Category: Motoring

Do you have a family member on a learner driver permit – but there’s not always a spare car for them to learn in?

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Readers of EFTM would know that Apple and Samsung tend to bring out new phones every 12 months. But how often do all-new utes go on sale?

The road toll is going up after years of declines and police are once again the scapegoats as politicians lay the blame at the feet of highway patrol rather than looking inside the corridors of government and decades of flawed road safety policy.

Market leader Toyota continues to dominate hybrid cars sales in Australia, claiming the first six spots on the Top 10 sellers list so far this year. The Japanese manufacturer still represents more than two out of every three hybrid cars sold locally so far this year, despite a wave of new competition.

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.

Hybrid car sales have hit top gear in Australia and are now at record levels – even outpacing the growth in electric car sales, according to the latest official data.

Anyone looking to buy a new car for a teenage member of the family – or drive a cheap reliable hatchback into retirement  – will now need to pay more than $20,000 for the first time in at least four decades.