Volvo has extended the R-Design styling pack to include its XC90 and V70 ranges, a move it says will “increase their dynamic appeal for Australian customers”.

The  R-Design styling pack has been available on the C30, S40 and V50 T5 models for some time now. The latest additions to the R-Design rank include the XC90 3.2, [...]

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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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Toyota Prius, Honda FCX Clarity, BMW Hydrogen 7. If there’s something wrong with today’s alternative fuel vehicles, it’s that they are all missing a crucial amount of glamour. You won’t find any teenage boys rushing to put posters of the Prius or the FCX up on their bedroom walls and even if you did, [...]

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BMW has announced that, come 2009, 6 Series customers will be able to tick the box for a new ‘Edition Sport’ package. Comprising both visual and performance components, BMW explained that the Edition Sport package is “aimed at enhancing driving dynamics and adding a more sporting appearance”.

For an additional £1500-2000 ($3200-$4300), buyers will receive a restyled [...]

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That question, of course, refers to the world of pinstripes, which it seems is as much alive and well in the hotrod world as it is on three of the four suits in your wardrobe.

I’ve always had something akin to envy when it comes to the world of the hotrodding pinstriper.  It’s not just the [...]

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Despite dominating new car sales in Australia, Toyota has no plans to relax its marketing efforts preferring to remain on the offensive - a stance they know well.

Upping the ante in the competitive light-car segment is Toyota’s recently announced special-edition Yaris RUSH. Available for a limited time, Yaris RUSH is based on the YR 5-door [...]

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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced its intention to unveil its new Phantom Coupé at the 78th International Geneva Motor Show on Tuesday, 4 March 2008 – and what a stunner it is!

Rolls-Royce are touting the new Coupé as the most driver-orientated model in the Phantom line-up. They say that they have achieved this whilst still [...]

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If you are on the look-out for something unique at this years Melbourne Motor Show, then I reckon that this probably ‘takes the cake’. Dubbed the Monster Motorbike, it is the creation of Ray Baumann and was designed and built in Perth.

The Monster Motorbike weighs a massive 13.6 tonnes - around 10 times the weight [...]

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Another 2008 Detroit Auto Show debutant is Volkswagen’s Passat CC. Designed in the four-door coupe mould made popular by the Mercedes CLS the Passat CC is longer, wider and lower than the humble Passat sedan on which it is based.

The Passat CC will be available with a choice of petrol and diesel engines, depending on [...]

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Nissan took the wraps of their R35 GT-R GT500 race car at the Tokyo Auto Salon late last week and the new JTC racer is a stunner. The GT-R GT500 was presented in Nissan’s new racing livery that will be a feature of all Nissan Motorsport contenders in 2008. The new racing livery is the [...]

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The third of Ford’s Verve Concepts has appeared at the Detroit Auto Show. First seen as a three-door hatch at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2007 and then as a sedan later in the year at the Shanghai Motor Show, the Detroit iteration of the Verve keeps the boot but features a revised facia and [...]

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Thanks to the Spanish website Motorpasion, we can give you an unauthorised sneak-peak at Audi’s TT-S. Due to be unveiled in Detroit next week Motorpassion managed to get their hands on what appear to be the official images…so expect the official images and press release to surface very soon as a result.

It is believed that [...]

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