If you didn’t know, when it comes to delivery vans the Ford Transit Custom is the cool kid on the block. While there are a handful of mid-size commercial vans on the market – on a spectrum to suit most budgets – the Transit Custom differentiates itself by being the van for people who want…

The head of GAC Australia has called the Chinese auto brand, the latest to arrive Down Under, “China’s Toyota” – but that’s not as outlandish as it sounds. Based on pure market position, it isn’t quite accurate – even in its home market, GAC can’t boast the exalted number-one spot Toyota enjoys in markets like…

Full-size pickups have been tested by independent auto safety authority ANCAP for the first time, with the Ford F-150 coming out on top against the Ram 1500, Toyota Tundra and Chevrolet Silverado. ANCAP put the American pickups up against the Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series in its inaugural Large Utilities ADAS [Advanced Driver Assist Systems] Safety…

Want a Range Rover but can’t spare $300,000? Perhaps we can interest you in this – the new Hyundai Palisade. It looks a bit like a Range Rover – at least on the outside – with huge proportions and a boxy profile. It somewhat feels like a Range Rover on the inside, too. The cabin…

It’s been nearly eight months since the second-generation Skoda Kodiaq landed in Australia, and only now have we had the chance to get acquainted with the best it has to offer. That’s a long time to wait if you’re a fan of Euro performance cars, and your patience is rewarded with ‘only’ a large seven-seat…

The Ford Ranger and Everest will lose their popular Bi-Turbo 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesel engine next year. The twin-turbo diesel four, which serves as the volume-selling mid-level engine in the Ranger ute, and the entry-level mill in the related Everest off-road SUV, is being axed globally. It’s currently only used in the Ranger – Australia’s…

Audi is recalling its plug-in hybrid Q8 large SUV because its high-voltage battery poses a fire risk. “Due to a manufacturing issue, the modules installed in the high voltage battery may be defective,” the company says in its recall notice. “During charging a thermal overload could result in a vehicle fire. “A vehicle fire could…

New legislation designed to encourage the introduction of new cars with efficient engines and lower emissions is already having an impact on the market. Prior to the new laws, a former spokesperson for Volkswagen Group Australia was quoted as saying Australia was leaving itself open to being a dumping ground for old, dirty engines –…

Italian brands Alfa Romeo and Maserati have launched a new joint ‘creative hub’ covering everything from classic vehicle restoration to the development of performance technologies and new ‘few-off’ vehicles. Dubbed BottegaFuoriserie, the initiative draws on the four pillars of Bottega, Fuoriserie, Corse, and La Storia, all of which serve as individual departments for the preservation,…