I don’t always agree with Harold Scruby from the Pedestrian Council of Australia, but I did agree with his article in the Telegraph on Tuesday titled States e-madness must end before we’re e-limited. Rightly taking the N.S.W. Government to task for proposing new rules and regulations for e- scooters that other states have already found unworkable –…

Most evident in the car industry is how quickly potential buyers see the value in a new model. Chery’s Tiggo 4 SUV has quickly made a name for itself on value alone, simply the best value in a small SUV at present – two models, the Tiggo 4 Urban $23,990 drive-away and the better equipped Ultimate at $26,990 drive-away – as I said earlier the equipm…

With cost-of-living pressures affecting new car sales a sharply priced SUV like the Chery Tiggo 4 Pro is sure to gain traction – this small Chinese SUV has been selling up a storm since its launch six months ago. Chery has thankfully already dropped the Pro from its name and revised styling including a full width LED tail-light and revised alloy wh…

Australia’s peak motoring body, the Australian Automobile Association has called on the re-elected Albanese Government for more action on road safety. The call comes as new figures show the nation’s road toll continues to climb. AAA Managing Director Michael Bradley said figures show road deaths are up by 18.1 per cent in the five years since Austr…

Further on the Zeekr X SUV – a compact Chinese electric SUV released last October and like many Chinese EVs already price reduced. Two models, the rear wheel drive now $56,900 and the AWD $64,900 which I’m driving with dual electric motors fed by a 66kWhour battery. The performance exhilarating - 0 to 100km/hour in just 3.8 seconds – that performan…

Driving the Zeekr X SUV – a small premium electrified SUV, a relatively new Chinese brand released last October. Part of the Geely group that also owns Volvo, Polestar, and Lotus. Zeekr a rather unusual Chinese brand with its global design operations based in Gothenburg Sweden. As such the European design influence on the Zeekr X is immediately app…

The 9 th . Peking to Paris Motor challenge got under way last Saturday, the event covering 14,500 kilometres over 37 days across twelve countries. 80 entries started at the Great Wall of China including five from Australia, with this year’s challenge taking crews across China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, across the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan continuing in…

Toyota this week revealed its sixth generation RAV4 SUV due in the first half of 2026. The hybrid only RAV 4 range will introduce Toyota’s first plug- in PHEV powertrain offering a choice of 2WD or 4WD and targeting up to 100km of electric-only driving range. The current model with huge pent up demand during the pandemic has been our top-seller in …

Driving Renault’s Megane E-Tech SUV – a small French SUV with a difference, setting it apart from the look alike new breed of Chinese electric cars. At $54,990 plus on-road costs more than competitive, cheaper than Volvo’s EX30 and in a way more charming. The styling impressive, hatch like with large 20-inch wheels tucked into the corners. Step ins…

At last, a French car this week – I was really looking forward to driving the Renault Megane E-Tech SUV. Visually, this electric Megane has a great silhouette more like a hatchback with large 20-inch alloys tucked right into the corners, the styling impressive and giving it a more premium feel although the resultant high tail tends to limit rear vi…

The car market is hotting up towards the end of the financial year with some excellent savings and its very much a buyer’s market at present. Latest discount offer is from Chery with their 7-seat Tiggo 8 Pro Max SUV, cutting $3,000 from the entry Urban model to $38,990 drive-away, making it the most affordable seven-seat family SUV on the market. H…

In a move that simply beggars belief the N.S.W. Parliamentary Inquiry into e-scooters and e-bikes has recommended allowing e-scooters to be ridden on shared paths and roads across N.S.W if they are ridden by a person older than 16. They will remain outlawed on pedestrian only footpaths. This hair-raising proposal would allow a speed limit of 10 to …

Talking further on National Road Safety Week starting today – a time surely to reflect on the current poor driving standard in this state, The campaign is national however we still don’t have a set of national road rules – individual states still singing from a different hymn book. National Road Safety Week is the work of Peter Frazer who daughter …

National Road Safety Week kicks off today, a time to reflect on the current poor driving standard in this state, National Road Safety Week the project of Peter Frazer whose daughter Sarah was tragically killed by a truck driver in a totally avoidable crash on the Hume Highway at Mittigong in February 2012. Since then, Peter has devoted his life to …

Perhaps indicative of the hard trading conditions and highly competitive new vehicle market Mazda has taken the axe to pricing on its CX-60 SUV. Up to $5,560 has been shaved from some models in the luxury CX-60 line- up - now priced from $53,990 drive-away while six new variants have been added across the Pure and Touring grades. First launched in …

As reported in the Australian this week it seems the luxury car tax could soon be abolished as the re-elected Government gets calls from the European Union to speed things up on a proposed free trade agreement. For so long a thorn in the side of the car industry the Luxury Car tax most affecting European imports and depending on the vehicles sticke…

Further on Mazda’s long standing CX-5 SUV but still highly competitive with ten models in a mix of petrol and diesel and front or all-wheel drive, I’m driving the second tier 2.5-litre six-speed automatic CX-5 Maxx Sport front wheel drive at $43,184 drive-away with optional metallic paint. I did nearly 900km over the Anzac weekend with a lot of hig…

Driving the popular Mazda CX-5 SUV today, Mazda’s top seller, it’s been around a long time in ten models, a mix of petrol and diesel and front or all-wheel drive. No hybrid but I’m told its coming. I drove the second tier 2.5-litre six-speed automatic CX-5 Maxx Sport front wheel drive - $43,184 drive-away, which included optional Soul Red Chrystal …

I finally caught up with the small Chery Tiggo 4 SUV recently – this relatively new Chinese newcomer has received favourable reviews – a highly equipped SUV in two sharply priced grades – the Urban at $23,990 drive-away and the Ultimate at $26,990 drive-away – both surprising in terms of value and very well-built for that money too. Utilising a 1.5…

With sales slowing to just 190 units in the first quarter Mazda has slashed the prices of its large CX-90 SUV from $6,000 to $7800 across the 10-model range. The entry CX-90 G50E Touring now starting at $68,800 plus on-road costs. The flagship D50E Azami Takumi dropping to $91,924 plus on-road costs. The CX-90 was criticised at its launch in late 2…

Driving Mitsubishi’s evergreen small SUV today – the ASX, not the latest small SUV but outstanding value, long standing and well tried and tested and best value in the second tier ES grade backed up by a 10-year/200,000km warranty as long as it’s serviced by a Mitsubishi dealer. But how does it drive – the ASX ES automatic at just under $30,000 dri…

Talking about Mitsubishi’s small ASX SUV today – the ASX has been around for a long time – first surfacing in 2010 but updated visually three times since. Sharply priced it remains our fourth best-selling small SUV, strongly recognised for its value story and a 10-year warranty. A roomy small SUV in seven front wheel drive grades from $26,240 drive…

We already have the luxury General Motors built Cadillac Lyric SUV and it will be joined next month by GMC’s Yukon Denali luxury 8-seat SUV. The full-size GMC Yukon Denali offers class defining pulling power in the form of a 6.2-litre EcoTec 3 V8 engine with a healthy 624Nm of torque linked to a 10-speed automatic. While its official braked towing …

Congratulations are due to young Australian driver Oscar Piastri. The Melbourne born 24-year-old has shot to the top of the Formula One world championship points score after winning his third grand prix of the season in Saudi Arabia last weekend. Starting from second on the grid and beating pole sitter Max Verstappen to the first corner. Quite simp…

Nissan has freshened its small Qashqai SUV range for 2025 adding a new e- Power hybrid N-Design flagship at around $60,000 drive-away – hybrid power now available on the two top spec Qashqai’s, petrol power on the lower grades. The 1.3-litre turbo petrol power on the four lower grades replaced on the hybrids by a variable compression 1.5-litre thre…

Nissan’s small Qashqai SUV has been freshened for 2025 in a re-aligned model range with a new N-Design grade flagship with hybrid power standard – the Qashqai e-Power hybrid N-Design around $60,000 drive-away. Nissan have added new technology and equipment, freshened the styling, at the same time cutting the previous rather high servicing costs and…

Chinese brand Chery re-emerged on the Australian market in 2023, having left in 2015 after sales tanked due to poor safety ratings. However, the brands reemergence brought positive results firstly with the Omoda 5 SUV and more recently with the Tiggo 4, 7 and 8 SUVs. Chery sales jumped in the first quarter this year by 114 percent to 12,603, with t…

Kia Australia this week launched their most affordable electric SUV in the form of the EV3, mimicking their midsize EV5 and larger EV9 models. The EV3 in three front wheel drive grades Air, Earth and GT-line, the Air with a choice of standard and long-range batteries, the Earth and GT-Line only long range. Priced from $47,600 and ranging to $63,950…

Driving the new electric Leapmotor C10 – a mid-sized five seat SUV with single electric motor fed by a 69.9kWhour battery driving the rear wheels – I’m driving the Leapmotor C10 Design $51,500 drive-away which includes a 12-month Charge Fox subscription. Incredible value in a very highly equipped SUV that undercuts most of the opposition. The suspe…

Driving one of the new Chinese electric cars today – the Leapmotor C10, a company that started business in 2015, backed by the Stellantis company, the merger of Fiat Chrysler and the French PSA Group. The Leapmotor C10 a mid- sized SUV in two grades, the Style at $47,500, and the Design at $51,500, both driveaway. These prices sharp and below simil…

Talking further on the intrusive active safety elements of many of the new breed of Chinese SUVs – the Leapmotor C10 I’ve just driven a case in point which has 17 so called active driver assist features and I understand that the local company has already adjusted the software for these active safety elements three times – heaven knows what it was l…

In the last nine months we’ve seen a number of new Chinese electric brands arrive on the market and whilst EV’s may be slow sellers at this point of time the competition has become intense. I have just finished testing the Leapmotor C10, a mid-size five-seat EV SUV, the first product from Leapmotor which was formed only in 2015 and majority backed …

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Driving Mitsubishi’s seven-seat mid-size Outlander SUV – it comes in a large range of front and all-wheel drive models in pure petrol or plug-in hybrid – I’m driving the top-line petrol Exceed 4WD – a 2.5-litre four-cylinder CVT automatic at $52,640. So how does it drive – the naturally aspirated petrol engine with 135kW and 244 Nm of torque is ade…

Driving Mitsubishi’s mid-size Outlander SUV today, the company’s best seller and the second best selling mid-size SUV behind Toyota’s RAV4. I’m driving the top spec 2.5-litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder petrol CVT automatic Outlander Exceed 4WD at $52,640. On first impression, a roomy plush interior - in fact its interior space gives the impr…

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Driving Mazda’s CX-70 all-wheel-drive SUV – a five seat version of the large seven-seat CX-90. I tested the 3.3-litre in-line six-cylinder turbo diesel CX-70 GT at $77,970 with mild hybrid assistance driving all the wheels through an 8-speed automatic. The engine gutsy and powerful as well as economical and I managed 5.7L/100 with mainly city drivi…

Mazda CX-70 five-seat all-wheel-drive SUV - impressive interior quality. Mazda now has a very comprehensive range of large SUV’s – I’m driving the CX- 70 introduced late last year, and basically, a five-seat version of the large seven- seat CX-90, it comes in six-cylinder turbo petrol or turbo diesel with mild hybrid assistance, in two all-wheel dr…

Mercedes-Benz Australia this week re-introduced the entry GLC200 SUV, in the process reducing the entry price of its most popular model by $14,400. The Mercedes-Benz GLC200 now $95,500 drive-away joins the more powerful GLC300, and despite being $8,000 dearer than the final shipments of the previous GLC200 back in 2022, now features all-wheel drive…

Strap yourself in for a great Australian Formula One Grand Prix this Sunday with our own Melbourne born driver Oscar Piastri well positioned for the first Grand Prix of the year. The 23-year-old driving for McLaren finished fourth in the driver’s standings last season with the first two Grand Prix wins of his career, in Hungary and Azerbaijan, and …

Driving Kia’s Carnival people-mover – the high-grade 2.2-litre turbo diesel 8- speed automatic GT-Line at $73,060 plus on-road costs. A spacious three-row 8- seater, and as a large family carrier nothing comes close. Kia Australia has tweaked the suspension on the latest series, with modified front springs, upgraded shock absorbers and recalibrated…

When it comes to moving a large family around nothing else comes close to the 8-seat Kia Carnival - it dominates the people mover segment with around 80 percent of the sales – there’s now 11 variants including a petrol/electric hybrid although diesel represents around 90 per cent of the volume. I drove the 2.2-litre turbo diesel 8-speed automatic C…