Archive for December, 2009

Territory adds a star for $2

December 18th, 2009 admin

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A front passenger seatbelt reminder light will be added to all TS, TX and Ghia and Turbo Territorys from January 1, giving the car the best-possible Australasian New Car Assessment Program crash rating.
A simple $2 component will help lift the Ford Territory crash rating from four to five stars from next month.

A front passenger seatbelt reminder light will be added to all TS, TX and Ghia and Turbo Territorys from January 1, giving the car the best-possible Australasian New Car Assessment Program crash rating.
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Silver most popular car colour

December 18th, 2009 admin

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Silver has topped a global poll of the world’s favourite car colours.
Silver is the top choice with prestige brands including Benz and BMW, and the dominant force at the moment with little likely change in coming years
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Aston Martin Cygnet: first photos

December 18th, 2009 admin

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The Cygnet small car — an unabashed makeover of the Toyota IQ — today was shown in its production-ready guise. Aston Martin has confirmed its baby swan is ready for flight.
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2011 BMW 740 Brings Back 6-Cylinder Engine

December 18th, 2009 admin

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BMW will feature a six-cylinder, 315-hp engine on 7-series cars available in North America.

In continuing its fuel-efficient efforts, BMW will reintroduce a six-cylinder 7-series for the North American market at next month’s Detroit Auto Show.

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Rinspeed Unveils its UC Electric Concept Vehicle for Geneva

December 18th, 2009 admin

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Rinspeed, the Swiss creators of crazy concepts for the Geneva Motor Show, have turned their attention to urban mobility, unveiling on Wednesday the UC electric commuter vehicle.
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Get rid of the cameras

December 17th, 2009 admin

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Commissioner Bob Atkinson said he would remove cameras as soon as the toll dropped, but he is on safe ground with the Queensland toll going the wrong way through 2009 despite every effort by the police.

Here’s an interesting idea. How about removing speed cameras if the road toll drops?
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Audi TT RS unleashed: First drive review

December 17th, 2009 admin

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Audi has released its first-ever RS model TT.

The hotter quattro all-wheel drive coupe is powered by a turbocharged direct injection 2.5-litre TFSI five-cylinder engine that can trace its origins back to Audi’s motorsport heritage and in recent years various Volkswagen commercial vehicles.
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Mercedes-Benz E-Class cabrio

December 17th, 2009 admin

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Benz released the first pictures of the new E-Class Cabrio this week and the droptop completes the company’s mid-sized lineup.
The top is down and the gloves are off as Mercedes-Benz goes all-out to end BMW’s open-air advantage in Australia.

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Biggest car news of 2009

December 17th, 2009 admin

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ESP will be a standard component of every new car sold in Australia within a couple of years.
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HOT NEWS FROM LAND ROVER: December 2009

December 17th, 2009 admin

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DISCOVERY 4 WINS AGAIN

On December 1st, Discovery 4 was hailed as Best All Terrain 4 Wheel Drive, in Australia’s Best Cars Awards, 2009, voted by Australia’s seven state key motoring organisations, including the NRMA and RACV. This win follows the announcement on November 27th, that Discovery 4 had won Drive’s Car of the Year for Best 4WD, 2009.
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