Fancy a landspeed record?
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 Posted in News | 4 Comments »So, I lined up against Luke Skywalker at the lights the other day. He started lookin' at me, I started lookin' at him and I knew we were going to be on. Okay, I know the force is strong in ...
Discussion on Australia’s car industry
Monday, September 1st, 2008 Posted in Ford, Holden, News, Toyota | No Comments »On my drive home from work the other day I caught the start of Paul Barclay's Australia Talks program on Radio National. The focus of discussion was on Australia's car industry, with topics canvassed including: Ford's decision to cut 350 jobs ...
Top Gear Australia to premiere on 29 September
Friday, August 29th, 2008 Posted in News, Top Gear | No Comments »Ladies and gentlemen start your televisions! SBS has announced a premiere date for the Australian production of Top Gear—7:30pm Monday 29 September. Series 1 will run for 8 episodes. Many fans of the original UK version of Top Gear remain skeptical ...
Mechanics mangle Monaro
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Posted in Holden, News | No Comments »In a story that is sure to send shivers down the spine of AUSmotive readers The Daily Telegraph reports of a shocking tale of Heartland Holden employees joyriding and crashing a customer's car. Residents close to the Parramatta dealership were ...
Top Gear Australia audience call
Monday, August 25th, 2008 Posted in News, Top Gear | 1 Comment »The debut of Top Gear Australia is getting closer by the day. So much so that SBS has started an audience call for Series 1. If you are over 18, can easily get yourself to Top Gear Australia's Sydney studio ...
Ford Australia boss resigns
Friday, August 22nd, 2008 Posted in Ford, News | No Comments »Ford Australia has been shocked by President Bill Osborne's sudden resignation. He will leave the company in September. See GoAuto for more detail. Ford Australia Statement John Parker, Ford Motor Company Executive Vice President of Asia Pacific and Africa, today announced that ...
Pay attention - It could save your life!
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 Posted in News, Safety | 4 Comments »If you believe the shock tactics of many state governments around Australia all it takes to be a safe driver is to make sure you stay under the speed limit. That's it! An over simplified view, perhaps, but filed in ...
Shift into Top Gear on YouTube
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in News, Top Gear | 2 Comments »Our favourite television show now has an official YouTube presence. Epic! Thing is though, this will be excellent when you need a helping hand to get your motoring related fix across the line. Watch the intro clip above explaining what ...
Eastern Creek reveals plans for new ’supercircuit’
Saturday, August 9th, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, News | No Comments »The Australian Racing Drivers Club (ARDC) has revealed major redevelopment plans for Sydney's Eastern Creek International Raceway in a bid to make it Australia's premier closed circuit motor racing facility. If the plans go ahead the new circuit would have ...
Andrea Pininfarina killed in motor accident
Friday, August 8th, 2008 Posted in News | 1 Comment »Andrea Pininfarina, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pininfarina S.p.A. was killed yesterday in a motor accident after he was knocked off his Vespa on his way to work. Andrea was the grandson of Pininfarina's founder Battista. He leaves behind ...
Mercedes-Benz celebrates 50 years in Australia
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 Posted in Mercedes Benz, News | No Comments »Happy 50th birthday to Mercedes-Benz Australia! July 1958 marked the introduction of the Mercedes-Benz brand to Australia. From humble beginnings back in the late 50s Australia is now the world's tenth largest market for the brand. Along the way the ...
Is this the next Volkswagen Golf VI?
Monday, August 4th, 2008 Posted in News, Volkswagen | 10 Comments »These images appear to be the closest thing yet to officially released pics of the new Volkswagen Golf. Scheduled for debut at the Paris Motor Show in October the Golf VI is expected to go on sale in Europe in ...
Volkswagen claims ‘Green’ medal at 2008 Olympic Games
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 Posted in Audi, News, Skoda, Volkswagen | No Comments »The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing start next Friday—08.08.08—and Volkswagen is looming as having as much presence around the Chinese capital as any of the athletes. A total of 5,000 vehicles have been assigned by Volkswagen Group China to aid ...
Track day report - Spa Francorchamps
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, News, Renault | No Comments »There's track days, and there's track days. Sure, Eastern Creek is good, and Wakefield Park is not too bad either. However, in our wide brown land you just can't hit the road for a couple of hours and arrive at ...
2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed - image gallery
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, News | 2 Comments »I just stumbled across this excellent image gallery (54photography.com) from the 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Put the kettle on, set aside a 10 minutes or so and enjoy the slideshow. There's some fantastic images in there, covering a big ...
