Top Gear to end on surprise high

According to Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond, the most popular motoring program of all time will finish its run much like any regular episode when the series eventually winds up.

Mr Hammond said that he and his co-presenters, James May and Jeremy Clarkson, have each discussed how the show should finish and believe that ending the [...]

Victoria Police ‘hoon’ blitz starts tonight

Victoria Police will tonight launch the second stage of Operation Ardent, a major road blitz aimed at dangerous driving across the state.

The operation, which will continue through until Sunday, will see police target specific trouble spots focusing on so-called ‘hoon’ driving as well as speeding, dangerous driving, drug and drink driving offences.

Mercedes-Benz Vito and Viano first to get five star safety

The Mercedes-Benz Vito van and Viano people mover are the first van-based vehicles in Australia to earn a coveted five-star ANCAP safety rating.

By John Cadogan
The announcement by Australasian New Car Assessment Program boss Lauchlan McIntosh took place at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne yesterday, two weeks after the final crash test that elevated the Benz [...]

Speed cameras torched across Sydney

It appears as though a few disgruntled motorists are serving their own kind of vigilanty justice in North Sydney by torching yet another speed camera earlier today.

The city-bound fixed speed camera halfway up Spit Hill was deliberately set alight at around 2am this morning, wiping out one of the city’s most notorious revenue-raising cameras.

Men & NSW drivers Australia’s worst – report

A recent survey published by Galaxy Poll has discovered men admit to being Australia’s worst drivers while NSW motorists have been found as the country’s “most rude and dangerous”.

The survey also divulged that men were more likely than women to admit to driving recklessly with more males polled saying they’ve failed to give way, stop [...]

2009 RC Nationals to be held next month

Most people wouldn’t associate high-end motor sport with the Sydney suburbs of Liverpool and Moorebank, but from September 30 until October 5 this is exactly what will be occurring, yet on a slightly smaller scale.

That’s right, RC (radio controlled) cars, but not the kind you find at the local toy shop. The cars are made [...]

Lamborghini Miura – the definitive bible

Some people are die-hard Ferrari fans and others prefer the raging bull logo, which is of course Lamborghini. If I had the money, I’d have both.

By Anthony Crawford
But Lamborghini holds a special place in my heart, specifically the Miura, one of the most beautiful automotive designs ever created and as rare as hen’s teeth these [...]

Mini sees funny side of US clunker scheme

Mini is offering US buyers taking part in the cash for clunkers deal a bumper sticker for their new purchase that takes a glass half-full look at the scheme.

In Mini’s typical vein of humour the sticker reads “My other car was demolished by the government”. Not a bad way to remember where your last car [...]

NSW’S $7million speed camera!

It will probably get a pat on the back from the New South Wales Government, it certainly won’t win any kudos from motorists, but one speed camera in suburban Sydney has raised $7million in revenue in a year.

Described by Sydney newspaper The Daily Telegraph as the state’s nastiest speed trap, it has caught out 71,288 [...]

Jessica Mauboy rocks Kia Soul Live at the Chapel

One of Australia’s hottest pop divas has taken on a small crowd of 200 at Sydney’s Paddington Uniting Church for her first ever live Kia Soul Live at the Chapel show.

“Wow, what a fantastic night,” Jessica said of the event.  “The intimacy of the venue and vibe coming from the audience was just amazing – [...]

Artist creates Pop Art on Bentley canvas

Brazilian artist Romero Britto has chosen an unlikely canvas for his latest exhibition entitled “Come to my World“ in Berlin, using a Bentley Continental GT on which to apply his latest artwork.

Bentley Motors had donated the Coupe to Britto and the result is one of the most unusual liveries ever conceived, boasting his trademark Pop [...]

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