Footy fields and skateparks. Since recently enlisting in the CarAdvice Army I’ve been thrust through an SUV boot camp of sorts: everything from Porsche’s large quarter-mil Cayenne Turbo to Renault’s diminutive and funky Captur. I needed a ceasefire from the high-riding, family-swallowing blitzkrieg...
We've had it for nearly five months, would we pay $49,500 for it?
Is this a hot hatch or a family car? Could it be possible that it's both?
Is it a family car? Is it a hot hatch? Is it practical? We find out...
Read more here Small luxury cars are big, big business, and no other company has captured the market quite as well as Mercedes-Benz. The German company formerly had a limited footprint in compact car classes, but now there are numerous Benz variants available, including the most affordable, the A-Class, then there’s the more practical B-Class, and Benz has recently added the new CLA-Class Shooting Brake small wagon...
Small luxury cars are big, big business, and no other company has captured the market quite as well as Mercedes-Benz. The German marque formerly had a limited footprint in compact car classes, but now there are a handful of affordable autos available, from as little as $36,900 plus on-road costs...
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...
Mercedes-Benz has continued its A-Class and B-Class expansion, revealing plug-in '250e' hybrid variants of its small cars – and the A250e is heading for Australia next year. By combining the 1.33-litre turbo petrol engine from the A180 and B180 with an electric motor making 75kW, Mercedes-Benz has managed to extract a total of 160kW and 450Nm from the 250e powertrain...
Euro NCAP has released its latest round of crash results including a range of new models, including the Tesla Model 3, Skoda Scala, Mercedes-Benz B-Class, Kia Ceed, and DS 3 Crossback. The Model 3 impressed with a perfect score in the frontal offset test, and its Safety Assist performance – where it scored 94 per cent, the best yet under Euro NCAP’s most recent protocol...
Mercedes-Benz Australia has announced pricing and specs for the new B-Class, which is now available exclusively in B180 Sports Tourer guise Down Under, starting at $46,400 before on-road costs. Power comes from a 1.3-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine making 100kW and 200Nm, put to the front wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission...
A pragmatic Mercedes designed to maximise the safe transport for the most important people in your life… as opposed to a Mercedes that looks like you are the most important person in other peoples' lives… When my wife was pregnant with our first child, we had just returned to Melbourne in the summer of 2014 from a stint working overseas...
