THE SWEEPING CHANGES at Chrysler Group look set to continue. US-based industry publication, Automotive News, reports that the successor to the Dodge Avenger may switch to a rear-wheel-drive layout.

Built on a modified version of the Dodge Challenger platform - itself a shortened version of the LX platform used for the Dodge Charger and Chrysler [...]

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RECENT REPORTS suggest that the newly re-organised Chrysler is giving serious consideration to bringing the stunning 200C concept to market as a RWD replacement for the poorly performing Sebring and Avenger product lines - a move that would undoubtedly have Pentastar fans everywhere jumping for joy.

The Sebring and Avenger aren’t long for this world, with [...]

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Allan McNish, Dindo Capello and Tom Kristensen have walked away from the 57th 12 Hours of Sebring with the gold trophy - the all-new Audi R15 TDI’s first competition victory.

The R15 now joins the R8 and R10 in having won its debut race.

After qualifying second the #2 Audi R15 TDI battled furiously with one of [...]

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Audi’s all-new R15 TDI endurance racer - the successor to the all-conquering R10 TDI - has scored itself a prime position at the head of the grid for Saturday’s 12-hours of Sebring enduro after placing second during qualifying yesterday.

Pipped to the post by the Acura/Honda of Scott Dixon, Audi’s Tom Kristensen still managed to steer [...]

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In the lead up to Saturday’s ‘12 hours of Sebring’ endurance event, Audi has completed the first official testing session of its new R15 TDI race car. Initial results are impressive.

Better get used to seeing this third generation R15 TDI at the front of the field.

Both the R15’s were lapping the 3.7 mile (5.92 km) [...]

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American racer Phil Hill passed away yesterday at the age of 81 at the Community Hospital in Monterey, California, as a result of complications from Parkinson’s disease. Phil is best known for being the only US-born driver to win the F1 Championship, which he did in 1961 behind the wheel of a Ferrari.

F1 was not [...]

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My dear old Mum, for the first time in her life at age 63, has finally decided to treat herself to a new car. There’s only one problem. My mother knows as much about cars as I do about the mating habits of the central African warthog. For the past decade, my mother’s been going [...]

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Is this the World’s first relatively sensible supercar? The stunning Audi R8 V12 TDI Concept appears to have been the “Belle of the Ball” at this years Detroit Auto Show. Making the production V8 R8 look delicate and petite, the R8 TDI is all open mouthed aggression and frankly, it looks sensational.

The heart of the [...]

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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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It seems number plate are more sought after then classic aussie muscle cars if the Australian International Motor Show auction presented by Shannons is anything to go by.

With over $AU2.64 million being spent on the tin plate metal number plates, which incidentally is double what was spent on the car auctions, numberplates stole the [...]

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Hard on the heels of the Chrysler Sebring’s arrival in Australia is a leaked internal Chrysler memo suggesting that not even Chrylser are happy with their new Sebring and Dodge Nitro models.

Apparently Chrysler CEO Tom LaSorda is quite upset and many employees are outraged with how the Sebring and Nitro have turned out. Mr Bob [...]

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The mid-size sedan segment in Australia is certainly hotting up. The recently released Holden Epica comes with a conditional money back guarantee. Chrysler have just released the new Sebring which is loaded with standard kit and keenly priced. Now it seems that Mazda are coming off the back foot and looking to land a punch [...]

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