Well it’s obvious to us but sometimes it’s beyond the understanding of the Americans that their motor vehicles rank at the bottom of fuel economy standards in all industrialised nations.
Just how badly they rank can be seen in this article where you will read that America consumes 21 million barrels of oil EVERY day.
Of course Hyundai – the car company – is not in meltdown. But back in December I wondered should I be thrilled when I found that a part of my Hyundai Grandeur had melted and was having a very adverse effect on the acceleration.
It’s been so bad that our normally very responsive car has [...]
We’ve always been a nation of big car buyers. There was a time when you weren’t a real man unless you drove a six cylinder, a V8 or even a big 4WD and you could have been considered unpatriotic if you drove anything but a car built in Australia – unless of course you were [...]
Holden and Ford have long been Australian icons and they have a very vocal following among motoring enthusiasts … but out in the real world they just plain suck … and it’s official … almost.
It seems that a comsumer website here in Australia – ProductReview.com.au asked owners to rate their vehicles in a number of [...]
Chairman Mao would have been horrified – the epitome of capitalism is now right there in the centre of the home of Chinese Communism.
Rolls Royce has just opened their first showroom in China in Beijing
Even though the announcement is yet to be made everyone knows that Ford is set to close it’s engine plant in Geelong and switch to using imported V6 engines in the Falcon and Territory range that’s built here in Australia.
It really is just one more nail in the coffin of the Australian motor industry – [...]
A couple of days ago I admitted that I liked quirky French cars and we looked at a real no-frills car from France – the Renault Logan; if it ever reaches Australia the Logan could retail for as little as $9,500.
Today we’re going to look at another French car that certainly is quirky but [...]
I have to admit to having a serious soft spot for French cars. My first French car was a Renault 12 sedan and my second was a Peugot 404 wagon. They were different, they were quirky and they were reliable so it’s no wonder that I still look at French cars and sometimes get the [...]
You know, marketing is a strange beast; sometimes you don’t want people to see the product until the day you’re about to launch it and other times you want them to see it way in advance and sometimes you don’t want them to know that you want them see it well before the launch.
Confused? Don’t [...]
Ford tried the Mondeo here in Australia a few years back without a great deal of success. These days you can pick one up at a private sale for under $10k and even one of the more recent upmarket versions is on Drive.com for $8,995.
The lack of interest in the past hasn’t stopped Ford from [...]
Road and Travel Magazine in the United States has voted the VW Eos as one of the top 10 sexiest cars for 2007.
Here in Australia if you want to become sexy and own one of these two litre sex machines you can expect to pay over $47,990 for the base model and if you’re thinking [...]
