Giant American-style utes and SUVs may soon be charged higher parking fees in a dozen Melbourne suburbs after a council threw its support behind plans to tax the controversial vehicles off city roads. Super-sized SUVs and pick-up trucks like the Ford F-150, RAM 1500 and Land Rover Defender have explodedContinue Reading
A man who broke into the rental home of comedian Hamish Blake and his entrepreneur wife Zoe Foster Blake while they were asleep and stole their luxury car has learned his fate. Daniel Booth broke into the four-bedroom house being rented by the high-profile couple in Woollahra, in Sydney’s glitteringContinue Reading
A woman has died and four others are in hospital after a horror two-car collision in Tasmania. The crash occurred on the Bass Highway on Tuesday about 3.30pm, a Tasmanian Police spokeswoman said. A 64-year-old woman from Crayfish Creek died at the scene after the Holden Rodeo Ute she wasContinue Reading
Renault has issued a recall for its Koleos family SUV for a serious safety defect. The recall notice from the Federal Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts says that parts of the car may fall off when driving. A manufacturing defect means the outer bonnetContinue Reading
Climate change extremists have deflated “hundreds” of tyres on SUVs in the wealthy Melbourne suburb overnight, with notes left on windscreens informing owners that their “gas guzzler kills” and suggesting they try taking public transport instead. Supporters of the global Tyre Extinguishers group said in a statement to media outletsContinue Reading
Chinese car brands are on a roll at the moment, as more and more buyers are seduced by the value for money they offer. Here are five things you should know about one of the latest arrivals, the GWM Tank. It looks the part The Chinese car industry has beenContinue Reading
Land Rover’s Defender 4WD remained virtually unchanged for about 70 years, but the all-new version has taken an almighty leap into the 21st century. Here are five things you need to know about it. It looks the part Check out those proportions. This stocky Defender has massive wheels that lookContinue Reading
Tyres on at least 60 SUVs were destroyed at a UK car dealership on Sunday night after a Land Rover killed two schoolgirls in July. Vigilantes claim they wrecked the cars at Jaguar Exeter in “retaliation” for the deaths of Selena Lau and Nuria Sajjad, both eight, The Sun reports.Continue Reading
A grandmother who has been caring for three children who were orphaned following a horror crash that killed their parents has made a desperate plea for help. Charles, Bevan, and Synthia miraculously survived three days in the Western Australian desert after a single-car crash on Christmas Day, 2022. The trioContinue Reading
The Brits are looking to muscle in on Toyota turf with a new four-wheel drive ute that will compete with the famed LandCruiser 70 Series. Start-up brand Ineos has unveiled the Grenadier Quartermaster; a rugged, no-nonsense dual-cab ute headed Down Under. It joins the Grenadier wagon in the new brand’sContinue Reading