List of Australian Car Clubs and Specialists, New Car Releases and Owners' Car Reviews for Aussie motoring enthusiasts
The ABC is reporting that Mitsubishi will make a decision later today on whether or not to close their assembly line in South Australia. The money is on the plant closing and production moving to plants in either Russia or China.
If you happen to live in America then there’s a Smart car coming to a dealer near you. But you just have to wonder about a company that can’t cope with the concept of using capital letters for the names of its products. The smart fortwo is manufactured by the Mercedes Car Group. This technologically […]
There are plenty of new models due out in Australia this year. Perhaps the one that will arouse the most interest is the new Ford Falcon model scheduled for release in May. Of course there are some photos of the new model already out there on the Net thanks to Ford who decided to release […]
With the release of the BMW V8 M3 convertible also came the release of BMW’s new M double-clutch transmission with Drivelogic. BMW claims that the new transmission providces faster and smoother shifting and even more fuel economy and when you see the figures released for the V8 M3 then it’s hard not to believe those […]
BMW have unveiled the new M3 convertible and it’s definitely one very hot looking machine. Powered by a 4 litre 309 kW V8 and fitted with BMW’s new seven speed double-clutch transmission the M3 will accelerate from zero to 100km/h in 5.1 seconds. And despite all that grunt it will still return 12.3 litres per […]
If you were in India it would buy you the standard version of the Tata Nano when it is released for sale later this year. For that price you would get a four-door, five-seat sedan powered by a 623cc rear-mounted engine. The Nano will also be available in a luxury version … and Tata are […]
A frayed fuel hose that could result in a fuel leak that could then lead to a fire has encouraged Holden to issue a recall notice for VE and WM model Holden Commodores. This recall involves an extensive number of vehicles across a range of Vehicle Identification Numbers. Those involved fall within the following ranges: […]
Is it possible to survive in your car if you’re caught in a bushfire? A recent study has found that temperatures inside a car can reach anything up to 300C as a bushfire passes over and survival in those temperatures is just about impossible. And when you realise that the interior of the car can […]
For the first time Ford has dropped behind Toyota in sales of motor vehicles in the United States. Now let’s see how long it takes Toyota to overtake General Motors. Meanwhile Toyota has now opened a production facility in Russia.
Australians have for the first time bought more than one million motor vehicles in a single calendar year. VFACTS sales figures released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries show that 1,049,982 cars, trucks and buses were sold in 2007; an increase of 87,316 or 9.1 percent over 2006. The previous record total of […]
Back in June 2006 Aussie Motoring ran an article on Grease Cars – diesels that had been modified to run on used vegetable oil from fast food outlets. You can read the article by following the link. Back when Russ Egan wrote that article, Grease Cars were confined to the United States but now they’ve […]
by Stuart Livesey I’ve been driving now for a few months shy of 40 years and in that time I’ve traveled over some pretty crappy bush roads and tracks. I’ve even had to drive over some fire-trails that simply take your breath away – imagine what it’s like to to not be able to see […]
Tesla Roadster Dashboard I don’t know about you but I’m one of those guys who likes to have lots of buttons and switches, gauges, dials, flashing lights and whirly bits on the dashboard of my car. There may be a bunch of computers driving my car for me but I want to at least pretend […]
Well the inquiry into fuel pricing here in Australia has returned its predictable result and we’ll go on facing fuel prices that seem to exploit the Australian motorist. You would think that with three different brands there would be at least some competition but it doesn’t seem to work that way and no one in […]
by Stuart Livesey I’m not sure who is the greenest car maker here in Australia … if fact you would have to wonder if anyone has actually compiled such a list … but in Europe, Peugeot tops the list as the greenest car maker followed by Fiat, Renault, Toyota and Honda. BMW and Daimler were […]
Queensland issued a wake-up call to Australian car manufacturers today when the Premier, Anna Bligh, announced that the state government fleet was about to undergo a major overhaul and public servants would be driving greener, cleaner vehicles. She said the number of diesel, hybrid, micro, light and small vehicles in the passenger fleet would be […]
Car insurance is something most drivers never want to talk about. It’s not exciting, it’s not sexy but it certainlyis expensive and necessary. One UK insurer has found a way to charge drivers a premium based on a number of factors measured by a little black box fitted to your car. Norwich Union has been […]
Earlier this month Chrysler in America announced that it would be stopping production of the Chrysler Crossfire and the PT Cruiser convertible. Of course by extension that means they’ll disappear from Australia too. The Crossfire was supposed to represent the “synergies” between Daimler and Chrysler for many Crossfire components were shared with the Mercedes SLK […]
… still hard to sell. While hybrid cars are beginning to appear in every greater numbers on our roads environmentally friendly hybrid trucks are an absolute rarity, even in the United States. In fact they are so rare that the world’s biggest fleet of hybrid trucks – owned by Fedex – only numbers around 95. […]
Just over 20 years ago Honda started thinking of producing a car that produced nothing but water vapour and now that car is about to be released to the public in the United States. The FCX Clarity is powered by an electric motor that draws its power from a fuel cell that converts hydrogen and […]