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Choose Your New Car for Safety: Here’s Why
We often pick a new car based on how it looks or how much it costs, but a new safety campaign is urging all of us to think about how the vehicle we buy might fare in a crash. Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight Melinda Pavey today launched the Safer Vehicle Choices Save Lives…
2018 McLaren 540C Video Review
McLaren 540C road tested and rated I don’t like most super cars. There, I’ve said it. I find most of them crass and tasteless. Their hideous lines, ludicrous price, and horrendous reliability appeal to a conspicuous consumer interested only in consumption for the sake of it. Then something comes along that is pure expression; that…
Toyota Gazoo increases WRC presence
Toyota Australia is significantly boosting its support for local motorsport and WRC, announcing the formation of a factory-backed Toyota GAZOO Racing Australia rally team to campaign two Yaris AP4 rally cars in the Australian Rally Championship. The new rally team will make its debut with leading Australian driver Harry Bates behind the wheel of the…
LEXUS LX 450d Reviewed and rated
2018 LEXUS LX 450d Review and rating Intro If you think LEXUS LX 450d and 570 look spookily like Toyota’s Landcruiser, you’re right. In fact, they are sister cars. LEXUS took the Toyota and gave it a bit of spit and polish. A huge spindle grille might work on the sleek front of sexy little…
Queensland Says Rego Canceled if Airbags Not Replaced
Airbags Defect notices will be issued, and registration canceled if Takata Airbags are not replaced. Governments around the world could act similarly. The Queensland Government is showing strong and courageous leadership on airbags by issuing Defect Notices to owners of over 2,000 vehicles fitted with dangerous ‘alpha’ type Takata airbags says Australia’s peak motor industry…
Victorian Government Supports Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
The Electric Vehicle Council of Australia (EVC) has welcomed today’s announcement by the Victorian Government to support electric vehicle manufacturing jobs in the Latrobe Valley. REALTED STORIES HERE, HERE AND HERE EVC CEO Behyad Jafari said today’s announcement demonstrates the potential for job creation and economic investment in the sector when government’s take action. “As…
I drive McLaren’s 540C and rate it
2018 McLaren 540C drive, Road Test, Review, and rating. Introduction Subtle, discrete, quiet, said no-one ever about McLaren’s 540C. It is lithe, nimble, quick, and light, but above all, fabulous. I could go on and on about the looks and feel, but there is absolutely nothing that will prepare you for the assault on the…
2018 McLaren 540C Driven and Rated
2018 McLaren 540C drive, Road Test, Review, and rating. Introduction Subtle, discrete, quiet, said no-one ever about McLaren’s 540C. It is lithe, nimble, quick, and light, but above all, fabulous. I could go on and on about the looks and feel, but there is absolutely nothing that will prepare you for the assault on the…
Introducing the £1.75 million McLaren Speedtail
McLaren Automotive today reveals the stunning, streamlined form and sensational specification of the McLaren Speedtail. The next chapter in McLaren’s Ultimate Series, the Speedtail is the first Hyper-GT from the pioneering British company recognized for producing luxury sportscars and supercars that deliver extraordinary driving experiences. The Speedtail can achieve the highest maximum speed of any…