Auto News & New car review

Skoda has confirmed that it will be putting the Skoda Yeti into production, after the Skoda Yeti Design Study displayed at the Geneva Motor Show was quite well received by the public. After the success of the Yeti concept, Skoda also produced a two-seater pick-up version that used a hard top that could be removed for an open top driving experience. Read the rest of this entry »

These are the first true pictures of the 2010 Saab 9-4X crossover vehicle, just captured by our spy photographers undergoing track testing.
We first saw this body style at the Detroit Auto Show, being touted at as the 9-4X BioPower Concept, but Saab is obviously serious about bringing this to the marketplace in a timely fashion.
Codenamed GMT168, the Saab 9-4X will arrive in time for the 2010 model year. Read the rest of this entry »

Avenger isn’t the sort of name you’d expect for a bread-and-butter sedan. It refers to some punishment being inflicted, and you’re probably more prone to work it into your daily vernacular if you stay cooped up watching reruns of Xena or playing Worlds of Warcraft. Read the rest of this entry »

UNTIL now, Renault could only sit back and watch as all of its European rivals (and Mazda) exploit the strong growth of diesel passenger car sales in Australia. However, the French seem to have learnt from the others’ mistakes, because the new Megane dCi sedan is big on features, small on price and – vitally – comes with an automatic option. That it looks good and barely sounds or drives like a diesel are further feathers in the Renault’s cap. Read the rest of this entry »

IF YOU, like us, are missing the old European Holden XC Barina and wish that General Motors would bring in the popular new Corsa version that we are cruelly denied in lieu of the old Daewoo T200 Kalos clone TK Barina, then take a long hard look at the Fiat Punto 1.4. Read the rest of this entry »