Month: August 2022

TOYOTA quietly updated its Fortuner SUV range late last year with small improvements to the model’s standard equipment list – and retail pricing.   The three-variant range moved to start from $49,715 (+$635) plus on-road costs for the entry-grade Fortuner GX, with mid-tier GXL variants from $55,085 (+$735), and the flagship Crusade from $62,945 (+$1535). […]

IT WOULD be easy to dismiss the new RS3 as being a re-shell of the old one. After all, the form factor is familiar – take your pick of a five door ‘Sportback’ hatch or a trad four-door sedan – the engine remains the brand’s familiar 2.5-litre turbo inline five, a seven-speed dual-clutch auto is […]

WE ARE incredibly fortunate in Australia not only to have an amazing country to tour and explore, but to have so many capable, dependable, and let’s face it, desirable vehicles with which to do it.   Four-wheel drive utilities and utility-based wagons are increasingly popular options for adventure-seeking families, recreational buyers and the ‘grey nomad’ […]

Despite what the name might imply, Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) capability is not a fully autonomous system. In the automotive industry, a fully autonomous car is rated Level 5, and no car in existence has gone up that high. FSD is only a Level 2+ system, combining features like automatic lane change, adaptive cruise control, […]

GWM HAVAL Australia has bolstered its local line-up with the H6 GT – a striking new coupe-style medium SUV with which the importer hopes to increase its monthly sales total by 400 units.   Available in two variants priced from $40,990 drive away, the H6 GT is based on its wagon sibling, but looks much […]

MITSUBISHI Motors Australia has launched its four-variant Outlander plug-in hybrid (PHEV) range this week, the new-generation medium SUV featuring a beefed-up power unit, larger capacity battery, stronger electric motors, and a longer pure electric driving range (84km) when compared with the outgoing model.   Priced from $54,590 to $68,490 plus on-road costs, and with trim […]

EXCUSING a mild upgrade to its payload capacity – which at 693kg still trails every other four-wheel drive dual-cab utility on the market – Jeep’s Gladiator range is largely as it was when it landed here a couple of years ago.   For many, that’s a good thing. Afterall, the Gladiator is a good-looking machine […]

THERE is a RAV4 for almost everybody in an 11-model range that offers front- and all-wheel drive, hybrid petrol/electric and straight petrol powertrains. On test, we are looking at the mid-spec, front-wheel drive GXL hybrid that sells for $40,450 plus on-road costs.   RAV4 customers overwhelmingly choose hybrid variants for good reason… they’re cheap to […]

IF EVER there was a car that was in immediate need of a facelift upon launching, the Hyundai Palisade was it.   Launched locally at the end of 2020, the Palisade had already been out overseas for two full years at that point. While its big broad-shouldered large SUV wagon body-styling was generally handsome, it […]

The comments section is awash with praise for the short video, although some have wondered whether Tesla is perhaps teasing automatic matrix headlights. It’s also entirely possible that Musk’s carmaker could be teasing a new form of lighting technology. It’s merely speculation, but could the darkened setting hide subtle styling updates bestowed upon the smaller […]