In an unprecedented move for a boutique manufacturer, legendary sports car maker Caterham has announced that it is putting the development of its next vehicle into the capable hands of… the online public?!

Is this Web 2.0 taken to a new extreme, or is it a genuine attempt by Caterham to engage with motoring enthusiasts on [...]

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Put on your party hats people, the Commodore is now 30 years old. But - unlike most 30 year-olds - the Commodore isn’t wallowing in despair and regretting a wasted youth spent drinking beer and playing Galaga, for after three decades and 14 model variants, the Commodore nameplate is still fighting-fit and at the top [...]

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Mitsubishi Motors Australia has announced that the shapely 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback is now on sale throughout the country, expanding the Lancer range and giving Mitsubishi a direct competitor to the Lancer’s long time rival, the Subaru Impreza.

The Australian Sportback line-up consists of the base model ES, the mid-range VR and sporty-ish VRX. The ES [...]

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Self-made billionaire and one of the largest private shareholders in Ford, Kirk Kerkorian, has decided to cut his losses and sell a chunk of his stake in the beleaguered manufacturer. The news comes at the worst possible time for Ford, whose share price has tumbled as falling large car sales and an ever-deepening economic crisis [...]

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Suzuki has announced that its Indian-built Alto microcar will go on sale in Australia in the second quarter of 2009, fitting in under the Swift in Suzuki’s local lineup and expected to retail for around $13,000 AUD.

With a tiny 50kW 1.0-litre three-cylinder propelling its 3.5 metre long body, the diminutive Alto returns a remarkable 4.5l/100km [...]

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With the United States knee-deep in financial strife and its domestic auto industry still reeling from the impact of falling sales, a decreasing market share and the burden of rising healthcare costs for an aging worker population, it was inevitable that mumblings of a merger between some of America’s biggest automakers would crop up.

Now, according [...]

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While the regular hard-top Mini received its first major under-the-skin update back in 2007, the convertible version still slogs it out on the old Mk I Mini chassis. A Mk II replacement is still some months away from its debut at the Detroit Auto Show in January, however thanks to the folk at MotoringFile, [...]

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Renault has announced that its all-new Koleos will soon be available from Australian showrooms, bringing along its own unique Gallic flavour to the SUV segment.

The Koleos is Renault’s first 4×4 crossover vehicle and was developed jointly between Renault, Nissan and Samsung Motors, making the mid-size SUV French in name only. Still, if you were never [...]

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Picture a new MINI and what do you think of? A small three-door hatch that’s popular with both driving enthusiasts and the latte-sipping set alike? Or perhaps you associate BMW’s successful small car brand with young professionals who want a practical, economical city car, but can’t bear motoring around in anything as prosaic as [...]

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Despite the massive level of interest generated by its debut at the Detroit Auto Show and the praise heaped upon it by the lucky few motoring scribes who got to drive it, Audi has allegedly halted development of the R8 V12 TDI and scuttled any plans to bring it to market.

Although the concept version performed [...]

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If you’ve ever thought the 260kW offered by the Audi S5’s 4.2-litre V8 was a little too limp-wristed and that the estimated 334kW+ of the upcoming RS5 may be a tad too intimidating, then Audi might soon have the perfect middle ground for you.

A handful of journalists were recently invited by Audi to sample [...]

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RON? Not your next-door neighbour.

What does the RON number mean in regard to petrol?
Unleaded fuels carry a RON (Research Octane Number) rating. Put simply, RON determines petrol’s ‘anti-knock’ quality or resistance to pre-ignition; or if you want to put in another way, the Octane Number denotes its resistance to detonation.
If you run your [...]

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