World Car of the Year 2010

World Car of the Year 2010

3 Mar 2010 by Paul Gover

The Toyota Prius is up against the Volkswagen Polo and the Mercedes-Benz E-Class in final voting for the world's most prestigious car prize. The three finalists are named today at the Geneva Motor ...Read more
Toyota reels on recalls

Toyota reels on recalls

25 Feb 2010 by Paul Gover

Every day there seems to be something new, from extra customer complaints to a damaging internal document which points to deliberate delaying tactics on the safety front.  The total cost of the ...Read more
Toyota recalls 437,000 hybrids

Toyota recalls 437,000 hybrids

10 Feb 2010 by Paul Gover

The world's largest carmaker has bowed to global safety pressure and announced a massive recall of its flagship future car, the Prius hybrid.  After bungling a safety threat to more than eight ...Read more
World Car of the Year finalists

World Car of the Year finalists

9 Feb 2010 by Paul Gover

A widely varied field from the soft-roader Audi Q5 to the baby Volkswagen Polo is competing for the biggest prize in world motoring Read more
Toyota brake problems hit Australia

Toyota brake problems hit Australia

5 Feb 2010 by Karla Pincott

More than eight million of the marque’s most popular models have been recalled in the United States, Europe and China to address sticking accelerators caused by at least two separate problems -- ...Read more
Aussie Market rates with Toyota

Aussie Market rates with Toyota

17 Dec 2009 by Paul Gover

We know because Toyota has just confirmed early deliveries of its new green hero car, the plug-in Prius, to 'significant markets' and Australia has made the list.We are rated by Toyota on the same ...Read more
Pimp my MP

Pimp my MP

15 Dec 2009 by Kelvin Bissett

A staggering 225 out of the 243 private-plated cars chosen by MPs and Senators have six or eight-cylinder engines, in contrast to the national trend towards smaller, more fuel efficient models. Only ...Read more
Jaguar designer's hit list

Jaguar designer's hit list

4 Dec 2009 by Paul Gover

Since cars all deliver on the same basic promise of personal mobility, and many vehicles do it with incredible value and panache, good design can often make the difference between buying and losing. ...Read more
Green Car Of The Year

Green Car Of The Year

26 Nov 2009 by Paul Gover

It is the Ford Fiesta ECOnetic, which re-set the economy benchmark this year at just 3.7L/100km - that is 76.3 miles-per-gallon in pre-decimal currency - and also produces just 98 grams of carbon for Read more
Golf is Carsguide Car of the Year

Golf is Carsguide Car of the Year

26 Nov 2009 by Paul Gover

The Mercedes-Benz E Class is good, the Ford Fiesta is better, but the Golf is best of all from more than 100 new cars that landed in Australia over the past year. Read more
Small cars get five stars in crash

Small cars get five stars in crash

18 Nov 2009 by Stuart Innes

The latest round of official crash tests has given five-star occupant protection ratings to some of the most fuel-frugal small cars sold in Australia, the Mini Cooper diesel, the Ford Fiesta ECOnetic ...Read more

Toyota Prius

11 Nov 2009 by Paul Gover

The poster car for the green movement is now much more than a science experiment. Read more
Green Car of the Year finalists

Green Car of the Year finalists

9 Nov 2009 by Kevin Hepworth

It doesn't really matter what you call it, the push is all about sustainability and leaving as much as we can from this generation for the next rather than gobbling up finite resources with no regard Read more
Green Car of the Year finalists

Green Car of the Year finalists

6 Nov 2009 by Kevin Hepworth

It doesn't really matter what you call it, the push is all about sustainability and leaving as much as we can from this generation for the next rather than gobbling up finite resources with no regard Read more
Battle for fuel crown

Battle for fuel crown

6 Oct 2009 by Keith Didham

Car companies are about to be put to the test in the Global Green Challenge and Carsguide is going along for the ride. There are two key buzz words in today's world of clean, green motoring: more and ...Read more
Carsguide Radio Episode 16

Carsguide Radio Episode 16

29 Sep 2009 by CarsGuide team

Is it really worth buying a hybrid and why safety is catching on among car buyers.Plus our resident car reviewer Paul Maric has been behind the wheel of the new third generation Toyota Prius this ...Read more
Lapping the Frankfurt show

Lapping the Frankfurt show

18 Sep 2009 by Paul Gover

Two years ago I walked more than 20 kilometres in two days to cover every single brand and car at the Frankfurt Motor Show, from the towering five-story Mercedes-Benz pavilion to the tiny space reserv Read more
Green cars top crash stars

Green cars top crash stars

28 Aug 2009 by Mark Hinchliffe

Green cars have scored maximum ratings in the latest European crash tests. The Euro NCAP gave seven out of the eight cars tested a full five stars, including the petrol-electric hybrid Honda Insight ...Read more
Suzuki joins fuel fight

Suzuki joins fuel fight

14 Aug 2009 by Paul Gover

This time it's Suzuki that has been drawn into the battle.Toyota and BMW have been fighting for months over the relative benefits of diesel and hybrid cars, with everyone from Fiat to Volkswagen also ...Read more

Volkswagen Jetta meets Toyota Prius

30 Jul 2009 by CarsGuide team

A bit of neighbourly competition between the Volkswagen Jetta TDi and the Toyota Prius. Read more
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