA’ and was developed in partnership with Subaru which has its own version of the same car called the Solterra. The electric SUV takes speed bumps like a champ and doesn’t ever feel awkward over harsher bumps.

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CarExpert

OCTOBER 31, 2024

So Walkinshaw set about upgrading the off-road capabilities of the D-Max LS-U+, rather than the top-shelf X-Terrain, namely in the form of new suspension developed in-house, new 17-inch alloy wheels wrapped in chunky Goodyear all-terrain tyres, and an array of protection components like a bash plate and tubular side steps.

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Drive.com

AUGUST 1, 2024

New vehicles are more expensive than ever to design and develop, so for many car makers, working together with another manufacturer on their next new models is becoming increasingly attractive. Few customers at this price point buy their vehicles outright, so you may be able to get a sharper finance deal on the Solterra than the bZ4X.

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CarExpert

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Macan 4 Based on the new Premium Platform Electric (PPE) co-developed with Audi, the second-generation Macan features an 800V electrical architecture and is closely related to the new Audi Q6 e-tron – as well as the A6 e-tron family. 100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Browse now.

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Auto Remarketing

AUGUST 14, 2024

In service, it meant bumping up the labor rate. Make sure you do whatever it takes to make the deal happen and keep them in your family. In sales, supply and demand added up to charging premiums above and beyond the suggested retail price on new models, and a 20% to 30% increase in used car pricing. That’s when everybody wins!

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Drive.com

OCTOBER 6, 2024

While it’s not especially dynamic, much like its rivals, it has at least been developed specifically for Australian roads and terrain. Consequently, the cell-to-chassis technology ensures the battery doesn’t intrude on cabin space, while five layers of protection underneath protect it from sharp ruts and bumps.

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Autocar

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

And, even as so many other segments undergo such rapid change, this one still deals in big power, lightweight engineering, high-revving combustion engines, and outstanding handling dynamism. Read our Lotus Emira review 4. Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 / 718 Boxster GTS 4.0

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Drive.com

JULY 7, 2024

The 2024 Nissan Navara Pro-4X Warrior is a weapon off-road… but you have to deal with on-road shenanigans for the majority of the time. For a limited time, 2023-plated Pro-4X Warrior stock is available with a $67,990 (manual) or $69,990 (auto) drive-away deal, but strictly while stocks last.

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CarExpert

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

WATCH: Paul’s video review of the Nissan Qashqai Ti So for any vehicle manufacturer to stand a chance against the might of the world’s biggest car company, one would think the best option would be to develop a similar system. Nissan, it seems, didn’t get that memo. Fuel economy has surprised me. Currently, it’s sitting at 5.4L/100km

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Drive.com

MAY 28, 2024

On its own it’s almost as powerful as the W12, developing 441kW at 6000rpm and a sobering 800Nm between 2000 and 4500rpm. The chassis has also had a great deal of attention. This is a racetrack well known to Dr Matthias Rabe, Member of the Board – Research & Development at Bentley Motors.

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Drive.com

MARCH 20, 2024

The 13-speaker audio system lacks premium branding, but Tesla poached engineers from brands such as Bang and Olufsen to develop it, so sound quality is excellent, even for hardcore audiophiles. There is no top-down 360-degree camera, unlike many rivals. Is the Tesla Model Y a safe car?

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Drive.com

JANUARY 16, 2024

The C412 from Belgrave to Gembrook rolls easily beneath the RS’s fat 335-section rear tyres, the suspension doing a decent job of the bumps without upsetting us too much. Still, if you buy the RS, deal with it. This is not a car designed for commuting, yet it makes a decent fist of our first cross-country cruise.

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Drive.com

MARCH 27, 2024

Similar to the smaller Tank 300, the new flagship Tank 500 comes in a simple range with just one powertrain and two trim levels, made even simpler with drive-away pricing deals. Bigger hits like speed bumps are handled better, but rough surfaces and sharper-edged imperfections can unsettle the ride quality. How much is a GWM Tank 500?

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CarExpert

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Standard adaptive air suspension is typical Audi, in that it’s does a great job at ironing out the lumps and bumps of city life even on 21-inch Audi Sport alloy wheels (with 265/45 Bridgestone Alenza tyres), though also manages body control in more dynamic scenario with aplomb – would you expect anything less?

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CarExpert

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Audi has co-developed the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) with Porsche, and is also rolling out new vehicles on the Premium Platform Combustion (PPC). Browse now. 100km to 5.9L/100km. seconds (down by 0.1

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Drive.com

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The suspension is on the firmer side of the scale, and it doesn’t deliver a magic carpet ride, but it’s comfortable enough for potholed city streets, it settles quickly over speed bumps – without pitching forward and back like a boat cresting a wave – and body roll is well controlled.

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CarExpert

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Everything feels solid, though our tester had a rattle near the windscreen, and another developed towards the back of the cabin. Speed bumps also don’t faze it whatsoever, though if you’re sat in the back things can get a little bouncy if the driver is a little overzealous with speed.

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Drive.com

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Payload is bumped up to 880kg for the 300mm of extra length in the body, while the turning circle is increased to 12.2m. It’s impressively car-like and comfortable, and a reminder that this ute was developed off the back of the Rexton wagon. Normally, the wagon follows after and is based upon the ute.

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CarExpert

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

The standard model drives pretty nicely, but the XRT-fettled SUV has a more purposeful feel on the sealed stuff, with more softness over sharp edges due to the extra tyre sidewall, and a more rigid and solid feel over larger bumps. It has a terrific rough-road ride, and handles sharp-edged bumps and bigger lumpy sections with ease.

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CarExpert

MAY 8, 2024

WATCH: Paul’s video review of the MY23 Amarok Aventura TDI600 But VW Commercial Vehicles Australia wasn’t content with ‘just’ having a Ranger alternative in showrooms, and it’s now gone and developed a range of accessories including canopies, camping gear, lift kits and more.

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Drive.com

JUNE 3, 2024

The 13-speaker audio system lacks premium branding, but Tesla poached engineers from brands such as Bang & Olufsen to develop it, so sound quality is excellent, even for hardcore audiophiles – and it’s a cut above the Mach-E’s stereo. Not a deal-breaker, by any stretch, but worth mentioning.

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Drive.com

MAY 21, 2024

What we’re testing here rides on an all-new, electric-car-focused platform that has been co-developed by Mini and Chinese car giant GWM. If you’ve driven a sporty BMW, you’ll know exactly what you’re dealing with. Get comfortable in the driver’s seat and it’s the steering wheel that first grabs your attention.

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Drive.com

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

However, you need to choose between fitting the load divider and having a flat floor but lifting bags higher into the boot, or removing the divider but dealing with an awkward step behind the folded seats. Folding the third row of seats down increases the boot capacity to 641L, which is more than enough for multiple suitcases.

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Turbo Marketing Solutions

JUNE 30, 2022

Now I realize it could be easy to dismiss the whole issue and reduce the crisis as an unexpected short-term bump in the road, thinking everything should go back to normal very soon, right? You paid to attract the prospect, but another dealer gets the deal. The problem? You read this correctly: 500 times! I hope the answer is obvious.

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Drive.com

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Plenty has been written about the Amarok’s relationship to the best-selling Ford Ranger , and we’re not going to go over old ground here other than to say that Volkswagen and Ford shared the development of their respective utes to keep costs down. There’s no satellite navigation, so you’ll need your smartphone if you need route guidance.

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CarExpert

DECEMBER 4, 2024

That said, although you could never call it plush, it’s remarkable how well the smallest BMW (not counting the closely related Mini hatch) is able to handle bumps, making it perfectly liveable on bumpy city streets, while still transmitting the crucial information to the seat of your pants. We love the three-cylinder under the bonnet.

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Drive.com

MAY 23, 2024

While it didn’t really annoy me, I wonder whether noises could develop as the car racks up more kilometres on the odometer. As of April 2022, Alfa Romeo has updated its warranty to the common five-year/unlimited-kilometre deal that many other prestige car makers offer, such as BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus.

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Drive.com

MAY 12, 2024

The Subaru Solterra mid-size family SUV was developed in partnership with the Toyota BZ4X, and is pitched at the category dominated by the Tesla Model Y – as well as the likes of the Kia EV6 and coming EV5, Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Ford Mustang Mach-E.

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