WHEELS NEWS
Audi A1 Clubsport Quattro
Audi has created a wild 370kW version of its entry level A1 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Woethersee festival
Hyundai keeps Elantra name, reveals pricing
Hyundai’s next-gen small-medium sedan will retain its Elantra nameplate, despite speculation suggesting the car will adopt the ‘i35’ tag
Toyota boss In Nurburgring 24-hour race
Akio Toyoda to don the Nomex for tough enduro.
Gronholm to go after Pikes Peak climb record
Sweden’s world rally champ sets sights on cracking the 10 minute mark over the twisting 20km part dirt and part asphalt course.
Question marks over Skoda pricing
Skoda is known as the VW Group’s value brand, yet this week the Fabia hatch launches in Australia with a price and equipment equation that is inferior to the equivalent Volkswagen Polo.
Aussie Power seizes the moment
But will he secure a full-time gig? How about Formula One then?
Lotus grabs them young
Lotus has become the first car manufacturer to have an official foothold in the entry-level category, and says it isn’t only interested in spotting future driving talent.
Vale Frank Gardner
Frank Gardner was a larger than life character who did it all, including three British touring car titles, Le Mans and Formula One grands prix.
Webber looks for Brazil boost in 2012
Mark Webber believes his win in the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix will be a “good tonic” for him to return stronger in the 2012 Formula One world championship.
Overhauled Rolls-Royce Phantom range unveiled at Geneva
Rolls-Royce has unveiled an upgraded line-up of its Phantom range at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The overhaul is the first significant batch of upgrades since the Phantom’s relaunch in 2003.
2012 HSV Maloo R8
Forget the Nissan Navara. Forget, too, the Triton and the Ford Ranger. They are fine workhorses but if you want a load-lugger that will speed you between jobs like a Jack Russell chasing a ferret, there is only one car for the job, the HSV Maloo R8.
Mercedes crushes fake 300SL gullwing
Mercedes-Benz takes what it describes as a “firm line” on replicas – something of an understatement in the instance of the unauthorised 300SL gullwing pictured above, given the 30 tonnes of pressure involved…
New York hotel’s $9500-a-night Bentley Suite
The St Regis hotel in New York has completely renovated one of its largest suites to mirror Bentley automobile interiors
GM passes on billion dollar loan
Cost reduction and cuts across the board allow GM to hold its debt-ridden head up high.
Clarkson to host Top Gear Festival Sydney
The official schedule for the first ever Top Gear Festival Sydney has been unveiled.
New Supra to get 300kW hybrid
Details of the eagerly awaited Toyota Supra successor are beginning to leak.
Holden closure: Toyota’s response
TOYOTA AUSTRALIA RESPONDS TO GM HOLDEN
Peugeot’s F1 destroyer: The 208 T16 Pikes Peak
Like a doctor examining the brain of an insane person, Peugeot has revealed details of its mental 208 T16 Pikes Peak prototype.<
New Commodore prices slashed
Holden has slashed prices of its new VF Commodore by up to $10,000, with buyers not only saving at their hip pocket, but getting significantly more equipment for their money.
Aussie muscle cheaper in the UK!
Australia’s most powerful car, the new 430kW HSV GTS, will be sold cheaper in the United Kingdom than it is at home.
Infighting tears through Australian Motoring party
Civil war is threatening to undermine the unexpected success of the Australian Motoring enthusiast Party
Hyundai Oz chasing Genesis sedan
Hyundai’s Genesis sedan has been launched in Korea, and it may not be too long before we see it on Australian roads
Faster than F1 – Sweden’s new hypercar
Koenigsegg One:1. Meet the 1000kW hypercar that’s faster than a Formula 1 car and more than twice as quick as the current king of speed, the Bugatti Veyron.
Sir Jack Brabham: 1926-2014
Australia’s triple world champion dead at 88
