Prepared to be Shocked!

If you, like me, have friends who enjoy tinkering with cars and working out how to get the most out of them, then the conversation at some stage would have turned to upgraded suspension components. High on the list of topics being shock absorbers.

So what benefit comes from an upgraded shock absorber? [...]

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Official information on Ford’s new for 2008 Falcon is here. Designated the FG, it ushers in a range of vastly improved engines and sharp clean styling that maybe not quite the wholesale change some were hoping for, but is attractive non-the-less.

Ford enthusiasts may lament the dropping of the Futura and Fairmont nameplates which are no-longer [...]

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You may remember our speculation concerning a possible Holden Crewman concept making a splash at this year’s Melbourne Motor Show, part of Holden’s plan to steal the thunder from Ford’s Falcon Orion launch. Well, the pictures you see here are very likely that concept. Designed and built in Australia by Holden the twin-cab ute concept [...]

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Okay, some of you may think that the average SUV is a little obnoxious, a tad unnecessary and we all agree that they are hard to see around in traffic…but forget all of that for a moment and feast your eyes on what is one very sexy looking off-roader. Not since the insane Lamborghini V12 [...]

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Okay, lets be honest. The car you see in these pictures is the new Cadillac CTS-V and its dog ugly. Good from afar…but far from good is the best way to describe the styling, particularly the 80’s inspired front end. But…just like the fat kid at school had the best personality, the CTS-V ‘s ugliness [...]

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Most car enthusiasts, regardless of their age will have seen or at least be aware of the famous car chase in the 1968 movie classic Bullitt. The stars of the movie, Steve McQueen and his highland green Mustang featured in a 7 minute car chase that has defined movie car chases ever since. Flung through [...]

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With production of the 2008 Viper SRT10 just getting underway Dodge haven’t wasted any time letting another V10 bullet off the chain, this time in the form of a purpose built, street-legal track Viper dubbed the American Club Racer (ACR).

The ACR version of the Viper features the same 8.4-litre 447kW/600hp as found in the “standard” [...]

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Just as we thought the Audi RS6 was looking like being the king of the hi-po family-sedan jungle, the bad boys of Mercedes Benz aftermarket tuning-house Brabus, have revealed pictures and specs of their much anticipated secret weapon - the Bullit. Destined for a Frankfurt Motor Show unveiling this week, the Bullit is the car [...]

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