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The warp speed Lexus IS F. A wolf in wolf’s clothing.
Lots of car makers have hot hatches, racing specials and rally teams and it has to be said that there are varying degrees of success in the products. Some are so hard core that they rattle your teeth loose on anything but a billiard table, and others promise so much but like a dud date,…
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SAAB 9-5 Aero. The sexy car that nearly wasn’t.
If you ask the average person what they think of when you say Scandinavia, they’ll say Volvo, SAAB, ABBA, Princess Mary and Bang and Olufsen. You’ll also think “stylish and beautifully designed” homewares. Ditto for the cars and they have pioneered safety since before it was trendy. We very nearly lost SAAB which would have…
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Things I hate most when I’m driving: 01 Buses that just pull out in front of you.
I was driving along one of the main streets in Sydney’s CBD yesterday. It was peak hour and as always, a bit crazy. Not one, or two but 10 buses pulled out of the bus lane with almost no notice. We must give way to them, but we don’t get the same in return, Instead…
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SAAB 9-5: Hot or just burnt out?
We’re nearing the end of our week with the brand spankers 9-5 SAAB. I confess to being brimming with enthusiasm with the expectation keeping me on the edge of my bath. I couldn’t stop myself from reading what a few others had to say about her. They mentioned it’s not a BMW for which they…
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The UBER-cool Toyota FJ Cruiser at Wilpena Pound. Sex on wheels!
As our tiny plane descended through the low heavy clouds, Hawker Airport came into view, and so did the red mountains of the Wilpina Pound. It was a bit white-knuckle because of the filthy weather of the preceding week. This natural rock formation in the heart of the Australian outback is where Toyota chose showcase…
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Saab set restart production, pay staff after receiving vehicle order Read more:
TROUBLED automaker Saab hopes to restart production within two weeks after receiving orders for 10,000 vehicles and securing enough cash to pay workers, the company said. The Swedish government is due to announce whether Russian financier Vladimir Antonov should be approved as a shareholder, which would allow the production lines to roll again, the local…
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Things I hate most when I’m driving: 02 Bikes who ignore road rules and wobble into traffic
Don’t you just hate that? You’re minding your own business and someone on a bike wobbles into your path and you miss them by the skin of their teeth. They run red lights and ignore stop signs and there is no way if identifying them. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could quote a number,…
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Australian International Motor Show kicks off in just a few hours
We will bring you the news from the show including the delicious new releases from car makers home and away. Holden will be unveiling its Cruise Hatch made right here in Australia. Holden will also be launching 2 other new models so I’m excited. Mazda Motorsport will be there and Mitsubishi will have an I-mev…
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Does taking your top off make you sexy? Living with convertibles. WRAP UP: Peugeot 308cc, VW Eos, Lexus IS250c
When we set out there were just a couple of tiny little objectives. We wanted to know if you could live with a roofless car and could you use it every day and what is it like to drive a convertible. Would it surprise you to learn that there is not a single solitary reason…
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SAAB does a deal. Factory sold, conditionally.
The Saab saga (saabga? Saaga?) continues today with the announcement that a consortium of Swedish real estate investors with Hemfosa Fastigheter AB at the helm, is set to purchase 50.1% of Saab Property for $39.28 million (SEK 255 million). The property includes 5.199×10^6 square feet of building space. But that leaves Saab Automobile without a…