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Lexus Australia Releases IS Tribute Clip
Lexus Australia Releases IS Tribute Clip

7 Aug 2013, 16:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / With the launch of the 2014 Lexus IS in Australia fresh in their minds, the local automaker’s subsidiary released a short video as a tribute to the IS sporty sedan that rolled on the Aussie op...

 
Toyota Australia Getting $30 Million Boost To Secure Jobs
Toyota Australia Getting $30 Million Boost To Secure Jobs

5 Aug 2013, 16:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota Australia will reportedly gain a AU$ 30 million Federal funding to secure the production until 2017. Not only that the funds will allow the Altona plant to begin the production of the Toyo...

 
2014 Lexus IS Has “Bags of Attitude” - Car Advice
2014 Lexus IS Has “Bags of Attitude” - Car Advice

5 Aug 2013, 12:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If you’re in Australia looking for a sedan that steps out of the pack, look no more - the 2014 Lexus IS is all what you need. Not only that it’s the most affordable Lexus sedan, but t...

 
Audi A3 e-tron Coming to Australia
Audi A3 e-tron Coming to Australia

5 Aug 2013, 12:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The A3 e-tron will be the very first Audi hybrid car sold in Australia when this German compact arrives there next year. An Audi official talked to CarAdvice and said the A3 e-tron will not be a ...

 
Subaru WRX RS40 Edition Coming to Australia
Subaru WRX RS40 Edition Coming to Australia

3 Aug 2013, 12:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The current generation Subaru WRX is on its last legs, the perfect time then to have special editions rolling out. For the Australians, that means the WRX RS40 special edition, launched to celebrate...

 
Opel Quits Australian Market
Opel Quits Australian Market

2 Aug 2013, 13:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Last time we visited Opel Australia's website, they were stil planning to introduce the Mokka and the Zafira Tourer. Not anymore, because Opel just announced it will cease all operations in Aus...

 
Beau Yates New Project Toyota GT 86
Beau Yates New Project Toyota GT 86

31 Jul 2013, 16:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Drifting is one of the wackiest motorsports out there. Where else can you watch sportscars with missing bumpers, huge filters sicking out from the hood, two inches above the ground, going sideways j...

 
Australian GP Officials Try to Lure Casey Stoner Back for Phillip Island
Australian GP Officials Try to Lure Casey Stoner Back for Phillip Island

31 Jul 2013, 12:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Speaking with AAP, the Australian GO Corporation Andrew Westacott was rather blunt and openly admitted the racing company is making moves to try and lure Casey Stoner back into the MotoGP world, pos...

 
Australia's Best Triton 2 Decades Ago Is Rebuilt to Greater Glory
Australia's Best Triton 2 Decades Ago Is Rebuilt to Greater Glory

29 Jul 2013, 15:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Having a bike earning the grand prize as Australia's Best Triton years ago and then seeing the owner's son re-building it in a different way 22 decades later is not exactly a common story,...

 
See the #1 Toyota TR 86 Unit at CRC Speedshow
See the #1 Toyota TR 86 Unit at CRC Speedshow

24 Jul 2013, 12:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Toyota TR 86 is built in New Zealand, using the GT 86 RC stripped down version as a basis, and it can be used in a variety of motorsports just as it is. The first TR 86 unit built to champion...

 
Tron Bikes Available from Parker Brothers Starting at $55,000
Tron Bikes Available from Parker Brothers Starting at $55,000

23 Jul 2013, 15:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ever dreamed of riding a Tron bike? Great, because now you can, provides you can write a check for at least $55,000 (€41,850) to the Parker Brothers in Melbourne, Australia. These chaps are ...

 
Toyota Is the Most Trusted Automaker in Australia
Toyota Is the Most Trusted Automaker in Australia

22 Jul 2013, 17:19 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / While Aussies’ hearts were won by products like Dettol, Band-Aid and Panadol when it comes to first-aid brands, Toyota comes in first place as the automaker of choice. The Australian Reader...

 
Toyota TR 86 Racing Series Starting November
Toyota TR 86 Racing Series Starting November

22 Jul 2013, 08:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Same cars, different drivers - one-make race series are all about driving techniques and experience, eliminating the vehicle’s performance factor out of the equation and intensifying the battl...

 
Toyota GT 86 Goes to Australian Drifting Grand Prix
Toyota GT 86 Goes to Australian Drifting Grand Prix

19 Jul 2013, 09:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Former national drift champion Beau Yates will team with Toyota to enter this year’s Australian Drifting Grand Prix series using a heavy-modified GT 86 coupe. Yates won the 2007 championshi...

 
Australia’s Next Top Model: Girls Stuck Inside a Nissan
Australia’s Next Top Model: Girls Stuck Inside a Nissan

18 Jul 2013, 13:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The idea of placing multiple young models inside a car and asking them to spend quite some time there can lead to interesting results. This is probably what Nissan Australia thought when they did ju...

 
Ford Australia to Axe FPV Division in 2014
Ford Australia to Axe FPV Division in 2014

17 Jul 2013, 12:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford Australia will reportedly close its FPV (Ford Performance Vehicles) division next year, two years before shutting down its entire production in the country. According to Drive, the brand wil...

 
Harley-Davidson Does Not Shut Down Adelaide Plant, Receives Controversial Government Help
Harley-Davidson Does Not Shut Down Adelaide Plant, Receives Controversial Government Help

15 Jul 2013, 13:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good news for the 110+ workers on Harley-Davidson's New Castalloy manufacturing plant in Adelaide, Australia: the plant will not shut down, as foretold back in 2011. After shedding about 90 ...

 
An Evil Harley-Davidson Sportster 48? Yes Sir!
An Evil Harley-Davidson Sportster 48? Yes Sir!

15 Jul 2013, 12:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / "To each his own," some say, and there's much truth in this. At least this is what crossed our mind when we stumbled upon this amazing menacing Harley-Davidson Sportster 48 created as...

 
Ford Mustang Returning to Australia in 2016
Ford Mustang Returning to Australia in 2016

15 Jul 2013, 07:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The iconic Ford Mustang will return to Australia after almost 50 years. According to the Herald Sun, the muscle car will be available in the Outback starting 2016, the same year Ford will end its Au...

 
1,200 BHP, Twin-Engine Australian Supercar Coming in 2016
1,200 BHP, Twin-Engine Australian Supercar Coming in 2016

14 Jul 2013, 09:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The new 1,500 bhp Bugatti Super Veyron, which is scheduled to be unveiled sometime in 2014, could get a matching rival in 2016 from... Australia. As weird as that may sound, we just learned, via ...