I went to buy a bike this week. Having realised I was starting to look like the bloke off those government adverts who gets progressively fatter as he ages, I figured it would only be a matter of time before I started looking like that big bopper with the cravat off Masterchef. And I don’t [...]
Reckon you can tell one Porsche from another? Well, here’s your chance to prove yourself against your mates with this neat competition from Porsche UK. Simply, you need to follow this link, then listen to the audio of the cars. Answer a few mutliple choice questions and, if you live in the UK, you could [...]
If you were a bit of a rendering geek, you lived in Azerbaijan, and you had a bit of time to kill, what do you think you might get up to? Well, assuming you had a spare 110 days to watch a progress bar move across your screen, I’d say you might produce this. Where [...]
McLaren Automotive have released new video footage of its latest supercar, the MP4-12C, being developed. Blah, blah, blah … watch the vid after the jump, and if you’re interested there’s a press release to go with. Apparently there’s more videos to come, too. Which is a good thing, because it’s kinda cool being given an [...]
Now kids, this is why you shouldn’t talk on your mobile phone while driving, okay. It has been reported the anonymous owner of this Bugatti Veyron was having a yak on his phone when a pelican flew in front of the car’s windscreen. Startled by Mr Percival‘s fly-by, the driver dropped his phone, filled his [...]
As we know the BMW half of BMW Sauber is no longer remaining in F1. News of BMW’s departure has been around since late July, and while they didn’t dominate the sport as they might have planned, one does forget some of the things they have achieved since returning to the sport in 2000. Luckily, [...]
A quick reminder to all AUSmotive readers that you can get updates and links to all new articles via twitter. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you might even get a sneak preview of what is coming up. AUSmotive has been tweeting since September and is yet to crack 100 followers, so if you’re already on twitter [...]
News reports from around the globe are telling us Volkswagen has taken over from Toyota as the largest vehicle manufacturer in the world based on production. However, this title probably won’t rest with Volkswagen for too long. For now, Volkswagen fanbois (like myself) can have their hearts warmed with the Number One tag, but don’t [...]
No doubt you have heard a bit about Jeremy Clarkson’s new DVD Duel. In fact you may have heard all about it. If you haven’t then take a look at this snippet with Jeremy at the wheel of Audi’s stunning 386kW R8 V10. After you’re done with that, and just in case you’ve missed it, [...]
Since its launch AUSmotive has been a solo affair. After 18 months it’s now time to branch out with a new column called The European. Who or what is The European? Well, that is a closely guarded secret as you will read below. AUSmotive has been bringing you the best and most up-to-date daily European [...]
Further proof there isn’t anything you can’t buy on eBay is given with the current listing of the Benetton-Ford that Michael Schumacher used at the 1994 Adelaide Grand Prix to “win” his first F1 World Championship. Here is a sample of the text from the listing: “For sale is the F1 race car, with which [...]
Nissan’s paint technology will soon be applied to mobile phones, of all things. Used on cars such as the Nissan 370Z the ‘Scratch Shield’ paint is, as its name suggests, less prone to surface scratching. Even better than that, though, is the paint is said to have self-healing properties. It’s as if a bunch of [...]
Volvo reckon this is the car to make BMW’s 3 Series shake in its boots. This car, of course, is the new Volvo S60 and it is due for public release at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2010. Despite the reveal being some four months away, this hasn’t stopped those eager Swedes from releasing [...]
Its been a bit over a year since Google launched Street View in Australia, but already they’re planning to update their images. Over the summer months Google Street View cars will be roaming the streets in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth and parts of Tasmania. With new and improved technology Google will be able [...]
BMW Australia is getting excited about selling its 1000th V8 powered M3. So, the press release below says, anyway. But here at AUSmotive we can grab a minor comment and make a screaming headline out of it as well as anyone else. And so it was the closing comment from BMW Australia managing director Stavros [...]