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Mercedes Benz CLK 500 CLK 63 AMG

August 25, 2006 by Alborz Fallah  
Filed under Car News

When I initially mentioned the Mercedes Benz CLK range I decided to call the new 5.5 Litre V8 powered CLK the CLK 550. I took a while guess and figured given that the engine is a 5.5 Litre, Mercedes will simply just change the name to CLK 550. So today I was proven wrong. [...]

Subaru Impreza WRX Club Spec 9 Specifications

August 25, 2006 by Alborz Fallah  
Filed under Car News

3 weeks ago I mentioned Subaru’s intentions to launch the Subaru Impreza Club Spec 9, and as of this week the all new unique WRX has gone up for sale and I have more details! There are a few things to note about the new Club Spec 9, to begin with, it seems like Subaru [...]

Subaru Tribeca AWD

August 24, 2006 by Alborz Fallah  
Filed under Car News

Subaru recently confirmed the launch of the fifth main model in the Subaru stable, the All-Wheel Drive Subaru Tribeca. The largest vehicle in the Subaru line-up will go on sale later in the year (November). For those keen enough to want a look, Subaru will have the Tribeca on display at Sydney Motor Show starting [...]

BMW 335i Sedan

August 24, 2006 by Alborz Fallah  
Filed under Car News

If you remember a few weeks back I mentioned BMW Australia’s plans to introduce the all new Twin Turbo BMW 335i Coupe. Well BMW Australia also announced recently that the sedan version of the 335i, the BMW 335i Sedan, is going to be making its way down under come December.

Both the coupe and the sedan [...]

Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8

August 24, 2006 by Alborz Fallah  
Filed under Car News

Jeep has announced the introduction of the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8 which Jeep claims (and I agree) is one of the world’s fastest four-wheel drives. Quick and dirty facts:

Power – 30 per cent more than standard Jeep Grand Cherokee
Performance – 313 kW, 6.1-litre HEMI V8
0-100 km/h – low five-second range
Price – $85,990 AUD
Limited availability – [...]

HSV Clubsport R8 E Series

August 22, 2006 by Alborz Fallah  
Filed under Car News, Holden VE Commodore

To all the regular daily readers who come back everyday to get the latest car news and car advice, you should be well aware that I am not much of a Holden fan. No I am not exactly a Ford fan either. So, everyone take a deep breath as this may come as a big [...]

Australian Car Industry Disaster Averted

August 22, 2006 by Alborz Fallah  
Filed under Australian Car Industry News

There are reports this morning that Ford Australia along with PBR (brake manufacturer) have signed a deal to help out Ajax Fasteners, leading the way to keeping Ajax and its staff employed and also insuring Ford workers are not out of a job.
Seems like Holden was fast asleep while Ford negotiated through out the early [...]

Australian Car Industry Crisis

August 21, 2006 by Alborz Fallah  
Filed under Australian Car Industry News

The likes of Holden, Ford, Toyota and even Mitsubishi may be forced to stand down thousands of workers in the next few days as talks fail over Ajax rescue bid. Ford Australia employs around 4,000 workers in Victoria said today that it might be forced to stand down its workers once componets form Ajax run [...]

Ferrari 599 GTB FIORANO

August 21, 2006 by Alborz Fallah  
Filed under Car News

The Ferrari 599 GTB FIORANO
Ferrari has christened its new super car the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano in celebration of the legendary Ferrari test car that has seen the genesis and development of so many world-beating race and roads at its first public showing at the 2006 Geneva International Motor Show.

This new model, the most powerful [...]

Mini Cooper 2007 Launch Date

August 18, 2006 by Alborz Fallah  
Filed under Car News

Mini has finally announced the official arrival date for the new MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S. Mini said yesterday that the Cooper will arrive down under in the second quarter of 2007, Mini says that after building 800,000 examples, the entire car has been redesigned, yet MINI retains and authentically updates its key characteristics.

MINI [...]

Lexus LS460

August 17, 2006 by Alborz Fallah  
Filed under Car News

Lexus Australia today announced the launch date of its new generation flagship, the Lexus LS460 in Australia in the fourth quarter of 2006. Lexus claims that the all-new LS460 bears a striking resemblance to the interior of a private jet, unfortunately I don’t have any pictures to agree or disagree, either way I, much like [...]

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