Audi A4 Avant due in August
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 Posted in Audi | 1 Comment »You should be able to see the sedan version of Audi's new B8 model A4 at your local Audi Centre now, but for me, it is the Avant versions that have always looked the part. That probably stems back to ...
Targa Tasmania in pictures - part 2
Sunday, April 27th, 2008 Posted in Motorsports | No Comments »This is the second batch of images from my 2008 Targa Tasmania experience, all taken at the Longford town stage on Day 2. Most of the cars featured are from the classic categories. After Robbo went through in his MINI ...
Climb Dance featuring Ari Vatanen
Sunday, April 27th, 2008 Posted in Peugeot | No Comments »Welcome to one of the best pieces of motorsport footage ever filmed. Jean Louis Mourey's five minute masterpiece captures the sights and sounds of Ari Vatanen at the 1988 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Vatanen literally manhandles his purpose built ...
R35 Nissan GT-R world competition debut at Targa Tasmania
Sunday, April 27th, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, Nissan | No Comments »The 2008 Targa Tasmania event marked the international racing debut for the new R35 Nissan GT-R. Sadly, the event didn't go entirely to plan for the big Nissan, forced to withdraw from the event on Day 2 with suspension problems. You ...
Nick Heidfeld crashes F1 car at publicity event
Friday, April 25th, 2008 Posted in BMW, Formula 1 | No Comments »This is a classic 'oops' from Nick Heidfeld. Watch the clip above, where BMW have allowed Heidfeld to show off the BMW Sauber F1.08 at BMW's Munich headquarters, all goes well and the usual burning rubber stunts keep the fans ...
Targa Tasmania in pictures - part 1
Friday, April 25th, 2008 Posted in Motorsports | No Comments »Here is my first installment of Targa Tasmania articles. There'll be a few popping up over the next few days—a few picture essays like this one, and I'll finish the series with an account of my experience working as a ...
Three months jail for 255km/h Hume Freeway speedster
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in News, Subaru | No Comments »The Herald Sun is reporting a story about Victoria's fastest recorded speeding driver. Justin Pickering, a 20 year old P-plater driving a Subaru WRX STi, was clocked at 255km/h near Seymour, about an hour north of Melbourne—or a mere thirty ...
2009 Audi A3 range revealed - including S3 Sportback
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in Audi | 4 Comments »The MY09 upgrades to the Audi A3 model range have been revealed. Headlining the news is the addition of a 5 door 'Sportback' option to the range topping S3, featuring a 188kW (Australian spec) 2 litre turbo engine with Audi's ...
MINI to introduce diesel model in Australia
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in BMW, MINI | 3 Comments »GoAuto is reporting that MINI Australia will introduce the MINI Cooper D within the next 12 months. Coupled with a 6 speed manual and a 1.6l 80kW/240Nm powerplant the Cooper D is said to be capable of consumption under 4l/100km. ...
Crash test footage: They don’t make them like they used to!
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 Posted in GM, Safety, Volkswagen | 3 Comments »Here's a couple of YouTube clips that prove beyond any doubt that they don't make cars like they used to. While it may be feeble to compare two different crash tests filmed over 20 years apart (first clip an early 1980s ...
Drive.com.au tests BMW 135i
Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in BMW | No Comments »Drive.com.au went along to the recent press launch of the BMW 135i held in the Snowy Mountains. Lucky buggers. Apparently the 135i "showed high levels of grip and an eagerness to turn into corners". Look out for the car at ...
Steve Glenney wins Targa Tasmania
Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in Motorsports | No Comments »South Australian Steve Glenney, driving a 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX, has taken outright honours in the 2008 Targa Tasmania tarmac rally. Jim Richards was behind the wheel of the Porsche GT2 in it's world racing debut and was able ...
James Bond’s new Aston Martin goes fishing
Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in Aston Martin | No Comments »UPDATE: YouTube clip added, see below... Filming for the latest James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace, took an unexpected twist recently when delivery of an Aston Martin DBS went horribly wrong. The official word seems to be that the car was ...
AUSmotive heads to Targa Tasmania
Saturday, April 12th, 2008 Posted in MINI, Motorsports, News | 9 Comments »One of the great things about being involved in the MINI community is meeting some pretty cool people. A few weeks ago I was asked to join Andrew Robinson's team at the 2008 Targa Tasmania. He's a privateer running ...
MINI John Cooper Works expected down under in 2008
Saturday, April 12th, 2008 Posted in MINI | 3 Comments »While attending the MINI Challenge at Wakefield Park last weekend I picked up quite a few snippets of information. One very tasty tidbit was in regard to the upcoming factory built MINI John Cooper Works. The car should, at the ...
