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Lotus Cars come to Brisbane

Alborz Fallah — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:59:37 +0000

Lotus Cars have finally found a home in Brisbane, joining with Euromarque to become known as Lotus Brisbane. The dealership is in Fortitude Valley just five minutes from the centre of Brisbane and only 15 minutes from the airport. It’s across the road from the Emporium retail and dining district exposing the brand to a larger [...]

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

Lotus Cars come to Brisbane

Nissan 370Z King Of The Mountain

Alborz Fallah — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:06:13 +0000

Nissan 370Z King Of The Mountain. Does the turbo AWD fraternity have to worry about the new 370Z? How about Boxsters, AMG Benzes, M-series BMWs and S-badged Audis? In Brisbane, there’s only one way to find out. - by Alborz Fallah – photos – Tristan Schoonens. Earlier this year I took a Mitsubishi Evolution X up Mount Glorious/Nebo [...]

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

Nissan 370Z King Of The Mountain

Rally Australia only a month away

Alborz Fallah — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:01:09 +0000

For those of you who are not aware, Round 10 of the 2009 FIA World Rally Championship is scheduled to run on 3-6 September, in the east coast of Australia. The Repco Rally Australia as it’s officially titled, includes closed-road competition stages through Tweed and Kyogle Shires in Northern New South Wales with a rally car [...]

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

Rally Australia only a month away

AutoRoute: A different approach to 4WDriving Central Australia

Matt Brogan — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:32:32 +0000

-by Josh McKenzie I guess I can only blame myself for having been in this position. You see, I would normally do 25,000km a year as stipulated in my novated lease. However, for reasons that can only really be justified by a sense of adventure and youthful exuberance, I felt the need to spend parts of the [...]

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

AutoRoute: A different approach to 4WDriving Central Australia

Vic rules change for young drivers

David Twomey — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:40:57 +0000

Citing what it somewhat facetiously calls an “outbreak of common sense” Mercedes-Benz has congratulated the Victorian Government on a decision that will change the types of cars young and probationary drivers are allowed to drive. You’ll recall that we recently reported that following representations from Volkswagen Group Australia the New South Wales Road Traffic Authority (RTA) [...]

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

Vic rules change for young drivers

F1 dreams for Australian Chris Wootton

George Skentzos — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:10:38 +0000

At the pinnacle of motorsport, Mark Webber stands alone as Australia’s only current Formula 1 driver, racing alongside teammate Sebastian Vettel for the Red Bull F1 team. Although this could change very soon with 20-year-old Queenslander Chris Wootton announced as one of just three drivers to be granted a $100,000-plus scholarship to compete in the Formula [...]

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

F1 dreams for Australian Chris Wootton

Share my story – QLD transport tries something new

Alborz Fallah — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:44:26 +0000

We all know the horror graphic ads showing in detail what smoking does to our body, but does it really have a lasting affect? Has anyone quit smoking because they saw an ad showing what it’s like to have throat cancer? Recently we posted these rather graphical ads showcasing the “most emotional” road safety ads from [...]

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

Share my story – QLD transport tries something new

2008 Road toll figures lowest in 59 years

Alborz Fallah — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 07:35:43 +0000

The final road toll figures for 2008 have been released, setting last year’s record at 1463 road casualties. This is a reduction of 153 deaths over 2007 and 135 over 2006. The good news is this is the best year on record since 1949, it sounds even better when you take into consideration that there are [...]

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

2008 Road toll figures lowest in 59 years

Mitsubishi Evolution X King Of The Mountain

Alborz Fallah — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:30:25 +0000

Mitsubishi Evolution X King Of The Mountain – Mt Nebo & Mt Glorious - Words by Alborz Fallah Photography by Tristan Schoonens For those of you that have settled into the reality that Australia has no real driving roads, I am here to shatter your illusion. In my small ‘town’ of Brisbane, exists what is arguably Australia’s [...]

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

Mitsubishi Evolution X King Of The Mountain

Brisbane Motor Show cancelled for 2009

David Twomey — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:52:04 +0000

THE Brisbane International Motor Show, scheduled for February 6 to 15 next year, has been held over until 2010 because of a shortfall in exhibitor numbers resulting from the global economic downturn, organisers announced today. The Australian Automobile Dealers Association (Queensland) said the cancellation of some manufacturer exhibition bookings, the latest being Toyota and Volkswagen, and [...]

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

Brisbane Motor Show cancelled for 2009

Gold Coast loses Indy

Alborz Fallah — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:33:39 +0000

Queensland’s favourite motor sport event of the year has been axed after the State Government and Indy bosses couldn’t find a mutually beneficial agreement on the event’s future. Indy’s governing body, the Indy Racing League, had suggested the race be moved from October to March given October clashes with the American Football Season, however that option [...]

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

Gold Coast loses Indy

TRD Aurion to race at Indy

Matt Brogan — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:30:05 +0000

Toyota will race debut the first of four TRD Aurion Aussie Racing Cars in next weekend’s Nikon Indy 300 race on the streets of Surfer’s Paradise, Queensland. The exciting Aussie Racing Cars compete nationally at V8 Supercar events, as well as the Indy 300 and the Australian Grand Prix with Toyota is the first manufacturer to [...]

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

TRD Aurion to race at Indy

Australians don’t know road rules

Alborz Fallah — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:34:44 +0000

Have you ever wondered just how many drivers on Australian roads have forgotten basic road rules? A fair few, according to a study conducted by Budget Direct earlier this month. The study asked 1000 motorists nationwide over the age of 25 about basic road rules on parking, multi-lane roundabouts and giving way when passing through [...]

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

Australians don’t know road rules

Land Rover’s 60th Anniversary Cross Australia – Second Leg

Anthony Crawford — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:37:14 +0000

Alice Springs to El Questro – 1702 kilometres Words - Anthony Crawford, Photography – Mark Watson & Anthony Crawford When I heard about this epic journey by chance, I threw my hand up and yelled “I’m there”. Well, wouldn’t you? God knows what’s going to happen with my workload over the six days that I will be absent [...]

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

Land Rover’s 60th Anniversary Cross Australia – Second Leg

Land Rover 60th anniversary – cross Australia journey

Paul Maric — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:29:34 +0000

Land Rover crosses Australia for its 60th Anniversary. - Story by Paul Maric, photographs by Paul Maric and Land Rover. The 1948 creation of the Land Rover Series 1 came to fruition courtesy of Maurice Wilks, who was the head designer at Rover during the late ‘40’s. Throughout the company’s 60 year history, there have been [...]

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

Land Rover 60th anniversary – cross Australia journey

Sacrilege! An Audi R8 with seatcovers

Karl Peskett — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:49:40 +0000

If you can afford the $280K that it costs to park an Audi R8 in your garage, then you’re one of a blessed few. But when these pics were snapped, the blessing seems to have been on vacation. Apparently taken on the Gold Coast, the aftermarket “additions” shown in these photos leave a little to [...]

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

Sacrilege! An Audi R8 with seatcovers

Queensland police to impound and sell off cars

Alborz Fallah — Thu, 01 May 2008 05:36:29 +0000

While more and more motorists continue to perish on QLD roads, the Police force have been obsessed with increasing the number of speed cameras (which hasn’t reduced the road toll at all), so now they have a new idea: disqualified drivers will face having their cars impounded and sold at auction starting from July. Last month [...]

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

Queensland police to impound and sell off cars

Greener Civic Hybrid fleet for Queensland

George Skentzos — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:13:20 +0000

Queensland Premier, Anna Bligh and Public Works Minister, Robert Schwarten have both accepted delivery of the first of 50 Honda Civic Hybrids. The Hybrid’s have been purchased by the Queensland Government as part of its QFleet Climate Smart Action Plan 2007-2010 – an initiative aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In total 10 Honda Civic Hybrids have [...]

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

Greener Civic Hybrid fleet for Queensland

2008 Easter road toll

Alborz Fallah — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:20:29 +0000

This year’s Easter road toll has hit 21 and going by the latest police reports, it might go even higher. So far Queensland has had the worst record with seven deaths, Western Australia has hit five, Victoria is currently sitting at four, Tasmania is three and the Northern Territory and South Australia have each recorded one. [...]

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

2008 Easter road toll

Phase III to fetch top dollar in Brisbane

Matt Brogan — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:17:22 +0000

With an estimated selling price of $700,000 – $780,000 this 1971 Ford Falcon XY GT-HO Phase III ‘Bathurst’ Sedan is the highlight vehicle of the inaugural Shannons Brisbane Motor Show Auction. To be auctioned on the afternoon of Sunday February 10 this icon of the local muscle car scene, the fastest four door sedan in the [...]

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

Phase III to fetch top dollar in Brisbane