At the 2018 Geneva Motor Show in March, Skoda will unveil a new concept called Skoda Vision X. Skoda has come a long way in the last 5 years. I recall when I was a Volkswagen dealer from 2008 till 2015, Skoda and it’s dealers were a bit of a joke. How times change. Rather […]
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Hi Bob Aldons, The Car Guy with the first press release from Mitsubishi Motors Australia about the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross. And whilst the ‘media’ will be guests of Mitsubishi this weekend in Tasmania, unfortunately, I’m not on the exclusive invite list (yet). So the more you read my articles and share them with your friends,
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There’s no doubt that the new front of the 2014 Jeep Cherokee was one that its mother could love – and when I say mother, I mean the design team and the folks who signed off on it. I remember Mike Manley’s comments that the new design would provide the rest of the Jeep range
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Hello. Bob Aldons, The Car Guy with what I expect to be the last story I publish in 2017. I’ve just received a press kit from Kia Motors America on the Kia Stinger and wanted to get the information out to you as quickly as possible. The new Kia Stinger, The Gran Turismo Redefined, is
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Hello, Bob Aldons, The Car Guy with a follow up from my previous post on the 2018 JL Jeep Wrangler. As I mentioned, some international journalists were flown to New Zealand to be the first to test drive and write on the JL Jeep Wrangler. Can you imagine a better launch location than this? Arguably
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Hello and welcome. Bob Aldons, The Car Guy with the press release from Audi on the exclusive Audi R8 V10 plus Coupe Neuberg Edition. There’s a lot to be said for an Audi R8 let alone this Audi R8 V10 plus Coupe Neuberg Edition. Build quality will be excellent, engine output is staggering at 449kW
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Dan Neill, a writer for The Australian, is one of those lucky bastards that get invitations to view, drive and write on some of the world’s great cars. Unfortunately, Dan met Mr. Pagani in Monterey USA rather than his atelier in Modena. And again, unfortunately, I’m not on the list of invitees to purchase one
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In a recent interview with Australia’s GoAuto at the launch of the Audi RS3 Sportback, Audi indicated that they were moving away from a ‘sell at any cost’ business model to ‘broader goals’. Audi Australia Marketing and Communications Director Anna Burgdorf said that the luxury market was showing signs of consumer stress in that typical
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New Mazda6 Unveiled at Los Angeles Motor Show Hello. Bob Aldons, The Car Guy reporting on Mazda6 at the Los Angeles Motor Show, opening to the public on December 1st. When I started in the car business in February 1978, Mazda was but a small player in Australia. Shortly after, late in 1980, Ford Australia launched
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Jeep Wrangler gets more engine options and off-road capability than ever before — and it should be nicer on-road to boot I’m a Wrangler fan. Since 2003 when I took on the Chrysler Jeep franchise here in Redcliffe, through Northstar Motor Group, there’s never been a vehicle to compare. And yes, Toyota introduced the FJ
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