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Australian council gives cyclists full road rights

CarExpert

The Safe Active Street overhaul includes a lower 30km/h speed limit, a terracotta coloured ‘shared travel zone’ for bicycles and motor vehicles, speed bumps, marked street parking, and new signage. With the changes now in effect, the below instructions have been issue to road users: The speed limit is now 30km/h.

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Ultimate 36-car garage: The best cars we’ve lived with in 2024

Autocar

And to the surprise of precisely nobody, it was the hulking diesel Volkswagen Touareg that was most often pressed into service to attend far-flung new car launches, visit family in distant, unheard-of locations like Belgium and Glasgow and haul rowdy, sprawling families around the UKs motorway network.

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Why a sportier BMW isn't necessarily a better BMW

Autocar

Mostly, it leans on fresh exterior styling, BMWs latest networked infotainment tech and a new cabin design to lure buyers in. It had little sense of supple, compliant flow over even a gently undulating surface and even with its optional adaptive dampers set to Comfort it wasnt ready to filter out many lumps and bumps.

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Electric car owners warned of charging wait times this Easter

Drive.com

EV charging providers such as Evie , which has over 200 charging stations around Australia, have predicted that over 10,000 EV drivers will use their network over the long Easter weekend. This fee gets bumped up to $1 per minute when all other chargers are occupied. RELATED: How much does it cost to charge an electric car in 2024?

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2025 Mitsubishi Outlander review

CarExpert

This means potholes and speed bumps transmit into the cabin, plus undulating bumps make the car feel a bit unsettled. The Mitsubishi Outlander is covered by a standard five-year, 100,000km warranty, which can be extended to 10 years or 200,000km if you service within Mitsubishi’s dealer network (whichever comes first).

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Mazda CX-60: Owners offered free suspension fix

CarExpert

” “The transmission is clunky around town when stop start or at low speed… The suspension is terrible feels every bump. The suspension needs to be worked on before Mazda can claim they have a truly premium product.” Particularly on country roads. Feels at times you could lose control.

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Jeep Grand Cherokee axed: Former Toyota Prado nemesis dead in Australia

CarExpert

In 2023, Jeep bumped up the claim to 2813kg across the range, and also launched a shorter, two-row version. Leapmotor C10 Jeep’s dealership network has shrunk from 65 locations in 2021 to 44, though 12 of these recently picked up Leapmotor franchises. Every model apart from the newly launched Avenger posted double-digit declines.

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