New noses and tails are obvious on everything at the Lexus stand at the Frankfurt Motor Show as the Japanese luxury brand works to combat a new-model onslaught from its rivals at Audi, BMW and Benz.
Sadly, the only major mechanical difference is a go-faster differential change to Lexus’ M3 rival, the IS-F. “It’s minor facelifts. [...]
…that is leaving some Holden Commodore owners stranded. Even GM-Holden is stumped by what’s causing batteries in late-model VE Commodores to run flat. The company’s product communications manager, Kate Lonsdale, says the battery bugbear is now being treated as a priority.
However, GM-Holden is unsure how many cars are affected, or which models. “We need to [...]
Three budget utes — two from China and one from Malaysia — have scored poorly in the latest crash tests done by the Australasian New Car Assessment Program. The Great Wall Motors SA220 and V240 utes from China scored just two stars out of five. The third ute, the Malaysian-built Proton Jumbuck, did worse, scoring [...]
Is it really worth buying a hybrid and why safety is catching on among car buyers.
Plus our resident car reviewer Paul Maric has been behind the wheel of the new third generation Toyota Prius this week.
For all this and more, listen to the podcast above…
Read more here: Carsguide Radio: Episode 16
[...]
While starting from a higher base of CO2 emissions, companies such as Ferrari have made the biggest improvements, according to automotive data and intelligence provider, JATO Dynamics.
Ferrari leads the CO2 volume reduction race, with a 40.4g/km improvement in CO2 output so far this year. This is the greatest volume reduction of any brand on sale [...]
