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Are Speed Bumps Getting Higher? What Australia’s Standards Actually Say
Your front lip scrapes at the shopping centre. It scraped there last month, and the month before, and by now you are quietly convinced someone has been building the...
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Defect Notices in 2026: Are Exhaust Modifications Officially Illegal?
The 90 decibel limit everyone quotes almost certainly does not apply to your car. If it was built in the last decade, your legal...
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The Hidden Hot Hatch Tax: What Is Really Driving Your Premium
Young drivers are not the ones getting hammered by insurance increases this year. Over-70s are. That single fact upends most of what gets written...
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The Chinese Ute Invasion: How BYD and Chery Are Reshaping the $60k Market
Ford and Toyota spent a decade treating the dual-cab crown as a two-horse race. That comfort is gone. A plug-in hybrid ute from a...
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The Death of the Manual Transmission: How Three New Laws Are Killing the Stick Shift in Australia
Not one regulation killed the manual transmission. Three landed in the same twelve months, and together they have made it mathematically irrational for mainstream...
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The EV Running Cost Nobody Talks About: Insurance Is Up 10% and Still Rising
Comprehensive cover for a battery electric vehicle climbed 10.2 per cent in the 12 months to March 2026, according to Compare the Market’s bi-annual...
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P-Plate Power Laws Are Killing the Hot Hatch for Young Aussies
A 206kW Hyundai i30 N is illegal on your Ps. A 2.3-tonne diesel wagon with nearly the same power is fine. That single contradiction...
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The Most Analogue Thing in Ferrari’s First EV
Not tap a screen. Not hold a brake pedal and navigate a settings menu. Pull a physical aluminium lever mounted above your head, aircraft-style,...
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Ferrari Built the Luce for Someone Who Doesn’t Own a Ferrari Yet
No one asked for a five-seat Ferrari. That was the point.The Luce landed in Rome on May 25, 2026, and within 24 hours it...
Industry News
BYD Just Took Second Place in Australia. Toyota Should Be Worried
Toyota has owned the Australian new-car market since 2003. Then the most recent VFACTS print landed, and a brand that didn't exist here four...
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The Death of the $20k New Car: Why Budget Hatchbacks Are Gone Forever
The days of scraping together $19,990 for a brand new, zero-kilometre hatchback with a factory warranty are officially over. Mandatory safety upgrades have killed...
