Thinking of buying a new car? There’s a good chance there’s an SUV somewhere in your shortlist. SUVs are fast-becoming the vehicle style choice, with some carmakers even discontinuing their sedans and instead replacing them with SUVs. To better prepare you during your buying process, here are our top 10 […]
Mazda CX-5
2019 Mazda CX-5 2.5 turbo petrol revealed
Following speculation and document leaks, Mazda has now confirmed the 2019 Mazda CX-5 will be available with its latest 2.5-litre turbo-petrol engine. It has been announced for the Japanese Domestic Market and will go on sale there in November, but other markets are set to follow. The new engine option […]
170kW Mazda CX-5 2.5 turbo petrol on the cards for Australia
It looks like a Mazda CX-5 2.5 turbo-petrol could be on the horizon for Australia, following emissions classification documents by the California Air Research Board found earlier this year. Documents were found detailing the emissions features and classification of a CX-5 featuring a 2.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine. These documents pretty much […]
Australian vehicle sales for August 2018 (VFACTS)
It’s that time of the month again. New vehicle sales stats for August 2018 have been released, in the form of the national VFACTS report, and it looks like sales are slightly down, by 0.3 per cent, for the first eight months of the year compared with last year. Toyota […]
Top 10 best-selling SUVs in Australia during first half of 2018
The first half of 2018 is over and the car industry is seeing some big changes in vehicle choice and popularity among buyers (see our June 2018 VFACTS report for more). The SUV market is easily the fastest-growing segment in Australia, so we’d thought we take a look over the […]
Australian vehicle sales for June 2018 (VFACTS)
It’s the end of the financial year and unsurprisingly, car sales boomed in the last month of the year. The June 2018 VFACTS report reveals big sales numbers for many car brands, with overall vehicle sales up 1.0 per cent on the first half compared with the same period last […]
Mazda CX-5 getting 2.5 turbo, emissions document confirms
It seems Mazda is about to introduce its new 2.5-litre turbo-petrol engine for the CX-5 mid-size SUV. Well, if a California Air Resources Board document is anything to go by. The document shows testing of 2019 model CX-9 and CX-5 specs, with the codes pointing to a 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol […]
2018 Mazda CX-5 diesel review – Touring & GT (video)
Australians can’t get enough of the Mazda CX-5. It’s been the best-selling SUV for five years straight. And now some refinements have been administered to make sure it remains the top pick. Do the updates make a difference to its overall attraction? Let’s have a look. One of the most […]