2008 Nissan Dualis review

2008 Nissan Dualis review

It turns in like a car, the body stays flat and it is not flustered by mid-corner bumps – how many SUVs can you say that about?

Model tested:

2008 Nissan Dualis ST manual – $28,990, as tested $30,990

Refinement. Fuel consumption. Safety credentials.
Poor rear vision. Mild performance. Small boot.
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Melbourne Motor Show: Renault Koleos

SUV with a French accent

If you want proof that the car industry is a truly global business look no further than the Renault Koleos. It’s Renault’s first ever purpose-built SUV unless you count some six-wheel voitures the French maker used to build in the 1920s for duties on the sands of colonial Africa. [...]

Melbourne Motor Show: Ford

After months of prowling Australian roads under a variety of disguises Ford’s FG Falcon makes its debut at the Melbourne Motor Show.

Ford’s new Australian boss Bill Osborne says the FG range is 90 per cent new, with revisions to the engines, transmission, front suspension, body styling and interior.

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2008 Smart fortwo first steer

2008 Smart fortwo first steer

A touch of “blasphemy” ensures Smart’s second coming
Say what you like about Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code. But the book and later movie did have one good effect. By introducing the world’s largest car market, the US, to the Smart car it did its bit to keep Smart, DaimlerChrysler’s [...]

2008 Ford Mondeo XR5 review

2008 Ford Mondeo XR5 review

“I’d almost go so far as to say the Mondeo XR5 drives as well as a 3 Series.”
Model Tested: 2008 Ford MA Mondeo XR5
Model Range: $29,990 to $41,990
RRP (as tested): $41,990 ($42,790 incl. Bluetooth & Metallic Paint)
Options: Metallic Paint $350, Sunroof $1,900, Bluetooth $450
Roomy, Looks great, Drives even better, Handles [...]

Mitsubishi: what went wrong

Mitsubishi: what went wrong

 
-by Robert Wilson
So that’s it then. Not with a bang, indeed not even with much a of whimper. After 28 years Mitsubishi Motors Australia announced the end of production of the 380 in Adelaide, putting 930 employees out of work.
It was hardly a surprise, and there was little sense of [...]

2008 Nissan Micra review

2008 Nissan Micra review

Model tested:

2008 Nissan Micra City Collection, 5-door, 4-speed automatic, 1.4-litre, $16,690

Distinctive styling. Keenly priced. Good fuel consumption
Turgid open road performance. Small boot. Too cutesy for some.
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- by Robert Wilson
It’s not often that I burst into a peal of Clarksonian laughter on seeing a press car but [...]

C-Class is 2007 Wheels Car of the Year

The Wheels magazine Car of the Year for 2007 is the Mercedes-Benz C-Class.

Wheels editor Ged Bulmer described the third generation W204 series C-Class as “a truly impressive vehicle in practically every area.”

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Indian maker Tata launches $2850 car

Indian maker Tata has revealed its bid to get the country’s growing middle class off their motor scooters and into cars. For a mere 100,000 rupees or about $A2850 (plus charges and taxes – where have we heard that before?) it will offer them the Tata Nano.

A rear-mounted 623cc two-cylinder 25kW engine, [...]

Crowd runs wild at 2008 Summernats

By Robert Wilson
Canberra’s Summernats car festival turned ugly on Saturday night with a mob taking over the event for several hours.
The Canberra Times reported a group of several hundred young men marched around the festivals main cruising route at EPIC, the Canberra showground, forcing cruising cars off the track and [...]

2008 Ssangyong Actyon Sports review

2008 SsangYong Actyon Sports review

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Test Model: SsangYong Actyon Sports 4 x 4 Diesel 2.0-litre Limited automatic

Options Fitted: None
Recommended Retail Price: $39,990
On Road Price: Around $43,000
Where it sits: The top version of SsangYong’s unique–looking ute. The range starts at $29,990 for the two-wheel-drive manual with automatic adding $2000.
- by Robert Wilson
SINCE it re-emerged [...]

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