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Revealed: 2011 BMW 6 Series Convertible
Car Reviews | November 20th 2009 by Daily Sports News
All car aficionados who have been eagerly waiting for updates about the BMW’s next gen 6 Series can rejoice as the spy photographers have captured images of the prototypes of the new car being tested near BMW’s headquarters in Munich or around th read more
2010 Mercedes-Benz SLK spy pics
Australian Car Advice | November 20th 2009
It might seem too soon to talk about the next generation of Mercedes-Benz SLK, but some rumours already suggest the car could appear in showrooms as soon as late next year. Looking at the rendering received today, the next-generation SLK looks a lot read more
Volkswagen to produce more engines, transmissions in China
Australian Car Advice | November 19th 2009
Volkswagen will produce more engines and transmissions in China as part of its global expansion strategy to meet rising demand for fuel efficient vehicles. The company – China’s largest foreign car manufacturer – will manufacture its TSI engin read more
Hyundai unveils its first direct-injection petrol engine
Australian Car Advice | November 19th 2009
Hyundai has unveiled its first ever petrol-powered direct injection engine. Known as the Theta II GDI, the 2.4-litre 4-cylinder unit is the product of 46 months of research and development and expenses of more than 170 billion won (AUD$160 million). read more
Renault-Nissan boss believes EV evolution will be slow
Australian Car Advice | November 19th 2009
Renault-Nissan CEO, Carlos Ghosn, says he expects the spread of electric vehicles around the world to be a gradual one, predicting internal combustion and hybrid units will continue to dominate for decades. Ghosn, speaking in New York today, said he read more
Audi A8 to be unveiled in 10 days time
Australian Car Advice | November 19th 2009
Audi will continue to celebrate its 100th anniversary with the official unveiling of the new A8 in 10 days time. In a move the German company is itself describing as “unconventional”, the A8 will skip both the upcoming Los Angeles and Detroit mo read more
EV infrastructure gets a kick-start in the UK
Australian Car Advice | November 19th 2009
The British Government is ramping up its push for electric vehicle infrastructure by today offering £30 million (AUD$54.4 million) grants to prospective pioneering cities. The Plugged-In Places initiative will support the development of 3-6 electri read more
2012 Ferrari Scaglietti spy pics
Australian Car Advice | November 19th 2009
Earlier this month Ferrari CEO, Mr Amedeo Felisa, confirmed that the 612 Scaglietti will be replaced by 2012, and this morning, CarAdvice have these renderings as proof of what the revised model is likely to look like. The 612 Scaglietti has been on read more
Two competitors killed in Classic Adelaide Rally
Australian Car Advice | November 19th 2009
Two competitors in the Classic Adelaide Rally have been killed when their 1974 Porsche Carrera RS hit a tree on Hill Rd, Kersbrook, just after 3.30pm yesterday. The two Victorians, Gary Tierney, 60 and David Carra, 43 will be honoured with a minute& read more
Mini, Rolls-Royce collaboration set to go ahead
Australian Car Advice | November 19th 2009
According to a report published by Autocar, BMW will give the green light to a project that will see a super-luxury version of its Mini Cooper created by Rolls-Royce. The report confirms news posted by CarAdvice back in June, and says that at leas read more
Ferrari preparing high-output 599 GTO
Australian Car Advice | November 19th 2009
Ferrari is reportedly readying a high-output version of its already impressive 599 GTB Fiorano. The high-performance model is said to be based on the 599XX show car that debuted at last year’s Geneva Motor Show. The new model, believed to be named read more
VACC calls for year-round vehicle safety assessments
Australian Car Advice | November 19th 2009
VACC is reminding business owners that vehicle and fleet maintenance is an on-going process. During the recent Safe Work Australia Week, employers and employees were encouraged to review their approach to ensuring safety within the workplace. VACC, read more
Porsche 911 GT3 R developed for GT motor sport in 2010
Australian Car Advice | November 19th 2009
Porsche has further developed its 911 GT3 for the 2010 motor sport season with a model specifically designed to comply with international FIA GT3 regulations. The new 911 GT3 R, which will succeed the 911 GT3 Cup S, is powered by a 4.0-litre, six-cy read more
BMW upgrades the 6 series sports car
chrisescars | November 19th 2009 by chris
BMW have made improvements on the 6 series coupe and convertible, giving it a more sportier feel. BMW have used EfficientDynamics technology to apply numerous modification to this sports car. Here is a list of some of the new features that have bee read more
List of safest cars for 2010 by the Insurance Institute of Highwa…
chrisescars | November 19th 2009 by chris
This year is the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety’s 50th anniversary. Last week I posted an article on them crash testing a 2009 Chevrolet against a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air if you missed the article then click here to read it. This week th read more
BMW Z4 EfficientDynamics technologies announced
Australian Car Advice | November 19th 2009
BMW Australia has confirmed the raft of EfficientDynamics technologies which will come standard with the BMW Z4 Roadster when customer deliveries begin in November. Aimed at improving fuel consumption and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the chang read more
Fisker Selects Santa Monica For Its Karma Dealership
Car Reviews | November 19th 2009 by Daily Sports News
Fisker’s Karma plug in hybrid is already regarded as a crowd pulling automobile with its stunning looks and powerful stat sheet. It was a well accepted feat that the opening of the brands Santa Monica dealership was met with a full house of fans an read more
Matrix fanatic repaints Subaru car with his favorite characters
chrisescars | November 19th 2009 by chris
This person is so passionate for the Matrix trilogy he painted the characters on his Subaru. Do you think its tasteful or has he ruined a perfectly good Subaru? Here is another person thats crazy for the Matrix Related Posts You may Fin read more
Skoda begins production of new engine with Audi, Seat, VW
Australian Car Advice | November 18th 2009
Skoda has commenced production of a new four-cylinder engine which will be shared between itself, Audi, Volkswagen and Seat. The all-new 1.2-litre design is a supercharged, direct fuel injection unit capable of producing 77kW and will carry the TSI read more
BMW X1 Lego scale model built for charity
Australian Car Advice | November 18th 2009
One of the most famous toys in the world is Lego, everyone at some stage in their life has played with it, as a child or as a parent. Lego has made a guest appearance at BMW Welt in Munich. 800 children spent four days to put together a true to scale read more
Smart ForTwo US car2go program begins in Austin, Texas
Australian Car Advice | November 18th 2009
The City of Austin in Texas today started a car sharing scheme that will next year be expanded to service every one of its residents. The “car2go” project has commenced with more than 13,000 workers signing up for memberships allowing them to sh read more
Mahindra Pik-Up ute now available in WA
Australian Car Advice | November 18th 2009
The Mahindra Pik-Up ute will go on sale in Western Australia this month with four new dealerships adding to the 20 existing along the east coast. Mahindra Australia CEO Claire Tynan said the addition of ABS and airbags as standard on the latest Pik- read more
Fiat eco:Drive honoured in UK green award ceremony
Australian Car Advice | November 18th 2009
It’s that time of the year when motoring awards come thick and fast and Fiat is the latest to join the party. Yesterday CarAdvice reported that Mazda won an award for its “i-stop” start/stop engine technology, and now Fiat has been honoured fo read more
Kia’s first US-built model rolls off the production line
4WheelsNews | November 18th 2009 by Andrew Christian
A white all-new Sorento has momentously rolled off the production line at Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) as Kia Motors’ first US-built vehicle. It officially opens Kia’s first US production plant. KMMG employs 2,500 people and has a read more
Toyota sales on the rise again
Australian Car Advice | November 18th 2009
Toyota experienced its first year-on-year sales increase for 15 months in October, pushing up five per cent for a total of 640,000 global sales. China was the company’s biggest growth market with sales up 45 per cent, while the results were also p read more
NHTSA probes Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey over transmission…
4WheelsNews | November 18th 2009 by Andrew Christian
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating complaints concerning the 2004-05 Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans, which have been reported to have defective transmissions that can cause the moving vehicles to read more
Report: Nissan GT-R SpecM still on its way
4WheelsNews | November 18th 2009 by Andrew Christian
A variant of the Nissan GT-R – the SpecM – may be released as early as next year. Not many people are familiar with the M-Spec. It was part of the R34 lineup and had received plenty of compliments due to its compliant suspension and overall civil read more
Aabar wants to increase its 9.1% stake in Daimler to 15%
4WheelsNews | November 18th 2009 by Andrew Christian
Teaming up to jointly acquire a majority of Formula One champions Brawn GP seems to have whet Aabar’s appetite for more as it now says that it wants to raise its 9.1% stake to 15%. This statement was made by Khadem al Qubaisi, the chairman of Aabar read more
GM could cut up to 10,000 jobs as part of its European restructur…
4WheelsNews | November 18th 2009 by Andrew Christian
As many as 10,000 jobs at General Motors Co. could be lost as part of its European restructuring plan, according to Nick Reilly, interim head of GM’s European business. During a news conference in London last Tuesday, Reilly said that details o read more
European passenger car sales rose 11.2 percent in October
4WheelsNews | November 18th 2009 by Andrew Christian
The disparity between western European markets and eastern European markets with regards to passenger-car sales has grown all the more. In general, passenger-car sales went up 11.2 percent in October. But while western European markets grew strongly, read more
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