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      Volvo Car Corporation will reveal the All-New Volvo V40 at a press conference at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show on March 6. The All-New Volvo V40 will challenge the competition in the Premium Hatchback class with sharpened features and characteristics from larger models in the Volvo range wrapped in a sleek, compact…

    Comprehensive design refreshment – inside and outside Fuel economy gains of up to 18 percent deliver class-leading efficiency A5 Coupe and Sportback now even more attainable, from $66,990 The new A5 and S5 model series has arrived in Australia. The design has been comprehensively refreshed and now features an electromechanical steering system for…

Second Place for the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 at Bathurst 12 Hour AMG clinches second podium position in a row Team Erebus Racing from Australia claims second position after an exciting finish Team Black Falcon retires from race after accident Bathurst – The Australian customer team of Erebus Racing with its drivers Peter Hackett (AUS),…

Volvo V40 How’s this scrumptious little morsel. Can’t wait to get our hands on it.

        Volvo Car Corporation’s focus on connectivity technology also includes smart features for charging of electric vehicles through its involvement with the research project ELVIIS (Electric Vehicle Intelligent Infra Structure). ELVIIS is a consortium involving Volvo Car Corporation, Ericsson, the utility company Göteborg Energi and the Viktoria Institute and aims to develop…

      Mercedes-Benz is making smartphones mobile and ensuring that such electronic assistants will in future be fully linked into the car’s infotainment system. First off the blocks is the Apple® iPhone®, which Mercedes-Benz has now integrated comprehensively into the user experience concept of the new A-Class, as the first automotive manufacturer in the…

    For 35 years, Renault and Formula 1 TM have been pursuing a common goal: to push back the limits of motor sports and technology. Since 1977 Renault has claimed nine Drivers’ world crowns and ten Constructors’ titles. After going back to its core expertise as an engine-provider in 2011, Renault powers four teams…

Elizabeth Bay by Conrad Martens c1838 A pencil study for the painting above. The house today with only a small piece land surrounding it. Two views of the salon showing the staircase and the dome above it. When I was a slip of a lad I became enamoured with a watercolour by famous Australian painter,…

    The stage is set for the new Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG. The new version of the high-performance Roadster impresses on several counts: systematic lightweight construction, a boost in output and driving dynamics, and 30 percent lower fuel consumption and emissions. Thanks to an all-aluminium bodyshell, similar to that of the SLS AMG super…