Motoring

The Landcruiser Troopcarrier is capable of handling the best - and worst - Aussie terrain has to offer.
Travel
Tom de Souza

Beyond the Lap 1: A three-fingered salute to the Troopy

I decided to head into the heart of the real Australia. To do this I’d have to skip the main roads and hit the back tracks, venturing deep beyond what we knew. There’s only one vehicle for that job.

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Pre-production vehicles shown.
Motoring
Jordan Mulach

Orders bank up as Ford Mustang Australian launch pushed back again

The new Ford Mustang isn’t due to launch in Australia until the second half of 2024, almost two years after it was first revealed.

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The new C43 ditches the old twin-turbo V6 for an electrified turbo four.
Motoring
James Wong

Has Mercedes’ downsizing gone a step too far this time?

The new C43 ditches the old twin-turbo V6 for an electrified turbo four.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin,has reportedly gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a Russian Aurus Senat Limousine –
Motoring
Jade Credentino

Kim Jong Un and Putin's latest act of global defiance... a limo?

The Russian President has gifted the North Korean leader a luxury limousine despite UN sanctions.

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Five of the 13 vehicles tested exceeded their lab-tested fuel consumption findings by as much as 20 per cent.
Motoring
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Dirtier, thirstier: Aussie cars are failing to deliver on promises

Some popular vehicles are using as much as 20 per cent more petrol than promised, road tests show, while others are secret high polluters.

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A fuel-efficiency standard would set an emissions target for each vehicle manufacturer.
Motoring
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

It’s official. Aussie motorists love big, fuel-guzzling cars

SUVs and utes dominated new car sales in January, according to a new report, dwarfing passenger and electric vehicle sales.

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Ankita Bansal prepares to charge her Tesla, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Mich.
USA
The New York Times

Tesla owners confront a harsh foe: Cold weather

In freezing temperatures, the batteries of electric vehicles can be less efficient and have shorter range, a lesson many Tesla drivers in Chicago learned this week.

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Sony Honda Mobility president Izumi Kawanishi drove a car using a PlayStation controller at CES. (AP PHOTO)
Motoring
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

ChatGPT in the car and vans that can turn into utes

From cars driven by game controllers to vans you can turn into utes, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is giving a preview of an unusual future.

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GWM has cut the price of its Ora electric car until March, making it Australia's cheapest EV. (HANDOUT/GWM)
Motoring
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Australia’s cheapest electric car title nabbed by new vehicle

The race to deliver Australia's most affordable electric car has roared to life again, with one manufacturer offering a significant discount to win the title.

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