Category: Australia

2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT unveiled as Australia’s quickest, most powerful new car

Meet the quickest production car ever sold new in Australia. The Porsche Taycan Turbo GT is capable of 0-100km/h in 2.2 seconds and costs close to half a million dollars drive-away. View 12 images

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Savvy assessment of Australia’s automotive landscape

52.7% of Australians drove their cars or vehicles to work, making them the most popular conveyance in each State and Territory. This excludes motorbikes, motor scooters, and heavy vehicles.  The average age of

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What is the Luxury Car Tax Threshold in Australia? – Car Advice

What is the Luxury Car Tax? What is its purpose? One of the most controversial taxes the Australian Government has enacted. Theoretically, it’s designed to raise more revenue to pay for road infrastructure

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Polestar leaves Australia’s new-car lobby group following Tesla exit

Polestar has followed fellow electric vehicle brand Tesla in leaving Australia’s new-car lobby group. Samantha Johnson, the head of Polestar Australia, told the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) that its position on

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SPY PICS: 2024 Honda Accord hybrid arrives in Oz

Japanese brand’s new flagship sedan arrives early as its official release draws near First examples of the 11th-generation Honda Accord have started arriving in Australia ahead of the all-new flagship sedan’s official local

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Electric car sales in Australia’s outer suburbs take off as commuters pocket ‘ridiculous’ savings

In short: Australia’s outer suburbs overtook the inner cities in electric car sales last year.  The peak body for electric cars says cost-of-living pressures, such as higher petrol prices, have been driving this trend.  What’s

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Polestar follows Tesla and quits Australian car industry representative body over its opposition to stricter vehicle emissions laws  – Car News

Electric vehicle maker Polestar has become the latest car manufacturer to quit Australia’s peak motoring body, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), over its opposition to the Federal Government’s proposed emission reduction

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Rugged 4WD stands the test of time

This Japanese brand has refreshed its stoic four-wheel drive to help keep it relevant against newer and more favoured rivals. VALUE The GSR sits at the top of the broad Mitsubishi Pajero Sport

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The most (and least) trusted car brands in Australia for 2023 – Drive

08:3409 March 2024 View 2 images Every two months, 2000 Australians are surveyed by Roy Morgan, an Australian market research company, to find out where major brands sit on the trust and distrust ladder.

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Polestar quits Australia’s Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries

EV producer Polestar is now the second company to quit Australia’s Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries. The company is citing frustrations over the lobby’s campaign against Labor’s vehicle efficiency standard. The Volvo-owned brand

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