Australia
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While the main event at any Formula 1 calendar stop is invariably the focus of most media attention, there are often some truly brilliant side shows and feature races put on alongside them to make for even more entertainment for the crowd. The first event of the 2009 season, the Australian GP, will play host to one such event - a showdown between a street-legal 135i and a pair of race cars. Obviously the little street-tired coupe will be over-matched in pure performance terms, but the 'tii' decals on the 1-series hint at its still-impressive performance. To make it sporting, each car will...
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Cruze global sedan launches in Australia, U.S. debut more than a year awayHolden has given us a preview of its future small car plans with the unveiling of its own version of the Cruze compact sedan at the Melbourne Motor Show today. As most of you would know, the Cruze is General Motors’ new global small car and has already been launched in South Korea. The Aussie...
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FPV combines performance with luxury for new F6 E Concept
While back in the U.S. Ford is canceling its future RWD program, powerful, rear-drive sedans are the order of the day for the company’s Aussie division and its Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) offshoot. With the Melbourne Motor Show approaching, FPV has now taken the wraps off a new concept...
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HSV considering expanding range with new halo and entry-level models
Earlier this week we reported that GM's Australian performance arm, Holden Special Vehicles, had capped production of its Corvette LS7-powered HSV W427 super-saloon at just 200 units. Now, the performance division is pondering a new halo car that would be price below the limited-edition W427 but...
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HSV caps W427 production at 200 units
When Holden Special Vehicles announced its W427 - essentially a Commodore decked out with a performance suspension and a 505hp (375kW) 7.0L Corvette engine - many declared it a relic, even before it hit the road. Such big-displacement brutishness had no place in a world of green mini-cars and...
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Australian-built hydrogen race car targets world speed record
The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), an Australian university, has unveiled Australia's first hydrogen powered race car, dubbed 'Formula H' and developed in conjunction with the Fachhochschule Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences. With speeds of around 106mph (170km/h) expected...
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Israel and Denmark have already started work to build the first nationwide infrastructures designed to support electric cars. Now Better Place has announced Australia will become the third - and most geographically challenging - nation to join the program, at an estimated investment of $676 million. “As the world’s sixth largest country, our network build out in Australia will demonstrate that the Better Place model works in all countries, regardless of size,” said Shai Agassi, CEO and Founder of Better Place. The Melbourne announcement of the project, backed locally by AGL...
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Australia launches campaign against noisy vehicles
Noise cameras are ready to be deployed across Australia in an effort to ticket and hopefully deter the proliferation of noisy vehicles and machinery on the nation's streets. Several states and territories will have the devices posted at certain locations, ready to snap a shot of a noisy object...
Nelson Ireson
