List of Australian Car Clubs and Specialists, New Car Releases and Owners' Car Reviews for Aussie motoring enthusiasts
What will the impact be on Ford in Australia? When the parent company of Ford Australia posts such a huge loss in just one quarter you have to wonder when the local company will begin to feel the impact. There is no doub that a big negative number was expected in the third quarter because […]
Launching a luxury rocket Australians will get their first peek at the fastest accelerating and most expensive example of open-top motoring in the BMW family, the M6 Convertible, next week when the Australian International Motor Show opens in Sydney. The 373 kW V10 M6 Convertible accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.8 seconds […]
Car sales are rising but parts makers are crumbling. While the sales of locally made cars are remaining strong despite the rise in interest rates and fuel prices and the outlook for the industry looks promising the same cannot be said for the parts industry. As the major car manufacturers seek even more ways to […]
The Toyota logo meets the blog world While most people on the planet have no idea of what a blog is (the last time a survey was conducted they found that only 2% of Internet users knew what a blog was) the blog world is alive and kicking and has quite an impact on may […]
Petrol prices are up, interest rates are up and sales of bigger cars are also up – there’s nothing like going against the trend. The long-running boom in small and car sales is showing the first signs of slowing according official motor industry figures released today. The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industrie’s VFACTS report shows […]
But why a new MINI when BMW couldn’t keep up with the demand for the old MINI? BMW launched its first MINI in 2001 and since then has sold over 875,000 vehicles and it admits that it has never been able to keep up with the demand. However in the words Dr Michael Ganal, a […]
Why do two people need four cupholders? As somebody who works full time on the Internet I often lament at how many designers of web pages and the scripts that produce web pages simply seem to have no clue as to use-ability. They seem to ignore the KISS principle entirely and produce sites that look […]
Every month several of the car companies here in Australia send out a newsletter and they are always full of interesting information. Nissan is one of those that send out a newsletter but this month it was different. In the past the newsletter has appeared to be produced and distributed in-house but this month the […]
It takes drive and determination to do but there seems to be plenty of that in the American auto industry and maybe even some in the Australian car industry. It’s well known right round the world that General Motors and Ford in the US are in dire trouble and are struggling to survive. That’s quite […]
It’s easy to think that everything Toyota does turns into a roaring success. Toyota is currently the top-selling brand in Australia, it leads the pack in the United States, it does very well in Europe and Toyota 4x4s are known and loved right across the world. Even Toyota’s luxury brand Lexus does well across the […]
Team MINI fielded just one of its three car team for the Alphera Dutton Rally Victoria last weekend and secured a giant-killing outright victory on handicap. Beating off a field of close to 100 hard-charging competitors including exotic sports thoroughbreds costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, and all-wheel drive rally-bred turbo-charged Japanese challengers by the […]
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., today unveiled long bed versions of the all-new 2007 Tundra full-size pickup truck at a press conference at the Toyota Technical Center-Calty Design Studio in Ann Arbor Michigan yesterday. For the first time ever, aftermarket equipment manufacturers will have the opportunity to obtain technical data and examine the Tundra Long […]
Carsguide has published an interesting tribute to the great Peter Brock. Like all great men he certainly had his quirky little ways and the Peter Brock tribute will give you an interesting insight into how he became so perfect.
Latest Kia concept car to make its debut at Paris Motor Show When Kia’s designers created the cee’d, a sporty hatch, they set out to maximise the differentiation between the five-door and three-door cee’d models as much as possible, without losing the family likeness. Exterior: the same, but strikingly different Consequently, the pro_cee’d actually looks […]
The elegant, sporty and high-technology 3 Series Coupe will arrive in dealerships around Australia in October in both 325i and 335i six-cylinder guise. The 335i now leads the 3 Series family thanks to its innovative 3.0-litre Twin Turbo petrol engine that delivers a smooth 225 kW of power at 5,800 rpm and a massive 400 […]
This year Ford America is looking down the barrel of a $US12 billion loss as Ford cars continuen to be shunned by the American motorists. The only solution Ford sees to their financial woes is to offer redundancies to all of its 75,000 workers and hope that somewhere between 20,000 and 25,000 take up the […]
Mini, through the establishment of FMEF – has today begun to take action against a car identity fraud ring allegedly passing off counterfeit cars as Minis. FMEF, “Fake Mini Eradication Force” will co-operate with Mini and international law enforcement agencies to bring the counterfeiters to justice. Counterfeiting schemes are nothing new, although up until now […]
The ABC is reporting that Mitsubishi is looking at four options for a strategic plan that involves closing its plant in South Australia. It’s easy to see (by the fact that you don’t see many 380 models on the streets) that the 380 has not been the sales success that Mitsubishi had hoped for – […]
Ummm … well … if you’re looking for photos of Aston Martins or serious muscle cars like a Mustang, Comaro or a fire breathing Valiant Charger then I guess you’re going to be disappointed. And if you happen to drive one of those monsters and you wonder why you’re not pulling the chicks then maybe […]
After winning the Italian Grand Prix in his Ferrari Michael Schumacher has announced that he will be retiring from Formula One at the end of the curren season. While it is unclear what his role will be Schumacher has announced that he will remain with Ferrari despite retiring from Formula One.