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• Shanghai motor show: Best (and worst) of the rest

  22-04-2017 07:54 via caradvice.com.au
  
  The Shanghai motor show is the largest and most important auto extravaganza in the world’s most populous country. Although we’ve covered this year’s show in exacting detail, here are few cars — most new, some not — that caught our eye, but which haven’t received a full write-up.
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  Armoured cars from Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW and other major brands will do their best to protect its passengers from bullets, bombs and other nefarious objec
  
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• 2025 Mazda CX-80 unveiled, expected in Australia this year

  18-04-2024 12:00 via drive.com.au
  
  The last of Mazda’s four new luxury-priced SUVs has been revealed in Europe, confirmed for an Australian arrival at the back end of 2024.
  European model pictured
  The 2025 Mazda CX-80 seven-seat family SUV has been revealed in Europe, ahead of first Australian arrivals due by the end of this year.The CX-80 is the fourth model underpinned by Mazda’s new rear-wheel-drive-biased ‘Large’ platform – and is offered in all-wheel drive only, with a choice
  
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• All the celebrities who drive a Tesla Cybertruck

  18-04-2024 05:30 via drive.com.au
  
  While mere mortals were forced to wait months for the electric ute, here are the celebrities who already own and drive a Tesla Cybertruck.
  The Cybertruck might be one of the most talked-about cars in the world right now.In April 2024, Tesla made headlines when it paused deliveries of its Cybertruck in the United States after customers reported issues with a “faulty” accelerator pedal.
  The Cybertruck received a whopping one million reservations ahead of its official launch in late 202
  
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• Autonomous trucks deployed on freeways as part of new trial

  18-04-2024 05:28 via drive.com.au
  
  Some of Melbourne’s busiest highways will soon have autonomous trucks travelling along them, as part of a new trial testing the latest driverless technology.A new six-month trial testing the viability of autonomous heavy commercial vehicles will start today along Melbourne’s Citylink tollway and Monash Freeway.Following on from a trial conducted in late 2022 – from the city to Warrigal Road and back – the new program will see two autonomous trucks driving from the Port of
  
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• Tested gear: The CTEK CS One 12V Battery Charger is idiot-proof

  18-04-2024 04:55 via drive.com.au
  
  With no buttons to press and no polarity to worry about, CTEK’s new battery charger will suit those who want good performance but don’t want to worry about the details.
  What we love
  Couldn’t be simpler to useAlso virtually impossible to stuff upComes with app-based functionality
  What we don’t
  It’s quite expensive in comparison to others on the marketYou’ll need to use the app for more functionalityDoesn’t automatically jump-start a lithium battery
  If you
  
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• Unfairly underrated? Why this car is more than a ‘high-end Hyundai’

  18-04-2024 03:36 via drive.com.au
  A properly premium rival for the likes of Mercedes and BMW, this striking sedan delivers value and performance. Is it time for the Genesis G70 to ditch its underdog status for good?
  Skip ahead:IntroductionRunning costsPrice and specificationEnergy useInterior space and comfortOn-road assessmentConnectivity and infotainmentSummarySafety Next steps
  2024 Genesis G70 3.3T Sport Luxury sedanIn the deluge of large SUVs and utes, the luxury passenger car is fast becoming a niche offering. That cou
  
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• A baaaaad day to be late to work: Goats’ escape causes congestion on tollway

  18-04-2024 03:32 via drive.com.au
  
  Authorities said the goats used for landscape maintenance have been herded and safely returned to their duties, with tollway lanes re-opened.Stock image. Credit John Carnemolla.A group of goats used for “landscape maintenance” have escaped their worksite and caused traffic delays along Melbourne’s Eastlink tollway this morning.According to Eastlink’s post on X (formerly Twitter), the incident occurred near High Street Road in Wantirna South – a suburb approximately
  
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• Did Bluey’s mum break the road rules? Drivers are divided

  18-04-2024 03:25 via drive.com.au
  
  In the latest episode of the ABC Kids series, seven-year-old Bluey gets to ride in the front without a booster seat. So, could her mum Chilli face a fine?The popularity of Aussie TV show Bluey shows no sign of slowing down, with the series’ latest episode – a 28-minute extravaganza called The Sign – pulling in more than two million viewers in Australia.While viewers have strong opinions about the plot, one particular scene has generated discussion amongst drivers for its portra
  
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• 2024 Subaru Crosstrek 2.0X special edition price announced for Australia

  18-04-2024 02:57 via drive.com.au
  
  The Subaru Crosstrek has gained a special edition one level up from the base model, priced from about $40,000 drive-away.A limited-edition variant of the 2024 Subaru Crosstrek small SUV has been added in Australia to split the $3500 price gap between the two previous cheapest model grades.Priced from $36,990 plus on-road costs, the 2.0X Special Edition is based on the entry-level, $2000-cheaper 2.0L but adds some features from Subaru’s middle-of-the-range Crosstrek 2.0R, which costs $1500
  
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• Queensland woman fined for driving an unregistered vehicle with stolen licence plates

  18-04-2024 02:10 via drive.com.au
  
  The guilty offender said she bought the vehicle from Facebook Marketplace and was unaware the vehicle did not meet legal requirements.
  A Queensland woman has been caught by police driving an unregistered vehicle with stolen licence plates.
  According to a Courier Mail report, Lesa Ruth Paul reportedly purchased the $3500 car on Facebook Marketplace and was unaware the Holden Commodore did not meet legal requirements.Ms Paul was stopped by police in Maryborough – a town approximately 255km n
  
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• 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQA and EQB price and specs: Fewer options but more range for the electric pair

  18-04-2024 01:00 via drive.com.au
  
  Mercedes-Benz EQA and EQB prices up, but more driving range and equipment added to all-electric models.Mercedes-Benz has reshuffled its EQA and EQB electric car line-up, trimming options and putting prices up, but adding more driving range to alleviate anxiety.Starting with the EQA 250, pricing for the 2024 version now dubbed 250+ is up $2600 to $84,900 before on-road costs, keeping Mercedes’ entry-level electric car under the current luxury car tax threshold of $89,332 for fuel-efficient
  
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• Could Germany really ban driving on the weekend?

  18-04-2024 00:00 via drive.com.au
  
  Drastic changes to Germany’s driving rules proposed to reign in transport emissions.Germany’s Transport Minister has floated the idea of a weekend driving ban after the country failed to meet strict 2023 emissions targets.However, critics have called out Volker Wissing for fear-mongering, and criticised the in-power government for failing to meet required targets.Germany has been on a mission to reduce overall emissions by 65 per cent by 2030 when compared to 1990’s figures, an
  
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• 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron electric SUV nears Australian launch

  17-04-2024 23:00 via drive.com.au
  
  Government documents seen by Drive suggest a launch is sooner than expected for the new Audi Q6 E-Tron electric SUV.Audi is one step closer to offering the new 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron in Australia and the high-performance SQ8 E-Tron looks set to join, according to government documentation.Drive has uncovered government documentation revealing Audi’s Q6 E-Tron mid-size electric SUV will make its way to Australian roads, with paperwork suggesting a local launch sooner than first anticipated.Prev
  
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• BYD reveals roofless supercar and off-road concepts under sub-brand

  17-04-2024 22:00 via drive.com.au
  
  An exotic supercar and rugged mid-size SUV are under consideration at BYD under its Fangchengbao brand.BYD has revealed its intention to build out its product portfolio beyond just SUVs under its Fangchengbao sub-brand, revealing a concept version of a supercar and a rugged mid-size off-roader.Known as the Super 9 and Super 3 respectively, both show cars were shown alongside the existing Bao 5 and a production version of the Bao 8 models ahead of a full reveal at this year’s Beijing motor
  
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• The decline and fall of the Russian car empire | Drive Flashback

  17-04-2024 21:27 via drive.com.au
  
  With the Iron Curtain rusted away, the outlook for its car makers is as murky as their tailpipe emissions.This story, by Peter McKay, originally published on 19 April, 1997If there was ever a clear indicator of the deficiencies of the Communist system, it was to try the product – any product – of an Iron Curtain car maker.To drive a Lada, Niki or Skoda was to understand and accept that socialism was a horribly flawed system. Occasionally in western countries a consumer might be stuck
  
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• 2025 GMC Yukon begins testing on Australian soil

  17-04-2024 08:18 via drive.com.au
  
  It’s approximately one year before the GMC Yukon hits Australian showrooms, but engineers from General Motors have already begun testing the first right-hand-drive converted vehicle on local roads.Following the teaser of the facelifted SUV in the US just days ago, images have been released of a camouflaged 2025 GMC Yukon in Australia – the first to have been converted to right-hand-drive.General Motors Specialty Vehicles (GMSV) has begun testing the Yukon after it was remanufactured
  
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• 2025 Nissan Qashqai facelift unveiled, due in Australia this year

  17-04-2024 07:00 via drive.com.au
  
  The Nissan Qashqai small SUV is already receiving an update 18 months after its Australian arrival, with a new look and technology.The 2025 Nissan Qashqai small SUV has been given a mid-life facelift – with new styling and technology – ahead of Australian showroom arrivals due by the end of 2024.The latest Qashqai has only been on sale in Australia for about 18 months, but it was unveiled in Europe more than three years ago – so Nissan is giving it an update to keep pace with n
  
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• New Maserati Quattroporte electric car almost returns to the drawing board

  17-04-2024 06:47 via drive.com.au
  
  Italy’s Maserati has pressed pause on its Porsche Taycan rival halfway through development, possibly switching its underpinnings – and waiting for new battery tech to enable a longer driving range.
  Outgoing V8 Quattroporte.
  Maserati is reworking its plans for the next-generation Quattroporte luxury sedan – set to go electric to rival the Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model S – after delaying it by three years to 2028.Executives for Maserati revealed to media including Drive th
  
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• Features stripped from 2024 Ford Ranger and Everest

  17-04-2024 04:35 via drive.com.au
  
  Key features – including automatic high-beam headlights – have been stripped from variants of the Ford Ranger and Everest as part of mid-2024 model updates.The mid-year update for the 2024 Ford Ranger and 2024 Ford Everest – referred to as (model year) MY24.5 – has resulted in a loss of several key features, while other equipment has been added.While the additions were previously reported in January 2024, Ford has confirmed to Drive the Ranger line-up will no longer recei
  
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• 2024 Toyota BZ4X FWD review

  17-04-2024 04:34 via drive.com.au
  
  It’s taken Toyota 14 years to join the electric vehicle party with the BZ4X mid-size crossover. Has Australia’s biggest brand leapfrogged the Tesla Model Y, Kia EV6, Ford Mustang Mach-E and others or is it too little too late? Glenn Butler finds out.Skip ahead:IntroductionRunning costsPrice and specificationEnergy useInterior space and comfortOn-road assessmentConnectivity and infotainmentSummarySafety Next steps
  This article includes reporting by Alex Misoyannis, first published in
  
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• This what BYD’s Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux-rivalling ute will look like

  17-04-2024 02:54 via drive.com.au
  
  BYD’s upcoming mid-size ute, expected to be called Shark, has been caught in the wild without any camouflage.
  BYD’s competitor in the booming dual-cab ute market has been caught undisguised, revealing styling of the Chinese Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux rival that is due to arrive in Australian showroom later this year.Spotted filming in Mexico by AD, as well as in Australia last week, the BYD ute’s name has not been revealed thus far, but a recent local trademark filing indicat
  
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• This is what BYD’s Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux-rivalling hybrid ute will look like

  17-04-2024 02:54 via drive.com.au
  
  BYD’s upcoming mid-size ute, expected to be called Shark, has been caught in the wild without any camouflage.
  BYD’s competitor in the booming dual-cab ute market has been caught undisguised, revealing styling of the Chinese Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux rival that is due to arrive in Australian showroom later this year.Spotted in Mexico by AutoDinamico, as well as in Australia last week, the BYD ute’s name has not been revealed thus far, but a recent local trademark filing indic
  
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• Drive Review is back on your TV screen – Season 2 starts this Saturday

  17-04-2024 02:49 via drive.com.au
  
  Travel the world with the Drive Review team as they get behind the wheel of the newest and most exciting cars on the road. Tune in to Nine Rush this Saturday, April 20, at 4pm to catch the first episode of Drive Review for Season 2.Filmed both in Australia and overseas, the eight-part season puts you in the driver’s seat for the most exciting new car launches and updates of today. “Drive Review is the perfect way for us to showcase some of the most amazing ne
  
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• Pressure on for auto industry to fight for more overseas workers to fill skills shortfall

  17-04-2024 02:00 via drive.com.au
  
  The issue, which has been going on for some time, has now reached a peak – and it’s time for the industry to convince government that auto needs workers urgently.The automotive industry needs to be lobbying harder for essential jobs, such as motor mechanics, to be included on the skilled migration list to plug staff shortages, Drive understands.Industry leaders have told Drive that skills shortages, which have been commonplace across the car industry for several years, have reached c
  
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• 2024 Toyota Prado approved for sale in Australia, key specs revealed

  17-04-2024 00:50 via drive.com.au
  
  The new Toyota Prado is inching ever closer to Australian showrooms after government approval documents were published this week – including gross vehicle mass data.The 2024 Toyota Prado has been approved for sale in Australia – with 2.8-litre turbo-diesel power – ahead of the first showroom arrivals close to the middle of the year.As previously announced, the first new Prado in 15 years will launch locally with a 2.8-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder engine aided by 48-volt &ls
  
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• 2024 Kia Carnival price revealed for Australia, up to $5390 more expensive

  17-04-2024 00:00 via drive.com.au
  
  Price rises of about $2700 to $5400 will be applied across the top-selling Kia Carnival people mover range for a facelifted model with a new look and more equipment.
  US and South Korean models pictured throughout.
  The 2024 Kia Carnival people mover will be up to $5390 – or 9 per cent – more expensive than before when the facelifted model arrives in Australian showrooms in the coming weeks.Revealed in South Korea last year, the updated Carnival adds a new look inspired by Kia’s
  
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• Tesla pauses deliveries of Cybertruck due to ‘faulty’ accelerator pedal

  16-04-2024 23:00 via drive.com.au
  
  The car maker has allegedly contacted buyers awaiting their orders to cancel their appointments for the next seven days.Tesla has been forced to halt deliveries of its Cybertruck after owners reported having issues with the accelerator pedal getting stuck.On Friday, according to US publication Carscoops, buyers began to receive notifications from the electric car maker that their appointments to collect their new vehicles had been cancelled.Reports on X, formerly known as Twitter, claim owners r
  
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• Opinion: Stay the hell out of my ‘parents with prams’ parking space

  16-04-2024 21:27 via drive.com.au
  
  An anonymous motorist who admitted to using parents with prams parking despite being childless has left me seething with rage.
  Recently, I was asked to appear on the radio to discuss an anonymous article published on parenting site Kidspot titled ‘I’m going to hell because I park in parents-with-pram spots with no kids’.As a parent to a young child, I was invited on air by 3AW host Tony Moclair to weigh in on the matter – which he described as the latest instalment in the
  
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• ‘Every time’: Video shows Bribie Island beach driving chaos

  16-04-2024 09:00 via drive.com.au
  
  A TikTok video has outlined the reality of Bribie Island beach driving. So how can you avoid becoming an accidental viral sensation?One of Australia’s most popular driving beaches is Ocean Beach on Bribie Island in Queensland. This island is 65km north of Brisbane and is accessible to holidaymakers thanks to a bridge connecting it to the mainland.  RELATED: How to drive on sand: tips and tricksHowever, the beach is becoming popular with tourists and unseasoned beach drivers who a
  
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• The 10 fastest-charging electric cars you can buy in Australia

  16-04-2024 08:00 via drive.com.au
  
  Electric vehicle charging has come a long way in the past decade. These are the top 10 models that will top up your charge the fastest.While electric cars have many benefits over fuel-powered vehicles, one downside of going electric is the potential downtime you’ll face while charging.The truth is, no-one wants to wait around for their car to recharge, especially when they’re in a hurry. Although plenty of EV owners have the luxury of ‘refilling’ at home before you leave,
  
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