2010 Volkswagen Jetta Review

Volkswagen have today released its revised 2010 Jetta range featuring a new range of engines, trim and specification levels – as well as a competitive reduction in pricing – across the entire Jetta line up.
CarAdvice this afternoon joined Volkswagen Group Australia for a drive day in Victoria’s picturesque Yarra Valley wine region for a taste [...]

Toyota iQ Review

If this is where small cars are headed, consider me a convert.
Model Tested:

2009 Toyota iQ3; 1.3-litre, four-cylinder, petrol; CVT automatic; three-door hatch – $21,560*

By Matt Brogan. Tokyo, Japan.
This may be the shortest first steer of the smallest car I’ve yet driven, but my 20 minutes behind the wheel was enough to tell me that if [...]

Subaru Outback Diesel Review

The car that a lot of Subaru fans have been waiting for has finally arrived in Australia, the Outback Diesel represents the first diesel car Subaru has offered in Australia and marks a new era for the Japanese brand as it sets it sights higher for 2010.

Having already driven the new Subaru Outback a [...]

Subaru Liberty Exiga Review

The new Subaru Liberty Exiga (pronounced x-e-ga in Australia) has made its way to our shores and is on sale now from a starting price of just $37,490. Subaru’s first people mover has a lot to offer with an impressive feature list the kids would be proud of.

Referred to as the Exiga in Japan, Australia [...]

2010 Hyundai Santa Fe Review

Hyundai’s updated Santa Fe brings the latest in diesel engine technology to the masses at an affordable price. Starting from $37,990 the face-lifted Santa Fe gets an updated interior and exterior plus a whole new engine and transmission system, meaning superior fuel efficiency and drivability.

There was a time when Korean cars were regarded as cheap, [...]

2010 Volkswagen Golf GTI Review

I’m somewhere in the Victorian Alps with about forty-kilometres of clean, windy road ahead and I’m driving the new GTI at eight-tenths with former F1 driver Hans Stuck on my tail. Make that nine-tenths.
I’m carrying an awful lot of speed into these curves, and yet even in the tighter sections, the GTI is seemingly [...]

2010 Volkswagen Golf GTI Preview

Golf GTI 2.0 Litre TSI 155kW 3 door 6-speed manual $38,990
Golf GTI 2.0 Litre TSI 155kW 3 door 6-speed DSG $41,490
Golf GTI 2.0 Litre TSI 155kW 5 door 6-speed manual $40,490
Golf GTI 2.0 Litre TSI 155kW 5 door 6-speed DSG $42,990

CarAdvice is currently on the launch of the new Volkswagen Golf V1 GTI, and will [...]

Kia Sorento Review

2010 Kia Sorento First Steer Review

There was a famous advertising campaign by a rental company in the United States some time ago that depicts the attitude of some large multi-nationals. The advert read “We are number 2, so we try harder”. This is a very good way to explain why sister companies Hyundai and Kia [...]

Toyota i-REAL Review

By Matt Brogan at the Amlux Centre – Tokyo, Japan.
This is a first steer with a difference — the one-seat i-REAL Toyota personal mobility vehicle.

The i-REAL was developed to mimic closely human proportions in terms of its physical height. Standing at some 1430mm when in “Walking Mode” a seated human at the controls will see [...]

Land Rover Discovery 4 Review

Location – The Borders, Scotland.

If you fancy a little fly fishing in Scotland’s famed River Tweed, there’s absolutely no need to buy a boat, or stand foolishly in the icy water, just get yourself a Land Rover Discovery 4 and a couple of hand nets, and you’re in with a better than [...]

Range Rover Supercharged Review

MY10 2010 Range Rover Supercharged Review

Location, Eastnor Castle in the United Kingdom – photography by Nick Dimbleby

After an overnight stay in Reading, Berkshire in an attempt to knock jet lag on the head, it was an early morning getaway along the M4, to the historic Eastnor Castle in Ledbury, Herefordshire.

It all sounded rather Posh, [...]

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