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 [...]

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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 displayed its baby i20 compact car at the Melbourne International Motor Show today.

Set to go on sale in Australia in the third quarter of this year, the i20 is a size smaller than Hyundai’s acclaimed i30, and, according to Hyundai, it boasts premium features and technology usually seen on larger, more expensive models.

In addition [...]

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There’s going to be an awful lot of people coming to the Motor Show this year, and, keeping this in mind, Kia has decided to show its best effort at shifting an awful lot of people.

The Kia Grand Carnival CRDi takes the people-shifting capability of the V6 Grand Carnival but adds a frugal 2.9 litre [...]

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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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The latest iteration of the long-nosed Z4 roadster has made its Australian debut at the 2009 Melbourne International Motor Show, the new car’s first public appearance since being unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in January.

And, BMW fans rejoice, while the previous-gen Z4 was ‘visually confronting’ (I’m trying to be nice about it), the new Z4 [...]

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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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