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Holden Volt: Overview
December 9 2011 Voltec Electric Drive System Overview Exceeding customer expectations was top of mind for the Volt engineers as they developed the Voltec electric drive system. Since Volt is the industry’s first electric vehicle with extended-range capability, the team focused on delivering the most efficient, yet fun-to-drive experience in both electric and extended-range operation. …
smart for-us: World Premiere at the Detroit Motor Show
The Rule-Breaker smart is turning the automotive world upside down once again and challenging ideas about what an urban pickup should look like. In a tongue-in-cheek manner the for-us signals that this is the right car for the young and young-at-heart with active lives who attach importance to low emissions and taking up minimum…
Australian Economy Needs the Car Industry
A healthy automotive manufacturing industry is a key driver of innovation and national strategic capability says Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries President, Mike Devereux. The Chairman and Managing Director of Holden, Mr Devereux was speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra today in his last official role as FCAI President. In his speech Make…
Beckham Gets a Taste of AFL at Carlton
Carlton FC player and Hyundai Ambassador Marc Murphy met with LA Galaxy’s David Beckham at Visy Park in Melbourne this afternoon, prior to the LA Galaxy training session at the ground.The meeting, arranged in conjunction with Hyundai Motor Company Australia and Carlton FC, included an exchange of guernseys between the two football stars. Murphy…
A Sydney garbage truck with a sense of humour
I was cruising through inner Sydney’s Surry Hills when I happened upon something I thought I’d love to share. Note the number plate. I fumbled about for my camera but OH NO I couldn’t get to it so I took off after the truck. All the while I was trying to turn the phone camera…
Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG and Ducati Streetfighter 848
Mercedes-AMG and Ducati stage joint appearance at the Bologna Motor Show (3 – 11 December 2011): the new SLK 55 AMG and the new Ducati Streetfighter 848 – both finished in “Streetfighter yellow” – are to go on show to the public at the north Italian motor show in a move set to underscore the…
C 63 AMG Black Series SOLD OUT!
The 2012 C 63 AMG Black Series due to hit Australian and New Zealand shores in April 2012 has already sold out – pricing was announced on November 9, 2011. Thirty two C 63 AMG Coupe Black Series will be imported to Australia and three to New Zealand. The 6.3 litre V8 develops 380kW of…
BMW Group and Toyota Agree to Mid-to-long-term Research Collaboration in Environment-friendly Technologies. Unlikely bedfellows!
BMW Group to Supply 1.6L and 2.0L BMW Fuel Efficient Diesel Engines to Toyota Motor BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announce that they today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) concerning a mid-to-long-term collaboration on next-generation environment-friendly technologies. Under the MOU, the two companies agreed on a collaborative research in the field of…
Subaru BRZ / Toyota GT 86 Makes Loud Buzz in Tokyo
Subaru’s BRZ rear-wheel drive sports car has made its world premiere at the Tokyo Motor Show. Fuji Heavy Industries, the maker of Subaru vehicles, describes the BRZ as possessing “superior steering response and driving pleasure.” The GT86/BRZ’s horizontally-opposed Boxer engine is positioned even lower than in other Subaru models, producing one of the lowest centres…