List of Australian Car Clubs and Specialists, New Car Releases and Owners' Car Reviews for Aussie motoring enthusiasts
It’s built in Germany by Opel on the bare bones of last year’s Holden Barina and Holden expect the car to appeal to women but the fact is that the Holden Tigra is turning heads wherever it goes. It looks like a hard top but it’s really a convertible and you can have one for […]
The new Holden Barina is here but is it worth looking at? Five Good Reasons 1. At $12,990 it’s cheaper than this time last year 2. It comes with a 1.6 litre motor as standard 3. It handles well in tight spaces 4. Standard equipment includes airconditioning, power windows, adjustable steering wheel, driver and passenger […]
If you’re thinking of buying a small car and price is the only consideration then here are a few baseline prices that might interest you. Ford Fiesta $13,990 Holden Barina (a rebadged Daewoo Kalos) $12,990 Hyunda Getz $13,990 Kia Rio $14990 Toyota Yaris $14,990 So obviously the Holden Barina is definitely going to interest you […]
Holden seem to market the Viva as a party car. If you look at the advertising on television you see lots of people celebrating. But the correct meaning of the name is ‘long live’. Does any small 4 cylinder car live long in Australia? Perhaps Viva will live up to it’s name because it’s foundations […]
2005 saw an increase in the number of new vehicles sold in Australia but at the same time it also saw an increase in unsold vehicles held my GMH and Ford. In an effort to clear stocks Holden ran a discount campaign that was to finish at the end of December but, as I write […]
Motoring journalists do not have an easy job. You might think that there would better job than driving around in new cars all the time. But it must be so difficult to remain objective about each individual car when you do that all the time. I mean how can you remain objective about a Kia […]
Sometimes the reasoning of the people at the top of some of the world’s motor companies is a little hard to follow and the Chairman of General Motors Holden is definitely one of those whose reasoning seems to be a little strange. One the one had he sais that during 2005 the world car market […]
Yes that’s right, meet the VRX Turbo the latest hot little four to emerge from the Holden Special Vehicles’ workshops and it’s set to hit the market at a price point somewhere below $A43,000. With a 0-100kmh speed of just a little more than 6 seconds this vehicle may not be the fastest from a […]
Holden and the Queensland Police Service have joined forces in an effort to reduce the road toll and increase road safety leading up to the holiday season. No fewer than 10 head-turning Holden Monaro coupes have joined the Queensland police fleet to provide maximum visibility on roads during peak periods. The Monaros will be used […]
From now till the end of December Ford and Holden are fighting over the $12,990 price point in the small car market. Originally Holden claimed the $12,990 price point as their own with the Barina coming in right on the nose with an equipment level that included air. But from now till the end of […]