Saab Australia Closed
8 Jan 2013, 10:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / While we wait for them to be rescued by the Chinese or be turned into an electric car company, Saab’s death is still taking its toll across the world. Since the beginning of 2013, Saab Cars Au...
Australia Claims Title for World’s Largest Simultaneous Burnout - 69 Cars at Once
7 Jan 2013, 10:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We were not aware of the existence of a record for the world’s largest simultaneous burnout, but apparently it exists, and in order to beat it, more than 50 cars were required to shred their t...
Phillip Island Racetrack Gets $3 Million Revamp
19 Dec 2012, 16:03 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Phillip Island racetrack is one of Australia’s most important motorsport-related locations, and now the 4.4 km (2.7 mile) circuit is getting a major revamp, in order to keep it up to date,...
Extreme Road Rage In Australia - Must Watch!
19 Dec 2012, 10:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While we have grown accustomed to the road rage incidents in Russia, where they are extremely common (sadly), we were honestly not expecting Australian drivers to be as violent, or as was the case i...
Toyota Australia Reaches Three-Millionth Car Built
19 Dec 2012, 09:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota Australia has announced that its factory near Melbourne has produced its three-millionth car recently. The first car built by Toyota on Australian soil came in April 1963. After that, it t...
FPV Factory Closes its Doors - Will Live on As Ford-Owned Performance Brand
19 Dec 2012, 09:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) of Australia has a long history of hand-building special high performance versions of the local market Ford Sedans. However, its run as an independent manufacturer ha...
GM Dismisses El Camino and Nomad Trademark Filings
18 Dec 2012, 17:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We recently reported GM’s recent trademark filings, for the El Camino and Nomad nametags, and we assumed they were planning on actually making cars to bear them. However, General Motors has no...
Mitsubishi Mirage Gets Official Australian Pricing Information
18 Dec 2012, 13:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Mitsubishi will try to win over supermini buyers in Australia with the all-new Mirage, which goes on sale in the country, in the first part next year. It will be priced starting from $12,990 AUD, an...
Mercedes E300 BlueTec Hybrid Diesel Coming to Australia
14 Dec 2012, 15:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Daimler’s Mercedes division has just taken the wraps off its significantly refreshed E-Class family of vehicles. The mid-life refresh gives the upcoming sedan, wagon, coupe and convertible a s...
Apple Maps Deemed ‘Potentially Life Threatening’ in Austraila
10 Dec 2012, 12:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The internet is now full of negative reviews on Apple’s Maps service, which is very buggy (as in full of bugs) for pretty much any user outside the US. Now, the app has been deemed as potentia...
Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake Launched in Australia
7 Dec 2012, 17:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mercedes Benz is launching the brand new CLS Shooting Brake, revealed at the September Paris Auto Show, onto the Australian market. The stylish estate is offered with a four-cylinder petrol engin...
Ford Falcon GT Becomes the Most Powerful Police Car in Australia
26 Nov 2012, 12:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The highway patrol in New South Wales, Australia, seems to have adopted an interesting attitude towards making roads safer. The authorities recently introduced the most powerful police car in the hi...
Honda Civic to Get 1.6 i-DTEC Diesel in Australia
21 Nov 2012, 13:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It seems that the tastes of European and Australian customers are more akin than ever. The new 1.6-liter turbodiesel that Honda developed for the its European customers will also be available on the...
Australian Pensioner Banned from Driving for a Millennium
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / If you think life becomes less interesting when you're a pensioner, then you haven't probably heard of an Australian grandma's latest deeds. As unbelievable as it may seem, accordi...
Holden Commodore Still on Top Despite Declining Sales
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Holden Commodore managed to do what seemed to be impossible during difficult financial times: it became the best selling passenger car in Australia for the 13th consecutive year. Commodore is a best...
Holden Confirms New Small Car Model
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors' Australian division Holden today confirmed plans to design a new small car model in Australia, along with the currently Commodore line-up, often regarded as the best-selling ran...
Australian Woman "Parks" Her Mercedes on a Holden Astra
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Just the moment you think you have seen it all when it comes to women and driving, although we have no certified evidence that a similar thing might not have happened to a male driver as well, reali...
Electric Cars Down in Australia
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Rusu / A new partnership between American company Better Place and the Australian AGL Energy seeks to bring the electric car and the infrastructure needed to operate it in Australia. The plan is to open a ...
Man Crushed by Tractor Manages to Call For Help
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Stupid accidents happen all the time from various reasons and unfortunately they can have unpleasant consequences for the victims. A recent article in The Daily Telegraph brings to the general at...
ANCAP Gives the Commodore Omega Sedan 5 Out of 5
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Vali Mihaescu / The car from down under, the supreme ruler of the Australian outback roads, Holden was awarded by ANCAP with a 5-star safety rating for the upgraded model, the VE Commodore Omega sedan. The upgr...