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THE LATEST ROUND of Euro NCAP testing - The European equivalent to Australia's ANCAP - has seen 10 out of 12 tested cars awarded five-star safety ratings. Of the two that missed out on the full five stars, the Toyota Urban Cruiser received just three stars, with only a 58 percent [...]
The ...
Japan
Toyota
Holden
BASED IN CASTLEMAINE, Blade Electric Vehicles retrofits Hyundai's Getz with an electric motor. The result is an electric car named the Blade Electron, and more than 20 have been sold so far.
Driven by a Lithium-Ion Phosphate powered electric motor, the 'upfitted' Electron offers a primary range ...
Other
Getz
Hyundai
THE FUTURE LOOKS bleak for Swedish carmaker Saab after Koenigsegg and its Chinese partner BAIC pulled out of negotiations with GM earlier this week. With a $500 million loss in 2008 and a similar amount expected to be lost this year, Saab will be the major topic at a regular meeting [...]
The ...
Other
Saab
General Motors
Opel
THAT A SUCCESSOR to the Ferrari Enzo is on the cards is no secret; Ferrari boss Amedeo Felisa confirmed a number of future models in October. But, at this early stage, that's all Maranello is willing to give up.
According to British website Auto Express, Ferrari's new hero car, codenamed F70, ...
Italy
Ferrari
Enzo
AS THE DUST settles around the Fiat and Chrysler alliance and the recently revealed plans for the US carmaker's future, rumours that Ferrari will play a role in the development of the next generation Viper have begun to surface. Dodge brand chief Ralph Gilles confirmed this week that while the ...
America
Viper
Dodge
Ferrari
Ralph Gilles
Fiat
AUSTRALIAN RALLY STAR Simon Evans is set to travel to France next week to complete a test in a Peugeot 207 Super 2000 rally car.
Evans, a three-time Australian Rally Champion, and his co-driver wife Sue, will complete the test as preparation for potentially mounting an assault on the ...
America
Rally
Peugeot
207
Super
S2000
LAST MONTH Kia unveiled the Cadenza, its new entry to the large luxury sedan segment and first revealed as the VG/KND-5 Concept earlier this year.
This week, the Korean carmaker has released a series of new promotional images along with a video of the Cadenza in action.
To be sold ...
Other
Kia
LAST MONTH Kia unveiled the Cadenza, its new entry in the large luxury sedan segment and first revealed as the VG/KND-5 Concept earlier this year.
This week, the Korean carmaker has released a series of new promotional images, along with a video of the Cadenza in action.
To be sold ...
Other
Kia
DUCATI REVEALED its new 2010 Multistrada 1200 this week at the EICMA Motorcycle Show in Milano, Italy. The Multistrada 1200 will be available in three variants - the 1200, the 1200S and the 1200S Touring - and all three feature the first use of ABS on a Ducati. For a little [...]
The Motor ...
Japan
1200
MINI LOOKS SET to combine the sportiness of the Cooper S with the thriftiness of the Cooper D, if these new photos and the reports of our spy photographers are anything to go by. The MINI in these photos features a sportier front bumper and the same centrally-mounted exhaust as the [...] ...
UK
Mini Cooper
RENAULT HAS REVEALED the first of its new Gordini-badged Renault Sport models, in the form of the Twingo Gordini RS. While the Twingo is not offered in Australia, the Gordini RS version offers a glimpse of the upcoming Clio Gordini RS' styling - a car we will see locally, Renault Australia's ...
Other
Twingo
Renault
Clio
Renault Sport
OFFERED AS A smaller, more agile alternative to the Hypermotard 1100, Ducati has revealed the 2010 Ducati Hypermotard 796. Bearing the same dramatic design cues as its bigger brother, the 796 is lighter with a dry weight of 167kg and more accessible thanks to its lower 825mm seat height. [...] ...
Other
THE CURRENT generation of the Suzuki Swift - available in Australia since 2005 - is reaching the end of its run, and an all-new model is now on the way.
Styling is expected to remain similar to the hugely successful fifth generation Swift, and these new spy photos reveal that development is ...
Japan
Swift
Suzuki
MG MOTOR officially launched the MG6 midsize hatchback this week at the Guangzhou Motor Show in China. Although we've already seen various images of the new MG in its entirety, this week's event marked the car's official launch into the international market.
The MG6 represents the company's ...
UK
MG
TF
2009 Toyota Kluger Grande AWD Road Test Review
THE EMERGENCE of the crossover as the preferred means of family transport for middle-class Australians was sudden.
Bigger interiors, better forward visibility, falling import tariffs (and thus lower prices) and a rugged image made high-riding ...
Japan
Toyota
Kluger
V8 SUPERCARS AUSTRALIA has today announced a partnership with the Fox Sports network in the US that will see the Australian racing series broadcast across North America. The championship will be aired on the SPEED channel, which currently broadcasts Formula 1, MotoGP and NASCAR, and has over 79 ...
Germany
V8
Fox
YESTERDAY'S UNVEILING of BMW's new 2010 5 Series has prompted renewed speculation concerning the arrival of an estate variant.
Due to go on sale locally as a 2011 model late next year, the 5 Series Touring will likely be unveiled internationally in early to mid 2010. Our new renderings offer a ...
Germany
5 Series
BMW
WITH MELBOURNE'S POPULATION expected to grow beyond 5.0 million by 2026, private cars will be under increasing pressure to vacate inner metropolitan areas and roadways. At least that's the view of some experts and urban planners.
A public forum to be held at the University of Melbourne ...
Other
Traffic
AS MELBOURNE'S POPULATION grows to 5 million by 2026, experts are predicting that the presence of cars in and around the city will increasingly diminish. A public forum to be held at the University of Melbourne tomorrow, called Melbourne@5 Million, will argue the need for cars to give way to ...
Other
Traffic
MARCOS AMBROSE'S HOPES of making a one-off V8 Supercar comeback have been scuppered after the former two-time series champion failed to find a drive.
Ambrose, who currently sits in 18th place in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, had hoped to claim a wildcard entry to the Sydney 500, but was rejected due ...
