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Mazda MX-5 RF

Mazda MX-5 RF with retractable hardtop

Motor Torque / 28/01/2017

Gosford Classic Car Museum

Motor Torque / 26/11/2016

Chery’s Tiggo 7 Pro SUV – best value in the Urban front drive with $3,000 bonus.

Driving the new Chery Tiggo 7 Pro SUV today. Chery’s initial arrival here under an importer was marred by an asbestos recall and poor safety scores and it eventually left our market. However, after an absence of eight years it relaunched late last year as a factory backed franchise with the small Chery Omoda 5 […]

David Berthon / 28/04/2024

Closure of Holden Museum in Echuca a sad day for fans of the marque.

I’m always amazed at the sentiment still shown for Holden despite the General Motors brand ceasing local manufacture in 2017 and leaving altogether in 2020. Its easy to forget the Holden brand in 1958 held 50.3 percent of our total car market. So, it was sad news for Holden fans when the Echuca National Holden […]

David Berthon / 27/04/2024

Hybrids the market choice over battery electric vehicles in the first quarter

In the three months to March 31 petrol electric hybrid vehicles (or HEV’s) and battery electric vehicles (BEV’s) continue to gain sales traction however HEVs remain the more popular choice representing nearly 12 percent of the market. On the other hand, sales of pure electric BEV’s in the quarter reached just 8.7 percent share. Plug […]

David Berthon / 27/04/2024

Maserati Grecale Trofeo SUV – subdued styling but this is a wolf in sheep’s clothing

I spoke earlier of the Maserati Grecale Trofeo SUV – the flagship of the three model Grecale range at $206,000 drive-away. Distinguished over the two lower grades by four drive modes instead of three, height adjustable adaptive air suspension, an electronic diff lock and larger brakes. What is surprising by this somewhat conservatively styled SUV […]

Motor Torque / 21/04/2024

Chery’s Tiggo 7 Pro SUV – best value in the Urban front drive with $3,000 bonus.

Driving the new Chery Tiggo 7 Pro SUV today. Chery’s initial arrival here under an importer was marred by an asbestos recall and poor safety scores and it eventually left our market. However, after an absence of eight years it relaunched late last year as a factory backed franchise with the small Chery Omoda 5 […]

David Berthon / 28/04/2024

Closure of Holden Museum in Echuca a sad day for fans of the marque.

I’m always amazed at the sentiment still shown for Holden despite the General Motors brand ceasing local manufacture in 2017 and leaving altogether in 2020. Its easy to forget the Holden brand in 1958 held 50.3 percent of our total car market. So, it was sad news for Holden fans when the Echuca National Holden […]

David Berthon / 27/04/2024

Hybrids the market choice over battery electric vehicles in the first quarter

In the three months to March 31 petrol electric hybrid vehicles (or HEV’s) and battery electric vehicles (BEV’s) continue to gain sales traction however HEVs remain the more popular choice representing nearly 12 percent of the market. On the other hand, sales of pure electric BEV’s in the quarter reached just 8.7 percent share. Plug […]

David Berthon / 27/04/2024

Maserati Grecale Trofeo SUV – subdued styling but this is a wolf in sheep’s clothing

I spoke earlier of the Maserati Grecale Trofeo SUV – the flagship of the three model Grecale range at $206,000 drive-away. Distinguished over the two lower grades by four drive modes instead of three, height adjustable adaptive air suspension, an electronic diff lock and larger brakes. What is surprising by this somewhat conservatively styled SUV […]

Motor Torque / 21/04/2024