Mitsubishi’s electric i MiEV is about to become a part of a NSW government test program to assess its ability to reduce carbon emissions from the State’s 26,000 strong vehicle fleet.

NSW Minister for Climate Change and Commerce, Carmel Tebbutt, announced that the i MiEV evaluation vehicle  currently touring the country would be evaluated for potential use [...]

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Mitsubishi has announced that it will be extending the trail of its all-electric i MiEV compact car to Aussie roads. Two cars will be shipped Downunder in February and will make their grand entrance at the Melbourne Motor Show on the 27th of that month.

After the Show, the i MiEVs will embark on a tour [...]

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Volkswagen has taken the diesel-electric running gear and plug-in charging system of its previous Golf V based TwinDrive hybrid, and transferred it into the new Golf VI.

In addition to giving its fuel-sipping hybrid prototype a fresh new look, VW has allocated 20 of the Golf TwinDrives to be entered into a German government-sponsored trial designed to determine the [...]

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Acoustic Research Laboratories, a company based in NSW, has developed a ‘noise camera’ for picking up vehicles that generate a lot of noise. You don’t need to be a brainiac to work out who will be its biggest customer.

The system uses a set of microphones and cameras to monitor and analyse sound activity. It drops background noise [...]

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MINI’s first entrant into the increasingly popular eco-car segment has yet to make its first official outing at the upcoming LA Auto Show, but to give us a small taste of things to come, BMW has released the first batch of info and pics of its new plug-in electric city car.

The MINI E will make [...]

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Mercedes Benz is planning to eliminate all petrol and diesel-powered models within its model line up by 2015, replacing them all with a new range of alternative fuel cars.

The overall goal of Mercedes’s plan is to lower the costs involved in road transport, to reduce harmful emissions and to lessen our dependence on the rapidly [...]

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In the 90s, companies went on epic shopping sprees like they had one week to live. You could almost imagine Ford raising a “Mission Accomplished” banner on the deck of an aircraft carrier after buying Jaguar…

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What is this travesty? There is no mention on TMR of one of the greatest automotive designs of all time. I’m not talking about a red-headed Italian or a precision engineered German or even a voluptuous French coach. No, I speak of (drum roll, please) the Nissan Cube. Performance-wise, there’s nothing to write home about. [...]

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Earlier this week, Toyota launched the next generation of its flagship JDM luxo-van. Unlike the rest of the civilized world, in Japanland a minivan can actually serve as luxury vehicle. It makes sense; they offer plenty of headroom, space for cargo or factory installed amenities, and contortion-free entry/egress for panty-eschewing Hollywood starlets. It’s no wonder [...]

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 G’day!

It isn’t too often I’ve had to introduce myself in any more glamorous or professional a fashion than a simple G’day, so I hope you’ll all forgive me if this comes off as less than Cover Letter Standard.

My name is Mike, and I suppose I’m the newest addition to the TMR family. With a background [...]

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Following Ferrari’s successful expeditions through China and the Americas, proving that the legendary super car makers products can go just about anywhere, Ferrari has announced that in 2008 it will explore India with two Ferrari 612 Scagliettis and a team of international media.

The “Magic India Discovery Tour’ will start in Mumbai on the 25th of [...]

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For most high-end automotive manufactures (Maybach being a notable exception) the good times are on a roll with sales at record levels around the globe. The ‘recently rich’ from emerging markets such as Russia and China are proving that their tastes are just as expensive as their older monied capitalist brethren from more established nations.

For [...]

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