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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Hyundai has announced that it has recently achieved 100,000 sales for its Getz compact car in Australia. To celebrate the milestone, the Korean automaker is launching a campaign to help get rid of even more Getz’s from its showrooms.

Of course, it’s all a pretty flimsy excuse to clear the decks of the by-now-outdated 2008 [...]

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With 355mm front rotors gripped by some fairly sizable calipers, the standard braking hardware of Aston Martin’s DB9 isn’t exactly limp-wristed. However, compared to the 378mm rotors and quad-piston calipers worn by the Caparo T1 they look positively fragile, which is why Aston Martin have reportedly decided to fit their big GT with the Caparo’s [...]

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Mazda has announced some across the board retail price cutting on its handsome Mazda6 range. Reductions of between $1,750 and $3,920 have been made depending on the model.

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The jaw-droppingly beautiful Dodge Challenger is ready to hit the road in production form. Two years on from its debut as a concept car Dodge have signed off on the finished product and released the official images and press release and on the outside the news is all good. A quick look at the interior [...]

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In the lead-up to the launch of the new Falcon Orion, Ford Australia are switching into run-out mode and kicking it off with the launch of the 2008 Falcon SR special edition, today at the Brisbane Motor Show. Based on the Falcon XT you basically pay less and get more, which is hard to argue [...]

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Update - March 24, 2009: This is proving to be a popular article for TMR, but did you know we have brand new articles on the Tata Nano?  Click here to read them.

Tata has today unveiled its new Nano “peoples car” at the New Delhi Auto Expo. With a projected retail price of just US$2,550 [...]

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Fiat have just launched the fastest version of their Punto in Australia, with the arrival of the turbocharged T-Jet Punto. The Punto T-Jet boasts a 0-100 kmh time of 8.9 seconds; yet, is also efficient enough to achieve a combined fuel figure of a 6.6 litres per 100 km/h and a carbon dioxide figure of [...]

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When it comes to modern American muscle there is absolutely no doubt that the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 is the one that “fries my burger” best. Forget the Viper and Corvette, Mustang or even the yet to be released Camaro, they just don’t “do cool” as well as the Challenger – and I’m not alone [...]

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Its not all that often that a limited edition anything is terribly appealing. Maybe its just me and the thought of all those limited edition Commodores and Falcon’s that are released with gay abandon sporting some special badging, alloy wheels and really bad body striping. This limited edition is a little different though, not only [...]

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Lotus have announced a Europe only anniversary special to celebrate the 40th year of manufacturing at their Hethel factory in the UK. Available now as a 2008 model year, the 40th anniversary Elise S is based on the entry-level Elise S package with a few unique touches as befitting an anniversary model.

The unusual burnt orange [...]

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Lexus has launched its flagship LS 600hL hybrid sedan in Australia and it will be available in dealerships from today. The new LS 600hL long-wheelbase sedan features the world’s most sophisticated all-wheel-drive hybrid system and provides Lexus’ most opulent driving environment.

According to Lexus the LS 600hL achieves many world and segment firsts, including the [...]

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