The Top Drive Of 2007
31st December, 2007
As a leading Australian automotive news journal, one of our greatest pleasures is to announce the "Top Drive Of 2007" ..... more

Goodwood Announces 2008 Festival Of Speed Theme
31st December, 2007
The Earl of March has confirmed that the theme of the 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed, is ‘Hawthorn to Hamilton – Britain’s Love Affair with World Motor Sport’ ..... more

Japan's Subaru Forester For 2008
26th December, 2007
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru cars, yesterday announced the debut of its new generation of Subaru Forester in Japan ..... more

New Mercedes-Benz C-Class: five stars in the Euro NCAP test
24th December, 2007
The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class has passed the European NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme) crash tests with flying colours. The Saloon has therefore been awarded five stars and, according to the Euro NCAP organisation, is one of the safest cars available on the market ..... more

2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Announced
24th December, 2007
The specialised components of the new ZR1 work harmoniously to deliver the most powerful and fastest automobile ever produced by General Motors ..... more

BMW 5 Series Gains New Diesel Model
24th December, 2007
In Australia's booming new car market, BMW has a growth rate of 8.7% (YTD November 2007). This growth rate is behind both Audi and Mercedes-Benz. On that basis, the Next Car team expects BMW will introduce numerous new models in an endeavour not to be left behind by the success of the other major German brands ..... more

Pontiac G8 Exports Underway to USA
23rd December, 2007
GM Holden added another vehicle to its growing export programme last week, with the announcement that full production of the Pontiac G8 for the US market was now underway ..... more

Nissan's Oppama Plant Reaches 15 Millionth Production Milestone
23rd December, 2007
The Oppama Plant commenced its operations in 1961 as the first full-scale passenger vehicle plant in Japan. The plant was the first to utilise welding robots in 1970, a revolution for the industry at the time ..... more

Italian Magazine Confirms the Amazing Fuel Consumption of the Smart Fortwo CDI
23rd December, 2007
On a long journey of 1,000 kms the Italian car magazine Quattroruote measured the fuel consumption of the Smart Fortwo CDI and confirmed the standard consumption of 3.3 litres per 100 kilometres ..... more

More powerful, more economical, more intense Mercedes-Benz SLK
21st December, 2007
The Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class roadsters have long captured the hearts of sports car enthusiasts. Incorporating around 650 newly developed parts, the SLK models of 2008 are even more dynamic and now offer an even more emotionally charged driving experience ..... more

Nissan Forum Concept For Detroit Motor Show
21st December, 2007
Answering the challenge of making family passenger vehicles more appealing to both drivers and passengers, Forum offers a wide array of innovative ideas – from its trackless sliding side doors and elimination of traditional B-pillars ..... more

Innovative Mercedes-Benz DIESOTTO Engine Wins Safety and Technology Award
21st December, 2007
The DIESOTTO drive system combined with a hybrid module, as featured in the Mercedes-Benz F 700, demonstrates that a large and comfortable touring saloon is capable of returning a fuel-consumption figure of just 5.3 litres per 100 kilometres, enabling a drastic reduction in CO2 emissions ..... more

Audi Q7 V8 TDI Released Locally
21st December, 2007
Audi has launched its latest SUV locally. The Q7 4.2 TDI V8 has hit Australian showrooms, unleashing 240 kW and 760 Nm of torque ..... more

Honda’s Thailand Plant Rolls Out One Millionth Vehicle
21st December, 2007
Honda’s manufacturing plant in Ayutthaya, Thailand, where Honda Australia’s Accord, CR-V, Civic sedan and Jazz, has rolled out its one millionth car ..... more

Volkswagen Brand Again Reports Significant Increase in Sales
20th December, 2007
The Volkswagen brand continued to grow worldwide sales in November, reporting a further significant increase of 10.3 per cent, marking a new all-time high for the eleventh month of the year ..... more

New BMW 6 Series Arrives in Australia
20th December, 2007
Now, mid-way through the model life of these models comes a subtle refreshing of the exterior with enhanced cosmetics and a raft of technological updates ..... more

Suzuki Guides Customers to a Happy New Year
20th December, 2007
Suzuki Australia is ensuring customers will find the best way home from their 2008 holidays by offering free satellite navigation on every Suzuki vehicle sold between Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve ..... more

Ford Confirms New High Performance Focus RS is on the Way
20th December, 2007
The new Focus RS will be based on the dynamic new Focus ST. It will be developed by Ford Team RS, a specialist team led by Jost Capito who is being appointed to the new role as Vehicle Line Director for Ford of Europe Performance Vehicles ..... more

Bolwell Breaks Cover
19th December, 2007
Bolwell Car Company has released the first pictures of its new high-performance Nagari sports car ..... more

Audi A5 Arrives in Australia
19th December, 2007
Audi’s stylish new A5 Coupe has arrived in Australia with a 3.2 FSI engine to kick start the range ..... more

BMW Reveals New X6 Sports Activity Coupé
19th December, 2007
The new all-wheel drive coupé will be powered by a new V8 engine, which has a 4.4-litre capacity producing 600 Nm of torque and will be known as the X6 xDrive50i. It is the most powerful engine yet seen in a BMW X model ..... more

Land Rover LRX Concept
16th December, 2007
Land Rover unveils a vision of its future at the 2008 Detroit Motor Show, next month, with the debut of the LRX concept - a bold evolution of Land Rover design that indicates the brand’s progressive shift into new areas of the market, while remaining true to its core values. As the company prepares to celebrate its 60th anniversary during 2008, the three-door LRX, with its more compact size, lighter weight and sustainability focused technologies, clearly addresses the needs of a changing world ..... more

Chevrolet Lumina SS Wins "Sports Saloon Of The Year"
16th December, 2007
GM Holden’s export vehicle, the Australian-built Chevrolet Lumina SS (VE series), has been named “Best Sports Saloon” for 2007 by a leading United Arab Emirates based magazine and one of the world’s most established motoring titles, CAR Middle East ..... more

Suzuki to Show Concept for Fifth World Strategic Model in New Delhi
14th December, 2007
Following the launch of its acclaimed fourth world strategic model, the Splash, at the 2007 International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, the company is developing the fifth exciting model in its strategy. It will be showing some of the forthcoming model’s design themes at Auto Expo 2008 in New Delhi (9th-17th January, 2008) in the form of the Concept A-Star ..... more

UK’S Biggest Motor Show To Hit London In July 2008
14th December, 2007
Over half a million people are expected to visit the British International Motor Show in 2008, making it the biggest automotive exhibition in the UK ..... more

Nissan Qashqai Hits 100,000 European Sales
14th December, 2007
Nissan’s compact crossover, the Qashqai, which will be released locally as the Dualis soon, has hit the landmark of 100,000 sales in Europe ..... more

Thatcham Looks East
14th December, 2007
The year 2008 will see Thatcham, the insurer funded research centre widen its horizons and look east to Asia and Australasia ..... more

Caparo with "L" plates
14th December, 2007
Owners of the Caparo T1 are required to attend a training course to ensure they develop the skills needed to drive extreme performance vehicles on the road ..... more

'Cave Drawings' Show The Way For Jaguar And Land Rover
14th December, 2007
Land Rover and Jaguar have revealed plans for a new design facility that will draw on advanced audio visual technologies with the projection power of eight cinemas to significantly speed up product development cycles ..... more

Aston Martin Unveils Performance Concept Car
13th December, 2007
At the official opening of Aston Martin’s first ever dedicated design centre in Gaydon, Warwickshire, on Tuesday 11th December, Dr Ulrich Bez, Chief Executive Officer, thrilled an audience of more than seven hundred guests with a surprise unveiling of a stunning new 600 bhp performance concept car; the V12 Vantage RS ..... more

Premiere in Bologna: Family Portrait of the New Small Family
13th December, 2007
Round the world in 14 weeks: before their group appearance at the 2007 Bologna Motor Show, Volkswagen sent the New Small Family on a whistle-stop tour around the world. Then, for a showdown in Italy it was three Up! ..... more

New Skoda Superb Confirmed For Australia
13th December, 2007
The current Skoda Superb is not available on the Australian market. However, with the worldwide success of the brand continuing at 'full speed ahead' it was inevitable that the local management would seize the opportunity to add the new model to the Australian line-up ..... more

Bosch receives Prince Michael of Kent International Road Safety Award
13th December, 2007
Electronic Stability Programme® – recognised as the most important safety innovation of the past 20 years ..... more

Mazda Furai Concept and New Mazda RX-8 to Make World Debut
13th December, 2007
Mazda Motor Corporation will showcase the world premieres of the Mazda Furai concept vehicle and the heavily revised new Mazda RX-8 sports car at the 2008 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS or, as it better known, the Detroit Motor Show) ..... more

Nissan Micra Released Locally
11th December, 2007
The emergence of the unusual 'face' of the new Nissan Micra will have nondescript look-alike rivals scurrying to the design studio for a make-over ..... more

New Mercedes-Benz for the Pope
11th December, 2007
In future, Pope Benedict XVI will present himself to the 40,000 or so pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square in a shining white, open-top Mercedes-Benz G-Class during his public audiences on Wednesdays ..... more

Brussels Sprouts A New Citroen!
11th December, 2007
The new Citroen C5 will compete against the brilliant Peugeot 407, the pleasing Renault Laguna, the successful Saab 9-3 and the outstanding Volkswagen Passat. Next year, the C5 is likely to have another competitor, as the Next Car team expect the highly admired Skoda Superb will be released in Australia ..... more

Car Market Drives Towards One Million Units
11th December, 2007
The Australian motor vehicle market is charging towards a new annual sales record. In excess of one million vehicle sales is expected in 2007, following another very strong sales result in November ..... more

Mitsubishi's High Performance Clean Diesel Engines Race For Dakar Success
11th December, 2007
Mitsubishi is preparing to defend its 8 consecutive victories ¹ in the toughest endurance race on the planet, the Dakar 2008 ..... more

Three Young Designers Shape Future of Hummer through HX Concept
11th December, 2007
Scheduled for display at the 2008 Detroit Motor Show, next month, the Hummer HX concept reflects the innovative minds of three new GM designers - David Rojas, Min Young Kang and Robert Jablonski - whose first assignment was to provide a vision for the future design of off-road vehicles ..... more

Adelaide-To-Sydney On One Tank Of Diesel - Kia SUVs Meet The Challenge
7th December, 2007
Far away from the hype of the Greenfleet technology class of the World Solar Challenge in October, Kia's new diesel SUVs - the Sorento CRDI and Sportage CRDi - have achieved an amazing feat of fuel economy, being driven from Adelaide to Sydney using just one tank of diesel each! ..... more

Subaru Tribeca For 2008
7th December, 2007
Subaru’s 2008 Tribeca is now on the market with subtle styling changes, more power, better fuel efficiency and easier third row seat access in seven-seat models ..... more

Mitsubishi Introduces Outlander with Standard Active Stability Control
7th December, 2007
The 2008 variants of the popular Mitsubishi Outlander have arrived in Australia with specification updates including important safety, design and technology features ..... more

Bolwell Nagari Launch For Melbourne
7th December, 2007
One of Australia's classic sports car will be revived in February when the all-new Bolwell Nagari is revealed at the Melbourne Motor Show ..... more

Cadillac Confirmed For Australia
6th December, 2007
As predicted by our Editor some years ago, General Motors’ has announced their flagship Cadillac brand will enter the Australian market in 2008 ..... more

Mazda's New CX-9 Arrives
6th December, 2007
Mazda's all-new CX-9 seven-seat SUV has arrived in Australia, bringing accommodation for seven people and luggage together with a striking crossover design ..... more

Holden‘s ‘Guardian Angel’ Now An Accessory
3rd December, 2007
This high tech "guardian angel" provides owners with round the clock assistance covering a range of situations from the inconvenience of lost keys, right through to checking on the safety of occupants, or deploying emergency services, if your vehicle's airbags or seatbelt pretensioners are activated ..... more

Chrysler Concept Vehicles Highlight Alternative Fuels
2nd December, 2007
Chrysler has released a sneak preview of the Chrysler ecoVoyager, Dodge Zeo and Jeep® Renegade concept vehicles, which will be shown at the 2008 Detroit Motor Show ..... more

New VW Tiguan R-Line Study Unveiled
2nd December, 2007
Just ahead of its arrival, Volkswagen Individual has unveiled the Tiguan R-Line design study at the Essen Motor Show, in Germany ..... more

One Millionth Alabama-Built Mercedes-Benz Vehicle Rolls Off the Production Line
2nd December, 2007
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI) has celebrated the manufacture of its one millionth vehicle. This milestone comes 10 years and nine months after the first M-Class rolled off the production line back in 1997 ..... more

Škoda Fabia Goes Sporty
2nd December, 2007
Škoda has unveiled a new addition to its European Fabia line-up: the Sport ..... more

Ford Meets RV Growth With Most Capable Motor Home Chassis Ever
2nd December, 2007
Ford adds most capable RV chassis ever to America’s best-selling motor home chassis line-up to meet consumer needs for larger RVs with more amenities ..... more

Audi A3 Cabriolet For 2008
2nd December, 2007
The A3 Cabriolet seats four occupants while the rear seat backs can be folded down for optimum practicality. The normal Audi build quality, subtle and understated exterior design as well as exemplary driver ergonomics combine to provide a prestige and elegant new contender inside and out. ..... more