2009 Nissan 370Z Manual Road Test Review
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Aston Martin DB9 Road Test Review
2010 BMW X1 Announced, In Australia Early Next Year
Forza Motorsport 3: New Images
2009 Nissan Micra City Collection Road Test Review
2010 BMW X1 Official Gallery Leaked
2010 Jaguar Goodwood Special XKR To Debut At Festival Of Speed
2011 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe Previewed And Spied In Testing
2010 Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni Edition Revealed
2010 Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Spied During Testing
Report: 2010 Audi Ur-Quattro Draws Nearer To Reality
DECLINING SALES brought about by the economic downturn may force German supercar manufacturer Porsche to slow production of its 911 range for seven non-consecutive days at its Zuffenhausen factory.
Porsche previously cut production back in late 2008 over the Christmas break. Continuing soft sales may again see Porsche take action to avoid an inventory surplus.
A Porsche [...]
INDIAN AUTO MAKER Tata Motors’ newest acquisitions, Jaguar and Land Rover, appear to be doing more harm than good for the company right now.
Despite strong sales of Tata products in India, the two British marques have been hit hard by the economic downturn and are spreading red ink over Tata’s books.
Tata’s end of financial year results, [...]
HYBRID TECH is increasingly the flavour of the month; now, even the most un-green marques such as Ferrari are contemplating their own petrol-electric high-performance models.
Not wanting to be left out of the game, it appears McLaren is looking to establish a hybrid vehicle program of its own.
The British supercar maker has advertised a job vacancy [...]
THE GOODWOOD Festival of Speed (UK) is but a few days away from opening to the public, and it’s shaping up to be a hell of a show.
The Infiniti Essence and GTbyCitroen concepts are already set to make an appearance at the show, and now Audi has announced that it will be celebrating its centenary [...]
MERCEDES-BENZ is expected to issue some light cosmetic refinements to its volume-selling C-Class sometime next year, with the most visible changes limited to bumper, wheel and lamp-cluster designs.
Interior trim changes will likely feature in the MY 2011 update as well, while the C-Class’s mechanical package will also undergo some subtle refinements.
Mercedes has already started to [...]
PORSCHE’S PANAMERA is increasingly looking like having a footprint across every premium sports niche, with the model range featuring the Panamera, the Panamera S, the all-wheel-drive Panamera 4S and the twin-turbo Panamera Turbo.
For now, the Panamera line-up can only be had with a 4.8 litre V8 engine, but in 2010 the range will grow [...]
ALTHOUGH BMW WON’T be bringing the admirably powerful diesel-powered 740d Australia’s way, the German automaker’s local arm will still be rolling out a number of new diesel models in the near future.
Chief among these is the new 330d sedan, which shares its 3.0 litre twin-turbo diesel powerplant with the just-launched 730d.
Generating a healthy 180kW and [...]
THE ULTRA-SMALL HATCH market in Australia was bracing for a newcomer when the Hyundai i20 made its Australian debut at the 2009 Melbourne International Motor Show in February, with sales of the diminutive Korean car expected to begin in the third quarter of this year.
Now, with the global financial crisis in full swing, Hyundai’s plans [...]
The Z car is back, or so Nissan says. But is the new 370Z a genuine improvement over the 350Z and, more importantly, is it a worthy successor to the legendary 240Z?
WHILE CARS LIKE the Porsche 911 might enjoy a longer, more storied history, Nissan’s Z has its own unique pedigree.
It might not be as [...]
HSV HAS CONFIRMED it will be bringing in a raft of new changes to its E Series lineup, which comprises the Clubsport R8, GTS, Maloo, W427 and the Statesman-based Grange and Senator.
The major upgrade will be a multi-million dollar exercise for the Clayton-based manufacturer and will constitute a comprehensive revamp of its range of performance [...]
SET TO REPLACE the Mercedes-Benz SLR - co-developed with F1 partner McLaren - the SLS ‘gullwing’ will be the first fully ‘in-house developed’ model for AMG.
Unlike the F1-inspired SLR, AMG has decided to incorporate influences from Mercedes’ iconic 300 SL gullwing coupe, including (naturally) the roof-hinged gullwing doors.
These new spy photos, while revealing little new [...]
The Audi Sportback concept revealed at the Detroit Auto Show this year.
REPORTS OUT OF EUROPE suggest that the Audi A7 four-door coupe, first unveiled in concept form at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year, will make its European market debut late next year, as a 2011 model.
This news, from German magazine Auto Motor und [...]
AUSTRALIA’S FIRST mid-engine sports car, the Joss Supercar, is a little over two months away from making its debut, with potential buyers and investors alike lining up at Joss’s door.
Ten solid orders have been locked in thus far, and Joss has been reorganised into an unlisted private company to fully exploit growing interest from investors.
The [...]
WITH THE RECENTLY REVEALED 2010 BMW 5 Series GT set to hit showrooms early next year, BMW has confirmed plans to pull the same trick with the 3 Series, aiming for a 2011 launch of the BMW 3 Series GT.
As with its 5 Series sibling, the 3 Series GT, with styling based on the upcoming [...]
WHEN ROAD-TESTING the Ford GT supercar back in December, the first thing that came to mind with its bullish behaviour was how far from a car like an Aston Martin it was. My thoughts then were, “… power, beauty and soul, this is not.”
Let me tell you, the Aston Martin DB9 is the ‘real [...]
WITH THE NEXT GENERATION of Mercedes-Benz A and B-Class small cars in the planning stages, there is mounting speculation that the next generation of small cars to wear the three-pointed star may be spawned from an unlikely alliance.
German publication Auto Motor und Sport, believes that Daimler could make use of a Toyota platform for the [...]
THE FUTURE of GM Europe marque Opel may be something of a big question mark at the moment, but that fact hasn’t stopped the German manufacturer going about its business.
New photos of the European market 2010 Opel Meriva undergoing testing have surfaced this week, revealing a streamlined body bearing styling elements shared with its Insignia [...]
IN-CAR COMPUTER systems have been a popular pursuit for aftermarket hobbyists for years, shoving small Windows, Linux and Mac-based computers into the glove compartment and hooking them into a touch-screen LCD in the centre stack.
Carmakers are swiftly catching on however, and over the past few years increasing numbers of in-car computers are appearing as a [...]
WITH THE FIRST official images sneaking out yesterday, BMW has been quick to follow up with the first official technical information about its all-new new X1 CUV.
Although Australian specifications are still to be finalised, the car is due to launch here in the first quarter of 2010. In the meantime, BMW has revealed details for [...]
THE LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO LP560-4 Spyder, first revealed on Australian shores at the 2009 Melbourne International Motor Show back in February, can fairly be described as one of the most desirable soft-top supercars of the decade.
Now, to fan the flames of desire, Lamborghini has released a new gallery for its sublime Spyder.
With strong, muscular lines, the [...]
‘CASH FOR CLUNKERS’ schemes have launched in Germany, the UK and most recently the US, but with no sign of such a plan for the Australian market, Suzuki has announced its own scrappage scheme for local owners.
Running until July 31 and dubbed the Suzuki Upgrade Bonus, buyers trading in their old vehicle for a new [...]
THE HOLDEN COMMODORE SS may be alive and well in Australia, but its American twin, the Pontiac G8, is on its last legs now that the Pontiac badge has been retired and GM CEO Fritz Henderson has ruled out shifting the car to another brand.
As a nod to the early passing of a potential hero [...]
The Mazda MX-2 is expected to draw styling inspiration from the popular Furai concept.
THE MAZDA MX-5 may soon have a new baby brother, according to the team at Auto Express.
Mazda is reportedly working on an entry-level two-seater roadster, dubbed the MX-2, which is said to take styling cues from the eye-catching Mazda Furai concept.
The consensus [...]
GM US, in bankruptcy, is seeking approval from a US bankruptcy court to sell its best bits, its most valuable assets… to itself.
Now while this might seem like yet more corporate jiggery-pokery (and there has been a lot of that around), GM CEO Fritz Henderson told the court that sale of GM’s best assets, [...]
“With no manual gearbox to worry about, excellent outward visibility and compact proportions, the Micra is a cinch to drive.”
FOR MANY PEOPLE, a car is little more than a means to get from one place to another. Basic transport, but a lot more convenient than public transit.
For this type of motorist, there’s a veritable smorgasbord [...]
BMW HAS TAKEN great pains to keep anticipation for the upcoming 2010 BMW X1 high, putting the hordes of Bimmer fans on a drip of close-up teaser photos and shots of camouflaged X1s tearing around town.
As all good things are wont to do however, a collection of official photos has made its way out of [...]
MOTOGP STAR Valentino Rossi has dismissed suggestions he could race in a third Ferrari during the 2011 Formula One season, after rumours emerged linking the Yamaha rider with a move away from two wheels.
With Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo recently hinting the Scuderia may consider the possibility of fielding another car in future championships, Rossi [...]
NEW TOYOTA PRESIDENT Akio Toyodo, the 53 year-old grandson of the company’s founder, has something of a speeding problem. Thankfully, he keeps his need for speed to the race tracks, with his most recent outing being behind the wheel of one of two Lexus LF-A test cars during the Nurburgring 24 Hour Race.
However, unlike [...]
JAGUAR WILL BE giving its latest performance car, the “Goodwood Special” XKR, its first public appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this month.
The British automaker is remaining tight-lipped about what sort of mechanical revisions will be made to the regular XKR’s supercharged 5.0 litre V8, but it wouldn’t be unreasonable to expect a modest [...]
COUPE ENTHUSIASTS with a little more to spend and a taste for something even more high-end than the stylish C-Class And E-Class Coupes, will be closely watching the progress of the upcoming 2011 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe. This model will replace the CL moniker in the company’s model name shake-up.
The rendering (above), along with new [...]
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