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FORD MUSTANG BULLITT SPECIAL EDITION

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After some fear it may not make it Downunder, Ford Australia has confirmed the Mustang Bullitt special edition is on its way. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic Steve McQueen film of that name, the Bullitt will be sold in strictly limited numbers through Ford dealers in Australia. There’s every chance you’ve already seen the movie, but just in case. It features what is arguably the most legendary car chase in cinematic history. The 10-minute sequence in the Warner Bros. film follows Steve McQueen at the wheel of a… Read more

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ALL-NEW FERRARI PORTOFINO PREMIERED IN BYRON BAY

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The Ferrari Portofino Grand Tourer replaces the California in the Ferrari lineup. It takes its name from the famous village of that name on the Italian Riviera. It’s powered by a 600 horsepower, turbocharged, high-revving, 3.9-litre V8 driving through a seven-speed automatic transmission. Portofino can reach 100 km/h from rest in 3.5 seconds, get to 200 km/h in 10.8 seconds and has a top speed of 320 km/h. This stunning grand touring Ferrari has a retractable hardtop that can be opened or closed in just 14 seconds and on the… Read more

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LEXUS RX NOW OFFERED AS SEVEN-SEATER

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Lexus has introduced a stretched version of its popular RX that expands seating capacity to seven occupants. The tag of Lexus RX L indicates the important new model. The body is 110 mm longer and the roof a touch higher, raised by just 10 mm. The tailgate has a steeper slope to give the RX the sort of sleeker look that’s becoming increasingly popular in the midsize SUV class. For easy third-row access, one-touch levers on both sides of the Lexus fold and slide the second-row seats forward. The second… Read more

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BMW X2 BREAKS NEW GROUND

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The all-new BMW X2 Sports Activity Coupe (SAC) is based on the BMW X1’s platform. The SAC tag indicates that it’s not really an SUV with all that suggests in the way of off-road action. Indeed it would be good to see others follow the German marque’s use of SAC as more and more vehicles with that title are really only tall hatchbacks or, in this case, five-door coupes. Styling is the biggest feature of any coupe and the boys and girls at BMW have taken bold moves with the… Read more

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HYUNDAI PREVIEWS NEW SANTA FE

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The fourth-generation Santa Fe will go on sale in Australia at a date yet to be announced, other than ‘around the middle of this year’. Significant details have already been released as Santa Fe will be tackling one of the hottest segments of our market. Longer, wider and with a stretched wheelbase, the Santa Fe is a little lower and plainly aimed at those looking for a comfortable station wagon rather than a 4WD The fourth-generation Santa Fe introduces a new iteration of Hyundai’s frontal style, called Cascading Grille. Slim… Read more

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FIAT 500X UPGRADES

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Fiat 500X, the expanded version of the iconic Fiat 500, hasn’t done as well as expected in Australia. So the model range has been trimmed, prices reduced and a feature-packed Launch Edition has been introduced. Only 100 of the latter are coming Downunder. Price drops range from $1010 for the Fiat 500X Pop six-speed manual (now $24,990), to $2010 (now $29,990) for the automatic only 500X Pop Star. On-road charges have to be added, but we suspect you might be able to haggle with a dealer as part of this… Read more

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MASERATI LEVANTE HELPS SET LAND SPEED RECORD

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Just when you thought nothing could be crazier than the snowboarding aerobatics at the Winter Olympics comes the setting of a new Guinness World Record for, ‘fastest speed on a snowboard towed by a vehicle’ at an amazing 149.65 km/h. British snowboard sensation Jamie Barrow was towed behind a Maserati Levante S to set the record on a frozen lake at St Moritz in Switzerland. They would love to have reached 150 km/h, with one run actually getting to 151.57 km/h, but for obvious reasons the Word Record rules require… Read more

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LIMITED EDITION BMW M4 CONVERTIBLE

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BMW promotes its cars as Ultimate Driving Machines. The German marque has a strong history in motorsport and arguably attracts even keener drivers than the other big name Germans and Brits. So it comes as no surprise that its latest limited edition, the BMW M4 Convertible Edition 30 Years pays tribute to many sporting successes over the last three decades, such as European and German touring car championships. Only 300 BMW M4 Convertible Edition 30 Years are being made, all with the M Competition Package. It produces 450 horsepower, 331… Read more

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JAGUAR MARK II

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Towards the end of 1959 Jaguar expanded its range of cars with the release of the new Mark II saloons. This provided a range of ten basic models which also offered a choice of transmissions and disc or drum brakes for the standard 2.4 and 3.8 saloons, XK150 series body styles and a wide range of exterior and interior colour schemes. The Jaguar range at that time comprised the large and luxurious 3.8-litre Mark IX saloon, the 2.4 and 3.4 standard saloons and the 3.4 XK150 and 150S as before,… Read more

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2018 MASERATI GRAN TURISMO RELEASED

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The 2018 Maserati GranTurismo four-seat coupe has arrived in Australia and features several significant refinements. The GranTurismo range in Australia now consists of two distinctly different variants, Sport and MC. They share the same powertrain but the suspension, interior trim and equipment vary from model to model. While the Sport is aimed at the sporty driver who doesn’t want to take their car to extremes, the GranTurismo MC, for Maserati Corse, is there for the serious driver who loves high-performance Italian machines. A significant restyle of the GranTourismo is more… Read more