First 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8 arrives at Holden in Australia, but there’s a catch
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The first 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8 has landed in Australia, according to a post on Holden’s official Instagram page (pictured below).
The new generation Corvette was photographed inside Holden’s engineering centre in Melbourne with test equipment and a Holden Acadia SUV in the background.
It is the first sign of the iconic US sports car on Australian soil since Holden confirmed in July 2019 that it was headed Down Under.
2019 is officially over. It’s time for sunshine and (a sometimes rose-tinted) reflection on the year gone by.
Here at CarAdvice, we’re taking the chance to look back at some of the most interesting, exciting and downright strange stories published this year.
Here are the most popular reviews of the year.
Who doesn't love a Cruiser?
Dad and son are very familiar with the Everest
Drifting fun for the whole damn family
Stinger always gets people talking
Details about the BMW iX3, the company's first all-electric crossover, have been revealed before sales begin in Europe and other global markets in 2020.
The iX3 is the first vehicle in the BMW range to feature the company's fifth-generation eDrive technology, and has a 210kW/400Nm electric motor driving the rear wheels.
BMW says this is the first electric motor to be produced without the need for rear-earth metals.
Plenty has happened in the world of car news over the last 24 hours. If you haven't had time to read all the news on CarAdvice.com, catch up on your way home with Car News Daily, as Mandy Turner reads each news story word-for-word.
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Volkswagen fined record $125 million for dieselgate in Australia
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The Federal Court has fined Volkswagen a record $125 million – $50 million more than the $75 million the German car maker had agreed upon with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) – for making "false representations" about the diesel emissions of more than 57,000 cars.
It is the highest penalty ever handed down by the Federal Court for breaching Australian Consumer Law.
