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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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FORD FALCON 2002 – 2015

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2016 Ford Falcon XR8 Sprint

  Used Ford Falcons have long been favourites on the used car scene, especially with those living in the great Aussie bush. They are ruggedly built, seem to last forever if driven and serviced correctly, and soak up rough and ready backroads and dirt tracks much better than overpriced machines from Germany and the UK. Most Falcons are four-door sedans, station wagons and utes. Two-door hardtops and panel vans were also built back in the old days that are beyond the scope of this article. Ford Falcons have seating for… 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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ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER CLOUD III

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1962 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III

The shape of this car was a radical break with tradition for Rolls-Royce and Bentley. It appeared first on the Bentley S2 Continental chassis in 1959 as a Park Ward drophead design and was attributed to Norwegian freelance stylist Vilhelm Koren. This new talent was found by Crewe’s head of styling on a trip to the Turin Motor Show. The bold crisp lines and austerely simple shape had a dramatic straight-through wing line with single headlights at the corners. There was the merest suggestion of a fin in the backwards… 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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FRIEND OF THE FAMILY COMES BEARING GIFTS

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After a month of Mazdas, behind the wheel of everything from a Mazda2 mini to a big BT-50 pickup truck, it seemed appropriate to finish with a stint in a CX-9 Azami, the pinnacle of the company’s SUV product. Since its Australian debut in 2016, the family-favourite sports utility vehicle has carried off a number of awards for its class-leading features. Now the bar has been raised higher. The flagship SUV has been given dynamic, safety and comfort upgrades, including G-Vectoring Control to further improve handling. Also improved are NVH… 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

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ADVANCED INFO: FORD RANGER RAPTOR

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Sales of four-door pickup trucks continue to soar in Australia, so Ford, one of the big movers in the scene has revealed further details of the high-performance Ranger Raptor that’s coming to Australia later in the year. Designed by the Ford Performance team the Raptor is aimed at the enthusiast off-roader. It has increased ride height, wider track and steeper approach and departure angles aimed at extreme off-road capability. An all-new Watt’s linkage rear suspension with coil-over rear springs helps ensure rear axle lateral stability. Fox Racing Shox shock absorbers… Read more

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RENAULT KOLEOS SPECIAL EDITION

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Renault has added a special edition of its Koleos SUV to gather further sales in what is arguably the hottest section of the car market in Australia. Koleos already accounts for almost one in three passenger vehicles by the French giant Downunder and obviously would like even more. The special edition, tagged Renault Koleos Initiale, sits above the toplne Intens variant. Priced at $49,490 driveaway, it come in an exclusive metallic paint colour, Black Amethyst, rides on 19 inch alloy wheels, has a panoramic sunroof, the cabin features leather trim… Read more