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F1-plated Bugatti Veyron headlines MPH Show in UK

George Skentzos — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:31:41 +0000

A rare pure white example of the Bugatti Veyron, complete with exclusive F1 number plates, will be the main attraction at this year’s MPH Show featuring Top Gear Live in the UK. Owned by Afzal Kahn, the man behind bespoke tuning house Project Kahn, this Veyron is strictly a case of ‘if you need to ask [...]

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

F1-plated Bugatti Veyron headlines MPH Show in UK

Aston Martin Rapide at Frankfurt Motor Show

Anthony Crawford — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:36:44 +0000

All eyes were on the Aston Martin stand at Frankfurt this year with the unveiling of the much talked about and much praised, Rapide four-door sports sedan. Adding two extra doors to a DB9, which is often regarded as one of the most beautiful coupes in the world, is no easy design job. It had [...]

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

Aston Martin Rapide at Frankfurt Motor Show

Ferrari 458 Italia at Frankfurt Motor Show

Anthony Crawford — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:56:14 +0000

There would have to be something seriously wrong with any human being, if they didn’t visit the Ferrari stand at the Frankfurt Motor Show. That’s especially true this year, where you will see on display one of the best shapes to come out of Maranello in years. The 458 Italia is a drop dead gorgeous machine, [...]

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

Ferrari 458 Italia at Frankfurt Motor Show

Lotus Evora at Frankfurt Motor Show

Anthony Crawford — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:40:51 +0000

After road testing Land Rover’s 2010 Range Rover and Discovery models, reviews of which, we will post later this week, it was time to fast track to Edinburgh and catch a plane to Frankfurt. The Frankfurt International Motor Show has always been one of the largest in the world, but this year it is huge, [...]

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

Lotus Evora at Frankfurt Motor Show

Ferrari California Review

David Twomey — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:29:49 +0000

Perhaps I’ve got an overly developed sense of self, but I like to think that my opinions of various cars might occasionally serve a purpose. Not in the case of the 2009 Ferrari California. Words Mark Hacking, San Diego, California Reason being, this car, the fourth platform in the current Ferrari lineup, recently hit dealer showrooms around [...]

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

Ferrari California Review

Lamborghini Reventón Roadster offical details

Matt Brogan — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:42:30 +0000

Lamborghini has today released official details of what it calls “the ultimate driving machine among open-top two-seaters” – or as we known it, the Reventón Roadster. Open-top sports cars are a tradition at Lamborghini that stretches back more than 40 years. In 1968, the company from Sant’Agata Bolognese built a Miura without a fixed roof as [...]

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

Lamborghini Reventón Roadster offical details

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

Alborz Fallah — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:47:07 +0000

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Photo Gallery & Specifications If there was ever a car everyone at CarAdvice simply agreed on, it’s the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG that is scheduled for its world premiere at the Frankfurt International Motor Show (which CarAdvice will be attending) next Monday. Although we’ve criticised Mercedes-Benz for making some less than inspiring cars in [...]

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

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

Fiat 500 a hot tribute to Ferrari

David Twomey — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:39:30 +0000

The hottest version yet of Fiat’s chic bambino, the Fiat 500, will surface at next week’s Frankfurt Motor Show when Abarth unveil the Fiat 500 Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari, a limited edition that celebrates the history and shared values of Abarth and Ferrari. The new pocket rocket from Fiat and Abarth boasts 134kW and a new [...]

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

Fiat 500 a hot tribute to Ferrari

Australian Muscle Car Masters

George Skentzos — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:43:49 +0000

It is no coincidence that the Australian Muscle Car Masters falls on Australia’s Father’s Day weekend, and for many dads there’s would be no better way to spend their day than with the smell of vintage automotive ‘muscle’ in the air. I arrived at Eastern Creek International Raceway, in Sydney, with my own dad at perhaps [...]

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

Australian Muscle Car Masters

Lexus IS 250C Review & Road Test

Paul Maric — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:00:50 +0000

Lexus raises the roof with the IS 250C Model Tested: 2009 Lexus IS 250C; 2.5-litre, V6, petrol; six-speed automatic; coupe-cabriolet – $99,900* Options: None fitted Great styling with the roof off; features; boot space. Fuel consumption; engine; seat comfort, boot space. CarAdvice Rating: We all saw it coming, each one of Lexus’s competitors has a convertible, and it was only [...]

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

Lexus IS 250C Review & Road Test

Porsche TechArt GTstreetRS (GT2)

Karl Peskett — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:39:50 +0000

This is one Porsche for which you’ll need your brave pills Locked away in the German countryside is an unassuming light grey building. It’s two storeys high, and a sloping car park on the right hand side dips away to a few garages at the back. To drive down the road, you’d probably go straight past [...]

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

Porsche TechArt GTstreetRS (GT2)

Radical SR3 RS & SR8 track day supercars

Anthony Crawford — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:51:18 +0000

I’m all for safe driving, but our maximum legal speed limit in Australia is considered dangerously slow in many sections of Germany’s high-speed autobahn system. By Anthony Crawford And no, I’m not trying to be funny either we have absolute proof of how dangerous these so-called safe speeds of ours can be over there. It’s 2007, and [...]

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

Radical SR3 RS & SR8 track day supercars

2010 Jaguar XK & XKR released

Matt Brogan — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:02:52 +0000

Jaguar has today released specification and images of its next generation XK coupe and convertible. Featuring all-new engines, more dramatic looks, a new interior, an advanced lightweight aluminium body structure and a wider range of models, the new XK builds on 60 years of heritage to offer buyers a thoroughly modern car that still remaining true [...]

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

2010 Jaguar XK & XKR released

Ferrari 458 Italia, more details revealed

David Twomey — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:06:49 +0000

In the run-up to the official unveiling of the Ferrari 458 Italia at the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 15 the Italian marque has released more photos and details of the stunning new sports car. The car is an all-new effort from Ferrari, rather than being based on the outgoing F430, so there is a raft [...]

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

Ferrari 458 Italia, more details revealed

Lotus Exige Cup 260 unveiled

Matt Brogan — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:27:23 +0000

Lotus has again this year taken all that’s great about the standard Exige S 260 and bettered it by introducing the 2010 Lotus Exige Cup 260. Featuring much of the same weight saving techniques as seen it last year’s model, a few spec details have improved the MY10 edition, which is priced exactly the same as [...]

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

Lotus Exige Cup 260 unveiled

World’s fastest car show, no speed limits!

Anthony Crawford — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:12:31 +0000

It does seem strange doesn’t it, that each year, millions of people around the world flock to car shows of static displays of their favourite four-wheel objects, specifically designed to move us from one place to another. It’s hardly what you would call the ideal environment to evaluate what is functionally, a moving object. And the [...]

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

World’s fastest car show, no speed limits!

Skoda Octavia RS-P Australian concept

Paul Maric — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:51:57 +0000

While the contingent of motoring journalists were enjoying the Skoda Octavia RS launch at Camden Airport, Volkswagen’s Thomas Wacker rolled out in an Australian designed race version of the Octavia RS, called the RS-P. Thomas told CarAdvice that the Octavia RS-P concept features a raft of performance changes, including 14-way adjustable suspension (dampening and rebound), three-inch [...]

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

Skoda Octavia RS-P Australian concept

Aston Martin DBS – living the life!

Anthony Crawford — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:00:33 +0000

Even as motoring journalists, $500,000 supercars are hard to come by in Australia. If you’re lucky you might get 24 hours in a car or if you’re married to the dealer principle’s daughter you’ll probably get a couple of days, but never a full week. The brief I got from Aston Martin Australia was to use the [...]

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

Aston Martin DBS – living the life!

Lamborghini Reventon Roadster rumoured for Frankfurt Motor Show

Matt Brogan — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:26:31 +0000

Lamborghini forums are abuzz with speculation this morning that Lamborghini will use next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show to unveil a Reventon Roadster. According to the rumour only between 10 and 20 examples of the highly exclusive model will be built and if true, could mean an asking price of around €1.15 million (A$1.97 million) before [...]

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

Lamborghini Reventon Roadster rumoured for Frankfurt Motor Show

Radical smashes own ‘ring record

David Twomey — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:28:27 +0000

Now we are not going to become too involved in recording the breaking of lap records at Germany’s famous Nurburgring north circuit, that 22 kilometres of “Green Hell” that so fascinates car racers, but having reported recently on some record attempts we need to finish it off with this one. Radical Sportscars has broken its own [...]

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

Radical smashes own ‘ring record