Holden confirms Volt electric car for Australia in late 2012
By now car fans will be well in the know about the Chevrolet Volt, the pride of General Motors....
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...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Oct 18, 2011 | Motoring
Do you like your cars a little more on the well done side? Then RACV Motorclassica, on this...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Oct 14, 2011 | Motoring
Citroen Australia distributor, Ateco, has revealed price slashes or new equipment levels across the range in an effort to boost sales. Much like Renault and Peugeot, the other French manufacturer has struggled to get a good...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Oct 12, 2011 | Motoring
At the launch of the new BMW 1 Series, BMW Australia’s product planning boss Toni Andreevski has...
Read MorePosted by Nick Broughall | Oct 10, 2011 | Motoring
In the heady days of 1884, before the advent of petrol vehicles, the world was introduced to...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Oct 10, 2011 | Motoring
Australia is a great driving country full of fantastic, twisting roads and wonderful scenery. Ignore some of the more stupid speed limits (such as the ever changing Southern Freeway in NSW) and it’s a drivers’ paradise. So...
Read MorePosted by Nick Broughall | Oct 7, 2011 | Motoring
Campervans have never exactly been considered the most stylish of vehicles. But that’s all set to change with the Ecco from Swiss design firm Nau, a 4.5 metre campervan that’s both eco-friendly and insanely...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Sep 30, 2011 | Motoring
Sometimes the marketing and PR guff can be a bit presumptuous, and with cars it really is no...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Sep 29, 2011 | Motoring
Mazda Australia managing director Doug Dickson has revealed to The Sydney Morning Herald that prices of the Mazda3 will be slashed to coincide with the model update. The basic Neo model, which was already a pretty decent $21,490...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Sep 23, 2011 | Motoring
The Fabia, from VW Audi Group’s Skoda stables, has officially been launched in Australia. One of...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Sep 12, 2011 | Motoring
When BMW produced the first of the next generation Minis in 2001, the motoring world applauded....
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Sep 8, 2011 | Motoring
When was the last time you looked at a Jaguar and thought ‘I really want one of those’? Not since...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Sep 8, 2011 | Lifestyle, Motoring
How do you turn a somewhat feminine styled car into a masculine one? In the case of the Fiat 500,...
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