Think Global entering US market

It has been revealed that Norwegian electric car manufacturer Think Global is planning to produce and sell its cars in the US.

Think has a loan application in the earlier stages as a part of the US Government’s scheme to encourage the local production of fuel-efficient vehicles.
Around 2300 Think City small cars have been ordered in [...]

Porsche battles shoe company over use of Cayman name

In what has to be one of the most random pieces of news to cross the CarAdvice desk in sometime, Porsche, manufacturer of one of the world’s most beautiful cars, is battling with Crocs, manufacturer of the world’s ugliest shoe, over use of the Cayman name for one of its plastic footwear offerings.

Porsche claims that [...]

Stokell Motorsport Track Day

By Anthony Crawford & Alborz Fallah
It’s amazing how very few people have ever spent a day at a race track but still call themselves motoring enthusiasts or skilled drivers.
Let’s be honest, we all think we are good drivers and I’m not saying you need to be out at a race track every weekend to be [...]

Porsche TechArt GTstreetRS (GT2)

This is one Porsche for which you’ll need your brave pills
Locked away in the German countryside is an unassuming light grey building. It’s two storeys high, and a sloping car park on the right hand side dips away to a few garages at the back. To drive down the road, you’d probably go straight past [...]

BMW Z4 Review & Road Test

2009 BMW Z4 sDrive35i Review & Road Test

Frugal, fast and feisty. There’s no other Z4.

Model Tested:

2009 BMW Z4 sDrive35i Roadster; 3.0-litre, twin-turbo, six-cylinder; seven-speed dual-clutch transmission; two-door roadster: $116,900*

Options (As Fitted):

Character package $2600; Seven-speed sports automatic transmission $3500; Metallic paint (Orion Silver) $1840; Lumbar support $640; BMW 18-inch light alloy wheels $NCO.

Go-kart like agility; [...]

AutoRoute: Melbourne-Sydney in Lotus Exige S

*NOTE: THIS IS A READER SUBMITTED ARTICLE*
AutoRoute: Melbourne to Sydney in Lotus Exige S

By – Ash Simmonds from AussieExotics.com
So one evening whilst enjoying a steak I get a text from Jamezilla at the Supercar Club saying he needs a car moved sometime in the next couple days, and given:

It’s a long weekend
Everyone else has family [...]

Porsche misses out on government loan

German sports car maker Porsche has failed in its bid to secure a loan from Germany’s state bank, KFW, forcing the company to seek alternate sources of funding.

The German manufacturer was seeking some US$2.5 billion in government support after accruing more than US$12 billion in debt trying to take over Volkswagen.

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2009 Nissan 370Z – First Steer

In these days when even a Mini is bigger than its predecessor it’s certainly unusual for a manufacturer to be boasting that its car is smaller, and better for it, but that’s certainly the case with Nissan’s new 370Z.

While the 370Z may be a little bit smaller than its predecessor, the 350Z, it is bigger [...]

Full Throttle: Day 12

I really don’t know how to start this update. I am still a little shell shocked by the cars I’ve experienced today. Out of our list of cars to drive in Europe, I have to admit that the Techart tuned Porsches were not on my favourite list (Anthony has always been the Porsche fan in [...]

Techart GTstreetRS & GTsport teaser Full Throttle

Techart GTstreetRS & GTsport (Porsche GT2, Cayman) Full Throttle teaser

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Porsche Panamera makes Shanghai debut

The world debut of the much-hyped Porsche Panamera four-door sports Grand Tourer has finally taken place, at the Shanghai Motor Show in China.

The Panamera joins the 911, the Cayenne, and the Boxster/Cayman, as Porsche’s fourth model series, with three variants entering the market in Germany on 12 September 2009.

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