Driving Chery’s Tiggo 7 Pro SUV – available in three 1.6-litre turbo seven-speed dual clutch automatics – I tested the mid-spec Elite front wheel drive at $39,990 drive-away and the top grade Ultimate all-wheel-drive at $43,990 drive-away – both stacked with features a panoramic sunroof, power tailgate, 360 degree camera, power front seats and 18 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Driving Chery’s Tiggo 7 Pro SUV – available in three 1.6-litre turbo seven-speed dual clutch automatics – I tested the mid-spec Elite front wheel drive at $39,990 drive-away and the top grade Ultimate all-wheel-drive at $43,990 drive-away – both stacked with features a panoramic sunroof, power tailgate, 360 degree camera, power front seats and 18 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Driving Chery’s Tiggo 7 Pro SUV – available in three 1.6-litre turbo seven-speed dual clutch automatics – I tested the mid-spec Elite front wheel drive at $39,990 drive-away and the top grade Ultimate all-wheel-drive at $43,990 drive-away – both stacked with features a panoramic sunroof, power tailgate, 360 degree camera, power front seats and 18 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]