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I was talking to a salesman the other day. He told me serious off-roaders probably wouldn’t buy Range Rovers, or Discoveries, or even Toyota LandCruiser 200’s. He hinted these vehicles cost far too much bash about on rocks. A few hundred metres of gravel is about as much as most of them will ever be required to cope [...]
Mustang is Ford’s new Muscle car imported from the good ol’ USA. It is ferociously fast and drinks like a drag queen. Those who know me know that I’m very fond of American muscle, and no I don’t mean the kind found at Venice Beach, although…… The GT’s blistering Coyote 5.0L V8 is not force-fed air by a turbo. [...]
When Lexus said it was going to “F” its GS I was skeptical. The GS has handsome but conservative looks which surely wouldn’t translate to high speed track worker, but they did, and it does, and what a cracker it is. The fabulous RCF engine has been transplanted into the heart of the GS. Tyres, brakes, and suspension have all [...]
It’s big, it’s bold, it’s fast, but most importantly, it’s Australian. The HSV R8 Clubsport is the last in a long line of V8 Australian made muscle cars. It’s a final hurrah for the go-quick Commodore and so it is with a slightly sad heart that we report on the latest HSV offering. Apart from some minor cosmetic changes, [...]
We bathed in the awesomeness of a V8 Holden on many occasions. The MY16 range features the brilliant LS3 engine from the Corvette. The 304kw/570Nm V8 does around 4.9 to 100kph which isn’t bad for a sedan that can take 5 blokes in style. The LS3 badge on the grille and the louvered bonnet is the giveaway to the VFII [...]
Holden, Ford and Toyota will stop making cars here very soon. In a few years, auto manufacturing will be just a distant memory after the anti-manufacturing federal government killed off the subsidies last year. It was an odd move considering the tens of billions Australia spends subsidising the mining and fossil fuel industries, but clearly manufacturing wasn’t a priority. [...]
Yes Yes Yes oh YES: 351kw V8, sexy exterior, loaded with gadgets Oh dear me no: complex infotainment menu, foot parking brake, no self parking option Lexus is one of those hugely underrated auto makers. They are technically very good and are very well equipped. However, some have had some models who were, shall we say, aesthetically challenged. They [...]
Press Release: LEXUS ROARS INTO V8 SUPERCARS WITH RC F SAFETY CAR The Lexus high powered performance RC F coupe will feature as V8 Supercars' official Safety Car in 2015 as part of a new partnership between the Japanese luxury marque and V8 Supercars, Australia's premier motorsport series. A Lexus GS 350 F Sport and an IS [...]
Scott Mclaughlin and the Volvo V8 Supercar A superb day at Homebush where the V8 Supercars series was being held. Many thought Sydney Olympic Park would be an expensive white elephant, but no not a bit of it. Apart from fistfuls of concerts, football games and miscellaneous community events, the magnificent V8 Supercars. Saturday’s event was washed out in [...]
Have you ever come across a butch gay gentleman? Then this is what the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT is! As the owner of a 15 year old Jeep Cherokee, I have been told many times “how butch” it is to drive a Jeep… On the other hand I also regularly drive a “V8 Diva”, an Italian Convertible that [...]
