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Kia Cerato Review: $20,790 drive-away – this is a bloody great deal on a bloody great car.

Posted by Trevor Long | Mar 9, 2020 | Motoring, Reviews

When I booked the Kia Cerato into the diary to review, it was the first of many just to...

Mercedes-Benz announce a new FIVE year warranty

Posted by Chris Bowen | Mar 6, 2020 | Motoring

From April 1 Mercedes-Benz will finally give customers far more peace of mind. The entire feet...

Road test: BMW X4 M Competition

Posted by Chris Bowen | Mar 5, 2020 | Motoring

Just say you’re really cashed up, perhaps you have two kids and a wife. Plus, you want a prestige...

Aston Martin V12 Speedster – one of just 88 will set you back $1.5million

Posted by Trevor Long | Mar 4, 2020 | Motoring

Look, this isn’t coming to Australia, but won’t stop you using your millions to get...

Toyota dominate new car sales despite 23-months of decline

Posted by Chris Bowen | Mar 4, 2020 | Motoring

It’s that time again when the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) reports how badly...

BMW reveal the fully electric i4 concept – claimed range of 600km

Posted by Chris Bowen | Mar 3, 2020 | Motoring

BMW has amped up its electric-vehicle (EV) race via a new Gran Coupe, known as the BMW i4 Concept....

New 911 Turbo S – quicker off the mark, innovative aero with typical 911 style

Posted by Trevor Long | Mar 3, 2020 | Motoring

Ever wondered what half a million dollars gets you when it comes to sports cars? A Porsche 911...

2005 Australian GP winner returns to Melbourne to race Aussie S5000: Giancarlo Fisichella is back!

Posted by Trevor Long | Mar 3, 2020 | Motoring

Australia’s open-wheeler category the S5000’s will be boosted in Melbourne by not one...

Top 10 must have features your new car should have

Posted by Chris Bowen | Mar 3, 2020 | Motoring

Given I drive around 100 new cars a year, I can say with some conviction the following items are a...

Hey Google, tell me about the Kia Seltos

Posted by Trevor Long | Mar 3, 2020 | Motoring

Yep, that’s a thing – Kia have worked with Google to build a Google Assistant sales...

Mercedes-Benz CLA 200 Review: Stunning looks, superb ride, and glorious technology

Posted by Trevor Long | Mar 2, 2020 | Motoring, Reviews

There’s very little not to love about the Mercedes-Benz CLA 200 – it’s swooping...

Mitsubishi Triton GLX+ – Still the dark horse

Posted by Chris Bowen | Mar 1, 2020 | Motoring

The good ole Mitsubishi Triton is often overlooked, lurking in the shadows of the big...

The V8 is on life support – grave fears held for an icon

Posted by Chris Bowen | Feb 28, 2020 | Motoring

Do you have a deep passion for eight-cylinders that form a V shape? During my recent trip to New...

The battle of the boots – What SUV can really handle a load

Posted by Chris Bowen | Feb 27, 2020 | Motoring

I’m always harping on about SUVs, I’m sorry but they’re generally not my go. But I’ve decided to...

BMW 330i Touring – Everything you’ll ever need

Posted by Chris Bowen | Feb 26, 2020 | Motoring

Once upon a time, if you needed to carry a small troop around, your options were limited....

Special Edition Kia Stinger Night Sky – new interior, new exhaust.

Posted by Trevor Long | Feb 26, 2020 | Motoring

For those looking for something just a touch special, Kia have released an Aussie special edition...

Ford goes Electric in Australia – finally: New Ford Escape PHEV coming!

Posted by Trevor Long | Feb 25, 2020 | Motoring

As well as the usual mix of trim levels and the choice of All-wheel-drive or front-wheel-drive,...

MG HS review – one for the bargain hunters

Posted by Chris Bowen | Feb 20, 2020 | Motoring

‘The SUV you haven’t seen before’… That was the line used to introduce the new MG HS. Of course,...

China, we have a problem – top motor show called off

Posted by Chris Bowen | Feb 18, 2020 | Motoring

The Beijing International Automotive Exhibition 2020 was supposed to start on April 21. However,...

Farewell Holden: The iconic motoring brand is gone, to be wound down and closed in 2020

Posted by Chris Bowen | Feb 17, 2020 | Motoring

Once a cherished icon of the Australian morning landscape is now dead. The final nail in the...

Audi takes a Tesla style approach to online car buying – configuration & price in an instant!

Posted by Trevor Long | Feb 17, 2020 | Motoring

Gotta give Tesla credit, they really are pushing the traditional car industry forward in the...

SUV or wagon – is the wagon dead?

Posted by Chris Bowen | Feb 14, 2020 | Motoring

Plenty of long and oppressively hot summers were spent on board a station wagon. Be it a Holden...

Nissan update SUV range

Posted by Chris Bowen | Feb 13, 2020 | Motoring

’ll be upfront and say Nissan isn’t in the game of changing things. I’ve harped on about the need...

GPS dropouts in Tunnels a thing of the past: Transurban adds Bluetooth beacons in Brisbane and Sydney

Posted by Trevor Long | Feb 13, 2020 | Motoring

Late last year toll-road operator Transurban announced an Australian first: GPS Signal beacons had...

Toyota RAV4 range review – Making hybrids normal again

Posted by Chris Bowen | Feb 12, 2020 | Motoring

The original SUV has come a bloody long way since its humble beginnings back in the mid-90’s. Now...

Ford to offer FordPass Connect app in the Ford Ranger as standard from mid-2020

Posted by Trevor Long | Feb 12, 2020 | Motoring, Tech

Ford is pushing its cars well into the future this year with advanced app connectivity coming to...

2020 Nissan Patrol V8 review – a rare beast

Posted by Chris Bowen | Feb 7, 2020 | Motoring

It was very nice of Nissan Australia to fly me to New Zealand and Australasia’s best resort. But...

Survey shows more people considering Hybrid for their next car than ever before – let the revolution begin

Posted by Trevor Long | Feb 7, 2020 | Motoring

It’s hard to quantify the demand or even the interest in Hybrid or Electric power in the car...

Ford announces “Urban SUV” the Puma to hit Australia in 2020

Posted by Trevor Long | Feb 7, 2020 | Motoring

How’s this for a new car from Ford – an all-new model which will hit Australia in the...

Review: Volvo V60 Inscription T5

Posted by Chris Bowen | Jan 31, 2020 | Motoring

I drove the “all-new” Volvo V60 back in 2018 to IKEA in Sweden, true story, but finally I’ve had...

BP to fuel the 2020 Supercars season

Posted by Trevor Long | Jan 30, 2020 | Motoring

Ever single Supercar on the grid this year will carry a BP logo as the company signs on as the...

Living Electric: Nissan Leaf Month #2 – The revolutionary e-Pedal explained

Posted by Trevor Long | Jan 28, 2020 | Motoring

It’s now been a little over two months driving the all-electric Nissan Leaf and it continues...

Petrol or diesel?

Posted by Chris Bowen | Jan 22, 2020 | Motoring

Driving a car powered by just electricity makes no sense, yet. But while that debate continues to...

EV warning stickers sent to all owners

Posted by Chris Bowen | Jan 21, 2020 | Motoring

Today many car owners in NSW would have received two triangular stickers in the mail with the...

Road Trip: A quick look at the Audi Q5

Posted by Trevor Long | Jan 21, 2020 | Motoring

With the South Coast of NSW suffering in the wake of recent bushfires, we made the decision as a...

REVIEW: The Mercedes-Benz B180

Posted by Chris Bowen | Jan 20, 2020 | Motoring

Sometimes you come across a car that you really couldn’t be bothered with. When I found out I’d...

What your choice in car says about your personality

Posted by Trevor Long | Jan 18, 2020 | Motoring

We bloody love our cars here in Australia – so much so, your choice in car could be a very...

EFTM Comments – The need for speed

Posted by Chris Bowen | Jan 13, 2020 | Motoring

Mobile phone detection cameras have already caught thousands. However we are still in the middle...

Can a family live with an electric car? The answer is yes, but not yet

Posted by Chris Bowen | Jan 12, 2020 | Motoring

As EFTM’s Motoring Editor I certainly get to drive a lot of cars, probably in the order of 100...

Look out big car companies – Canoo is coming for you

Posted by Adam Phillips | Jan 9, 2020 | CES, Motoring

I have a dream. It’s a simple dream. I dream that I can quit work and spend my time in the...

Intel hitting the road with Mobileye

Posted by Adam Phillips | Jan 8, 2020 | CES, Motoring

CES sees Vegas traffic grind to a stop every single year. Unfortunately, 2020 has proven no...

Toyota Uses CES 2020 to Launch a ‘Woven City’

Posted by Adam Phillips | Jan 7, 2020 | CES, Motoring

One thing you can always rely on at CES is for one of the big players in the industry to use the...

Bosch – Bad jokers, great engineers.

Posted by Adam Phillips | Jan 7, 2020 | CES, Motoring

In addition to the maddening crowds, one of the dangers of CES is the comedy routine provided by...

What to do in Los Angeles: For the rev-heads – Porsche Experience Center

Posted by Trevor Long | Jan 4, 2020 | Motoring

If you love cars and have a couple of hours spare in Los Angeles – this is the experience...

Living Electric: Nissan Leaf long-term review – Month #1

Posted by Trevor Long | Dec 31, 2019 | Motoring

Just a few weeks ago I stepped out of a beastly petrol-powered vehicle to renew my love of...

The Holden Commodore is dead

Posted by Chris Bowen | Dec 10, 2019 | Motoring

Holden today issued a press release outlining a new range of SUVs and light commercial vehicles....

Volvo S60 T8 R-Design review

Posted by Chris Bowen | Dec 10, 2019 | Motoring

Volvo is making terrific cars, largely led by an extensive SUV range. Better still the brand isn’t...

Classic Blue is the 2020 Colour of the year – Ford reckons new car sales reflect this!

Posted by Trevor Long | Dec 6, 2019 | Motoring

Who knew there was a Colour of the Year? Well there damn well is. Pantone, the source of all...

Mercedes Benz EQC Review: Bringing Electric to Luxury

Posted by Trevor Long | Dec 5, 2019 | Motoring

On the outside, this looks like any other Mercedes-Benz you’ll see on the road or in the...

Lamborghini reveals vision of the future with the V12 Vision GT

Posted by Trevor Long | Nov 26, 2019 | Motoring

Ahead of the 2019 Gran Tourismo Championships in Monte Carlo Lamborghini have revealed a stunning...

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