Sharing the stand with the Odyssey and Honda’s Insight hybrid was the updated FN2 Civic Type R, which has received a number of small modifications to boost performance and looks.

The most visible change is the addition of Honda’s trademark Championship White to the FN2 Civic Type R range, however the one you’re more likely to [...]

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Nissan brought out its updated Maxima prestige sedan at the Melbourne International Motor Show today, which brings with it a range of mechanical and aesthetic improvements.

Nissan’s ubiquitous VQ35DE 3.5 litre V6 once again makes its way under the Maxima’s bonnet, however it’s undergone a boost in power and features improved fuel efficiency over the outgoing [...]

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A left-hand drive production version of Hyundai’s Genesis Coupe was one of the highlights unveiled today by the Korean manufacturer at Melbourne’s International Motor Show.

The Hyundai Genesis Coupe and Genesis sedan, and a model line-up growing in strength, are behind Hyundai’s growing market share in the US (Hyundai managed to sell more vehicles in January [...]

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Hyundai pulled back the covers on its i10 blue and i30 blue concept cars at the Melbourne International Motor Show today. Both concepts come under the new Blue Drive sub-brand of eco-conscious Hyundai vehicles.

The i10 blue and i30 blue feature Hyundai’s advanced eco-dynamic Blue Drive technology, which consists of revisions to the vehicle’s powertrain efficiency, [...]

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It may not be the newest kid on the block, but that doesn’t make it any less worthy of adoration. Audi’s RS6 has been available as a wagon on Australian shores since October 2008, but sitting on the Audi stand, like the supercar-rivalling threat it is, is the sedan.

Pictures of this sedate-looking sedan fail to convey just [...]

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Ford Australia’s all-new small car ’star’, the 2009 Ford Fiesta, shares pride of place on the Ford stand at the Melbourne Motor Show. Unveiled today and taking centre stage was the European-market Fiesta ECOnetic.

While identical aesthetically, the Fiesta ECOnetic gives Australian buyers their first look at one of Ford’s latest weapons in the fight to offer the most [...]

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Subaru has today confirmed that its Exiga All-Wheel Drive wagon will join its Australian line-up later this year.

Unveiling a Japanese domestic-specification Exiga at the Melbourne International Motor Show, Subaru Managing Director, Nick Senior, said the six-seater family wagon will go on sale around November.

It will feature an automatic transmission as standard and be powered by [...]

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It’s true, 93 cents won’t get you much these days. But, according to Subaru, that’s exactly how much it will cost to travel 100km in its Stella plug-in electric car.

The Japanese automaker displayed its innovative mini-EV at the Melbourne International Motor Show today, giving the Aussie media, and showgoers this evening, a look at what the future of [...]

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Expected to go on sale in Australia in the third quarter of 2009, the new Lotus Evora has generated extensive interest - and orders - since its first showing at the British International Motor Show in July. And now it’s on show here. The list of celebrities who have their names in the Evora order [...]

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Sometimes it doesn’t hurt to remind yourself how lucky you are. This is just such an occasion. Despite a world of doom and gloom, BMW saw fit to bring its searing-orange M1 Homage concept to Melbourne.

Anything less than centre-stage for the mid-engined marvel would be criminal, but even if it were stuffed in a back [...]

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The all-new Škoda Superb made its Australian debut in Melbourne this morning. This latest addition to the Skoda range is a flagship model for the company that links Skoda’s “illustrious past with its ambitious future…” (Škoda’s words there).

The elegant new Superb offers style and interior cabin space plus a host of clever features, including ‘TwinDoor’, which turns the car from [...]

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According to Mazda, this update of its MX-5 roadster features “an expressive and aerodynamic new Mazda five-point fascia” along with a number of cosmetic, mechanical and ergonomic upgrades.

The bigger ‘eyes’ and new smiley grille freshens up the MX-5’s styling - the TMR consensus is that it is a step-forward over the older model.

“The feisty little [...]

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