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Achtung, Japan: BMW, VW reliability soars
EVERYBODY expects Toyota to top a reliability survey… but the Germans?
Expensive pile-up: Eight Ferraris in Japanese car crash
A Ferrari driver lost control on a wet road in Japan, causing a chain reaction that wrecked 14 vehicles, including seven other Ferraris, two Mercedes-Benz and a Lamborghini.
2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in promises 1.8L/100km
Toyota has announced the official EU emissions and economy figures for its new 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid. Prepare to be impressed.
2012 Honda EV-STER revealed
Honda has always been good at small sportscars, and with downsizing and efficiency increasingly important on both manufacturers’ and buyers’ agendas, the EV-STER concept looks set to please all sides.
Renault release Red Bull F1 Clio special edition
In celebration of their continued collaborative success supplying engines to the Red Bull F1 team, Renault has revealed a special edition of its Clio hot hatch.
VicRoads scraps road safety division
The Age newspaper is reporting that budget cuts have forced VicRoads to scrap its road safety division and ditch its road maintenance strategy.
$140 000 life-size F1 simulator the perfect Xmas present
Reckon you can out-qualify Vettel, overtake Button and bang wheels with Grosjean? Here’s your chance to prove it and look naff at the same time.
Lambo faster than a jet
It’s official. Lamborghinis are faster than planes. On the ground anyway. Lamborghini became the first brand ever to travel down a runway faster than a plane overnight, belting its new 522kW Aventador Roadster at Miami airport.
Next-gen RAV4 an ‘SUV with sports-car intentions’
Do buyers of SUVs place much importance on razor-sharp handling, or are there more pressing priorities?
Toyota 86: Pikes Peak edition
Is this the most insane Toyota 86 ever? We think so.
Infiniti to build new sportscar and crossover
We’re hearing some exciting news coming out of Infiniti.
Ford Mustang lands NFS movie role
Ford has landed a major movie role, with its new Mustang Shelby GT500 to star in the upcoming movie adaptation of the popular video game Need For Speed.
Virtual AMG racer points to SLS replacement
MERCEDES-Benz has released images of its PlayStation 3 Gran Turismo 6 star, the AMG Vision Gran Turismo, and there’s a strong hint that the real SLS replacement, due late in 2014, lurks beneath the digital car’s wild exterior.
Bland Aussies: Car colour preferences revealed
Car buying service Autogenie has released data that shows Australian new car buyers are conservative when it comes to colour choice.
Audi plans RS-titution
Look out M and AMG, Audi is planning an assault to grow its RS tuning arm
Briscoe still perplexed by dud set of tyres
No answers yet why Aussie Briscoe’s Indy 500 chances went sliding away …
Whin at all costs
He’s the reigning V8 Supercar champion and again the driver to beat in 2009. So why is Jamie Whincup already planning a move beyond motorsport?
Aussie closes on a Formula One test
Perth’s Ricciardo like to be the next colonial to get his bum in a current F1 machine.
Toyota City in ruins
Inhabitants of Toyota’s home town struggle for work as automotive boom is replaced with economic gloom.
Holden free to cherry pick in the future
Holden will be free to cherry-pick from General Motors global automotive portfolio after the closure of its Australian manufacturing operations in 2017.
Mitsubishi stacks its hopes in the trayback and hatchback
Lancer and Triton help one-time punching bag to notch a profit.
Toyota FT-86 G Sports Concept
THE DRIVING force behind Toyota’s aggressive Salon stable is Akio Toyoda, the company’s new petrolhead CEO
Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 officially unveiled
Its full name is the Aventador LP 700-4 and it is the official successor to the Lamborghini Murcielago
Holden Caprice favourite with LA Police
The preferred patrol sedan of US law-enforcement is big, V8-powered and built in Australia
