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World Record Mitsubishi Evo Parade

July 15th, 2008 3 Comments

A UK-based group of Mitsubishi Lancer Evolutionists from the Mitsubishi Lancer Register (MLR) have successfully set a new Guinness World Record for the largest ever parade of the car they carry closest to their hearts.

Exactly 273 Evo’s lapped the Castle Combe Racing Circuit in Wiltshire, England which was fully supported by Mitsubishi Motors UK.

James May to BBC - “Sod off”

July 7th, 2008 42 Comments

*Update* Video added to end of article

It’s been a while since the episode went to air, but last week, James May lashed out at the BBC Trust’s editorial standards committee’s criticism for drinking while driving in Top Gear’s “Polar Special”.

In the episode, May and co-host Jeremy Clarkson are seen sipping gin and tonic while driving their highly modified Toyota Hilux. But apparently some viewers took offence to the scene, and complained to the BBC.

Batmobile races Toyota F1 car at Silverstone

July 6th, 2008 9 Comments

Pulling up to a set of lights in a Formula One race car would undoubtedly make you the most envied driver at the intersection - that is unless the Batmobile pulled up alongside you.

Well this is just what happened at Silverstone earlier this week when the Batmobile escorted the Panasonic Toyota Racing team Formula One car around the track for what was certainly the coolest lap ever.

Top Gear shows off at the Isle of Man

July 5th, 2008 17 Comments

In the past, CarAdvice has been privileged enough to drive some of the world’s most expensive and exclusive supercars - just not all at once.

One keen-eyed fan has recently spied the Top Gear team shooting on the Isle of Man with a fleet of performance cars worthy of any self-respecting Sheik’s garage.

Sacrilege! An Audi R8 with seatcovers

July 2nd, 2008 22 Comments

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 be desired. I mean, if you’ve got the dosh, then surely something a little more tailored would be appropriate.

$420,000 for a Fiat 500?

June 12th, 2008 5 Comments

We all love cars here at CarAdvice, so much so that somehow we can rationalise selling the house, hell even the kids when it comes to buying a super-expensive supercar, but as much as we love the supercool Fiat 500, we really wouldn’t pay $420,000 for one!

Fiat says there are currently over 100,000 people (worldwide) patiently waiting for their new Fiat to arrive, but one buyer was happy to $420,000 for that privilege. Of course, it’s not your standard Fiat 500.

Bugatti driver fined after street racing

June 5th, 2008 20 Comments

It’s just another leisurely Tuesday, when the police rudely interrupt the street race you’re having with a Ferrari 599 GTB.

Well that’s the situation this Veyron driver had to contend with, after being clocked doing 97mph in a 50mph roadworks zone. Witnesses say that speeds of up to 140mph were reached, and even though the Bug was pulled over, the Fezza got away.

CarAdvice Survey - Win a Mio GPS

June 2nd, 2008 8 Comments

With May being another record month for CarAdvice (with over 700,000 unique visitors*), we are launching a user survey to better understand our audience and to enhance our website and reader experience.

For your chance to win one of three Mio GPS systems, simply take the CarAdvice User Survey, it only takes about five minutes with only 20 questions.

Honda targets dog-lovers

June 2nd, 2008 6 Comments

The Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) is very different to ours, most Japanese manufacturers build cars specifically for the JDM which we will never see. But we though have some similarities, manufacturers here build cars for specific demographic, be it single women, retiring baby-boomers, successful under 30s, the list goes on.

But now, Honda has sniffed out yet another untapped demographic of potential car buyers in Japan: the dog-lover.

CarAdvice turns two!

May 16th, 2008 24 Comments

Yes, it’s true! CarAdvice has turned two as of today. Two years ago CarAdvice.com.au went live as a small car blog to bring up to date news and information about the Australian car market, today it’s the largest independent car website in Australia* and the only site in the top 5 without classifieds.

Last month over 600,000** unique visitors visited our website, a little different to our first month, when we had only 2,500 visitors. There are nearly 3,000 articles on the site and over 55,000 comments.