"Coppa, Coppa, Coppaaaa" goes the favourite Aussie chant heard on late-night trains as boisterous footy fan are dragged from the station by the boys in blue.  We’ve all seen the baby blue Lamborghini some of the Italian cops roll around in, and no doubt you’re familiar with the Porsches the German [...]

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Those Edo Competition guys are at it again, having another crack at one of the World’s most beautiful supercars. Edo have previously modified the Ferrari 599 GTB to create the 630 GTB and it’s on this car that the 630 Scuderia is based. Edo like to call the Scuderia makeover an ‘aerodynamic package’.

The Edo 630 [...]

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Following on from Mercedes-Benz’s recent reveal of their updated SL-Class comes the AMG versions. The Mercedes-Benz SL-Class is one of those cars that suits in equal measure, the enthusiast or the poseur. AMG’s version on the other hand is really only suited to the hardcore enthusiast with a love of horsepower and no concern for [...]

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Its been four years since the Mercedes CLS first came to market. At the time it was a revolutionary four-door coupe design that has proved popular, in fact it has inspired a number of competitors to develop their own four door coupes, including the VW Passat CC and Porsche’s Panamera (due in 2009), to name [...]

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Mercedes Benz have provided us with the first official picture of their facelifted SL roadster, in the form of a rear three quarter shot of the range topping SL65 AMG. There is a more aggressive rear diffuser and petite rear spoiler, restyled tail-lights along with some new alloys but until we see the front, its [...]

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Exotic machinery often ends up butchered at the hands of the worlds various tuner firms. Huge wings, bad body kits and often little respect for the beautiful styling of the original car. The lunatics at Germany’s Edo Competition seem to be able to push the boundaries and get away with it. Their creations somehow blend [...]

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WE LOVE a good diesel and we have even more fun blowing a bit of smoke up a petrol-electric hybrid’s exhaust pipe.

Mercedes-Benz knows the diesel better than most so it makes sense that it should be the first manufacturer to have a diesel powered passenger model approved for sale in the land of Prius.

MB is [...]

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In the lead-up to the Sydney International Motor Show (which kicks off tomorrow), Nissan have released pricing and specification information for their new Dualis compact Crossover. Fresh from taking Europe by storm, the Dualis is expected to roll onto Nissan dealer forecourts in December this year.

Nissan believe its all-new Dualis brings together the best features [...]

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The more things change…the more they stay the same. The new 2007 Nissan X-Trail will for some be difficult to distinguish from the old one. Nissan have erred on the side of caution and decided not to mess too much with the look of one of their most popular models.

The chunky, stumpy look of the [...]

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Overwhelming Force
With a 309kW E92 BMW M3 on the horizon and the 309kW Audi RS4 already with us it only seems fitting that AMG should warm over the next generation C-class to at least try and keep up.

Once again down at AMG it appears that they have been hanging around the paint shop inhaling [...]

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If something is ‘Black label’ or ‘Black Edition’ you just no it’s going to be naughtier and more exciting than most. Think Black Label Wolf Blass, Black label Johnnie Walker and of course Penthouse Black Edition not that I support gratuitous nudity…much. Experience tells us that partaking of a Black label anything will leave you [...]

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SIX MODELS IN KLUGER RANGE

Toyota’s new Kluger Sports Utility Vehicle has the choice of two drivetrains and three equipment grades, which makes it available in six models in total.

All models have a 3.5-litre dual-VVT-i engine and electronically controlled automatic transmission.

The driveline choices are two-wheel drive and all-wheel drive.

The model grades in [...]

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