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VW Scirocco: local range could expand for next generation

Volkswagen says it will consider offering a wider range of Scirocco models in Australia, though not until the next-generation version of the coupe-hatch is released in 2015. The German brand has just launched the Scirocco into the local market...

Volkswagen Scirocco R Review

Another Volkswagen named after a wind has blown into Australia, though for the Scirocco it has travelled half the world more at the pace of a breeze rather than a gale. The Scirocco, in only its third generation since 1974 as a sportier altern...

Volkswagen: New Cars 2012

Volkswagen's storm up the popularity charts in Australia continues, led by the irrepressible Golf range. A seventh generation of the famous, classy hatchback is due in 2013 but before then the German car making giant has a raft of all-new models for...

Subaru: New Cars 2012

The New Year is shaping as a philosophical watershed for Subaru Australia as it launches its first non-all-wheel-drive car in more than 15 years. The car responsible – the rear-wheel drive BRZ sports coupe – is unlikely to damage the brand’...

Audi: New Cars 2012

Audi continued its remarkable run of successive years of annual growth in 2011 and its relentless pursuit of BMW and Mercedes-Benz in Australia will be helped in 2012 with an update to its 3-Series and C-Class competitor, the A4, and a more pract...

Jaguar: New Cars 2012

Almost all of Jaguar’s new product activity will occur during the second half of 2012 C-X16 Vehicle type: Sports car. Timing: TBC Jaguar’s much-awaited proper two-door sports car concept, which was first shown at the 2011 Fra...

New Cars of 2012: Introduction

If you thought you were spoiled for choice in 2011 with all the new cars you could buy, it's not going to get any easier in 2012. General Motors' European brand Opel and Nissan's luxury offshoot Infiniti are two of the brands that will be new...

Toyota 86 sports car revealed: official pictures & details

The Toyota 86 coupe that returns the Japanese car maker to the sports car fold has been officially revealed in production form after months of spy photos and concept previews. The anticipated 86 nameplate is a nod to the company's sporty AE86 Coro...

Honda CR-Z Review

The Honda CR-Z is the start of something new in the automotive field - a car that can genuinely put some fun into environmentally friendly motoring. The words hybrid and sporty have yet to become comfortable bedfellows when it comes to cars, t...

Volvo C30 DRIVe Review

2012 Volvo C30 DRIVe two-door four-seat hatch 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder diesel, six-speed manual transmission, 84kW/270Nm: $36,150 (Manufacturer’s List Price) It might be one of the ‘greenest’ cars on the planet, but that does...