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Nissan’s fun Micra Ti: 2QT2Btrue.
We loved the old one with knobs on! The concern was that Nissan might have made a slightly regressive step like it did with the Tida which replaced the Pulsar but was half as good as the car it replaced. We needn’t have worried though because it’s (as my dad used to say) a…
Top Tip 12: do I put my E tag (for tolls) on my windscreen?
A question we get asked a lot. We literally got an email about it just the other day. What about some HOT RACING DRIVERS. Gay? Or just plain gorgeous? It is sometimes listed among the stupefying list of contents in your Owners’ Manual. If you can’t find it, the best place is behind your review…
Australians Find Driving to Work More Stressful Than Being at Work
A survey commissioned by Renault Australia has revealed that 83 per cent of Australian drivers find driving to work more stressful than being at work. This statistic rises to 90 per cent for those who commute more than one hour each day. The Renault Latitude stress survey1 asked Australian drivers what elements outside and…
Hot Hatches at 20 paces: Merlin, Lady Jess and WRX. What do they have in common? WRX, Mito, Megane and Golf tee off together.
A friend decided it was high time he got another set of wheels. His previous hot hatch developed a “personality” early in the piece, but the Peugeot GTi 180 was the business when it came to speed and handling, or at least it was ok for the time. After the last bolt rattled loose and…
Peugeot’s Two World Debuts at Frankfurt 2011: The 508 RXH & The HX1 Concept Vehicle
Peugeot’s Two World Debuts at Frankfurt 2011: The 508 RXH & The HX1 Concept Vehicle For Peugeot, the product offensive launched in 2010 continues and develops in 2011 with two strategic means of leverage: internationalisation and enhanced brand positioning. To illustrate this dynamic approach, Peugeot: is deploying its diesel-electric hybrid technology…
Octavia vRS Bonneville Special the Fastest Production Vehicle in the World
News: Two liter engine yields a top speed of 365 km per hour Speed record on the track at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah Ten year anniversary of the vRS models A ŠKODA is now the fastest production car in the world, sporting a charged engine with a 2 litre displacement. At 365…
The New BMW X3 Earns 5 Stars in the Euro NCAP Crash Test
You’ll remember our test of the X3 a few weeks ago. We liked it a lot and it seems the Euro crash tests agreed with our findings. The report said: Exemplary occupant protection in all seats – Sports Activity Vehicle earns top rating in the latest safety assessment programme for new cars. Thanks to its…
‘Red Hot’ Exotics Star in Shannons Melbourne Spring Sale GTHO and 264 GT among others
Superb Ferrari 246GT Dino Two Australian ‘GT-HO’ Muscle Cars Stunning Mustang GT350 clone This unmolested 1969 XW Phase I Falcon GT-HO is expected to sell in the $80,000-$90,000 range at Shannons Melbourne Spring Auction on Monday September 12. (25.08.11) It used to be called ‘re-sale’, or ‘racing red’ and that’s what four ‘red hot’…
The sexy new Volvo S60 R design: Contender for gay car of the year!
What do these symbols have in common? Balls of course. The one on the left is the famous Volvo nameplate. Volvo (meaning “I Roll” in Latin) was the name of a Swedish ball bearing factory in the early 20th century. The one on the right is the Male symbol and…. well you get the idea.…