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Our most recent poll signals more problems ahead for Motor Shows in Australia. Of the nearly 700 responses to the TMR poll, 45 percent responded that Motor Shows had become “a giant yawn”.
A further 31 percent responded that they would like to see “more concept cars and show specials”, while just 8 percent chose the [...]
The official figures are in, and the numbers show that 160,000 Aussies and friends turned out to the see this year’s Melbourne International Motor Show. Organisers were pleased with the numbers despite not being able to best record attendance figures of 248,000 from 2008.
The Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC) and its new car division, [...]
The Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce and the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries have announced that from this year forward, the venue for Australia’s premier auto show will alternate between Sydney and Melbourne.
To be managed as a joint venture between the VACC and the FCAI, the new Australian International Motor Show should prove more enticing [...]
News surfacing round the parish pump is that the 2009 Sydney Motor Show is to be axed. There will be just one International Motor Show in Australia next year, and that will be in Melbourne. The organisers of the Sydney Motor Show, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers (FCAI) and Victoria’s VACC, who organise the [...]
Arguably, the most attention-grabbing vehicle on display at Mitsubishi’s Sydney Motor Show stand was the TMR Triton. Now you may be thinking that we’ve been busy bashing out Triton designs for Mitsubishi, but you’d be wrong, it is the work of another TMR: Team Mitsubishi Ralliart.
The looks are polarising, you’re either going to love it [...]
Last week, a solid chunk of the TMR crew made its way to the Australian International Motor Show at the Sydney Convention Centre, with the sole aim of bringing you the best news the Show had to offer. Over the space of a day, we churned out a good 28 or so posts, including photos.
The [...]
One Australian International Motor Show?
Don’t want to be seen ringing the bell too early, but not all appears hunky-dory with the Australian International Motor Show.
Crowd numbers over this weekend will tell the tale – it’s the only meaningful measure of success – but with reports that FCAI supremo Andrew McKellar was looking a tad [...]
This year at the Sydney Motor Show, prestige brands have been a little lacking with the absence of Porsche, Audi, Lotus and BMW amongst others. But the new ‘Supercar Central’ stand more than satisfies the lust for exotic metal.
There, the delicious Koenigsegg and Pagani sit alongside Elfin, Bolwell, the Gemballa Porsche, Lotus, Bufori, and Morgan supercars; collectively adding up to a total dollar value of [...]
Hyundai today unveiled the new i30 CW (Cross Wagon) at the 2008 Australian International Motor Show. Based, of course, on the i30 hatch, the i30 CW offers greater luggage capacity and a slightly longer wheelbase. Revised external sheetmetal is featured to accommodate the longer wheelbase.
The model on display featured 17-inch allow rims with 225/45 R17 [...]
Adding another sports element to the Subaru range, the Impreza WRX sedan has today been unveiled at the 2008 Australian International Motor Show. Other than a boot, the sedan version brings a startling 26kW more power (up to 195kW) and an extra 23 of Newton’s finest (making it 343Nm), along with improved fuel efficiency and [...]
Mazda has unveiled a turbo diesel variant of the Mazda 6 at the 2008 Australian International Motor Show, which it says will “shake up Australian consumers’ perception of diesel engines”. Them’s fightin’ words.
Offering 400Nm of torque and fuel economy of 5.9L/100km, Mazda’s new-generation 2.2-litre turbo diesel offers a significant increase in performance while maintaining its [...]
The Insider has only recently returned from the Brisbane press launch of Isuzu’s D-MAX and is of the opinion that there is plenty that’s good about the D-MAX.
The D-MAX range will include 4×2 and 4×4 variants in ute and cab-chassis configurations, all powered by Isuzu’s respected 3.0-litre common-rail turbo-diesel, with up to 360Nm of torque and [...]
After a barrel-full of various concepts and renderings of questionable origin, we’ve finally got our hands on images of the new Mazda 3, as provided by Mazda at the 2008 Australian International Motor Show.
While the official physical unveiling of the sedan version will take place at the Los Angeles Motor Show on November 19, and [...]
Skoda is certainly on the move in this country, and the VW-owned brand is keeping a good thing going with the Australian introduction of the Octavia Scout 4X4.
The Scout is Skoda’s first entry into the Australian compact SUV segment and, according to the PR blurb, is “designed for drivers who demand equal measures of practicality [...]
Aside from its usual (and comprehensive) range, VW took the covers off two particularly special vehicles - the Pirelli Edition Golf GTi and the Passat CC.
The Pirelli Edition, the final iteration of the current Golf GTi, has been given a performance boost (which seems fair for the venerable and hard-working GTi). The standard Golf GTI’s [...]
Kia has brought the stylish new 2009 Cerato to the Sydney Motor Show, which we’ve previously reported on in its overseas guise as the Kia Forte.
Due for release early next year, the new Cerato will be the first Kia released in Australia to wear to the ‘new face of Kia’ - designed by Kia’s global [...]
While we now know what the production version of the Suzuki Kizashi will look like (well, somewhat), Suzuki hasn’t stopped showing off the stunning Kizashi 3 concept.
We haven’t seen under the hood or caught it tearing up the roads, but Suzuki says the Kizashi 3 is powered by a 220kW VVT 3.6-litre V6 engine with [...]
Nissan’s latest version of its popular Murano was on display along with the oddball Mixim concept and of course the almighty R35 GT-R. Nissan announced that the order books are now open for the GT-R, with first deliveries expected in 2009.
The 2009 Murano styling has been heavily redesigned for 2009, with bigger wheel-arches, sharper lines, [...]
In 2001, Peugeot brought us its best-known coupe cabriolet, the 206 CC. Now, seven years on and with the 207 CC and 307 CC under its belt, the French automaker has brought the new 308 CC to the Sydney Motor Show, only one week after its global debut in Paris.
According to Peugeot the 308 CC [...]
Having thrown its unveiling punch at the Melbourne Motor Show earlier this year (the W427), HSV’s Sydney stand was a little lower key than we are used to. However, the performance brand has some impressive metal to display nevertheless.
The W427 was once again on show, this time the production model (Melbourne featured a concept). As [...]
As expected, Mitsubishi has lifted the lid on the Lancer Sportback and Ralliart Lancer models at the 2008 Australian International Motor Show. We’ve covered both of these cars extensively, such as here, here, and whaddya know, here, and are looking forward to getting behind the wheel.
The sportback’s base model will find power courtesy of a [...]
Move over CLK Cabriolet and 3-Series Convertible, there’s a new player in the luxury drop-top game and it ain’t a German. Lexus debuted its new IS 250C hard top convertible at the Paris Motor Show and has followed up with an Asia Pacific unveiling in Sydney. With its attractive top-down aesthetics, aluminium folding roof and [...]
The stylish Lexus LF-Xh, first revealed late last year in Tokyo and slated to replace the still-sexy but ageing RX, was also previewed last month in Paris. It’s now made the trip down-under for the Sydney Motor Show before going into production in 2009.
The concept will carry its Lexus Hybrid Drive engine through to production, [...]
As promised (because a TMR promise is golden, my friends), Honda has not only brought the Honda City to the 2008 Australian International Motor Show, but the City unveiled today offered a few futuristic show-only styling additions.
Featuring custom headlights, tail lights, and large 17-inch alloy rims filling out the guards, the Honda City concept revealed [...]
What does 0 - 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds, runs a 194kW turbocharged 2.0-litre four cylinder and is a home grown Aussie creation? That’d be the new Elfin Type-5, and Elfin has unveiled it for the first time at the Sydney Motor Show today.
Weighing in at just 750kgs and featuring the aforementioned 194kW/351Nm forced induction [...]
The big news over at the Volvo stand, is the debut of its new mid-sized luxury SUV, the XC60. The XC60 will debut ‘City Safety’ - a world-first in low-speed crash avoidance technology. It is also just a damn fine looking SUV.
Show attendees are able to view live demonstrations (involving infatable cars) of the new [...]
In its usual Motor Show tradition of bringing out something undisclosed, and often unexpected (although not so much this time), Holden has brought the production version of the Chevrolet Volt to the 2008 Australian International Motor Show.
The truly unexpected aspect here though is that, looking back, Holden has almost always offered a V8 muscle car [...]
In what is proving to be a green-centric stand for the brand, Toyota’s Hybrid-X Concept is on display at the 2008 Australian International Motor Show, and as we reported previously, the Hybrid-X stands as both a design study for the brand, and a preview of what the future holds for Toyota’s hybrid range.
The Hybrid-X is [...]
GM Premium Brands has used the 2008 Australian International Motor Show to debut its latest import – the Cadillac CTS sedan. Caddy also had a surprise up their sleave, whipping the covers off the stylish CTS-Coupe Concept and revealing that the production model will be heading to Australia in late 2009.
The CTS and hi-po CTS-V [...]
Toyota has brought its Hybrid Supra HV-R to the Sydney Motor Show. The first hybrid car to win a motor race, Toyota’s engineers report having gained valuable data from the Supra’s efforts on the track, giving the company greater insight into its ongoing hybrid projects and the future of hybrid sports cars.
The knowledge gained from [...]
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