Price and equipment For buyers happy to admit they’ll never venture off the bitumen, the ASX range starts in small-car territory with a $25,990 front-wheel-drive model that comes with a five-speed manual, 16-inch alloys, climate control, cruise control, single-CD audio with MP3/aux/USB connectivity, seven airbags and stability control. All-wheel-drive versions [...]
Comfort and practicality Pricing starts from $35,990 plus on-road and dealer costs for the base 2.0D, which is a higher kick-off point than Hyundai’s value-packed ix35, but still quite competitive. It’s respectably rather than generously appointed, getting climate control, single CD/MP3 sound system with auxiliary input and 16-inch alloys. Still, [...]
A CAR company or importer will sometimes land a high-performance version of a vehicle on to the market in order to whip up interest in the more mainstream variants of the same car. It often works, too, and you only need to see the number of V6-engined Commodores sporting SS body kits, wheels [...]
Price and equipment It’s bang in the middle of the Cayenne range that stretches from $103,500 to a hefty $239,900(all plus on-road costs) for the Turbo but the Hybrid is priced and specified more similarly to the V8 than the more affordable V6 models. At $159,900, it’s a $12,000 stretch more [...]
Price and equipment The sedan version of the 118TSI, complete with the latest seven-speed version of VW’s “DSG” dual-clutch automatic transmission, starts from $38,990 plus on-road and dealer costs. The wagon adds $2000. The 1.8-litre engine is used throughout Volkswagen’s car brands but that makes it no less laudable, as [...]
ELDERLY sporty coupes aren’t always a terribly good second-hand bet. Generally, they’ve been flogged at least half to death and could be money pits waiting to trap the unwary buyer, who becomes seduced by the good looks and reputation. But even though it’s almost old enough to vote, Toyota’s Celica of the mid [...]
The all-new Mustang and the GT40-inspired Ford GT are both great examples of this, but neither of those cars are officially imported here. But one vaguely retro design we first saw in 2001 was also known as the Ford Mustang. Vaguely retro? Well, it wasn’t the full-scale nostalgia assault, but there was [...]
Price and equipment As you’d expect with the price tag, the GranCabrio comes loaded with goodies. Unfortunately, the buying experience doesn’t start as well as it could. When you pay your money and get your hands on the key, you may be disappointed: it looks and feels a little common. [...]
Price and equipment The old R32 struggled to justify its hefty premium over the GTI but the new R closes the value gap from a $17,000 chasm to a sub-$10,000 crevice. A $48,490 opening sticker for a three-door manual is $7000 cheaper than before and the five-door now starts at $49,990. [...]
THE whole world seems to be talking about the new Suzuki Kizashi at the moment. Clearly, the car breaks new ground for Suzuki in terms of dynamics and driveability, as well as moving the Japanese brand into the next-size-up category. But all the showroom fuss tends to suggest people have forgotten that [...]
