Toyota LandCruiser Prado Review
CarAdvice put Toyota's fourth-generation LandCruiser Prado (the third-generation to be sold in Australia) through its paces yesterday at a lifestyle orientated launch in Orange, NSW. The course was a grueling mixture of off- and on-road exercises ...
Toyota Yaris Review & Road Test
Small package; big personality Model Tested: 2009 Toyota NCP91R Yaris YRX; 1.5-litre, four-cylinder, petrol; four-speed automatic; three-door hatch - $21,490* Quirky design; nimble handling; perky performance Quirky design; no side or curtain airbags CarAdvice Rating: It’s true, good ...
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Review
SLS AMG - Retro Power at its best by Mark Hacking, California USA At dinner the evening before our first crack at the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, it’s clear that this is an important car for the ...
Car Reviews
CarAdvice put Toyota’s fourth-generation LandCruiser Prado (the third-generation...
Small package; big personality Model Tested: 2009 Toyota NCP91R Yaris YRX; 1.5-litre,...
SLS AMG – Retro Power at its best by Mark Hacking, California USA At dinner...
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Car News
BMW has officially revealed the sixth generation of the 5 Series and at the same time welcomed home the prodigal son that has been the Bavarians’ executive saloon of the past six years. The dramatic exterior lines of the E60 are gone, and left is a conservative cruiser that fits the family mould, inheriting from the 7 Series and sharing with the... [Read more...]
Automotive analyst Fitch Ratings says the industry may follow a similar path to the airlines, enduring “boom and bust cycles without the boom”. Its latest report suggests the industry may become “littered with failures – plants, product lines, brands and companies” and fall into a repetitive cycle of bankruptcies and poor sales. It blames... [Read more...]
The UK’s Institute of Advanced Motorists says that the bad driving habits of parents can rub off onto their children and negatively impact the way they drive. IAM chief examiner, Peter Rodger, said the ‘do as I say, not as I do’ mentality of some parents to their child passengers was a highly ineffective teaching method. “Children learn from... [Read more...]
Land Rover Australia has reintroduced the Defender 90, six years after the old car was dropped from the local line up. The full-time four-wheel drive is powered by a 90kW 2.4-litre diesel engine which punches out 360Nm of torque – 60Nm more than the 2003 model. Combined fuel economy remains the same at a flat 10.0-litres/100km but CO2 emissions are... [Read more...]
The National Transport Commission (NTC) today released the ‘Carbon Emissions from New Australian Vehicles’ report, and its data shows that Australia is a long way behind European countries in terms of CO2 emissions. Last year just 0.6 per cent of total sales in Australia were ‘green’ cars (those whose emissions do not exceed 120g/km), compared... [Read more...]
The Mini has lots of paint options to chose from but one Mini in Hamburg has had a one of a kind paint job. The legendary New York street artist Craig “KR” Costello has painted a Mini in his trade mark style. His style is known as the KRINK (from KR-INK) dripping ink look. The black Mini was covered in the silver dripping paint, its body... [Read more...]
It has been revealed that Norwegian electric car manufacturer Think Global is planning to produce and sell its cars in the US. Think has a loan application in the earlier stages as a part of the US Government’s scheme to encourage the local production of fuel-efficient vehicles. Around 2300 Think City small cars have been ordered in the past 12-18... [Read more...]
Electric sports car manufacturer Tesla Motors is expected to file an IPO (initial public stock offering) within days. The move would provide the six-year-old Silicon Valley-based company with capital to invest and expand in the future, hoping to attract attention from those enthusiastic about green technology. Tesla is most well-known for its two-seater... [Read more...]
Subaru’s hero car the Impreza WRX has passed 30,000 sales in Australia. The WRX is a turbocharged Symmetrical All Wheel Drive model from the Impreza family also known as “Rex”. Launched in March 1994 it changed the Australian automotive market and the perception of what a fast car should have under the bonnet. 15 years on it still... [Read more...]
The latest version of the Audi A3 diesel will become the most efficient and economical vehicle in the small premium sector thanks to new stop/start technology. In the three- and five-door models, the stop/start 103kW 2.0-litre TDI drops fuel economy to 3.66 litres/100km combined and cuts CO2 emissions by 16 per cent to 115g/km. The Cabriolet boasts... [Read more...]
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