Review: MINI F57 Convertible (2016-18) Overview Officially released in Australia in April 2016, the MINI F57 Convertible was a two-door, four-seat convertible. Manufactured in England, the front-wheel drive MINI Convertible range consisted of Cooper and Cooper S variants that were powered by 1.5-litre three-cylinder and 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engines, while six-speed automatic transmissions were […]
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Review: Mini R57 Cabrio (2009-15)
Review: Mini R57.I Cabrio (2009-10) Overview Released in March 2009, the Mini R57 Series I (R57.II) Cabrio was a four-seat convertible with a power-operated, soft-top roof. Manufactured in Cowley, England, the front-wheel drive R57 Cabrio range consisted of Cooper, Cooper S and John Cooper Works variants. Engines Of the engines, the Cooper variant had a […]
Review: MINI F54 Clubman (2015-on)
Review: MINI F54 Clubman (2015-19) Overview Released in Australia in November 2015, the MINI F54 Clubman was a five-door, five-seat wagon. Manufactured in Cowley, England, the front-wheel drive MINI F54 Clubman range initially consisted of the Cooper and Cooper S variants, with the John Cooper Works Clubman ALL4 following in February 2017. Engines Of the […]
Review: MG ZT and ZT-T (2002-05)
Review: MG Mk.I ZT and ZT-T (2002-04) Overview Released in May 2002, the MG Mk.I ZT and ZT-T were mid-size sedans and wagons, respectively. Manufactured in England, the front-wheel drive ZT range initially consisted of 180 and 190 variants – the numbers referring to the brake horsepower of the engines – which were powered by […]
Review: Mini R52 Cabrio (2004-08)
Overview Released in December 2004, the Mini R52 Cabrio was a four-seat convertible with a soft-top roof. Manufactured in Cowley, England, the front-wheel drive Cabrio range consisted of naturally aspirated Cooper and supercharged Cooper S models. Tritec engines Of the engines, the naturally aspirated 1.6-litre Tritec four-cylinder petrol engine had a cast iron block, an […]
Review: MG ZR (2005)
Overview Released in February 2005, the MG ZR 160 was a small hatchback, available in three- or five-door models. Manufactured in Longbridge, UK, the front-wheel drive ZR was powered by a 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine that was mated to a five-speed manual transmission. Engine The 1.8-litre K-Series engine had aluminium alloy construction, double overhead camshafts, four […]
Review: MG ZS (2004-05)
Overview Released in October 2004, the MG ZS was a small, front-wheel drive sedan. Manufactured in Longbridge, UK, the MG ZS was powered by a 2.5-litre V6 petrol engine that was mated to a five-speed Getrag manual transmission. Engine The 2.5-litre KV6 V6 engine had an aluminium block and cylinder head, double overhead camshafts (per […]
Review: MG MG6 (2013-14)
Overview Released in April 2013, the MG MG6 was as a small liftback or sedan (the GT and Magnette, respectively). Manufactured in Nanjing, China, the front-wheel drive MG6 was powered by a 1.8-litre turbocharged petrol engine that was mated to a five-speed manual transmission. The MG6 was 4651 mm long, 1827 mm wide (not including […]
Review: MG TF (2002-05)
Overview Released in August 2002, the MG TF was a two-seat convertible with a soft-top roof. Manufactured in Longbridge, UK, the rear-wheel drive F was powered by a mid-mounted 1.8-litre four-cylinder petrol engines. Compared to its predecessor, body rigidity for the TF increased by 20 per cent, while MG claimed that the revised suspension system […]
Review: Mercedes-Benz X470 X-Class (2018-20)
Overview Released in Australia in April 2018, the Mercedes-Benz X470 X-Class was available as a dual cab utility and cab chassis. Sharing the Nissan Navara’s NP300 platform and four-cylinder diesel engines, the Mercedes-Benz X-Class was initially available in X 220 d and X 250 d models, with the X 350 d following in mid-2018 (see […]