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If you thought you were spoiled for choice in 2011 with all the new cars you could buy, it's not going to get any easier in 2012. General Motors' European brand Opel and Nissan's luxury offshoot Infiniti are two of the brands that will be new...
It’s about 22 degrees and sunny, with a light wind at Apollo Bay where we’ve stopped to enjoy a meal at the local hotel. But the staff aren’t interested in serving us right now; they’ve all wandered outside to check out the pearlescent beast...
If ever there was a car that made a statement about a person’s status in life, it would have to be the Rolls-Royce Phantom. No other vehicle embodies success. Yes, there are Ferraris and Lamborghinis, and other brands which amount to automot...
CarAdvice tests the Rolls-Royce Phantom Experimental Electric concept car on its world tour in Singapore. It’s an overcast and typically humid day in Singapore when we arrive at our home base for the next few days. It’s an exhibition cent...
Model tested: 2011 Jaguar XJ 5.0 V8 SWB; six-speed automatic, four door sedan - $251,000 Words: Karl Peskett Photos: Jan Glovac and Karl Peskett Keen automotive fans should have been glued to the television screen on April 29, 2011. Yes,...
The BMW 550i GT is not what you think of when you hear the word 'hatchback'. Model Tested: 2010 BMW 550i GT; 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged V8; eight-speed automatic hatchback: $192,900, $214,920 as tested. Options: Adaptive Drive $7000;...
The big Bentley roars back Scotland. The last “big Bentley” to be designed entirely by the manufacturer was the 8 Litre, a stately limousine that first appeared in 1930. From that point on, the company, which suffered during the Great De...
2011 Audi A8 Review CarAdvice Rating: The new Audi A8 is a superlative car in every sense. It’s a real shakeup for the large luxury segment at the $200k-plus price point. In fairness, however, very few ordinary Australians will feel or n...
The looker of the Phantom range Model Tested: 2010 Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe; 6.75-litre, V12, petrol; six-speed automatic; two-door coupe: $1,260,000 on road ($1,349,000 on road as tested) CarAdvice Rating: Words: Karl Peskett Pics:...
Hauntingly good... Model Tested: 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost; 6.6-litre twin-turbo V12; eight-speed automatic; four door sedan: $645,000* (as tested $750,000) Unbelievable quality, power, handling, smoothness, quietness, space, pretty much ever...