David Berthon Motor Torque

Mazda MX-5 RF

Mazda MX-5 RF with retractable hardtop

Gosford Classic Car Museum

National Road Safety Week – May 11 to 18

National Road Safety Week kicks off today, a time to reflect on the current poor driving standard in this state, National Road Safety Week the project of Peter Frazer whose daughter Sarah was tragically killed by a truck driver in a totally avoidable crash on the Hume Highway at Mittigong in February 2012. Since then, […]

Mazda slices up to $5,560 off their 15-model CX-60 SUV range

Perhaps indicative of the hard trading conditions and highly competitive new vehicle market Mazda has taken the axe to pricing on its CX-60 SUV. Up to $5,560 has been shaved from some models in the luxury CX-60 line- up – now priced from $53,990 drive-away while six new variants have been added across the Pure […]

Luxury car tax under the spotlight again

As reported in the Australian this week it seems the luxury car tax could soon be abolished as the re-elected Government gets calls from the European Union to speed things up on a proposed free trade agreement. For so long a thorn in the side of the car industry the Luxury Car tax most affecting […]

Mazda’s CX-5 Maxx Sport SUV – long standing but still a very competent SUV

Further on Mazda’s long standing CX-5 SUV but still highly competitive with ten models in a mix of petrol and diesel and front or all-wheel drive, I’m driving the second tier 2.5-litre six-speed automatic CX-5 Maxx Sport front wheel drive at $43,184 drive-away with optional metallic paint. I did nearly 900km over the Anzac weekend […]

National Road Safety Week – May 11 to 18

National Road Safety Week kicks off today, a time to reflect on the current poor driving standard in this state, National Road Safety Week the project of Peter Frazer whose daughter Sarah was tragically killed by a truck driver in a totally avoidable crash on the Hume Highway at Mittigong in February 2012. Since then, […]

Mazda slices up to $5,560 off their 15-model CX-60 SUV range

Perhaps indicative of the hard trading conditions and highly competitive new vehicle market Mazda has taken the axe to pricing on its CX-60 SUV. Up to $5,560 has been shaved from some models in the luxury CX-60 line- up – now priced from $53,990 drive-away while six new variants have been added across the Pure […]

Luxury car tax under the spotlight again

As reported in the Australian this week it seems the luxury car tax could soon be abolished as the re-elected Government gets calls from the European Union to speed things up on a proposed free trade agreement. For so long a thorn in the side of the car industry the Luxury Car tax most affecting […]

Mazda’s CX-5 Maxx Sport SUV – long standing but still a very competent SUV

Further on Mazda’s long standing CX-5 SUV but still highly competitive with ten models in a mix of petrol and diesel and front or all-wheel drive, I’m driving the second tier 2.5-litre six-speed automatic CX-5 Maxx Sport front wheel drive at $43,184 drive-away with optional metallic paint. I did nearly 900km over the Anzac weekend […]