Car Advice

2009 Geneva

Toyota claims Prius will be Australia’s greenest car

Toyota has stretched the latest fuel efficiency tests of its new Prius a little to claim, “It's official. The new-generation Prius will be Australia's greenest car when it is launched in July this year.”. The claim is based on figures rele...

2009 Geneva Motorshow Index

2009 Geneva Motorshow Index Bugatti Veyron 'Bleu Centenaire' 100th anniversary special Toyota Verso at Geneva Motor Show Dacia Duster concept at Geneva Motor Show Nissan NV200 at Geneva Motor Show Aston Martin Vantage V12 at Geneva M...

Toyota Verso at Geneva Motor Show

Toyota is launching a production version of the redesigned Corolla Verso medium minivan, which originally launched in 2004, at this year's Geneva Motor Show. The new version, based on the new Avensis platform, will do without the "Corolla" part...

Dacia Duster concept at Geneva Motor Show

The Duster, partly designed by Renault, is Dacia's first concept car and is on show as a centre piece of the Dacia stand at this year's Geneva Motor Show. The concept aims to merge sporty coupe styling on the exterior with the robust and spaciou...

Nissan NV200 at Geneva Motor Show

The Nissan NV200 is an all-new passenger vehicle derived from the NV200 light commercial vehicle. Its predecessor, the Nissan Kubistar, shared its platform and body with the Renault Kangoo, and although the NV200 has its own body style, it will...

Aston Martin Vantage V12 at Geneva Motor Show

Aston Martin has showcased its 6.0-litre V12 Vantage at Geneva boasting 0-100 times of 4.2 seconds from the 380kW / 568Nm engine. Production will be limited to between 300 and 500 units annually. Deliveries will begin in the third quarter of...

Volvo CEO confident of brand’s future

With the Swedish government acting as guarantor on 90 percent of a 5 billion kronor ($853 million AUD) loan - with Volvo having to find a backer for the remaining 10 percent - Volvo CEO Stephen Odell (pictured below) is now confident the future of Vo...

Brilliance BS2 aims to undercut European Golf sales

Brilliance Jinbei Automotive says it plans to offer its BS2 model as a competitor to the Volkswagen Golf by undercutting Europe's best selling hatch by some 5,250 euros ($10,315 AUD). Brilliance’s importer, HSO Motors Europe, showed a near-pro...

Nissan aims to launch diesel hybrid by 2010

Nissan unveiled a concept car at Geneva today under its Infiniti luxury brand that it plans to adapt for production as a diesel-electric hybrid car for the European market by 2010. The Essence two-seater coupe (as pictured) is currently fitted w...

Toyota & Subaru’s sports car 2 years away

The Toyota & Subaru low entry sports car is back! Some had suggested given the current climate, the project had been canned but new reports from Geneva say otherwise. The Toybaru, as some call it, will be the first car built by Toyota and...