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STUNNING NEW BMW 8 SERIES COUPE

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Detailed official photographs of the new BMW 8 Series Coupe have finally been released. The big Coupe itself won’t be launched in Germany until November this year and is unlikely to reach us Downunder for several months after that. The most distinctive feature of the big Bimmer Coupe’s styling is the roofline flowing into the rear with a distinctive “double-bubble” tail. Slim headlights flank a very large kidney-grille. Slim is again the name of the game in the rear lights that sit in a large aerodynamic tail. The deep indentations… Read more

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ORDER YOUR MUSTANG BULLITT FAST

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Ford Mustang Bullitt, a special edition of a legendary car, will go on sale in Australia on October 17, 2018, priced at a stunningly low $73,688. Bullitt, the most powerful Mustang sold to date by Ford Australia, is named for arguably the best ever car-chase in movie history – ‘Bullitt’. Detective Lieutenant Frank Bullitt, played by a stoney-faced Steve McQueen, drove a green Mustang Fastback over the rollercoaster hills of San Francisco streets in a chase with the car it leaping and landing over spectacular inner-city intersections. This October’s Bullitt… Read more

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TIME TO SHINE FOR CREATIVE CITROEN C3 BUYERS

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The Citroen C3 may be light-on in variants, but the new French compact, which comes to market in a single version, the Shine, has striking looks, cost savings and the chance to match the buyer’s own personality. With a skinny sticker price of $23,490, plus on-roads, the hatch is straight from the ‘Do you want fries with that?’ design school and while as a main dish may seem meagre, it comes with an optional ‘sides’ menu of lip-smacking proportions. For starters there are 33 exterior colour combinations, three interior ‘moods’… Read more

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VOLVO PV444

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The 1950s began successfully for Volvo. For the first time since its foundation, the Company had in the PV444 a car which not only could be mass produced, but was so popular that demand greatly outstripped the available supply. Difficulties were still being experienced in obtaining supplies of materials such as sheet steel, and there was considerable uncertainty as to how the car market would develop during the period ahead. Would there be a trend towards bigger cars or would smaller cars such as the PV444 continue to be in… Read more

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HOLDEN TRAX 2013 – 2017

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2013 Holden Trax

Meet the Holden Trax, a small SUV with big style and lots of personality. Based on the underpinnings of the Holden Barina the Trax has a taller body for added interior room. Trax first arrived here in August 2013 and has sold moderately well since then. When SUVs began to gain in popularity the larger ones were often seen as being 4WDs with all that means in rugged build and tough off-road ability. Thankfully, the little Trax and others in this class don’t even pretend, rather they have a go-anywhere… Read more

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SPORTIER FORD ESCAPE

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The Ford Escape ST-Line is a new model to the local Ford range, a sports-oriented mid-sized SUV, that will go on sale in September this year. As more and more buyers are moving from sedans and hatches to the practicability of an SUV Ford Australia can obviously see an opening for added sales. The 2018 Ford Escape ST-Line features bold exterior and interior styling, unique alloy wheels and sport seat designs. The 18-inch Absolute Black alloy wheels are matched to the front grille, foglamp surrounds, roof rails and rear valence… Read more

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2018 MOTORCLASSICA TO HIGHLIGHT 90 YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX

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The first Australian Grand Prix was held 90 years ago on a road circuit on Phillip Island in 1928, making it one of the earliest of all Grand Prix in the world. Australia’s own 1980 World Driver’s Champion Alan Jones will help celebrate 90 years of the Australian Grand Prix, at this year’s Motorclassica at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne on 12, 13 and 14 October this year. Jones and his father Stan are the only father-son combination to have both won the Australian Grand Prix in its nine-decade… Read more

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NEW LOOKS, MORE EQUPIMENT FOR KIA OPTIMA

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Fresh from the success of its sporty Stinger family car and the recent launch of a new Cerato, Kia Australia has given its Optima mid-sized sedan a makeover. Styling changes to the front and rear give it a different appearance, though they haven’t greatly changed the character. More important are specification changes and changes to the prices of both the 2019 Optima Si and GT. Kia Optimas have a new infotainment head unit, with a 7.0-inch screen in the Si and 8.0-inch for the GT. There is Apple CarPlay and… Read more

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HYUNDAI IONIQ HYBRID PREMIUM REVIEW

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Hyundai’s electrically influenced Ioniq range is just about ready to go on sale in Australia. There are a few of them getting around, loaned to lucky fleet users, as the Korean company get a feel for what it’s real debut may herald. While colleagues have looked at performance, battery capacity and Hyundai’s really drive to stretch out, we were able to put this new looker to the family test. STYLING With its sleek lines, well-appointed front end and hatchback rear the Ioniq Hybrid makes quite a pretty picture. You can… Read more

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PORSCHE TAYCAN IS PURE ELECTRIC

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Production of the first purely electric Porsche, the Taycan, will begin in 2019. however, Porsche Australia says the Taycan won’t go on sale here until 2020. The name Taycan can be roughly translated as “lively young horse”, the Porsche crest, has featured a leaping steed since 1952 and refers to the coat of arms of Stuttgart, Porsche’s home town. Porsche Taycan will be powered by two “permanently excited” synchronous motors (PSM) with an output of over 600 horsepower (440 kW). The instant torque of the electric motors mean Porsche Taycan… Read more