Biggest disappointments: The cars we wish would come here
Australia may be more cluttered with car brands than ever before, with even more due in 2023, and yet that doesn’t mean the floodgates are opened for every new car launch.
Our fairly stringent safety regulations help keep out a lot of vehicles, while the fact we’re part of a minority of right-hand drive markets means various vehicles are non-starters for us.
And so it goes, we cover myriad new vehicle launches every year and all too often we have to bear the bad news: said vehicle isn’t coming to Australia.
Here are the cars revealed in 2022, thus far ruled out for Australia, that we’re most disappointed to not see on our shores.
Scott Collie
The Acura Integra might be a Honda Civic in a sharper (or should that be sportier) suit, but I’m sad it’s not coming Down Under.
The regular model is