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Australian Road Trips iPhone and iPad app

A new Apple iPhone and iPad app has been released, outlining 25 long-distance road trip suggestions and many weekend getaway ideas for travel in Australia. Developed by travel journalist Lee Atkinson, the app is available now for $4.49. If you...

Opel Astra GTC joins Australian launch range

The locally built Holden Cruze is set to face further pressure from within after Opel Australia today confirmed it would expand its Opel Astra range with the GTC three-door hatchback variant. Opel is also hoping to introduce the Astra OPC hot-...

2012 Nissan Navara gets four-star ANCAP rating

The 2012 Nissan Navara ute has been awarded a four-star safety rating by ANCAP in the latest round of testing. The rating is upgraded from three stars given to the previous model of the same variant. The rating is in regards to the Navara D40...

2012 Citroen C3 comes with Zenith winscreen

Citroen Australia is introducing the new 2012 C3, which now comes standard with the Zenith panoramic windscreen. Power increases have also been made to the diesel variant. The special windscreen recedes past the A-pillars and into the roof are...

Nissan enters V8 Supercars to end Ford-Holden duopoly

Nissan has returned to Australian touring car racing to end the long-running Ford versus Holden V8 Supercars duopoly. Updates from live press conference: It will not be a purpose built motorsport V8 - but an engine out of Nissan's road cars (5...

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 extensiv...

Kia Track’ster concept shows off sporty edge

After a number of teasers Kia has revealed the high-performance Track'ster concept at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show. The new concept is not headed for production any time soon, but it previews how far the Kia Soul's character can be stretched.

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 wh...

Nissan to join V8 Supercars in 2013?

UPDATE: It's official - Nissan to enter V8 Supercars from 2013. A report in the Daily Telegraph suggests that Nissan is expected to enter the V8 Supercars championship next year as part of the Car Of The Future program started by Mark Skaife i...

Hyundai Elantra Coupe unveiled

The Hyundai Elantra Coupe has just been unveiled at the Chicago motorshow sporting a 1.8-litre naturally aspirated engine (110kW of power and 177Nm of torque) with a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission. The two-door sport cou...