2019 VW Touareg Roadtrip Heading up the Pacific Coast can be a daunting task. For those who have battled decades of tedious traffic and boring waits at road works, the grimy 4-lane ribbon is a welcome change. There is still a way [...]
VW Touareg Video Review Touareg Streaks ahead of the pack: I was excited at the thought of spending a week covering 2,500km in a new Touareg. By now you’ll have read a million reviews and I’m sad to say that I must be [...]
Volkswagen's Golf Highline and R range are the headliners as the current generation of this award-winning hatchback and Wagon range enters its final full year on sale. The entire Mark "7.5" Golf range, including the Golf Alltrack, joins the Golf GTI in moving to [...]
Citroën C5 Aircross: a Handsome Comfortable SUV Citroën SUV offerings have been a bit hit and miss, but C5 Aircross is a bullseye, or slightly to the left of it. A simple 2 model line-up highlights the ethos of the Australian branch of [...]
2020 Nissan Leaf Launch Review Nissan Leaf is the world’s top selling electric car. https://youtu.be/-dKxOXoHD6Y Why? Price. The entry level EV allowed bolder buyers to dip their first toe into the bewildering waters of of the 21st century.. TV personality, Osher Günsberg [...]
Toyota styled new RAV4 to appeal to the man who like speedos and westuits on the weekend. It is bold, with an interior that can be wiped clean in case of nasty spills, and we have all had those. EDGE is the top model, and the one I'd go for, with its 8 speed automatic and intrior ornage highlights.
VW Caddy Beach Video Review Volkswagen Caddy Beach: The Kombi for the New Millennium Why Caddy Beach? In the 30’s Volkswagen was born. A single model, the Type 1, was carefully nurtured, and it grew. It spawned even more models. And lo, it [...]
2019 Range Rover Sport HSE PHEV Did you know Jaguar Land Rover has a warrant? No, not a warranty, a warrant. Yes ladies and germs HM The Queen, and HRHs Duke of Edinburgh and The Prince of Wales love a bit of a Jaguar. Liz, Phil, and Chuck don’t mind a Range Rover either. https://youtu.be/27pp9yG3lNg They can often be [...]
2019 Toyota Prado GXL Introduction Prado is practically geriatric in automotive terms. In the 10 years since release, it has received the occasional attention of men in white coats. Have the nips kept it modern? Sort of. In 2015 the 2.8L Euro 5 diesel appeared. This new diesel accounted for 98.8% of Prado sales and Toyota saw little reason [...]
What IS ANCAP: 5 Star safety explained For over 20 years, ANCAP (Australasian New Car Assessment Programme) has been testing new cars for safety and crash performance. ANCAP, and its European counterpart, EuroNCAP, now have identical requirements therefore can share results. That means Australian cars and European cars are judged against the same criteria. https://youtu.be/fD2d2lMIMcw Each year, new cars are [...]
