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• 2017 Toyota Yaris pricing and specs published online

  18-03-2017 17:55 via caradvice.com.au
  
  Pricing and specifications for the 2017 Toyota Yaris have been published on the company’s website.
  Visually, the second facelift for the Yaris is distinguished by its new headlights, grille, front and rear bumpers, and redesigned tail-lights that now stretch into the car’s new tailgate.
  Unfortunately, Australian models miss out on the new 82kW/136Nm 1.5-litre engine that’s available on European versions of the updated Yaris.
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• 2017 Lotus Elise Sprint unveiled with less weight, changes for rest of range

  18-03-2017 15:09 via caradvice.com.au
  
  The new Lotus Elise Sprint has had 41kg of weight stripped out of it, bringing its dry weight down to 798kg.
  Reviving the Sprint name, previously used on the Elan, the new variant sits above the Elise Sport, but below the Cup 250.
  Part of the savings are attributed to the Sprint’s lithium-ion battery (9kg reduction), carbon race seats (6kg), forged alloy wheels (5kg), and polycarbonate rear windscreen. Other standard Sprint details include black alloy wheels, side stripes, and unique badg
  
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• Ford and Magna detail new carbon-fibre subframe

  18-03-2017 14:23 via caradvice.com.au
  
  Ford has released details of its new carbon-fibre subframe co-developed with Magna International, one of the automotive industry’s leading suppliers.
  The prototype carbon-fibre composite component will help cars to be lighter and more fuel efficient, while also significantly reducing the number of parts needed in the chassis.
  According to the two companies, the new product reduces mass by 34 per cent, while reducing the number of parts by an even more significant 87 per cent compared to m
  
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• Jaguar XF update spied

  18-03-2017 14:14 via caradvice.com.au
  
  A heavily camouflaged Jaguar XF prototype has been spied this week, suggesting the British sedan is likely to get a facelift in the not-too-distant future.
  Despite the vehicle being recognisable as an XF, the heavy camouflage is unusual for just a facelift, particularly at the rear.
  Up front, this XF has reshaped headlights, while the rear doors appear longer. Out the back, the heavy camouflage conceals most details, though the tail-lights appear to be similar to those of the current car.C
  
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• Audi boss says the car industry is undergoing its ‘biggest transformation’ ever

  18-03-2017 14:09 via caradvice.com.au
  
  The speed at which things are changing in the automotive world is at times baffling, and even the heads of some of the most successful companies on the planet are trying to keep up.
  Audi chairman of the board Rupert Stadler, for instance, told CarAdvice at the 2017 Geneva motor show that he feels things are changing faster now than ever before in the industry.
  “I think we agree within five minutes that the automotive industry is now in the biggest transformation process ever. The speed of
  
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• 2017 Isuzu D-Max SX 4×2 Single Cab Chassis review

  18-03-2017 14:01 via caradvice.com.au
  
  It’s often lauded as one of the toughest trucks in the segment, almost impossible to kill. Now, the Isuzu D-Max range has received a performance kick with a more powerful 3.0-litre turbocharged diesel engine – and a minor facelift to go with it.
  One of the cheapest ways to get into a D-Max is at the bottom of the range, with an SX single-cab chassis D-Max. We skipped the low-rider and hopped into the high-rider single-cab chassis to see whether the facelift and engine revision gives
  
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• 2018 Volkswagen Polo spied undisguised in South Africa

  18-03-2017 04:11 via caradvice.com.au
  
  A car that could well be the new Volkswagen Polo has been photographed completely undisguised in South Africa.
  The car seen here was spotted by a Cars.co.za reader, and certainly seems to be an undisguised pre-production version of the sixth-generation Polo.
  Up front, the new Polo features a conservative face that’s heavily inspired by the larger Golf. The flanks have sharper detailing, especially around the shoulder line.
  At the rear, the new car evolves the nameplate’s tail-light
  
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• 2017 Kia Sorento GT Line | A New Range-Topping Model For Kia’s Competent Large Seven-Seat SUV

  18-03-2017 02:54
  
  kia has boosted the lineup of its sorento seven-seat suv with the addition of a new range-topping gt-line model. priced at $58,490 (plus on road costs), the latest sorento variant takes square aim at the similarly-named mazda cx-9 gt and hyundai santa fe sr.for family buyers, the kia sorento gt-line delivers a while lot of car for your coin with plenty of luxury and technology included. in fact, short of a higher-priced german, large suvs don’t come any better than this.
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