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• Roewe Vision-E concept previews 2018 crossover

  24-04-2017 23:55 via caradvice.com.au
  
  The Roewe Vision-E concept made its debut at the Shanghai motor show, and shouldn’t be confused with the Skoda Vision E concept.
  A production car based on the Vision-E will reportedly go into production in 2018. We expect that car to lose the concept’s suicide doors, and it will likely feature a toned version of both the interior and exterior.There are few concrete details about the Vision-E, except that it’s meant to be a pure EV with electric motors for both the front and re
  
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• 2018 Range Rover Velar ‘SVR’ spied

  24-04-2017 22:18 via caradvice.com.au
  
  A high-performance variant of the Range Rover Velar has been spotted outside the Nurburgring in Germany.
  Although the Velar was given its full debut in March, Jaguar Land Rover’s development team has covered this prototype from head-to-toe in camouflage. From what we can see, this car has altered lower front air intakes and a new exhaust system.
  According to the spy photographers the prototype was considerably louder than other models in the existing Velar range, they couldn’t quite
  
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• 2017 Citroen C5 Aircross revealed

  24-04-2017 16:16 via caradvice.com.au
  
  httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt9kyTP5jAIThe all-new Citroen C5 Aircross has gone official at this week’s Shanghai motor show after first surfacing online in a series of leaked images.
  Inspired by the muscular Aircross concept revealed two years ago at the last Shanghai motor show, the market-ready C5 Aircross will play in the same arena as Mazda CX-5 and other mid-sized SUVs.
  Internationally, the new five-seat C5 Aircross will sit above the C4 Cactus that went on sale in Australia last
  
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• Australia’s EV and PHEV sales analysed

  24-04-2017 16:14 via caradvice.com.au
  
  Electric and plug-in hybrid car sales continue to make barely a dent in Australia compared to other mature markets, though product cycles clearly represent a caveat.
  According to industry figures obtained by CarAdvice, trackable sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) or BEVs with a range-extender (REx) in Australia peaked at 294 units in 2015 before falling to 138 last year.
  So far in 2017 they sit at 35, well below the levels seen between 2012-15. A number of brands such as Nissan and
  
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• Victorian government gives funding boost to manufacturing sector

  24-04-2017 16:11 via caradvice.com.au
  
  The Victorian ALP government is pushing to lure manufacturing jobs to the State in the wake of Ford’s plant closure, Holden’s engine-plant shuttering and the imminent end of Toyota’s production line.
  Premier Daniel Andrews this week attended the opening of Rinnai’s new facility in Braeside, which will produce gas and electric hot water systems, ducted gas, air-conditioning and solar renewable systems, plus conduct global R&D.
  Showing some savvy politicking, Andrews l
  
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• 2017 Shanghai motor show: Hits and misses

  24-04-2017 16:08 via caradvice.com.au
  
  The opening press days of the 2017 Shanghai motor show have now wrapped up, with the biggest motor show in the region – and indeed, one of the biggest in the world – now open to the public.
  This year’s show brought us a host of new production models and concepts – some weirder than others – and more than a few hints at what we can expect to see on the road in the years ahead.
  Among them, the three-row Jeep Yuntu concept, Toyota’s Fun car (which looked a littl
  
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• HKG K550, K750 revealed in Shanghai

  24-04-2017 16:07 via caradvice.com.au
  
  The Hybrid Kinetic Group (HKG) has revealed its K550 and K750 SUV concepts at the Shanghai motor show, following the reveal of the H600 sedan in Geneva earlier this year.
  In terms of design, both the K550 and K750 don’t stray far from the somewhat generic styling already seen on the H600 – penned by iconic Italian design house, Pininfarina – including the slim headlights extending into the trapezoidal grille, though there are slight variations between the t
  
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• 2017 Subaru WRX S-Edition on sale now

  24-04-2017 16:04 via caradvice.com.au
  
  Another year, another special-edition version of the Subaru WRX.
  This time around it’s the 2017 Subaru WRX S-Edition, a warmed-over version of the WRX Premium with some interior and exterior enhancements that is limited to 250 units in Australia.
  The WRX S-Edition adds STI seats and interior trim elements such as an STI gearknob (whether you choose manual or auto). You get window tint, too.On the outside there are 18-inch BBS alloy wheels finished in gloss black, as well as an STI st
  
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• Audi Q2 1.4 TFSI v Mini Cooper Countryman comparison

  24-04-2017 16:01 via caradvice.com.au
  
  Small SUVs, especially 2WD variants, are something of an anomaly in the makeup of the modern motoring landscape. They rarely offer the same space or practicality as a comparable hatchback, and they almost never deliver driving ability or comfort anything like that of an SUV. Therefore, in objective terms, they don’t seem to do anything especially adeptly – on paper at least. Regardless, their rampant popularity hasn’t stop manufacturers piling on to join the circus.
  Two of the
  
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• 2017 Toyota Corolla Ascent Sedan review

  24-04-2017 16:01 via caradvice.com.au
  
  The 2017 Toyota Corolla Ascent is – in our CarAdvice judging parlance – a 7 to 7.5 out of 10 every day of the week. In fact, I’d use two words to describe everything about it. ‘Utterly’ and ‘inoffensive’.
  There’s quite simply nothing it does that is either grating or unlikeable. The Corolla remains perhaps the best example of why Toyota sells as many cars as it does, even when they aren’t the standard-setters in the segment.
  Straight up
  
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• 2018 Honda Civic Type R sets Nurburgring lap record

  24-04-2017 08:59 via caradvice.com.au
  The new 2018 Honda Civic Type R, which launches in Australia later this year, has become the fastest front-wheel drive car around the famed Nurburgring race track this week.
  Lapping the famous circuit in 7 minutes, 43.8 seconds, the Civic Type R steals the title from the Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport S – known here as the GTI 40 Years Edition – which managed a time of 7 minutes 49.21 seconds in May last year.
  The record-setting lap was completed by a development car with t
  
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• Honda Civic Type R reclaims Nurburgring title

  24-04-2017 07:35
  
  Fastest front drive vehicle record nabbed by Honda and its incoming Civic Type R
  
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• Market Insight: Infiniti pushes ahead

  24-04-2017 06:12
  
  New models, dealers drive Infiniti sales growth of almost 50 per cent this year
  
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• Suzuki swaps out engines for new Swift

  24-04-2017 05:31
  
  New powertrains for all-new Suzuki Swift light car, due here in June
  
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• UK introduces income-based traffic fines, Australian research group wants the same

  24-04-2017 05:24 via caradvice.com.au
  
  British authorities have this week introduced a new speeding penalty based on the offender’s income, echoing a similar model already used in Finland other parts of the Scandinavian region.
  In a new report by the UK’s Autocar, motorists caught doing more than 31mph (50km/h) over the limit could be fined between 125 and 175 per cent of their weekly income, while those exceeding the speed limit in a 30mph (48km/h) zone will incur three penalty points and fined 25 to 75 p
  
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• MG GS seven-seater in the plan, electric SUV under consideration

  24-04-2017 04:41 via caradvice.com.au
  
  The next-generation MG GS will likely offer a seven-seat variant and will be launched by the end of the decade, according to company executives.
  Speaking with Australian media in Shanghai last week, general manager for MG Australia, Zhu Chao, said the next-generation GS will likely spawn a three-row version that will straddle the medium and large SUV segments, similar to the Mitsubishi Outlander and Nissan X-Trail.
  Despite the current GS only launching in Australia a month ago, the brand&r
  
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• Volkswagen details new Golf GTI and R

  24-04-2017 04:40
  
  More power for VW’s Golf sporty pair, diesel Highline Wagon gains seven-speed auto
  
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• New Suzuki Swift aimed squarely at Mazda 2, June launch confirmed – UPDATE

  24-04-2017 04:22 via caradvice.com.au
  
  UPDATE, 24/4/17: The company’s Australian arm has now confirmed a June debut for the 2017 Suzuki Swift. Pricing and details will be confirmed closer to launch.
  Suzuki Australia says it expects the brand new Swift, due in June this year, to battle the Mazda 2 for sales supremacy in the private (non-fleet) part of the market.
  The new 2017 Swift, revealed right at the end of last year ahead of its European premiere this March in Geneva, will bring with it a large suite of updates over t
  
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• 2018 MG ZS review: Quick drive

  24-04-2017 03:59 via caradvice.com.au
  
  SUVs are where it’s at these days, and it’s the smaller ones that are the most popular thanks to their blend of everyday practicality with affordable pricing.
  The latest addition to the small SUV party, the 2018 MG ZS, will launch locally in October.
  MG has confirmed three trim levels will be offered, along with the choice of two engines depending on grade.
  A 1.5-litre naturally-aspirated petrol engine will power the base model, paired with a somewhat ancient four-spe
  
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• Honda Unveils Hybrid CR-V In Shanghai

  24-04-2017 03:54
  
  honda has equipped its cr-v medium suv with a hybrid powertrain for the first time, revealing the more miserly variant at the shanghai auto show.despite the landmark new engine option, honda had little in the way of details to share about the newest cr-v revealing only a 2.0-litre engine under the bonnet and a two-motor hybrid system adapted from the accord hybrid, with no confirmation of power, torque or fuel consumption figures at the car’s unveiling.while china, and likely...
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• Mercedes-Benz: ‘Many more’ models in the pipeline, but premium image the top priority

  24-04-2017 03:05 via caradvice.com.au
  
  The head of marketing and sales for Mercedes-Benz, Britta Seeger, says new product is more important than ever before, but needed to be backed by strong marketing, dealer performance, and aftersales success. Above all, though, is the brand’s premium status.
  “Since 2011 when we started the 2020 Programme, one strong aspect was the product platform,” Seeger said, speaking with Australian media at the New York motor show. “We are about to launch even more products
  
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• First drive: MG goes three-cylinder in new ZS

  24-04-2017 03:03
  
  MG’s ZS baby SUV gets 1.0-litre turbo three-pot engine developed with GM
  
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• Apple’s Autonomous Driving Program, Courtesy Of Video Games

  24-04-2017 02:56
  
  the initial details of tech giant apple’s first foray into the realm of autonomous driving systems have emerged via public record requests surrounding the company’s permit applications to the us state of california.still a long way off the often mooted all-apple ‘icar’ that has been suggested previously, business insider reveals instead that the unlikely combination of a lexus rx 450h and a logitech video gaming wheel and pedal set mark apple’s first step into v...
  
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• LDV T60 ute “the path of least resistance” in improving brand image, local distributor says

  24-04-2017 01:52 via caradvice.com.au
  
  Australia’s growing preference for SUVs might give the new LDV D90 a strong start, but the Chinese brand’s Australian distributor believes it is our other big love – utes – that will make the incoming T60 the star of the range.
  At the Shanghai motor show this week, both the LDV T60 ute and D90 SUV were on display, and while both are likely to generate improved sales for the brand in Australia, the general manager for LDV at Ateco Automotive, Dinesh Chinnappa, s
  
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• 2010-2014 Mitsubishi Pajero recalled for Takata airbags: 20,000 vehicles affected

  24-04-2017 01:38 via caradvice.com.au
  
  The 2010-2014 ‘NT’ and ‘NW’ Mitsubishi Pajero has been added to the ongoing Takata airbag campaign this week, joining numerous other model years of the Japanese off-roader that have been recalled for the same issue.
  In this latest notice, affected vehicles could be fitted with front passenger airbags that could release metallic fragments into the cabin when deployed in an accident.
  This poses a significant risk of injury, even death, to the vehicle’s occupants
  
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• 2017 Honda CR-V VTi-L ADAS review

  24-04-2017 00:58 via caradvice.com.au
  
  The 2017 Honda CR-V is like the old dog in the boxing gym. Every sweat-soaked, dark and musty boxing gym has one – the cagey old-timer, who is well past his prime physically, but still retains enough skill and muscle memory to mix it up with the new wave.
  In the hazy memory of a not-so-distant past, the CR-V was the top dog, the best in the business, the one with the effortless knockout punch, the best work rate, and the most efficient technique.
  Seemingly in the blink of an eye, though,
  
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• Swan Hill named Toyota’s top dealer

  24-04-2017 00:39
  
  Tears of joy for Sebastian Parseghian as Swan Hill Toyota wins DOTY award
  
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