Car News

This week you are joined by Mandy Turner and Mike Costello. Mike discusses the Australian exit of Infiniti and what it means now for Nissan Australia. Jez Spinks reviews the Land Rover Discovery Sport and talks about how it handled a trip to the snow. Paul Maric was at the reveal of the 2020 Porsche Taycan and talks with platform director, Dr Bernd Propfe.

Daimler has revealed the Smart EQ family, including the Fortwo, Fortwo Cabrio and Forfour, ahead of their public debut at the Frankfurt motor show next week. The German group's city car division is embracing its all-electric future, with the entire range relying solely on battery power.

The upcoming mid-life refresh for the Hyundai i30 has been spied again during development testing in Europe. Compared to the prototypes spied a month ago, the black sheeting has been removed from the front fascia, revealing more elements of the grille and bumpers.

The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) is publicly lobbying state and territory governments to ban the registration of all vehicles fitted with less dangerous but far more widespread ‘Beta’ Takata airbags from 2020.

The Toyota Hilux diesel particulate filter drama is now threatening to hit owners in their hip pocket. According to an investigation by the ABC, hundreds of drivers across Australia have been sent fines from the Environmental Protection Authority – after other motorists dobbed them in having seen white smoke coming from Toyota HiLux tailpipes in the traffic.