BMW i8 to Arrive in Australia in 2015 for AUD299,000
17 Jun 2014, 17:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We knew that the Australian market has some rather ridiculous prices for luxury cars but asking AUD299,000 for a BMW i8 seems rather extreme. And yet that’s the price the Bavarians set for the...
Australia Might Get New Diesel Lexus LX 450d - Trademark Application Submitted
16 Jun 2014, 18:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Although Lexus said it’s committed to hybrid powertrains a while ago and ditched all the diesels, they mentioned something about fitting an existent oil burner in one of their vehicles; an SUV...
Ford F-150 Converted to Drive Upside Down Is Australian Humor
16 Jun 2014, 08:53 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / In case we’re not all driving upside down, the Ford F-150 in the adjacent image is. Last time we checked, our cars weren’t fitted with eight wheels like this pickup truck in the US, so i...
Jeep Lemon Makes Owner Create “Destroy My Jeep” Kickstarter Project
11 Jun 2014, 15:29 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Remember Nick Murray, the guy with the Porsche Nine-O-Lemon? After his Youtube video where he complained about his problem went viral, Porsche Cars Noth America finally solved the man’s proble...
FPV GT F 351: 404 kW of Supercharged Grunt · Video
10 Jun 2014, 07:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ford Performance Vehicles has revealed the final GT Falcon model before the Blue Oval's Australian arm rebrands itself. It bears the FPV GT F 351 moniker, costs AUD 77,990 and it pumps out 404 ...
Imitating Car Sounds With Your Mouth? You Can't Beat this Guy
7 Jun 2014, 14:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Making car engine sounds with your mouth is a thing every car enthusiast tried at some point, starting probably as a toddler playing with matchbox Hot Wheels up to entertaining other enthusiasts at ...
Toyota Camry RZ - Special Edition You Can’t Have
5 Jun 2014, 12:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The all-new 2015 Toyota Camry showed its face at this year’s New York Auto Show, but until it’s going to show up its keen face in showrooms, it’s time for the automaker to... you g...
Lexus GS and RX Hybrids Joining Australian Police
3 Jun 2014, 15:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Dubai Police has supercars, UK officers have Vauxhall Astras, US highway patrol has Dodge Chargers and Australia will have Lexus hybrids. Well, not all police forces there will benefit from the deal...
FPV GT F 351 Further Teased, G-Force Sensor Confirmed
2 Jun 2014, 16:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though the final FPV model is slated to be officially revealed on the 10th of June, Melbourne-based Ford Performance Vehicles dropped five extra teaser photos to quench our thirst for this lean...
Blown Holden HQ Does the Most Fiery Burnout Ever
2 Jun 2014, 14:24 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Most burnout junkies know that the Australians are in a league of their own when it comes to laying down long strips of rubber on the asphalt. But what the owner of a heavily modified Holden HQ does...
Holden VF Commodore, WN Caprice Recalled Over Defective Seatbelts
1 Jun 2014, 17:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The ever-increasing General Motors recall saga continues with a safety campaign in the land down under. No less than 41,993 Holden VF Commodore and WN Caprice vehicles from the 2014 model year are c...
Turbo Lexus IS 200t Will Happen - Trademark Registered in Australia and Europe
29 May 2014, 13:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Recently we were wondering how great would it be for everyone if Lexus would ditch the 2.5-liter V6 engine from the IS in favor of the all new 2-liter turbocharged unit. Well, our little imagination...
Deus Smirk, the Surf-Ready Yamaha SR
24 May 2014, 08:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / An old-school Yamaha SR (couldn’t exactly tell the 400 or 500 version), a surfboard rack with the corresponding board, custom work and smashing styling don’t exactly seem to belong to th...
1991 Holden Commodore Makes Mincemeat Of Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG
22 May 2014, 17:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Most of you would imagine the seventh generation Holden Commodore as a simple and reliable point A to point B car. However, don't get fooled by the sleeper look of the one featured in the video...
Wankel-Engined Turbo Holden Gemini Records 9-Second Quarter Mile Run
20 May 2014, 14:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / There's a very small chance for an Aussie car enthusiast to see a beat-up mid-1970s Holden Gemini on the streets because most of them are currently eaten up by rust while sitting in scrapyards ...
2004 Ford Falcon XR6 Runs 10-Second Quarter Mile
19 May 2014, 18:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Specifically, a highly tuned turbocharged Mk II Falcon manages to do the quarter mile in 10.25 seconds at 127.48 miles per hour. And boy does it pack a punch... As any Aussie car enthusiast would...
Sir Jack Brabham Dies Aged 88
19 May 2014, 14:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Australia's most revered motorsport legend has succumbed to death today, May 19th, at his home in Gold Coast, Queensland. Brabham died after a long battle with a terrible kidney condition, for ...
New Nissan Pulsar Compact Hatch Making Debut on May 20
16 May 2014, 13:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We've known Nissan is working on a new C-segment hatchback for the European market for quite some time now. Various prototypes have been seen testing for over a year and even Andy Palmer, their...
GT F 351 Badge Teaser Confirms Final FPV Model
8 May 2014, 09:27 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ladies and gentlemen from the Land Down Under, take a good long look at this badge. It will be worn by the most powerful Ford Falcon ever made. Unfortunately, the FPV GT F 351 Sedan also represents ...
Lamborghini Aventador Roadster Catches Fire During Media Event in Australia · Updated
7 May 2014, 14:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Australia’s Luxury tax makes it truly difficult for cars such as the Lamborghini Aventador Roadster to convince customers to take them home, but it seems that the V12 supercar isn’t exac...