WHEELS NEWS
Virtual Golf GTI
Take a to-scale model of the MkVI GTI for a virtual spin, and be transported back to your slot car days.
Ferrari does a hot deal on the 599XX project
Rich punters used as unpaid test drivers for supercar maker’s extreme track car.
Billion dollar blow for Holden as GM confirms Pontiac to be axed
Holden-built G8 a casualty as Pontiac heads towards the knackery.
Ambrose claims fantastic fourth at Talladega
Aussie Marcos nails his best oval track result.
GM euthanises Pontiac brand
Pontiac falls victim to GM re-oganisation. Repercussions for Holden?
Chrysler poised for imminent bankruptcy filing
US Treasury pushing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for troubled Detroit car maker, but Fiat – itself operating in the red – is happy to complete planned alliance.
Dollar dazzlers
GM’s CFO admits the company won’t make its June 1 repayment deadline, and will take its chances with its debtors instead, while Ford is offering dealerships for a dollar.
Gunman kills speed camera operator
Is this the ultimate protest again revenue raising?
The fuel economy of the new Toyota Prius is bloody good …
… though not quite as good as the Japanese figures initially suggest.
Podium for Webber in Red Bull 1 – 2
Aussie Mark Webber shakes off the gremlins and lands a podium in the Chinese Grand Prix behind team mate Sebastien Vettel, as the diffuser debate is finally put to bed.
Marcos Ambrose bags a Top 15 at Phoenix
No engine problems for Aussie Ambrose as he snaffles a boot-full of points.
Brabham robbed of Long Beach victory
Bizarre penalty costs Aussie a blue-ribbon American Le Mans sports car triumph.
Gold Star champ dies
Respected race engineer and team boss Graham Watson succumbs to cancer.
Ambrose waves the Aussie flag at Daytona
Marcos Ambrose will be the first Aussie to grid up at the Daytona 500 in Florida this weekend.
Q & A with Marcos Ambrose on Daytona
Ambrose on his historic appearance at NASCAR’s opening round in Florida.
Motoring TV pioneer Peter Wherrett dies
Well before Top Gear there was Torque, and under that famous cap, Wherrett was the opinionated host who told it like it was.
GT-R takes off with a 7:27
Nissan has done it again, this time clocking a 7:27:56 around the Nurburgring Nordschleife …
Karmann gone
Long-time coachbuilder Karmann files for insolvency.
Spiders in downtown Tokyo
Alfa Romeo’s gorgeous 8C Spider has landed in Tokyo and already the order book is starting to fill up.
BUZZ: GM in ‘intense’ preparations for bankruptcy
A source close to GM says the carmaker is preparing to file for the big B.
More good news from Ford: debt down by US$9.9 Billion
There’s still a long way to go for the Blue Oval, but restructuring initiatives will reduce its overall debt by 28 percent.
Less pay, but jobs stay at Holden Oz
Holden has decreased its production to a single shift, but says it has done so to protect its Elizabeth plant and retain its employees.
New design chief at Mazda…
Laurens van den Acker, the man who brought a smile to Mazda’s latest generation, is rumoured to be returning to Europe as new design head Ikuo Maeda takes to the drawing board.
Holden EcoLine gets the green light
Social, environmental and ethical acceptance at the flash of a badge.
