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2027 Lexus NX: Brand's Australian best-seller getting major interior makeover

Lexus' updated NX may appear only mildly different on the outside, but inside it's set to get a significantly overhauled cabin design.

By the numbers: the decline of the manual transmission

William Stopford

By the numbers: the decline of the manual transmission

Australians once bought over 150,000 manual-equipped passenger cars each year. In 2020, that was down to just 11,282 due to buyer apathy and a dwindling number of options.

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Electric car charging standards: What does your EV use?

Vivek Shah

Electric car charging standards: What does your EV use?

Electric cars can be charged in a number of ways. What charging standards and connectors do they use to do this?

5 Years Ago

The cars and SUVs you can still buy with a manual transmission

William Stopford

The cars and SUVs you can still buy with a manual transmission

There's still a relatively wide variety of manual-equipped cars and SUVs on sale in Australia, but their ranks have been thinned over the years.

5 Years Ago

What are on-road costs?

Scott Collie

What are on-road costs?

Wondering why carmakers quote prices excluding on-road costs? It's because the price to put a car on the road varies wildly around the country.

5 Years Ago

2022 Ford Evos spied in Australia

Scott Collie

2022 Ford Evos spied in Australia

Hello, handsome! Ford's new Evos crossover has been caught on a suburban street in Australia – but don't get your hopes up for a local launch.

5 Years Ago

BMW 'pushing forward' on hydrogen fuel-cells, starting with X5

Mike Costello

BMW 'pushing forward' on hydrogen fuel-cells, starting with X5

Hydrogen fuel-cell iX5 set for Munich debut as BMW talks up the future of this complementary EV tech

5 Years Ago

2022 Porsche 911 GT3 RS spied

Scott Collie

2022 Porsche 911 GT3 RS spied

The 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 RS has been snapped out and about with a gargantuan rear wing and aggressive body.

5 Years Ago

Victorian infrastructure body calls for usage-based rego, congestion charges

William Stopford

Victorian infrastructure body calls for usage-based rego, congestion charges

A comprehensive report by Infrastructure Victoria has called for a raft of measures aimed at reducing traffic and boosting public transport usage.

5 Years Ago

Stop registering new combustion vehicles by 2035, advises Infrastructure Victoria

Mike Costello

Stop registering new combustion vehicles by 2035, advises Infrastructure Victoria

Two influential policy advisory groups have now called for a ban on new combustion vehicle registration inside 14 years, to hit net zero by 2050.

5 Years Ago

Ford replacing all Bronco hardtop roofs

William Stopford

Ford replacing all Bronco hardtop roofs

Shortly after production commenced in June 2021, Ford is replacing hardtop roofs on all Bronco models due to a cosmetic issue.

5 Years Ago

Australia's Evie and Tritium rolling out 300-plus destination EV chargers

Mike Costello

Australia's Evie and Tritium rolling out 300-plus destination EV chargers

Flourishing Australian EV infrastructure industry details latest major project, with some previously announced federal government help.

5 Years Ago

2023 Mercedes-Benz GLE spied

Scott Collie

2023 Mercedes-Benz GLE spied

Mercedes-Benz has been snapped putting its updated GLE SUV through its paces on the track with a (very) minor visual update.

5 Years Ago

Toyota cutting global production by 40 per cent in September

Derek Fung

Toyota cutting global production by 40 per cent in September

The global semiconductor shortage and the spread of the Delta variant of the Coronavirus will see Toyota drastically slash output next month.

5 Years Ago

2022 LDV T60 detailed

William Stopford

2022 LDV T60 detailed

The LDV T60 is getting a bi-turbo diesel heart transplant plus meaner and more modern styling.

5 Years Ago

MG reveals capped-price service costs for Australia

Scott Collie

MG reveals capped-price service costs for Australia

MG has delivered on its promise to roll out capped-price servicing across its range in Australia.

5 Years Ago

2021 Hyundai Kona Electric Standard Range arrives from $54,500

James Wong

2021 Hyundai Kona Electric Standard Range arrives from $54,500

Hyundai has doubled its Kona Electric line-up with two new more affordable Standard Range variants, slashing the entry point by $7500.

5 Years Ago

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