Archive for August, 2007

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The BMW CS Concept Car is Coming

Following its world debut in April at the Auto Shanghai 2007, the BMW Concept CS has been confirmed to appear at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney from October 11.
Showcasing a new design philosophy for BMW, the Concept CS is based on a bespoke platform, with this unique car offering a vision of future [...]

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All Wheel Drive Conventional Motorcycle?

While Aussie Motoring is all about cars and things on four or more wheels there are a lot of readers who are also interested in motorcycles so here is something of interest to them.
An American company has developed a way of driving the front wheel of a conventional motorcycle. So far it’s only available as [...]

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Kia Recalls the Sportage

Kia Motors Australia has issued a recall for around 2,300 Sportage vehicles built between November 2001 and December 2002.
It seems that high temperatures in the engine bay have caused some fan blades to become brittle and break. Kia will replace the faulty fan blades free of charge.

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The 2008 Honda Accord

The United States version of the latest Honda Accord has been released and it’s certainly something that’s going to attract a lot of attention.

Even someone who happened to be looking over my shoulder as I prepared the images wanted to know more about this classy looking 2008 Honda Accord.

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The Ultimate Road Test for a Range Rover

When Range Rover released their new sports model in the UK there were some who felt that Range Rover was losing its grip. So the guys at Top Gear decided to put the new Range Rover to the ultimate test and try to outrun a Challenger tank.
Don’t be so sure about the outcome.
The video is [...]

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What is a Safe Speed

by Stuart Livesey

I was just wandering around Motormouth – an interesting Australian automotive website – and I was attracted by the results of one of the polls they ran a few weeks ago. The question was:
What speed do you think it is reasonable to travel at in a 60km zone in good conditions?
And the [...]

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Hervey Bay Hot Rod

I’m not sure what it is but it certainly looked and sounded great when we spotted it in Hervey Bay on Saturday morning.

Fortunately she-who-must-be-obeyed had her camera in the car because I did not

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Toyota Concept Car

A suitable sports car for the 21st Century
When Toyota asked that question of their US design team the answer they produced was the Toyota FT-HS hybrid sports concept and it was revealed to the public earlier this year.
The FT-HS incorporates hybrid capability while maintaining sports car essentials, such as a sleek profile, lightweight aero-dynamic materials, [...]

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The Citroen C3

There’s no doubt that the small car market is hot and getting hotter by the month and fuel consumption isn’t the only important factor in this market. Price point can be a major influence and there is a lot of competition at the lower end of the price range.
But for some people price isn’t really [...]

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Kia Sports Coupe

Update – the Kia Kee has now been released at the Frankfurt Motor Show and you can see much clearer photos and the technical details here
Kia has released another teaser photo of their new 2+2 sports coupe and has announced that this new coupe will incorporate “a host of elements that will become the [...]

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Extended Motor Vehicle Warranties

Worthless bits of paper or genuine peace of mind?
by Stuart Livesey
Extended warranties are big money spinners these days. You can get the peace of mind of an extended warranty for just about everything from an office chair to the car you just purchased but peace of mind comes at a cost.
Recently an office supplier [...]

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American Car Sales Continue to Fall

Here in Australia July was a great month for car sales but over in America things were quite different. Most brands, even imported brands, suffered some serious losses.
General Motors sales were down 22%, Ford dropped 19%, Chrysler fell 9% and Honda and Toyota fell 7%. Unsold inventory is becoming a major headache once again and [...]

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Australian Car Sales Continue to Rise

Family car buyers have helped the Australian motor vehicle market continue its record run, according to figures released yesterday by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI).
VFACTS figures for July show that a record 86,291 cars, trucks and buses were sold last month – up 8729 vehicles or 11.3 per cent on the same month [...]

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What Do Volvo, Jaguar and Land Rover Have in Common?

Well at the moment they’re all owned by Ford … but Ford would like to sell them … if they can find a buyer.
On paper Volvo is probably the marque that’s got the most appeal to prospective purchasers but the reality is that Volvo isn’t doing quite so well as it appears to be on [...]