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  • Lancer is nippy, nifty and natty.

    Nifty Lancer Hatch cargo space left and alloys right LX badge left and reverse camera right Lancer: The Mainstay Mitsubishi The Lancer name has been with us for many decades with the current shape since 2007. That means we’re heading for a new model sometime over the next few years. Mitsubishi has given the range…

  • First Holden Volt deliveries begin in New South Wales

      Holden car dealers in  New South Wales are among the first in Australia to take delivery of the all new Volt long range electric car this week. Nine specialist dealers will add a Volt to their demonstration fleets and can begin delivering cars to their first customers in coming days.  Holden Executive Director –…

  • Subaru BRZ Awards Roll In

      ubaru’s BRZ sports car has captured another award, being named 2013 Sports Car of the Year by Canadian website Auto123.com. A panel of 10 voting journalists from Auto123.com cumulated their scores in each of the 20 vehicle categories. BRZ debuted in Canada in June. It offers an extremely low centre of gravity, light weight…

  • Volvo Car Group Ramps Up Assembly of the World’s First Diesel Plug-in Hybrid

      Volvo Car Corporation is now ramping up production of the new Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid. After the initial batch of 1,000 model year 2013 cars, production will increase to 4,000-6,000 cars as of model year 2014. The assembly of the world’s first diesel plug-in hybrid has been successfully integrated on the same line as…

  • Passat Blue Motion: Understated Elegance With An Impeccable Edge

    It was an accident which put me behind the wheel of the 2013 Passat Blue Motion. The car I was meant to collect had been bent by another writer. I must make a mental note to thank him. To be honest the Passat hasn’t been on my radar. GayCarBoys tends to write about cars preferred…

  • BMW i Ventures Announces Strategic Investment in Award Winning Mobility App Company Embark

        Further increasing freedom of individual mobility through innovative mobility services. The BMW Group is expanding development of innovative mobility services under the sub-brand BMW i. The company’s venture capital entity BMW i Ventures is announcing a new investment in the mobile technology company Embark, further increasing the number of mobility services providers which…

  • Honda CRZ SPORT: Hybrids on the Highway – an Aussie Road Trip ParT1

    I In big brown Australia, a road trip means hundreds, even thousands, of kilometres. The countryside is as varied as the cars that traverse it. There is a myth, a myth that says a road trip must be made in big bodied, big engine, full sized vehicle with an ego the size of the Simpson…

  • Mercedes Unleashes The SLS AMG Black

      Mercedes-AMG presents the high-end super sports car version of the gull-wing model, the new SLS AMG Coupé Black Series. Inspired by the SLS AMG GT3 racing version, the fifth Black Series model from Mercedes-AMG boasts a fascinating mix of breath-taking design, outstanding driving dynamics and uncompromising lightweight construction in accordance with the “AMG Lightweight…

  • Honda Aircraft Company begins HondaJet Production

      Honda Aircraft Company has commenced production on the much anticipated HondaJet, the world’s most advanced light jet. During a recent press conference at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) annual meeting and convention in Orlando, Fla., the company also highlighted key testing milestones that have been successfully accomplished with the HondaJet moving closer to…