Have Australia’s Golf prospects been sunk?
Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in News, Volkswagen | 2 Comments »Reports have emerged suggesting that the upcoming Volkswagen Golf MkVI will NOT be sold in Australia. You can read the original report, in German, HERE, or alternatively see autoblog and germancarblog for reports in English. To highlight the gravity of ...
Winding Road reports on Targa Tasmania
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Posted in Motorsports | No Comments »Winding Road, an aptly named US online magazine, has a report on this year's Targa Tasmania in their latest issue. Check it out, it's a good read and nice to see a homegrown event written of so fondly.
MINI John Cooper Works pricing and delivery confirmed
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Posted in MINI | 5 Comments »The launching of John Cooper Works as a BMW owned brand is virtually complete with the announcement of pricing for the MINI John Cooper Works models. As expected, pricing for the hardtop and Clubman models has been confirmed at $48,800 ...
Top Gear Australia to start filming in July
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 Posted in Top Gear Australia | No Comments »Top Gear Australia's new presenters—Charlie Cox, Warren Brown and Steve Pizzati—will be breaking the ice on set this July when filming of their debut eight-part series kicks off. In a recent interview with UK staple The Times, Matt Campbell, SBS ...
Focus XR5 facelift seen in Melbourne
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 Posted in Ford | No Comments »The new and updated Ford Focus has not yet been released, but it has been spotted and photographed on Melbourne's streets. See Car Advice for more.
2008 MINI Challenge - Round 4 in pictures
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 Posted in MINI, Motorsports | No Comments »I hope you enjoy this small selection of images from clubMINI Victoria members who attended last weekend's MINI CHALLENGE meeting at Melbourne's Sandown raceway. More images can be seen below and on Flickr HERE and HERE. Thanks to Ruth from MINI2.com ...
2008 MINI Challenge - Round 4 Wrap up
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 Posted in MINI Challenge | 1 Comment »Jason Bargwanna has made a dominant return to the MINI CHALLENGE taking a clean sweep of all three races in the Round 4 meeting at Sandown raceway. Starting on pole for the first race the former Bathurst winner established an ...
Volkswagen Passat R36 now in Australian showrooms
Monday, June 9th, 2008 Posted in Volkswagen | No Comments »Volkswagen's high performance Passat R36 has recently been spotted in Sydney showrooms and on the roads (see more on Flickr). The R36, the third in the 'R' range, was created by Volkswagen Individual, and follows the Golf R32 and the ...
2008 MINI Challenge - Round 4 Preview
Sunday, June 8th, 2008 Posted in MINI Challenge | No Comments »Round 4 of the 2008 MINI CHALLENGE takes place at Melbourne's Sandown raceway. Pictured above is Paul Mercurio who will be tapping his toes behind the wheel of the UBER-STAR CAR this weekend. Mercurio won the hearts of cinema goers ...
A lap of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with Nick Heidfeld
Sunday, June 8th, 2008 Posted in BMW, Formula 1, Motorsports | No Comments »To get you in the mood for this weekend's Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix, I hope you enjoy this lap of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with commentary from BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld. This clip was spotted at our friends from ...
MINI John Cooper Works Australian pricing confirmed soon
Friday, June 6th, 2008 Posted in MINI | 3 Comments »It is expected that Australian pricing for MINI's new factory built John Cooper Works models will be confirmed within the next fortnight. The John Cooper Works range will be available in both coupé and Clubman models and will offer a ...
High resolution Ford FG01 V8 Supercar images
Friday, June 6th, 2008 Posted in Ford, Motorsports, Random wallpapers | No Comments »Ford has released images of its new Falcon-based FG01 V8 Supercar ahead of the car's track debut. Craig Lowndes will drive the only FG01 in the field in this weekend's Sandown 400. There are five images in all, simply click ...
Bargwanna double act take up the MINI CHALLENGE
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in MINI Challenge | 3 Comments »After becoming the first ever MINI CHALLENGE UBER-STAR at Eastern Creek, Jason Bargwanna will complete the remainder of 2008 in the Series, this time with cousin, Scott in a two car super-team, starting this weekend at Sandown. The arrangement has come ...
Audi launches world’s first full LED headlamp
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in Audi | 1 Comment »The Audi R8 can now be optioned with full light-emitting diode (LED) headlights. The R8's controversially styled LED day time running lights have set a new visual language for Audi's lighting across their model range. But the R8 is the ...
Max Mosley to remain FIA President
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 Posted in Formula 1, Motorsports | No Comments »In stunning news just to hand Max Mosley has won a vote of confidence and will remain in his role as FIA President. The vote, called by Mosley himself, returned over 60% of the count in favour of the embattled ...
