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Holden Commodore MY10 – First Steer

David Twomey — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:01:45 +0000

If Holden’s ‘billion dollar baby’, the VE Commodore, had engines like these back in 2005 then it truly would have been worthy of the rave reviews it received at the time. While I would concede that the looks, which personally don’t overly appeal to me, have stood the test of time, the mechanical package was behind [...]

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

Holden Commodore MY10 – First Steer

Porsche TechArt GTstreetRS (GT2)

Karl Peskett — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:39:50 +0000

This is one Porsche for which you’ll need your brave pills Locked away in the German countryside is an unassuming light grey building. It’s two storeys high, and a sloping car park on the right hand side dips away to a few garages at the back. To drive down the road, you’d probably go straight past [...]

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

Porsche TechArt GTstreetRS (GT2)

Radical SR3 RS & SR8 track day supercars

Anthony Crawford — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:51:18 +0000

I’m all for safe driving, but our maximum legal speed limit in Australia is considered dangerously slow in many sections of Germany’s high-speed autobahn system. By Anthony Crawford And no, I’m not trying to be funny either we have absolute proof of how dangerous these so-called safe speeds of ours can be over there. It’s 2007, and [...]

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

Radical SR3 RS & SR8 track day supercars

Koenigsegg CCX – Full Throttle Teaser

Alborz Fallah — Tue, 19 May 2009 05:57:58 +0000

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Koenigsegg CCX – Full Throttle Teaser

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

Koenigsegg CCX – Full Throttle Teaser

Full Throttle – The wrap up

Karl Peskett — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:13:22 +0000

So here we are, back in Sydney after another comfortable business class flight – thanks Etihad – and are feeling somewhat relieved that after more than three weeks it’s touchdown on home soil. But the relief was shortlived after we realised that we’d just landed back in the most over-lawed, under-policed country on earth. To sit [...]

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

Full Throttle – The wrap up

Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Full Throttle teaser

Alborz Fallah — Sun, 17 May 2009 12:18:05 +0000

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Full Throttle teaser

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

Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Full Throttle teaser

Veritas RS III Video – Full Throttle Teaser

Alborz Fallah — Thu, 14 May 2009 22:19:27 +0000

Veritas RS III Video – Full Throttle Teaser Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Veritas RS III Video – Full Throttle Teaser

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

Veritas RS III Video – Full Throttle Teaser

Full Throttle in Sweden

Alborz Fallah — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:52:13 +0000

Before we left for Copenhagen, we had a phone call from our contact at Koenigsegg, the CCX-R that we were scheduled to drive was no longer available. So there we were, 24 hours away from our shoot, all hotels, car rentals, accommodation booked and no car to drive. We really didn’t know what to do, but [...]

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

Full Throttle in Sweden

Full Throttle in Italy

Alborz Fallah — Thu, 14 May 2009 08:43:18 +0000

It’s about five degrees outside and having finally found reliable internet after almost a week, it’s nice to sit back and write this update. In the past few days we’ve driven Spain’s GTA Spano, the first media outlet offered a drive, plus we drove the Veritas RSIII along the same path that James Bond took when [...]

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

Full Throttle in Italy

GTA Spano – First Steer

Anthony Crawford — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:16:27 +0000

“Full Throttle track tests the new GTA Spano in a world first drive on Spain’s Ricardo Tormo race circuit in Valencia.” With 573kW and 920Nm, the GTA Spano is the real deal. Blisteringly quick with race-car-like handling, this may also be the best looking supercar on the planet right now; at least that’s what we think. The [...]

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

GTA Spano – First Steer

GTA Spano – Full Throttle Teaser

Karl Peskett — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:02:23 +0000

We are blessed to be the first media organisation in the world to drive the new Spanish supercar, the GTA Spano. Any footage of the car in motion is under embargo until September, however, here is a preview. Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. GTA Spano – Full Throttle Teaser

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

GTA Spano – Full Throttle Teaser

GTA Spano First Drive – Full Throttle

Alborz Fallah — Sun, 10 May 2009 05:04:38 +0000

After spending almost two weeks in Germany, the Full Throttle team has begun its whirlwind tour of the remaining European countries, starting with a rather uncomfortable and cold night in our rented Passat chase car. The day began with a 6.30am flight to Spain preceded by a seven hour drive from Novitec headquarters – with the [...]

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

GTA Spano First Drive – Full Throttle

Novitec Rosso 430 Scuderia 16M – Full Throttle teaser

Karl Peskett — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:25:21 +0000

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Novitec Rosso 430 Scuderia 16M – Full Throttle teaser

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

Novitec Rosso 430 Scuderia 16M – Full Throttle teaser

Full Throttle: Day 14

Alborz Fallah — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:55:39 +0000

A fortnight has passed since the Full Throttle team began its whirlwind supercar tour of Europe, and our schedule is still as busy as ever. The day began as well as one possibly could, with a short drive from our apartment-style hotel suite in Mindelheim to Novitec Rosso headquarters in Stetten where we caught our first [...]

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

Full Throttle: Day 14

Full Throttle: Day 13

Karl Peskett — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:46:25 +0000

Disappointed? Yes. Upset? You betcha. Annoyed? More than slightly. Thirteen is an unlucky number, isn’t it? Today was the day we handed back the keys to the TechArt Porsche GTsport and GTstreetRS. But not before a few good mashings of the throttle. Yesterday saw us powersliding across a 100m wide runway, a day I don’t think [...]

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

Full Throttle: Day 13

Full Throttle: Day 12

Alborz Fallah — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:23:48 +0000

I really don’t know how to start this update. I am still a little shell shocked by the cars I’ve experienced today. Out of our list of cars to drive in Europe, I have to admit that the Techart tuned Porsches were not on my favourite list (Anthony has always been the Porsche fan in [...]

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

Full Throttle: Day 12

Techart GTstreetRS & GTsport teaser Full Throttle

Alborz Fallah — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:37:03 +0000

Techart GTstreetRS & GTsport (Porsche GT2, Cayman) Full Throttle teaser Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Techart GTstreetRS & GTsport teaser Full Throttle

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

Techart GTstreetRS & GTsport teaser Full Throttle

Full Throttle: Day 11

Alborz Fallah — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:42:04 +0000

Our last day at the Nurburgring meant one more visit before we headed to Stuttgart. We loaded up on Nurburgring merchandise, went and took our group photo at the entrance to the ‘ring, with our beloved M5, and headed to Stuttgart. On the way we passed the Hockenheim Circuit, home of the Grand Prix, and a [...]

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

Full Throttle: Day 11

Full Throttle: Day 10

Alborz Fallah — Sun, 03 May 2009 21:32:20 +0000

Day two of filming the Brabham BT92 is over. Today was a highlight of our Full Throttle adventure as we made a trip out to the Nurburgring. An eye opening experience, a must for all car lovers around the world. More on the ‘ring later. Having handed back the keys to the Brabham BT92, I’m finding [...]

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

Full Throttle: Day 10

German vs Australian car culture

Alborz Fallah — Sun, 03 May 2009 21:01:03 +0000

I’m moving to Germany. There is no questioning it now. I can’t work out how I am going to survive in Australia when I come back, so the best option is to stay here. Let me tell you why. I just came back from the Nurburgring, the home of modern motorsports. The track is a sight [...]

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

German vs Australian car culture