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Forget The Defender, G-Wagon And Land Cruiser. The INEOS Grenadier Black Edition Is The Real Deal
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1467+ words) Rugged where it counts. The weekend brief was simple. Load up the INEOS Grenadier Black Edition, point it south from Sydney, cruise the Princes Highway down to Mollymook for Easter, and spend a few days doing absolutely nothing productive. Tennis,…...
Hyundai's Boulder Concept Is A Bronco Clone, And We're Absolutely Fine With It
2+ week, 3+ day ago (381+ words) Hyundai's first body-on-frame platform previews a midsize pickup and a boxy SUV that borrows heavily from Ford's playbook. Hyundai just rolled out the Boulder Concept at the New York Auto Show, and let's not dance around it: this thing looks…...
Petrol Is Heading For $3 A Litre So We Found Australia's Cheapest EVs And Ones Worth Buying
3+ week, 48+ min ago (770+ words) The BYD Atto 1 starts at $23, 990. The GWM Ora will do $33, 990 drive-away. But there's only one budget EV we'd actually want parked in our driveway. I'll be honest with you. Twelve months ago, if you'd told me I'd be writing a…...
Corvette Just Dropped a 6. 7-Litre Grand Sport and an AWD Hybrid That Makes 538k W
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (427+ words) The Corvette Grand Sport is back. And this time, Chevrolet's given it a bigger engine, a hybrid sibling, and enough tech to make the Stingray look like a warm-up act. The Grand Sport nameplate has been kicking around since the…...
We Drove The Cupra Terramar, And Honestly, Dal" Would've Approved
3+ week, 2+ day ago (991+ words) Seven days with the Cupra Terramar VZ and the same thing keeps happening. Someone sees it parked outside, does a double-take, then asks if it's electric. It's not." It's a 2. 0-litre turbo petrol making 195k W and 400 Nm, built on Volkswagen…...
Sweden's Deadly Electric GT Lands In Australia, and Germany Should Be Very Worried
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (726+ words) I've been quietly watching Polestar for a while now, and the 5 is the car that's had me paying attention. Not the 2, which always felt like a slightly confused Volvo in a turtleneck. Not the Polestar 4, which is actually a DMARGE…...
GMSV And Big Dog Builds Just Created Three Silverado HDs That'll Make Your Land Cruiser Feel Inadequate
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (529+ words) The Hammer, Ridge Reaper and Stonebreaker are the custom American trucks Australia's 4x4 scene has been waiting for. If you thought the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Heavy Duty was already a bit much for the Woolies car park, GM Specialty Vehicles and Queensland…...
BMW Is Sitting On A Weapon And Refuse To Pull The Trigger
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (623+ words) The i4 M50 was always one extended roofline away from being the electric wagon we actually need. So why won't Munich do it? I'll say upfront: I'm a wagon guy. I own a B9 RS4 Avant and I will defend the long roof to…...
The Most Important Car Brands In Australia Right Now. .. For Reasons Other Than Sales
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1835+ words) Forget VFACTS. This is about who's setting the terms everyone else has to play by. Every January, the Australian car industry does the same thing. VFACTS drops, everyone argues about who sold the most Rangers, and the narrative resets around…...
Cadillac Drops New Electric SUVs For Australia, Timed Perfectly With Its F1 Debut
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (351+ words) Cadillac just priced two new electric SUVs for Australia, and the $80k OPTIQ might be the most aggressively specced luxury EV at its price point. Cadillac has revealed Australian and New Zealand pricing for two new all-electric SUVs, the compact OPTIQ…...