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Category: Cars Guide Magazine
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New Mazda BT-50 2021 accessories detailed: Isuzu D-Max twin gets genuine bull bar, sports bar and tonneau cover to rival Toyota HiLux
Mazda Australia has revealed some of the genuine accessories the new-generation BT-50 ute will launch with in October. More than 100 genuine accessories will be available for the BT-50, with all to covered by Mazda Australia’s five-year/unlimited-kilometre warranty when purchased with the ute. To be exclusively sold via Mazda Australia’s dealer network, a premium bull…
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New Haval H6 2021 detailed: Could this SUV steal buyers away from the Toyota RAV4 and Mazda CX-5?
Haval has further detailed its third-generation H6 mid-size SUV, which is the Chinese brand’s best chance yet at stealing sales away from the likes of the Toyota RAV4 and Mazda CX-5. While the brand is still yet to confirm whether the car will make it to Australia, a local Haval spokesperson said “we’re aware that…
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New Genesis G70 2021 detailed! More powerful twin-turbo V6 from Kia Stinger set for Hyundai’s facelifted luxury car: report
Hyundai’s premium brand, Genesis, will take another step towards relevance when it releases the facelifted version of its answer to the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class mid-size cars, the G70. And in good news for buyers, it will reportedly be more powerful than the current model. According to Korean Car Blog, the G70 has…
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New Toyota Yaris Cross 2021 detailed: Mazda CX-3 and Hyundai Venue rival lands in Japan with full specs revealed
Toyota’s Yaris Cross light SUV has arrived in Japan, bringing with it a full breakdown of specs and features. While the Japanese-market variants won’t necessarily match the cars that arrive in Australia, it does confirm some things that we didn’t know about Toyota’s all-new challenger crossover. For starters, we knew the Yaris Cross would come…
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Kia Carnival 2020 recall: More than 2000 people movers might catch on fire due to alternator
Kia Australia has recalled 2241 examples of the Carnival people over an alternator fire risk. Affecting MY20 Carnival people movers sold from August 30, 2019, to August 19, 2020, the recall involves the positive terminal on the alternator, which might not have been properly tightened during assembly. If the positive terminal were to become loose,…
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Why it might be worth waiting to buy a hot hatch: New Hyundai i30 N, Volkswagen Golf GTI, Toyota Yaris GR and more coming soon
It’s a good time to be a hot hatch fan. That’s because a raft of new or upgraded models are headed our way in the next 18 months that should have everyone covered. All of the biggest names in the segment are coming soon (although Subaru WRX fans will have to wait until 2022) with…
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Honda goes hardcore: Electrified Civic Type R to deliver 294kW and AWD to rumble the Subaru WRX STI – reports
Japan’s power wars are heating up, with reports from Japan suggesting the next Honda Civic Type R will make use of electric motors to unlock 300kW and AWD. We’re at the dawn of a new era of affordable performance in Japan, with vehicles like the Subaru WRX STI, Nissan 400Z and Toyota GR Supra set…
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New Ford Mustang 2023: What we know so far about the next-gen rival to the Chevrolet Camaro – and don’t worry, it’s coming to Australia
Ford is completing the development of its all-new, S650 Mustang, the eagerly-awaited replacement for the world’s best-selling sports car, with production scheduled to commence in 2022 for the 2023 model year. Hotly rumoured to be based on either an evolution of the existing model’s D2C platform, or Ford’s CD6 architecture that underpins the Toyota Kluger-rivalling…
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Is it time to take Genesis seriously? Why the arrival of its all-new GV80 SUV could be the turning point for Hyundai’s luxury brand
As Nissan learnt the hard way with the ill-fated Infiniti brand, breaking into the luxury car market dominated by Germany’s Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz is not the work of a moment. It took Lexus nearly 30 years before it was seen as a true rival, and even the more established names like Volvo and Jaguar/Land…
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New BMW M3 Touring 2021: How many will actually buy the Mercedes-AMG C63 S Estate and Audi RS4 Avant rival?
BMW has finally answered the cries of many petrolheads around the world and confirmed it will put an M3 wagon into production for the first time since the nameplate’s inception in 1986. And even better, the M3 Touring is already confirmed for Australian showrooms to give the Bavarian brand a genuine competitor to the Mercedes-AMG…
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Nissan 400Z won’t launch until 2023: New 300kW Subaru WRX STI rival forced to hold for more SUVs – reports
The 370Z will be forced to fill Nissan’s affordable performance car gap for at least another 18 months, with fresh reports suggesting the new 400Z won’t launch until 2023. That’s sad news for fans of go-fast Nissans, with the new Zed car expected to be a genuine rival for vehicles like the incoming Subaru WRX…
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Is this the new Toyota 86? New renders bring Subaru BRZ twin to life
If you’re sick of waiting for offical news on just what the new Toyota 86 will look like, feast your eyes on this new render that essentially brings the camouflaged spy pics of the Japanese giant’s performance hero to real and colourful life. The renders, from GR86.org, reveal evolution rather than revolution for the Subaru…
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New Volvo XC90 2021 pricing and specs detailed: Mercedes-Benz GLE, BMW X5 rival starts diesel discontinuations
The XC90 line-up has reduced by Volvo Australia for MY21, with one of the large SUV’s three diesel variants axed, although the other two oil-burners will eventually be shown the door, too. Given it was the lowest-selling XC90 variant in Australia, the 177kW/500Nm D5 R-Design was axed first as part of Volvo’s global strategy to…
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CarsGuide Podcast: Tools in the Shed ep. 148
Episode 148 – American Invasion: Our GMSV hit list In this episode, James Cleary, Tung Nguyen and Andrew Chesterton gather in cyberspace to talk about all things motoring, including: General Motors Special Vehicles – As well as the Chevy Corvette and Silverado, what GM models are we keen to see in Oz? An all-Toyota edition…
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Toyota HiLux diesel particulate filter (DPF) and air flow concerns addressed with 2021 facelift
The current-generation Toyota HiLux has seen plenty of reliability and ownership questions raised in terms of both the diesel particulate filter (DPF) and air flow sensor systems – the latter of which have been criticised for allow fine dust particles to pass through filters more readily than expected. In relation to the DPF in the…
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New Volvo XC60 2021 pricing and specs detailed: Diesel phase-out begins in Mercedes-Benz GLC, BMW X3 rival
Volvo Australia has rejigged the XC60’s range for MY21, with the mid-size SUV’s flagship diesel variant departing ahead of its entry-level oil-burners, which have increased in cost. The D5 R-Design is no more, having not only proven to be the least popular XC60 variant in Australia, but also being caught up in Volvo’s global plan…
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Fortuner avoids the axe, but does Toyota have too many SUVs?
Toyota Australia will have packed eight SUVs into its line-up by 2022, but that’s not too many according to a senior company executive. Count them: LandCruiser, Prado, Kluger, Fortuner, RAV4, C-HR, Yaris Cross and soon-to-arrive Corolla Cross. That’s the Toyota SUV line-up, but is it possible the brand has gone overboard when it comes to…
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Kia Australia wants new Carnival 2021 to step up against seven-seat SUVs like Toyota Kluger, Mazda CX-9 and Hyundai Santa Fe
Can the humble Kia Carnival face off the relentless tide of seven-seat SUVs? Kia Motors is already in the hot seat to completely dominate the people mover (or MPV) market when the all-new fourth-generation Carnival lands in Australia at the end of the year – right after the equally-fresh Sorento SUV on which it’s based…
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New Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid 2021 detailed: 500kW-plus plug-in hybrid performance flagship coming soon
While Porsche made waves in the past 24 hours with the launch of the second-generation Panamera’s facelift, it’s not done just yet, with more grades of the upper-large sedan to debut soon, including the returning Turbo S E-Hybrid performance flagship. Speaking to Australian journalists today, Porsche’s vice-president of Panamera product line, Thomas Friemuth, promised “there…
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Set to splurge on a new dual-cab ute? Choosing between the new Toyota HiLux, Mazda BT-50, Isuzu D-Max and Great Wall Cannon
Australia’s new-ute tsunami continues to wash across the country, with the new Toyota HiLux, Isuzu D-Max and Mazda BT-50 having now officially landed Down Under, and with the Great Wall Cannon still set for a Q4 2020 launch. Short answer? It means dual-cab shoppers have never been so spoiled for choice, nor has it ever…