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2010 Mercedes-Benz SLK spy pics

Matt Brogan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:02:48 +0000

It might seem too soon to talk about the next generation of Mercedes-Benz SLK, but some rumours already suggest the car could appear in showrooms as soon as late next year. Looking at the rendering received today, the next-generation SLK looks a lot like a smaller version of Merc’s SL. From the technical side of things, the [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

2010 Mercedes-Benz SLK spy pics

Volkswagen to produce more engines, transmissions in China

Matt Brogan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:30:44 +0000

Volkswagen will produce more engines and transmissions in China as part of its global expansion strategy to meet rising demand for fuel efficient vehicles. The company – China’s largest foreign car manufacturer – will manufacture its TSI engines and DSG gearboxes in an attempt to reduce the fuel consumption of its locally made cars by 20 [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Volkswagen to produce more engines, transmissions in China

Hyundai unveils its first direct-injection petrol engine

Matt Brogan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:23:10 +0000

Hyundai has unveiled its first ever petrol-powered direct injection engine. Known as the Theta II GDI, the 2.4-litre 4-cylinder unit is the product of 46 months of research and development and expenses of more than 170 billion won (AUD$160 million). The ideology for the new engine was simple: lower emissions, raise power output, improve fuel economy. And Hyundai [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Hyundai unveils its first direct-injection petrol engine

Renault-Nissan boss believes EV evolution will be slow

Matt Brogan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:17:41 +0000

Renault-Nissan CEO, Carlos Ghosn, says he expects the spread of electric vehicles around the world to be a gradual one, predicting internal combustion and hybrid units will continue to dominate for decades. Ghosn, speaking in New York today, said he believed all-electric vehicles would make up just 10 per cent of the sales by 2020. “[Electric cars] [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Renault-Nissan boss believes EV evolution will be slow

Audi A8 to be unveiled in 10 days time

Matt Brogan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:11:05 +0000

Audi will continue to celebrate its 100th anniversary with the official unveiling of the new A8 in 10 days time. In a move the German company is itself describing as “unconventional”, the A8 will skip both the upcoming Los Angeles and Detroit motor shows. Audi has instead chosen Design Miami – a high-profile design event – on [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Audi A8 to be unveiled in 10 days time

EV infrastructure gets a kick-start in the UK

Matt Brogan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:55:24 +0000

The British Government is ramping up its push for electric vehicle infrastructure by today offering £30 million (AUD$54.4 million) grants to prospective pioneering cities. The Plugged-In Places initiative will support the development of 3-6 electric car cities which will involve installing charging points in streets, car parks and in commercial, retail and leisure facilities. In total the [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

EV infrastructure gets a kick-start in the UK

2012 Ferrari Scaglietti spy pics

Matt Brogan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:50:10 +0000

Earlier this month Ferrari CEO, Mr Amedeo Felisa, confirmed that the 612 Scaglietti will be replaced by 2012, and this morning, CarAdvice have these renderings as proof of what the revised model is likely to look like. The 612 Scaglietti has been on the market since 2004, and although very little is known about its successor, [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

2012 Ferrari Scaglietti spy pics

Two competitors killed in Classic Adelaide Rally

Matt Brogan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:44:01 +0000

Two competitors in the Classic Adelaide Rally have been killed when their 1974 Porsche Carrera RS hit a tree on Hill Rd, Kersbrook, just after 3.30pm yesterday. The two Victorians, Gary Tierney, 60 and David Carra, 43 will be honoured with a minute’s silence and prayer ahead of racing today. All cars will wear a black-tape [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Two competitors killed in Classic Adelaide Rally

Mini, Rolls-Royce collaboration set to go ahead

Matt Brogan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:31:03 +0000

According to a report published by Autocar, BMW will give the green light to a project that will see a super-luxury version of its Mini Cooper created by Rolls-Royce. The report confirms news posted by CarAdvice back in June, and says that at least one prototype has already hit the road with the project likely to [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Mini, Rolls-Royce collaboration set to go ahead

Ferrari preparing high-output 599 GTO

Matt Brogan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:16:09 +0000

Ferrari is reportedly readying a high-output version of its already impressive 599 GTB Fiorano. The high-performance model is said to be based on the 599XX show car that debuted at last year’s Geneva Motor Show. The new model, believed to be named the 599 GTO after the 250 GTO of the 1960s, will be a street-legal [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Ferrari preparing high-output 599 GTO

VACC calls for year-round vehicle safety assessments

Matt Brogan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:03:31 +0000

VACC is reminding business owners that vehicle and fleet maintenance is an on-going process. During the recent Safe Work Australia Week, employers and employees were encouraged to review their approach to ensuring safety within the workplace. VACC, the peak Automotive Industry body in Victoria, is urging employers and employees to continue to review their approach to safety [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

VACC calls for year-round vehicle safety assessments

Porsche 911 GT3 R developed for GT motor sport in 2010

Matt Brogan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:54:26 +0000

Porsche has further developed its 911 GT3 for the 2010 motor sport season with a model specifically designed to comply with international FIA GT3 regulations. The new 911 GT3 R, which will succeed the 911 GT3 Cup S, is powered by a 4.0-litre, six-cylinder ‘boxer’ engine to develop a maximum output of 353kW. Mated to a sequential [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Porsche 911 GT3 R developed for GT motor sport in 2010

BMW Z4 EfficientDynamics technologies announced

George Skentzos — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:14:02 +0000

BMW Australia has confirmed the raft of EfficientDynamics technologies which will come standard with the BMW Z4 Roadster when customer deliveries begin in November. Aimed at improving fuel consumption and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the changes are headlined by the adoption of Brake Energy Regeneration across the entire Z4 range. The result is fuel efficiency improvements of [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

BMW Z4 EfficientDynamics technologies announced

Skoda begins production of new engine with Audi, Seat, VW

Matt Brogan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:55:07 +0000

Skoda has commenced production of a new four-cylinder engine which will be shared between itself, Audi, Volkswagen and Seat. The all-new 1.2-litre design is a supercharged, direct fuel injection unit capable of producing 77kW and will carry the TSI (Turbo Stratified Injection) family name. Skoda BOD chairman, Reinhard Jung, said the engine was designed specifically to minimise [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Skoda begins production of new engine with Audi, Seat, VW

BMW X1 Lego scale model built for charity

Matt Brogan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:28:18 +0000

One of the most famous toys in the world is Lego, everyone at some stage in their life has played with it, as a child or as a parent. Lego has made a guest appearance at BMW Welt in Munich. 800 children spent four days to put together a true to scale model of a BMW [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

BMW X1 Lego scale model built for charity

Smart ForTwo US car2go program begins in Austin, Texas

Matt Brogan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:08:19 +0000

The City of Austin in Texas today started a car sharing scheme that will next year be expanded to service every one of its residents. The “car2go” project has commenced with more than 13,000 workers signing up for memberships allowing them to share 200 Smart ForTwo vehicles in and around the city. Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell said [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Smart ForTwo US car2go program begins in Austin, Texas

Mahindra Pik-Up ute now available in WA

Matt Brogan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:39:38 +0000

The Mahindra Pik-Up ute will go on sale in Western Australia this month with four new dealerships adding to the 20 existing along the east coast. Mahindra Australia CEO Claire Tynan said the addition of ABS and airbags as standard on the latest Pik-Up, as well as new Australian made seatbelts and load pretensioners would make [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Mahindra Pik-Up ute now available in WA

Fiat eco:Drive honoured in UK green award ceremony

Matt Brogan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:46:46 +0000

It’s that time of the year when motoring awards come thick and fast and Fiat is the latest to join the party. Yesterday CarAdvice reported that Mazda won an award for its “i-stop” start/stop engine technology, and now Fiat has been honoured for another environmentally friendly innovation: the eco:Drive. Fiat’s eco:Drive is a standard system that uses [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Fiat eco:Drive honoured in UK green award ceremony

Toyota sales on the rise again

Matt Brogan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:49:49 +0000

Toyota experienced its first year-on-year sales increase for 15 months in October, pushing up five per cent for a total of 640,000 global sales. China was the company’s biggest growth market with sales up 45 per cent, while the results were also positive in Toyota’s home nation with a 15 per cent rise in Japan. Toyota’s largest [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Toyota sales on the rise again

Prius could outsell Camry says US Toyota boss

Matt Brogan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:53:55 +0000

US President of Toyota Motor Sales, Mr Jim Lentz, has said during an interview this week that he believes the company’s Prius hybrid model could beat long-time favourite Camry sedan as the company’s best selling product in the United States. “I think long-term, Prius as a nameplate could even outsell Camry as a nameplate, into this [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Prius could outsell Camry says US Toyota boss