Although heralded by many as the one car that could possibly reverse GM’s fortunes, the Chevy Volt is still some distance from the showroom floor. The Volt’s design team isn’t just sitting on its hands though, and has used the extra time to tweak the all-new hybrid’s interior and make it a more practical proposition [...]

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Ah, the inexorable march of technology. Those of us over the age of 20 no doubt have fond recollections of being wowed by the LED-driven digital dashboards that plagued many a 1980s-vintage automobile, but times - and tastes - change. These days it seems you’re more likely to be laughed at for owning a car [...]

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Suzuki has announced that its updated-for-2009 Grand Vitara will hit showrooms Australia-wide in September, bringing with more power, better economy and greater safety than the outgoing model, along with a few minor cosmetic upgrades.

Two new petrol engines join the Grand Vitara range, with a 2.4-litre inline four replacing the old 1.6 and 2-litre units [...]

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Honda has announced the launch of their second generation Accord Euro and it is lower, wider and longer than the previous generation.

Honda’s all-new second-generation Euro offers sporty styling, greater refinement and luxury, with a comprehensive package of safety systems together with excellent dynamic capabilities and strong environmental credentials in the form of a Euro 4-emissions [...]

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Earlier this week, Toyota launched the next generation of its flagship JDM luxo-van. Unlike the rest of the civilized world, in Japanland a minivan can actually serve as luxury vehicle. It makes sense; they offer plenty of headroom, space for cargo or factory installed amenities, and contortion-free entry/egress for panty-eschewing Hollywood starlets. It’s no wonder [...]

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Official information on Ford’s new for 2008 Falcon is here. Designated the FG, it ushers in a range of vastly improved engines and sharp clean styling that maybe not quite the wholesale change some were hoping for, but is attractive non-the-less.

Ford enthusiasts may lament the dropping of the Futura and Fairmont nameplates which are no-longer [...]

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Mazda have confirmed that they are bringing their futuristic Hakaze Concept car to the 2008 Melbourne Motor Show, where it will make its Australian debut. The Hakaze is another concept from Mazda’s stunning ‘Nagare’ series (Nagare means “flow” and “the embodiment of movement” ) and the second in the series to make an Australian appearance. [...]

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Mitsubishi will be officially unveiling their refreshed 2009 Galant sedan at the Chicago Auto Show next week. Following the now requisite image leak, Mitsubishi have released the official images and press release to give us all a taste of what to expect. The North American Galant has mirrored our own Mitsubishi 380 in much of [...]

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Okay, some of you may think that the average SUV is a little obnoxious, a tad unnecessary and we all agree that they are hard to see around in traffic…but forget all of that for a moment and feast your eyes on what is one very sexy looking off-roader. Not since the insane Lamborghini V12 [...]

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During 2007, GM introduced the Chevrolet Volt and Opel Flextreme, both based on their E-Flex architecture and this time around its Cadillac’s turn to field the third E-Flex based design, the Cadillac Provoq concept. Currently featuring at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas,The Provoq has taken the Chevrolet Volt’s E-Flex drivetrain, improved it and [...]

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We’ve spent months looking a spy photos and taking in any available detail, real or imagined that hit the internet and now its finally official. Hyundai have unveiled their 2009 Genesis luxury sedan in time for its official debut in Detroit next week. Unfortunately, at this stage, Australia is not on the list of destinations [...]

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Today the new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X goes on sale in Japan, and details have arisen from the company’s official press release about different specifications of Evo’s available.

PRESS RELEASE

Tokyo, October 1, 2007 - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announces today that it will launch the Lancer Evolution X high-performance 4WD sedan, newest of the company’s legendary vehicles, [...]

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