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Watch a 2,000 HP V8 Engine Blow Its Turbo on the Dyno
Watch a 2,000 HP V8 Engine Blow Its Turbo on the Dyno

7 Jan 2015, 10:42 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Remember how we talked about the Australians celebrating New Year via a massive burnout involving no less than 103 cars? We are now back on the topic, since we want to get up close and personal with...

 
Failing Daredevil Gets All His Stunts Wrong in Hilarious Insurance Ad
Failing Daredevil Gets All His Stunts Wrong in Hilarious Insurance Ad

6 Jan 2015, 17:00 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / If there’s one thing we really love about these Aussies is their humor. Basically anything these people create has that particular touch. It’s a subtle, yet simple smile they’ll pu...

 
2015 Ford Ranger Wildtrak Spied Camo-Free in Thailand
2015 Ford Ranger Wildtrak Spied Camo-Free in Thailand

5 Jan 2015, 14:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After it was fully revealed through a teaser vid in November 2014, the facelifted Ford Ranger ute now returns in Wildtrak format. Only two pictures of the workhorse have been uploaded on Performance...

 
Social Network Campaign Encourages Drivers to Block Mobile Speed Cameras
Social Network Campaign Encourages Drivers to Block Mobile Speed Cameras

5 Jan 2015, 10:16 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Since the Australian government never stumbled upon such madness before, there is no law that stops people from voluntarily blocking the view of camera vans installed on national roads around the co...

 
103 Cars Doing a Simultaneous Burnout: World Record in Australia, Summernats 2015
103 Cars Doing a Simultaneous Burnout: World Record in Australia, Summernats 2015

1 Jan 2015, 15:49 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Want to try and guess which country holds the world record for the most monstrous group burnout? In case you've thought about Australia, not the US, you were right. And to make sure they keep t...

 
Sleeper Ford FG Falcon G6E Turbo Churns Out 738 RWHP
Sleeper Ford FG Falcon G6E Turbo Churns Out 738 RWHP

31 Dec 2014, 07:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / For us petrolheads, a sleeper is like a black tuxedo. Elegant, always in fashion, but never as flashy as a Ferrari 458 Italia. But if you're after the ultimate sleeper, a road-going example of ...

 
Cars’ Mater Goes Nuts and Shreds its Tires
Cars’ Mater Goes Nuts and Shreds its Tires

18 Dec 2014, 10:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You’re not in Radiator Springs anymore. This is the Sydney Dragway in Australia and it look to be the place where Mater, form the Cars movie saga, likes to come and have some fun. From trac...

 
Seven-Year Old Girl Pulling a Massive Burnout Is Adorable
Seven-Year Old Girl Pulling a Massive Burnout Is Adorable

17 Dec 2014, 09:30 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Try to remember what you were doing at age seven, at least in terms of automotive matters. That may take a bit of time, so, while you’re at it, we have what you may call a piece of inspiration...

 
2015 Ford Mustang Order Books Open in Australia
2015 Ford Mustang Order Books Open in Australia

15 Dec 2014, 12:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Deliveries for the long-awaited 2015 Ford Mustang may have started in the United States of America, with Europe to follow suit in at the dawn of 2015, but Australia will also get the new pony. The B...

 
2015 Lexus RC F Starts at AUD 133,500 in Australia
2015 Lexus RC F Starts at AUD 133,500 in Australia

12 Dec 2014, 14:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Lexus RC F gets confirmed for more and more markets. Next in the lineup is Australia, where the performance coupe has been confirmed to arrive around February next year at a surprising price. ...

 
HSV GTS Walkinshaw Performance W507 Churns Out 680 Horsepower <span>· Video</span>
HSV GTS Walkinshaw Performance W507 Churns Out 680 Horsepower · Video

11 Dec 2014, 18:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Based on the Holden Commodore VF, the Gen-F series HSV GTS is one powerful sedan. With 430 kW (577 hp) and 740 Nm (546 lb-ft) of torque, the bruiser from the Land Down Under is no slouch, but there&...

 
Australians Fail to Drive on Left Side of the Road, It’s Not What You Think
Australians Fail to Drive on Left Side of the Road, It’s Not What You Think

9 Dec 2014, 09:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You could say you know driving on the left side is wrong when not even people in the regions enforcing it fail to do so. One such place is Australia, where forgetting to keep left is an expanding is...

 
Grand Theft Auto V Getting Banned in Australia Because of Feminism Makes Me Angry
Grand Theft Auto V Getting Banned in Australia Because of Feminism Makes Me Angry

5 Dec 2014, 18:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Grand Theft Auto was controversial from its very first incarnation and countries like Britain, Germany, France and Brazil banned it for its gratuitous violence. Fast forward to December 2014 and thi...

 
Tesla Model S Australia Pricing Announced, Two Stores to Open In Sydney and Melbourne
Tesla Model S Australia Pricing Announced, Two Stores to Open In Sydney and Melbourne

5 Dec 2014, 15:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ladies and gentlemen from the Land Down Under, if you have a passion for eco-friendly motoring and are interested in the Model S electric sedan, we’ve got some good news! Tesla Motors announce...

 
Honda Civic Type R Hot Hatch Confirmed for Australia
Honda Civic Type R Hot Hatch Confirmed for Australia

4 Dec 2014, 09:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Australia is known as the land of the burnout and the powerslide, a power-hungry place where most average people drive V8. That's not exactly true any more, not with high taxation and expensive...

 
2015 Ford Ranger Facelift Fully Revealed
2015 Ford Ranger Facelift Fully Revealed

27 Nov 2014, 16:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After the veil was taken off the seven-seater 2015 Everest on November 13th, Ford Asia Pacific decided to offer us a glimpse of the 2015 Ford Ranger. As we expected, it’s just a facelift of th...

 
xDrive BMW 2 Series Active Tourers Won’t Make it to Australia
xDrive BMW 2 Series Active Tourers Won’t Make it to Australia

27 Nov 2014, 15:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW is currently focused on showing the world that they can make a front-wheel drive vehicle and that you can actually enjoy it. That first FWD attempt is the 2 Series Active Tourer that just receiv...

 
Workers in Sydney Illegally Move a Parked Car with a Forklift
Workers in Sydney Illegally Move a Parked Car with a Forklift

25 Nov 2014, 16:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If there's one thing car guys hate, it's people touching their stuff without permission and we're pretty sure the owner of this Ford sedan is a car guy. Even though he parked it in de...

 
The JCB GT Is the Fastest Digger in the World
The JCB GT Is the Fastest Digger in the World

21 Nov 2014, 15:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You must have had one of those days being stuck on a narrow street behind a slow bulldozer or digger. It really sucks and there’s nothing you can do, because those things barely have horsepowe...

 
Holden Colorado Truck, Colorado 7 SUV Updated for the 2015MY
Holden Colorado Truck, Colorado 7 SUV Updated for the 2015MY

21 Nov 2014, 11:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / What you’re looking at in the photo gallery below aren’t proper facelifts of the popular seven-seater and pickup truck Colorado. As it happens, Holden improved those two with a limited r...