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Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings has put the brakes on her government’s car fleet as she aims to reduce the amount of money spent on its vehicles every year. The fleet of 569 cars includes 79 Subaru Outbacks, 55 Volvos, 29 BMW 3 Series’, seven...
In this clip from the 2010 Targa Tasmania campaign, Tony Quinn in his 2009 Nissan GT-R overtakes Rex Broadbent in his 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RS - who then decides to give chase. Despite the 34 year age gap between his car and the Nissan GT-R...
Our own Anthony Crawford took the navigator's seat of the race-prepped Hyundai i30 CRDi for day one, stage one, of the 2010 Targa Tasmania earlier this week. In treacherous conditions the little Hyundai i30 was quickly passing competitors who...
Some more photos of the Hyundai i30 diesel and other cars at Targa Tasmania from Day 2 of the event (or Day 0 depending on how you look at it). Today saw the Prologue take place for placement. The slowest cars will start at the front and the fastest...
If you thought Targa Tasmania (one of the most famous Targa Rally events in the world) was only for Lamborghinis, Porsches, Mitsubishi Evolution and Subaru STIs, you'd probably be right. However, in recent times everyday cars have began to enter the...
Toyota's most fuel-efficient locally-built sedan, the Camry Hybrid, will take place in an unlikely event early next month when it joins competitors at Australia's premier tarmac rally, Targa Tasmania. Organisers say Camry Hybrid's eco-friendly cre...
Mazda Australia is eyeing off a podium finish with its RX-8 SP as it plans a return to Targa Tasmania next year. On its debut at this year's Targa Tasmania, amid a field of powerful and expensive rally exotica, the turbocharged Mazda Motorsport...
Lotus is set to make its official return to Targa Tasmania next month with the global tarmac rally debut of the Exige Cup 260, its fastest road registrable model yet. The near showroom-spec Cup 260 takes the Lotus mantra to new levels, boastin...
If you're like us, you've probably wondered at one point or another, why doesn't Mazda turbocharge the RX-8 and the MX-5 as regular production models? The answer is long and complicated, we've been told by inside sources that even though Mazda Aus...
In the wake of plummeting new car sales and increased pressure on dealerships, the Australian Government has announced a $2 billion safety net to prevent the financial collapse of the car sales industry. Car dealers facing financial crisis will...