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Hyundai ix35 Eco Drive Challenge

Behind the wheel of the ix35 CRDi – eco style When the PR team at Hyundai... 


Holden Commodore Race Sport RS350 & RS400T Review

The Patterson Cheney Race Sport range is guaranteed to put hair on your chest. Model... 


Fiat 500 Abarth Review & Road Test

Italian for “pocket rocket” The Fiat 500, an Italian icon that first appeared... 


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Editors Column

Australia’s Role In The Global Car Industry

If you’ve been dead from the neck up these past six months, or if your IQ... 


How to save $8,000 on your next car

An advertisement in Sydney’s Daily Telegraph yesterday caught my eye. It made... 


Cleaner Car Rebate Scheme

Politics is a sham. The car industry – mostly – is rubbing its hands together... 


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Car News

Video: BMW M3 Tiger Edition gets thrilling trailer

BMW announced it will launch a special BMW M3 Tiger Edition in China as a way of celebrating the Chinese Year of the Tiger. To market the car, BMW has released this rather spine-tingling advertisement that plays out like a blockbuster movie trailer. Is... [Read More...]


BMW remains as US second-best selling luxury brand

BMW has beaten Toyota’s luxury arm, Lexus, in sales for the third consecutive month in America. BMW posted increased sales of 1.6 percent in August, selling 19,540 vehicles compared to Lexus who sold 19,465. BMW North America has noted August was... [Read More...]


Hyundai ix20 MPV Paris motor show preview

Hyundai has announced plans to unveil a new B-segment MPV (Multi Purpose Vehicle) at the Paris motor show which it has named the Hyundai ix20. This first teaser sketch shows that this new model will be a striking departure from the typical ‘boxy’... [Read More...]


The Stig’s identity officially revealed in court ruling

A court ruling in England has lifted the lid on the identity of The Stig after the BBC lost its battle to keep it a secret. Revealing what we already knew, Ben Collins, a race driver who has featured on Top Gear as himself, has been identified as the... [Read More...]


Anderson Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG Black with 500kW

The ultimate car of the night, the Anderson-enhanced Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG Black… black. Anderson treat the interior, the exterior and the engine to a full revamping. Cosmetically, the big coupe gets a ‘carbon packet’ so the grille,... [Read More...]


US car market can’t match cash for clunkers assisted sales of 2009

Car sales for August in America hovered around some of the lowest figures companies have seen in a long time. The seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) for August was 10.8 million units which was down on July’s 11.6-million. According to Automotive... [Read More...]


Epic EV Torq 150kW electric three wheeler

After a funny-looking trike that kind of looks like a speed boat going backwards? Welcome then, the Epic EV Torq. As the name suggests, this is an electric vehicle. The trike/car only weighs 771 kilograms, which isn’t really all that light in the... [Read More...]


2008 Dodge Charger saves man from suicide

A man in America attempting to commit suicide yesterday leaped from the top of a 39-story apartment building only to land, rather ironically, on a Dodge. The man would have reached terminal velocity (around 210km/h) during the 120 metre free fall but... [Read More...]


Nissan Ellure concept, Murano CrossCabriolet, Quest to premiere at 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show

November’s Los Angeles Auto Show will play host to three world premieres from Nissan, including the debut of one mysterious new sedan. Dubbed the Ellure concept, Nissan says the “dramatic” sedan will add “a new dimension to the traditional sedan... [Read More...]


2010 Ford Focus RS500 to be added to legendary collection

The Ford Focus RS500 was built to a limited production run of just 500. It’s one of those cars that is on every car and driving enthusiasts wish list, even Ford wants one parked in its garage. And that’s what they’ve done. Yes, Ford... [Read More...]


New Mazda RX-7 is a must!

At least that’s what Mazda’s Head of Design, Ikuo “Speedy” Maeda believes, when he recently spoke with Motor Trend and more or less, pleaded for a crack at a new generation RX-7 when he said, “Please ask Mazda to do a new sports car, please.” If... [Read More...]


2011 Toyota Verso-S to debut at Paris Motor Show

UPDATED 1:20pm with comment from Toyota Australia. Toyota will use the upcoming 2010 Paris Motor Show to officially unveil its all-new B-segment people-mover: the 2011 Toyota Verso-S. Toyota is keeping most of the details of the Verso-S under wraps until... [Read More...]


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