Talking Points
Female car buyers ready to haggle
US study finds more women are up for negotiating a car deal. The old days of letting the man handle buying the family car looks to be going by the wayside as female car buyers […]
Month: August 2014
Car News
Drivers frustrated by voice recognition systems
US study finds in-car voice recognition not winning fans. A new study of car owners in the US has found many are frustrated at the functionality and usability of in-car voice recognition and Bluetooth systems. […]
Car Reviews
2014 Hyundai ix35 Elite Review
Joel Helmes road tests and reviews the diesel Hyundai ix35. It takes only a short amount of time to work out why the Hyundai ix35 has been such a consistently successful model. It’s just the […]
Car News
Cabin of new Kia Sorento revealed
New third-generation Sorento set to make official debut. The interior of the all-new Kia Sorento has been revealed ahead of the new models official unveiling at the Paris Motor Show in a little over a […]
Car News
Jeep Cherokee now in diesel
New diesel engine completes Cherokee line-up. The Jeep Cherokee now has a 2.0 litre turbo-diesel engine offer, albeit only in one variant. Known as the Limited Diesel, prices start at $49,000! The addition of the […]
Car News
Hyundai offers Lifetime Capped Price Servicing
Every Hyundai vehicle since 1986 offered capped price servicing. Hyundai has just announced a new wide-reaching capped price servicing scheme. Known as Lifetime Capped Price Servicing, the program will apply to all Hyundai’s sold in […]
Car Podcast
Behind the Wheel podcast 307
Behind the Wheel podcast 307 is huge!! Along with a brilliant Subaru STI pack and an Altrex Auto Accessories pack to be won, we take to the road in the BMW 428i Cabriolet and Kia’s […]
Car News
Mercedes-Benz to ditch M-Class
Reports say M-Class nameplate will go under renaming strategy. The Mercedes-Benz M-Class could soon be a thing of the past with the SUV model instead being known as the GLE-Class. The M-Class has been a […]
Car News
Suzuki Swift recall
Water pump pulley issue could leave Swift stranded. A recall is underway of 2013 models of the Suzuki Swift. Affecting vehicles produced between the 28th of June and the 4th of October 2013, the ACCC […]
Car News
Audi Brake Fault recall
Six Audi models caught up in recall over brake fault. More than 1200 Australian Audi owners will be asked to return their vehicles to an Audi dealership to have a potentially dangerous brake fault rectified. […]
Car News
Jeep Grand Cherokee recalled again
Yet another issue identified in the Grand Cherokee. The Jeep Grand Cherokee’s title as ‘most recalled model’ looks safe with the large SUV again facing a return trip to a Jeep dealership. In recent times […]
Car Reviews
2014 Hyundai i40 Tourer Video Review
Check out our video review of the 2014 Hyundai i40 Tourer… NUTS and BOLTS – 2014 Hyundai i40 Engine: 1.7 litre turbo-diesel producing 100kW and 320Nm Transmission: Six-speed automatic Safety: Not tested Warranty: 5yrs Origin: […]
Car News
Next Suzuki Vitara unveiled
Next generation of Suzuki SUV uncovered ahead of official debut. Suzuki will show off this new version of the Vitara SUV at the Paris Motor Show in October. Long overdue for a major update, the […]
Car News
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV to be put to the test
Plug-in hybrid electric SUV to tackle the Australian outback. Mitsubishi has entered an Outlander PHEV in the grueling Australasian Safari. Over eight days, the recently released plug-in hybrid version of the popular Outlander will face more […]
Car News
Volkswagen welcomes more sales increases
VW group buoyed by strong 2014 sales figures. The Volkswagen group looks set to achieve a record breaking sales performance this year. New sales data supplied by VW shows sales in China in particular are […]