Chevrolet Caprice law enforcement vehicles headed to US

The Australian-built Holden Commodore has found a new role in law enforcement with specially prepared Police Patrol Vehicles (PPV) set to hit the streets of North America from as early as 2011.

Derived from the long-wheel-base Holden Caprice, the Chevrolet Caprice patrol cruiser was announced at the annual International Association of Chiefs of Police convention – [...]

CarAdvice Podcast The Driveshow Episode 18

This week our editor John Cadogan talks about:

Would you drive an LPG HSV? There’s one on the way.
King Mohammed the sixth of Morocco is officially off the Greenpeace Christmas list following his unsustainable Aston Martin airborne antics.
The new European petrol pumps: By law, they also suck.
A six-year-old girl, rescued from a car submerged in croc-infested [...]

Toyota Yaris gains stability control as standard

Toyota has extended the safety of vehicle stability control and traction control to its 1.5-litre Yaris models as standard equipment.

The two linked systems have been specifically engineered for the 1.5-litre engine in the Australian market, providing an electronic safety net for the more affordable models in Toyota’s line-up.
These features are included along with the recently [...]

Bathurst 12 Hour regulations expand vehicle eligibility

With the V8 Supercars resembling their road-going counterparts in silhouette alone – although even that is arguable – the Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro is quickly earning a reputation as one of the highlights of the Australian motorsport calendar.

Now organisers have tweaked the rules in order to increase the range of eligible vehicles which will [...]

Toyota Camry Hybrid more details revealed

Arguably Toyota’s soon-to-be most important car in the Australian market, the Hybrid Camry is on its way and just a few minutes ago Toyota Australia released the first picture of the car’s interior.

Although the single picture is just of the instrument panel, we can clearly see the focus and purpose of hybrid Camry is on [...]

CarAdvice Podcast The Driveshow Episode 17

CarAdvice wishes to welcome our new editor John Cadogan and what better way to introduce him than to host his podcast program: The Drive Show.

In this episode John interviews Rod Easdown, the motoring journalist who got caught doing 231km/h in a Ferrari California in Western Australia, plus much more. You can subscribe to our podcast [...]

Toyota Aurion revised model released today

Toyota Australia have today released its upgraded Aurion models with the range featuring improvements in comfort, convenience and safety, as well as a rise in specification levels.

The styling changes include a new front mask, faster-acting LED stop and tail lamps, and new wheel designs across the range, including ten-spoke alloy wheels on entry-level AT-X.
Aurion’s new [...]

Australian car industry needs to transform by 2020 – report

A report published yesterday by Deloitte’s Global Manufacturing Industry Group says that by the year 2020, vehicle manufactures based in six major markets, will account for 90 per cent of global automotive sales.

The report A new era: Accelerating toward 2020 — an automotive industry transformed details a new global balance that will have more competitors [...]

Holden-based LAPD police cruiser gains momentum

While Holden’s North American exports may have ground to a halt with the closure of Pontiac spelling the demise of the Commodore-derived G8 Sedan, it seems a proposal to enter the car into law enforcement has gained momentum.

General Motors CEO, Fritz Henderson, made mention at the Frankfurt Motor Show that the carmaker has been working [...]

Ford Territory Review & Road Test

60 car years old and Ford’s Territory is still kicking.

Model Tested:

2009 Ford Territory Ghia RWD, 4.0-litre, inline six-cylinder, four-speed automatic – $52,490*

Options:

Satellite Navigation $2295 (Not Fitted)

Still looks good, ride and handling, features.
Fuel consumption, gearbox, third row of seats.
CarAdvice Rating:
We were all left a bit stunned at this year’s Melbourne International Motor Show [...]

Ford Falcon EcoBoost on schedule: Burela

Ford has moved a step closer to the four-cylinder Falcon with the news that the first test prototypes using the EcoBoost engine have begun running.

Ford’s President and CEO Marin Burela told a media briefing in Melbourne this morning that the first Falcon ‘mules’ running the 2.0-litre, direct-injection, turbocharged, four cylinder were in operation.
Questioned by CarAdvice [...]

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