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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

McLaren MP4–12C Team is powering up

Anthony Crawford — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:03:34 +0000

McLaren Automotive, the company behind the much talked about supercar, the MP4 – 12C is gearing up with some key staff appointments after the launch of the car in September. The MP4-12C will be the first in the range of McLaren Automotive’s high performance stable, which goes into production in 2010 and in showrooms by late [...]

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

McLaren MP4–12C Team is powering up

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

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

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

Volkswagen ponders Porsche Panamera platform

Matt Brogan — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:12:58 +0000

While the board of Volkswagen AG may have already voted to axe the Panamera from the Porsche line-up post merger, a report published by Edmunds today has said the four-door coupe’s platform will be used by at least one of the company’s other premium brands. With so little clarification available we’re left wondering as to [...]

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

Volkswagen ponders Porsche Panamera platform

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

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

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!

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

Porsche 911 GT3 RS launched

Matt Brogan — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:12:03 +0000

Porsche’s 911 racecar for the road, the 911 GT3 RS, is making its way to the start line. The most sporting road-going 911 of them all will bring increased engine power, reduced weight, slicker gearbox ratios and upgraded body and suspension changes when it goes on sale in Australia in the second quarter of 2010. As the [...]

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

Porsche 911 GT3 RS launched

World’s fastest Lotus?

Anthony Crawford — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:29:08 +0000

The Lotus Exige in any spec is an extremely quick car in a straight line, but hit anything that resembles a corner and unless you’re in an identical car, you best be driving a fully prepared race car, if you want any hope of keeping up. Take the Exige S 240 we tested here at CarAdvice [...]

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

World’s fastest Lotus?

Spyker C8 Aileron Spyder

Anthony Crawford — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:05:24 +0000

For those who may not be up to speed on this rather mysterious car company, allow me to shed a little light on Spyker. By Anthony Crawford The Netherlands based luxury sports car manufacturer Spyker has unveiled the C8 Aileron Spyder at this weekend’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in the United States. First off, this is no fly [...]

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

Spyker C8 Aileron Spyder

Audi R8 V10 is ‘fastest ever’

David Twomey — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:02:58 +0000

It’s the fastest Audi ever seen in Australia and also the most expensive, we’re talking about the Audi R8 V10 which officially went on sale in Australia today. The bad news is that, even if you have the $351,000 to buy one, there’s little chance you will have the opportunity as Audi is reportedly only bring [...]

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

Audi R8 V10 is ‘fastest ever’