This weekend sees the start of the 2008 World Solar Challenge and amongst the technology-rich field of prototypes will be a smart fortwo. Read the rest of this entry »

Nissan’s stylish new five-door Micra is set to shake-up the light car market with its combinations of great looks, performance and impressive value for money.

Quite unlike anything else on the road, Nissan’s Micra is the model that brings a distinctively different and undeniably elegant look to the city car market. Read the rest of this entry »

The long-awaited John Cooper Works Tuning Kit for the incredible new turbocharged MINI Cooper S has arrived in Australia.

The sports version of the world’s favourite premium small car gains an additional power boost, adding yet more wicked smiles per mile to MINI Cooper S ownership. Read the rest of this entry »

Younger people buying their first new car will be the biggest winners from Honda’s latest offer of 12 months free comprehensive insurance on the Jazz range. Read the rest of this entry »

A combination of sportiness and exclusivity: The new smart fortwo BRABUS models hit the road in Europe. With a reengineered 72 kW three-cylinder turbo engine the smart fortwo BRABUS and the smart fortwo BRABUS Xclusive continue to boast low fuel consumption of just 5.2 litres per 100 kilometres, yet they have 30 percent more power than their predecessor model. CO2 emissions stand at a mere 124 grams per kilometre. The sporty two-seater accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 9.9 seconds and reaches a top speed of 155 km/h. Read the rest of this entry »

See it. Drive it. Love it. The new MINI Clubman is innovative, fun to drive and completely irresistible. Just one year on from the reveal of the New MINI, the family expands to welcome a new and very important new member, the MINI Clubman.
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Australia’s cheekiest convertible just got a whole lot more luxurious with the arrival in showrooms of the new MINI Cabrio Sidewalk model. Read the rest of this entry »

Film cameras whirred and photo cameras clicked as Mario Testino unveiled the Life Ball MINI 2007, designed by him, on Saturday, 26 May at the official Life Ball press conference in the Hotel Imperial, with the help of Sharon Stone and Nadja Auermann. Read the rest of this entry »

MINI UNITED MISANO, held in Italy in late 2005 was a huge success. A weekend festival to celebrate the world of MINI, the inaugural event attracted more than 6,000 MINI fans from 40 countries around the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Ford Australia took the wraps off the new Fiesta XR4 at the Melbourne International Motor Show today, confirming its mid-year arrival.  The XR4 is known as a Fiesta ST in other parts of the world but badged as XR4 in Australia to make it part of the “XR family”.
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