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There comes a time in most men’s lives where the dreams of owning a Ferrari and living on Sydney...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Feb 6, 2012 | Motoring
There comes a time in most men’s lives where the dreams of owning a Ferrari and living on Sydney...
Read MorePosted by Nick Broughall | Feb 3, 2012 | Motoring
Car maker Mini has had a marketing stunt backfire on them, as the weather system it “sponsored” in Germany went on to kill 70 people and send another 500 to hospital. Germany and the US are the only two countries...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Jan 31, 2012 | Motoring
Volkswagen is well and truly the new Toyota. Blink and you’ll miss about four of them driving by,...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Jan 23, 2012 | Motoring
Mini has announced it will bring an enormous 10 special edition Mini Inspired by Goodwood models...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Jan 13, 2012 | Motoring
Sometimes a technology takes a while to ‘take off’, especially when it is something...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Jan 12, 2012 | Motoring
Formula 1 is seriously fast. No one can doubt that. But just how seriously fast can be...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Jan 12, 2012 | Motoring
Mercedes-Benz and Ford have both placed magnificent looking concept cars on display at CES in Las...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Jan 10, 2012 | Motoring
Looking like its based on the Lexus LFA, the LF-LC hybrid concept car has taken a sip of Ferrari...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Jan 10, 2012 | Motoring
Hyundai has confirmed plans to release a turbo sports version of the all-new Veloster hatchback in Australia, with performance figures that will keep the current hot hatch market on its toes. In recent years the South Korean...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Jan 9, 2012 | Motoring
Ford has confirmed its all-new EcoSport mini soft-roader will be heading to Australia. The tiny...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Dec 22, 2011 | Motoring
It’s the dream of most men. You win a Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster worth around $400,000. But...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Dec 21, 2011 | Motoring
Audi’s famous Quattro branding will appear on another model, this time the tiny A1. The smallest car the German company produces will now get four-wheel drive technology in ultra-limited numbers. Just 333 of these tiny little...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Dec 21, 2011 | Motoring
Pictures and videos of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL have surfaced. And if we were Mercedes-Benz, we...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Dec 13, 2011 | Motoring
It’s back! Honda’s amazing NSX supercar from the early 90s will be resurrected in an attempt to give the brand a halo car again. The Honda NSX was undoubtedly one of the best supercars of all time. Developed by Honda in the late...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Dec 12, 2011 | Motoring
Porsche Panamera, Maserati Quattroporte, Mercedes-Benz CLS63… take a good hard look over...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Dec 9, 2011 | Motoring
Holden today unveiled its first electric car – the VOLT – to the Australian media....
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Dec 8, 2011 | Motoring
Last week we brought you the Tetra Shed – a stylish man cave solution. If that was a bit too basic for you, check out the eleMMent Palazzo mobile home. If this is too basic for you then you’ll never be happy! The eleMMent...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Dec 6, 2011 | Motoring
It had reverse cameras, digital instruments, a navigation system and the look of an angry Ferrari – but this was a Holden. And this was 1969! The Holden Hurricane (codenamed RD 001) was unveiled by General Motors at the...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Dec 5, 2011 | Motoring
It’s a car lovers worst nightmare. Twelve supercars have come to a tragic end in a mass car...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Dec 1, 2011 | Motoring
OK, that’s a big call, so let’s adjust that to best looking medium-sized car ever. Still a big call but tell us you don’t want to get behind the wheel of this Bat Mobile style sedan? Called the Takeri concept, this is what the...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Nov 29, 2011 | Motoring
Nissan’s cool hatchback that was killed off six years ago will return to Australia in an attempt to undo the damage done by the Tiida. It was one of the more confusing moves by Nissan – killing off the famous Pulsar name...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Nov 29, 2011 | Motoring
It’s been in the works for years – the joint project between Toyota and Subaru to create an...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Nov 23, 2011 | Motoring
Go on, spoil yourself with a Formula 1 car driven by Jacques Villeneuve during a race weekend. OK...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Nov 22, 2011 | Motoring
Like a dog obsessed with its owner, the new concept eT! postie van by VW not only drives itself,...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Nov 21, 2011 | Motoring
Have you ever wanted to take a BMW M3 worth almost $200,000 for a spin at speed along a German...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Nov 21, 2011 | Motoring
One of the highlights of this year’s LA Auto Show wasn’t a car you will ever be able to drive on...
Read MorePosted by Nick Broughall | Nov 17, 2011 | Motoring
The company behind the SUNA traffic channel for GPS systems, Intelematics, has just released this...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Nov 17, 2011 | Motoring
The compact SUV will never be the same again istyle-wise with the release of Range Rover’s new...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Nov 17, 2011 | Motoring
A fair few (yeah, too many) people posted photos on social networking sites of clocks or timers at...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Nov 16, 2011 | Motoring
Part-time V8 Supercar driver Allan Simonsen has smashed the V8 Supercar lap record around Mount Panorama, Bathurst… in a Ferrari 458 GT3. The record came during the first test of the car around the Mountain in preparation...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Nov 16, 2011 | Motoring
By now car fans will be well in the know about the Chevrolet Volt, the pride of General Motors....
Read MorePosted by Nick Broughall | Nov 15, 2011 | Motoring
You’re backing out of a tight spot at the shopping centre. The kids are screaming, it’s 30 degrees and the aircon’s broken. You turn your head for a minute and suddenly… Crunch! You’ve just crashed...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Nov 14, 2011 | Motoring
It’s hard to believe but this Ferrari is created by a design student studying in Italy. Not...
Read MorePosted by Nick Broughall | Nov 11, 2011 | Motoring
As a general rule, I leave the car stuff to Damo or Trev. Except when it comes to DeLoreans. Something about the gull-wing design and potential for time travel gets me every time. Now you could own one: there’s a 1982...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Nov 10, 2011 | Motoring
Current society seems to have this road rule where it is OK to travel 10kph over the legal speed limit. It’s the unwritten rule, same as the half your age plus seven dating rule. But there are always exceptions to the rule....
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Nov 8, 2011 | Motoring
Ford has shown off images of its Focus ST hot hatch prior to it taking the stand at the L.A. Auto...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Nov 7, 2011 | Motoring
Toyota has the enviable reputation of building cars that are almost indestructible. Top Gear has previously dropped one from a height, let it get caught in a high tide and then put it on the top of a building being demolished....
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Nov 3, 2011 | Motoring
A hybrid car that produces 252kW of power? Believe it, that is the Lexus GS 450h F Sport hybrid...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Nov 1, 2011 | Motoring
Toyota’s FT-86 project, produced in conjunction with Subaru, has surfaced in its finished detail on the internet – and it looks amazing! A few years ago when Toyota announced it was working with Subaru on creating an...
Read MorePosted by Nick Broughall | Nov 1, 2011 | Motoring
Everybody loves Aussie motoring company Varley. What’s that? You’ve never heard of Varley? You know, the guys who make all those awesome little buggies you see pushing stuff around at the airport? Well, the company...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Oct 31, 2011 | Motoring
Pierre Boutros, founder and director of Millennius, has announced Millennius Motors. Like his other business, Millennius, the motors will be sold online and aim to heavily discount current bricks and mortar offerings. But will...
Read MorePosted by Nick Broughall | Oct 31, 2011 | Motoring
The Nazi chase of Steve McQueen in The Great Escape is one of the most celebrated bike scenes in the history of Hollywood, and motorcycle manufacturer Triumph is ready to cash in, announcing a limited edition motorcycle dubbed...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Oct 26, 2011 | Motoring
Toyota has today launched the new Yaris, starting from a very appealing $14,990. But is it a small...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Oct 25, 2011 | Motoring
Fancy yourself as a challenger to Sebastian Vettel? You have the chance to prove it on a race...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Oct 24, 2011 | Motoring
Moto GP up and comer Marco Simoncelli has died in a horrific accident at the Malaysian round of the Moto GP. The Gresini Honda rider who rode a factory Honda Moto GP bike is the first fatality in the sport since 2003. Simoncelli...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Oct 21, 2011 | Motoring
US electric car company Tesla has lost the first round in its attempt to sue BBC’s Top Gear programme and Jeremy Clarkson. Tesla is going for libel and malicious falsehood following an appearance of the car on the show in...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Oct 20, 2011 | Motoring
Double F1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel has helped Inifiniti create a seriously quick SUV. And...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Oct 20, 2011 | Motoring
Motorsport fans will all have played a simulation racing game at some point in time – those...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Oct 19, 2011 | Motoring
Look out Volkswagen Polo GTi owners, you’re about to become seriously, seriously jealous. The Audi RS1 is in the works. Some of you have been put on waiting lists for the Polo GTi for up to a year. In a years time it could be...
Read MorePosted by Nick Broughall | Oct 18, 2011 | Motoring
Great Scott! Last Friday, motoring company DMC announced that it would be partnering with electric vehicle company Epic EV to begin production on an all-electric DeLorean DMC-12. This is heavy! The DMC-12, made famous by the...
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