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57% trust ‘self-driving’ cars
Self-driving cars have received a major boost, with a new study finding more than half of the world’s motorists would trust the new technology.
Abarth’s fifty year tribute to iconic ‘595’
Fiat’s performance arm, Abarth, is marking the 50th anniversary of the unveiling of its original Abarth 595, with a tribute version, based on the current, re-born Fiat 500.
Order your new WRX online
Subaru has announced online orders are now open for the next-gen WRX.
Gotcha! Volvo XC90 spy shots
This could be the safest car ever to hit the road. It’s the new Volvo XC90, caught by our spy photographers testing on a frozen lake in Sweden.
Mick Gatto road tests for Wheels
Mick Gatto draws media attention whatever he does, as Wheels has discovered
F1 young gun poised for success
Aussie Daniel Ricciardo leads the F3 series after two races.
Shaking up the V8SA
The appointment of Mark Skaife to the V8 Supercars Australia board was the only positive move in a rough week for the battling two-make series.
The F1 triathalon
Gee, Formula One drivers are real athletes …
February vehicle sales down 21.9 percent
This month’s VFACTS sales figures show more short-term doom and gloom for the local market, but spirits (and sales) should rise by June.
Toyota gets behind local industry
Toyota Australia recently announced that it will pour $123 million into its local manufacturing operations as it prepares to build what it says is a major facelift vehicle from 2015.
ESP mandatory by 2011
All cars and four-wheel drives sold in Australia from 2011 will be required by law to have ESP.
Ford pushes a richer mix with Falcon
Ford trump Marin Burela says younger Falcon customers demand more up-spec Falcons.
Ford gets new V8 engine from USA
Ford USA’s Coyote 5.0 V8 engine will reignite the smouldering Ford-Holden power war
Maserati SUV
Gunning for Cayenne’s monster garage
Opel Zafira for Oz?
Opel’s all-new Zafira seven-seater may relaunch in Australia in 2012, five years after Holden discontinued the model line
Audi Q3 production begins
Audi has kicked off production this week of its new Q3 compact SUV, ahead of its Australian launch in the first quarter of 2012
BMW M3 CRT adds power and lightness
BMW has announced a limited edition of super lightweight M3 sedans powered by an enlarged and more powerful naturally-aspirated V8
F1 stars pay tribute to Wheldon
Dan Wheldon may not have received the F1 break that his considerable talent deserved, but that did not prevent many of the drivers he should have been racing against from paying tribute to him on hearing news of his passing in a 15-car accident at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday.
New Nissan PIVO 3 concept car of the future
Nissan has unveiled the brand new PIVO 3 concept car ahead of the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show in December – a compact all-electric urban commuter vehicle that majors in smarts.
Subaru BRZ confirmed for Oz
It’s been fifteen years since Subaru last sold a two-wheel-drive product in Australia, but the rear-drive BRZ coupe has now been officially confirmed for our local market next year.
2012 Hyundai i20 revealed
Hyundai has released pictures of the revamped i20 which will be fully revealed at the Geneva Motor Show on Wednesday.
Volvo V40 to become brand’s best-seller
The Volvo V40 will become the biggest-selling model in the Volvo cars range within two years and, when launched next year, will finally answer two decades of demands from dealers.
Atalanta Sports Tourer returns after 75 years
The original Atalanta Sports Tourer first made its debut on March 5 1937 and now, exactly 75 years later, a car enthusiast and a classics restorer have joined forces to bring it back.
Ford completes 330 job cuts
It may have been 110 less than the 440 redundancies first mooted four months ago, but Ford Australia still had to fire 212 employees today, on top of the 118 volunteer redundancies received since the call went out in July.
