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Ever wondered what it would be like to attend a car launch? Would you like to drive some of the country’s finest driving roads? Read on to find out more. UPDATE, 22/08: The winners have now been selected and notified...
A team of Australian students have won the Land Rover 4x4 in Schools Global Education Challenge, beating 130 other young people from 12 countries around the world to take the title. The program aims to encourage young people to pursue careers in the automotive industry, with students tasked with the design, building and testing miniature remote-controlled 4X4 vehicles and complete off-road challenges...
Over the past month we've watched applications roll in from across the country for The Correspondent competition from fans hoping to land their dream job as a paid motoring journalist for CarAdvice.com.au. All of us at CarAdvice have been genuinely surprised by the quality and passion of those who have entered...
The 27th edition of Summernats is gearing up for motoring fans in Canberra come January and CarAdvice has five double season passes to give away. The 26th edition in January this year attracted more than 100,000 people and Summernats 2014 is expected to be equally impressive. The event runs over four days starting on the 2nd of January 2014 at Exhibition Park in Canberra...
Melbourne talk-back radio host Neil Mitchell is offering young drivers the chance to improve their skills behind the wheel with the help of Mercedes-Benz. Mitchell and his 3AW radio station are presenting a competition to get a limited number of licensed drivers, aged 25 and under, to take part in the Mercedes-Benz First Gear young driver training program...
The Australian new car market is bigger and more competitive than ever, and a brand new entrant is headed our way in January to give buyers yet another option to consider. In the lead-up to its launch, CarAdvice senior road tester Anthony Crawford was given an exclusive sneak peek at every detail of the new car – except its badges...
The nominees for the 2013 European Car of the Year award have been announced, with a diverse list of 34 new vehicles vying for the prestigious title. To be eligible, the vehicles must have been launched in the past 12 months or be expected to go on sale before the end of 2012, be available in at least five European countries, and have a projected annual sales figure of no fewer than 5000 units...
CarAdvice is giving Aston Martin diehards the chance to win one of two copies of the brilliant new book, Aston Martin: Power, Beauty and Soul. Penned by Australian motoring journalist David Dowsey, this captivating book reveals the stories behind more than 60 of the world's most desirable cars, from concepts and special edition models to never-before-seen bespoke orders, including those secretly and controversially commissioned by the Brunei Royal Family...
If you have ever dreamed of blasting off into space, getting behind the wheel of a Peugeot 3008 may be your best chance. Peugeot UK has become the first car manufacturer to offer space travel as a competition prize, with the Peugeot 3008 crossover vehicle at the centre of the brand’s unique ‘3008 Space Odyssey’ campaign...
A fumble with the fine print has seen Ford Australia unwittingly release the first pricing details of the all-new 2011 Ford Ranger – exactly the kind of information car companies like to play close to their chests until the vehicle goes on sale. We can reveal Ford’s proposed price of the Ford Ranger XLT Double Cab Pick-Up six-speed automatic as $58,500 drive away...
Ford is taking the locally designed and engineered Ford Ranger to the people by giving five Australians the chance to put the new ute through its paces before its official launch. The Global Ford Ranger Challenge aims to find the toughest real-life challenges for the new ute, with one winner to drive away with their own brand new Ford Ranger...
A German man has had the word ‘MINI’ tattooed on his penis to win a MINI Cooper in a local radio station competition. Andreas Muller, 39, responded to the RTL Radio’s competition, which posed the challenge to listeners: whoever pull the craziest stunt to get the car wins...
Aston Martin is giving its racing fans the chance to become a part of the brand’s history by naming its new Le Mans car for 2011. The famous British marque is yet to release official images of the new LMP1 race car, but if the sketch is anything to go by, it is likely to be another stunning design...
In search of a new name (and more importantly, fresh publicity) for its 2012 Mustang, Ford is reaching out to the masses with a competition on the vehicle’s Facebook fan page. Ford is giving fans the chance to name the upcoming 2012 Ford Mustang V6 Performance Package, with the winner to walk away with a two-year lease on one of the new vehicles...
