Mercedez-Benz C-Class Sports Package

Mercedes-Benz announced today that in response to customer feedback and the enduring popularity of the C-Class Sports Package Mercedes are releasing a new value pack which according to Mercedes comes with $6,480 of equipment for $1,500.

The new C-Class range option will now feature the previously optional Sport Package ($4,090) and metallic paint ($2,390) for only [...]

HSV VE Commodore Leaked Pictures

Update : Click for a report on the new HSV Clubsport R8.
Pictures of the HSV VE Commodore series range (which appear to have been taken by a Camera on a Phone) have appeared on the net. No other details whatsoever as of yet.

2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara Road Test

2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA ROAD TEST

Test Model: Suzuki Grand Vitara 2.0L 5 Door with five speed manual transmission.
Options Fitted: None
Recommended Retail Price: $28,990
On Road Price: $31,996

A stylish and competent member of the small to medium 4WD family with genuine off-road ability and one of the better buys in the class.
HOW IT GOES
I found the [...]

Behind the Wheel

Behind the Wheel
Anthony Crawford started driving at 3 years old when he got “behind the wheel” of his auntie’s Mini Cooper and with a carload of similar aged cousins, decided to release the hand brake to see how she went. What he didn’t know, was that at the end of the road which they [...]

Kia Cee’d

Kia Motors revealed the name of its all-new family car which will make its world premiere in production-ready form at the Mondial de L’Automobile in Paris on 28 September — the Kia cee’d (pronounced ‘seed’ according to Kia).

Kia has also released the first photographs showing the oddly named Sedan. Kia alongside owners Hyundai have a [...]

Kia Magentis 2.4-litre EX-Luxury EX-L V6

Kia released details of the new Kia Magentis and although here at Car Advice we are not the biggest fans of the Hyundai-Kia brands, we do get a few emails now and then asking us to talk more about realistic cars. I guess posts about the Pagani Zonda are not exactly for everyone.

Nevertheless, here is [...]

Queensland Driver Licence new rules Curfews and 12 month learners

Update 9/01/2007 : A more detailed description of the new laws is available here
Queensland is set to introduce new rules for new drivers, including night curfews, passenger restrictions and the banning of high-powered cars in 2007. Part of the new rules includes a huge 100 hours of supervised learner driving will be enforced before taking [...]

Citroen C6

Citroen has been in Australia since the 1960s with the Citroen 1D-19. Over the last few years, as with the likes of other European manufacturers, Citroen has found Australia again, and has introduced more and more new models to tempt us to cross the border and go for a French Car. The Citroen/Peugot Alliance has [...]

Suzuki Swift Sport

The first time I saw the new Suzki Swift, I was a little surprised. Okay so it looked really cool, it wasn’t what I was expecting from the Japanese brand which really had forsaken Australia for some time. That was in 2005, when Suzuki launched the new Swift to much anticipation. Powered by a 1.5L [...]

New Models 2nd Half 2006

CarsGuide put up an interesting article regarding the upcoming models for the rest of the year. The more interesting things to note from the article is the idea that the large car segment is set to increase its share with the launch of the new Holden VE Commodore and the Toyota Camry. Nonetheless, I am [...]

BMW X5 4.8i 3.0si 3.0d

Last week I mentioned that BMW in the US had put out a great deal of info regarding the BMW X5, so now BMW Australia has followed with details and model lineup for the Australian market. BMW Australia has confirmed the following three models will make it down under :

BMW X5 4.8i:
V8 petrol engine, 4,799 [...]

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