Author: Joshua Dowling

Don’t be a crash-test dummy: The secret lobbying to undermine Australia’s top car safety authority

A number of emerging car companies – and some household Top 10 brands – have been secretly lobbying motoring media outlets in a campaign to undermine the credibility of Australia’s crash safety authority and its star-rating system, and pressured media to “go easy” on manufacturers who deliver new cars that fall short on safety. 

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Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series V8 to be axed, now the scramble to fill thousands of customer orders before it’s too late

The iconic Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series V8 will be axed by the end of next year – and some variants will go out of production this year – as the model switches solely to four-cylinder power. But the Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series heavy-duty off-road four-wheel-drive will soldier-on into its fifth decade after going on sale locally in 1985.

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Toyota Australia to switch to hybrid-only cars, but diesel utes, vans and 4WDs to stay

Toyota Australia will from today no longer accept orders for petrol-only vehicles as its switches its car and SUV line-up to hybrid-only – including the Toyota RAV4, the nation’s top-selling passenger vehicle. Diesel utes, vans and four-wheel-drives will remain in the line-up, but most other Toyota models across the range will only be available with hybrid power from today.

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Road test: 2024 Chevrolet Corvette, America’s Ferrari comes to Australia

This is the first Chevrolet Corvette in the history of the nameplate to come to Australia factory-built as a right-hand-drive vehicle.

Moving the engine to the rear with this new model – the V8 is located right behind the seats, just like a mid-engine Ferrari and other European supercars – made it easier for General Motors to develop a factory-built right-hand-drive version of the Corvette.

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