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Hyundai Accent Review

Hyundai lost its hugely successful Getz city car last year with production winding up for the model in January 2011 and supply running out by mid-year. But that didn’t seem to have any knock-on effect when it came to sales in the ever-growing &#82...

BMW i8 Cabrio: revealed

  A German newspaper has revealed that BMW will definitely build a Cabrio version of the i8 electric supercar with range-extender, after the Coupe debuts in 2014. Even with this rather poor quality newspaper image, you can see the extensive use of...

BMW M135i: Revealed in Germany

  Photos of the rumoured high performance F21 M135i have appeared on German online publication BimmerToday. The M135i will almost certainly take its spot in a new product category for BMW, called M Performance Automobiles, and alongside what should...

BMW M5 Review: Track test

If climate change was a myth and fossil fuels were in abundant supply and produced no nasty CO2 emissions, you might now be reading about the new V12-powered M5. Instead, 27 years after the executive express emerged as game changer in 1985 thanks to...

2012 BMW M5 launched

BMW has launched the new M5 super saloon at Australia’s high-speed Phillip Island race circuit this week. It’s only the fifth generation of the M5 model in 27 years, and despite the downsizing of the engine from a V10 to a V8, power is u...

2012 Honda Civic pricing and specifications

Honda Australia has announced pricing and specifications of the all-new Honda Civic, which is said to feature advanced technology, improved handling and value for money. Honda Australia Director Mt Stephen Collins said, “The iconic Civic namepl...

Toyota GT 86: UK pricing confirmed

  Along with Subaru’s BRZ, Toyota’s GT 86 is one of the most anticipated cars for 2012. The wait, as far pricing goes is over, at least in the UK, where the car will cost just £24,995 (AUD$36, 956). That folks, is the on-road price for...

Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Estate Review

  So, how would you feel if we told you there’s a large family size wagon out there with enough grunt under the bonnet to power up an entire city, and outpace all but the world’s fastest supercars? Well, perhaps not quite that powerful, but how...

Lamborghini’s 522kW SUV

Respected Italian car magazine Quattroroute believes Lamborghini might be gearing up to reveal the long-awaited successor to the LM002 off-roader. According to the report, a spokesperson at Lamborghini’s HQ in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy, would...

Volkswagen Up! GT set to roll

Various reports are circulating around the industry that the green light has been given to put the Volkswagen Up! GT into production this year. Both the iconic Golf GTI and the more recent Polo GTI have been an outstanding success for Volkswagen, s...