MOST RED-BLOODED petrol heads will have seen the tight, sinuous roads that wind their way through the Italian countryside and pondered what it would be like to drive through them at a highly illegal rate of knots.

Some may have even been fortunate enough to visit Italy themselves, only to discover that the fanciest set of [...]

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Whenever I head out to another city on assignment, I invariably need to hire a car to get myself around. Normally it’s the cheapest, thriftiest, most feminine econobox in the company’s inventory; something that won’t blow the expense account but at the same time nothing that would ever blow the doors off another car in [...]

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There’s a saying that goes, “It’s better to be a rich man’s dog than poor.” In Japan, this is doubly true as dogs live the kind of pampered life that those of us toiling away in west can only dream of. To further accommodate the lupine, Japanese auto manufacturers have gone completely to the dogs.

Take [...]

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In what seems to be an effort to shed their ‘newspaper and slippers’ image across the whole range, Toyota Australia have announced the details for the new RAV4 V6.

The latest offering from the most feared competitor in the game, is the new V6 variant of the successful RAV4 compact SUV. Powered by the Toyota 2GR-FE [...]

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Ford has surprised industry analysts with some good news for a change. With seven consecutive quarters where they have posted losses the blue ovals star was definitely fading but the sceptics have been silenced with news of a second-quarter profit in 2007.

This time last year Ford reported a second quarter loss of $US317 million while [...]

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BMW 335i giving Mt Panorama a good shake. Currently the poll-sitter going into the race leading a pack of Evo’s and STi’s.

The Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro is due to start at 5:45am tomorrow (Easter Sunday). Live timing will be available via the Bathurst International Motor Festival website for those unable to make it to [...]

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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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