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Volkswagen Polo Review & Road Test

The new light car benchmark Model Tested: 2010 Volkswagen Polo 77TSI; 1.2... 


Toyota Hybrid Camry On Track

Toyota Hybrid Camry On Track and dynamically sound Location: State Motorcycle... 


2010 Ford Mondeo Review & Road Test

Ford Mondeo Review & Road Test Ford Mondeos first arrived in Australia... 


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Editors Column

Cleaner Car Rebate Scheme

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


Driveway disasters – potential dangers

If there’s a silver lining in the recent case of Samuel Cannon – the 16-month-old... 


Julia Gillard & Climate Change – don’t blame the car

If you’ve been dead from the neck up this past week, it might come as something... 


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Car News

Kia marks a shipment growth of 49.2 percent for first half of 2010

Kia is reported to have shifted 990,000 cars during the first half of 2010, delivering almost 50 percent more units than the same time last year. No matter how objective you want to be, increasing production by that amount is a significant deal. This... [Read More...]


Holden mid-year review 2010

Holden’s John Elsworth, executive director of sales, marketing and aftersales, spoke with CarAdvice about the first half of 2010 and looked ahead to the rest of the year… The year so far Holden sales increased 22.3 percent in the first six of... [Read More...]


Hyundai wins Germany’s Autobild Quality Report 2010

Last week, Hyundai was listed at the top of Autobild magazine’s annual Quality Report 2010. The report threw Hyundai in against Germany’s best manufacturers such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz, proving Hyundai can indeed excel, even amongst the... [Read More...]


Porsche Leipzig factory produces 25,000th Panamera

Porsche AG has announced it has built its 25,000th Panamera recently. The vehicle that marked the occasion was a ruby red 3.6-litre V6 variant, which was delivered to a customer in the US. Even though the design of the Panamera is a little controversial…... [Read More...]


Video: Elon Musk talks of cutting Tesla list prices by 75 percent on The Colbert Report

In a recent interview on The Colbert Report, Elon Musk revealed his plans to cut Tesla retail prices by 75 percent in the future. He says the third generation Tesla electric vehicle could cost as little as US$30,000 (approximately AU$33,300). The Pay-Pal... [Read More...]


DYP-DC dedicated car design college opens in India

Want to learn how to draw and design cars? A joint initiative by DY Patil Group – renowned education institution – and car design guru Dilip Chhabria (pictured; left) – previous General Motors designer – has opened up a specialist... [Read More...]


2010 Audi A8 details and Australian release

Audi has released official information on the next generation flagship limousine, the Audi A8. It showcases an all-new aluminium body – know as Audi Space Frame which weighs 40 percent less than conventional structures – a revised 4.2-litre... [Read More...]


Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG local pricing announced

Mercedes-Benz Australia has announced the official pricing of the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG – the modern interpretation of the classic Gullwing. The manufacturer’s list price for the all-new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG stands at $464,000 for Australian... [Read More...]


2010 Kia Cerato Limited edition

Kia has released a limited edition Cerato to celebrate its end of financial year sale. Called simply the Kia Cerato Limited, the model is based on the SLi variant – with six airbags, ABS and parking sensors – but it also comes with added features. Inside,... [Read More...]


BMW Speed Limit information technology headed for Australia

BMW announced today that it will introduce its Speed Limit information system on certain models later this year. The system warns the driver of the speed limit within any given area, automatically. Using cameras mounted on the wing mirrors, the on-board... [Read More...]


Ford to finalise Volvo sale to Zhejiang Geely Holding next week

Ford has almost completed the sale of Volvo to China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Co. for US$1.8 billion. The sale is expected to be finalised next week. It’s not a matter of how much money Ford will profit from selling the Swedish company, it’s... [Read More...]


Video: 2011 Nissan GT-R SpecM on the Nurburgring

Nissan has been testing some kind of SpecM variant of the 2011 GT-R it seems. The specification of the model is said to be more luxurious and road-friendly with more comfortable suspension settings on offer. There’s also forged wheels and a redesigned... [Read More...]


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