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• 2025 Mercedes-Benz C200 Sport Edition adds equipment for a lower price

  12-04-2025 23:00 via drive.com.au
  Mercedes-Benz has added a new special-edition C-Class with unique styling details, but a lower drive-away price for most Australian buyers.The latest limited-edition version of the 2025 Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan adds thousands of dollars worth of extra features for – in all but one region of Australia – a lower drive-away price.The Mercedes-Benz C200 Sport Edition is available to order now in limited numbers, priced from $87,800 plus on-road costs – or until June 30, $92,500
  
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• Opinion: Companies need a fine for not packing roadwork signs away

  12-04-2025 22:00 via drive.com.au
  There’s nothing that grinds my gears more than slowing to 40km/h on a freeway, only to never pass any roadwork. It’s time to start fining companies.
  Imagine this: You’re driving down the freeway at 110km/h, and you see a ‘roadwork ahead sign’ and a speed limit that gradually gets lower and lower until you reach 40km/h.
  You’re now doing 40km/h, but cars and trucks are rushing past you, still doing over 100km/h. You finally pass the ‘end roadwork’ si
  
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• 2025 Renault Arkana Esprit Alpine review

  12-04-2025 11:00 via drive.com.au
  A minor facelift, some extra tech and new interior elements underscore the refreshed Renault Arkana, and all without a price rise.
  Skip ahead:IntroductionRunning costsPrice and specificationEnergy useInterior space and comfortOn-road assessmentConnectivity and infotainmentSummarySafety Next steps
  2025 Renault ArkanaThe small SUV segment is a crowded place with options abounding from numerous manufacturers. At last count, some 24 different models from 18 makes clamour for the attention of buyers,
  
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• ‘It should be scrapped’: Why do we still have the luxury car tax?

  12-04-2025 08:00 via drive.com.au
  With all the talk of new tariffs in the United States, one of Australia’s own vehicle taxes has been in the spotlight. So why do we still have the luxury car tax?Strict new import tariffs have been imposed on importations into the United States with a baseline of 10 per cent across all countries.RELATED: Does the luxury car tax apply to utes?Some countries, such as China and Vietnam, have been hit with nearly a 50 per cent tariff on imports, which could make it fiscally impossible to see s
  
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• Volkswagen’s new small ute not coming to Australia

  12-04-2025 00:00 via drive.com.au
  Plans for a Subaru Brumby-like compact VW pick-up – possibly inspired by this concept car – will be exclusive to developing markets such as South America, with less stringent safety standards.
  2018 VW Tarok concept.
  A new small, car-derived ute being developed by Volkswagen for emerging markets is not destined for Australian showrooms as a junior sibling to the heavy-duty Amarok.It is the latest compact ‘lifestyle’ pick-up available overseas to be ruled out for Australia,
  
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• BYD confirms simplified warranty in Australia, backdated to all cars sold since 2022

  12-04-2025 00:00 via drive.com.au
  BYD has announced a streamlined warranty in Australia, with its six-year/150,000-kilometre coverage now “bumper-to-bumper” – rather than some components being singled out for a shorter warranty period.BYD cars sold in Australia are now covered by a more streamlined six-year warranty, the brand’s local distributor EVDirect has confirmed.Applicable to all BYD models sold since the brand launched in August 2022 – when deliveries of its Atto 3 electric SUV commenced &nd
  
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