Between the Axles

May 19, 2013

24/7

Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid prototype to go racing at 24 Hours of Le Mans

The Porsche 918 supercar is going to enter Le Mans to fully test out and refine its hybrid powertrain. And, of course, garner more publicity for the car.

May 16, 2013

W222

W222 Mercedes-Benz S-Class dispenses with light bulbs

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the new W222 S-Class. As expected the new car features smoothed out styling and, as is always the case, tonnes of new tech kit.

May 16, 2013

WM3

Holden Caprice gains VF interior, A$10k price cut; exterior unchanged

The revised Holden Caprice adopts most of the underbody and interior changes made to the VF Commodore, but keeps the body work of 2006's WM model.

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May 16, 2013

XMAS

Gran Turismo 6 coming to PS3 in time for Christmas 2013

Gran Turismo 6 will be on PS3 by Christmas 2013 and will feature more cars and tracks (including Silverstone), revised physics and rendering engines.

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May 15, 2013

VF

Gen-F HSV GTS puts 430kW supercharged V8 into VF Holden Commodore

Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) has revealed that its next generation of souped up Commodores will bear the model designation Gen-F.

May 14, 2013

MK 2

New Peugeot 308 goes high class, loses the ugly

Peugeot has unveiled its new classier and less polarising 2nd-gen 308 hatchback, which it hopes will startle the VW Golf and stem the tide of red ink.

May 13, 2013

2-3 STARS

Most dangerous cars on sale in Australia

According to ANCAP, cars with that score a safety rating below 4-stars should be avoided. So here are the cars that fall into that category.

May 13, 2013

1P

Lamborghini Egoista concept is a single seater 50th birthday present to self

As part of a gala to mark Lamborghini's 50th anniversary, the company has unveiled the 447kW 5.2-litre V10 single-seat Egoista supercar concept.

May 10, 2013

UBER GTI

Volkswagen Design Vision GTI packs 370kW turbo V6, wild looks

For its annual Worthersee enthusiast gathering, Volkswagen has unveiled the wild Design Vision GTI concept that ups the power to 370kW and the looks to 16.

May 10, 2013

$VF

VF Holden Commodore starts at A$35k with auto parking, Siri, reverse camera

In a last bid attempt to win over the Australian car buyers Holden has simplified the VF Commodore range, upped the spec and cut prices by up to A$10k.

May 9, 2013

FUGLY

Ugliest cars on sale today

With the process of car making so full of checks and balances, it's a surprise that there are still ugly cars out there. Here's a list of the worst.

May 8, 2013

YESSS

Nissan Pulsar SSS: a short history in photos

To mark the arrival of the new Nissan Pulsar SSS, we thought we'd revisit the history of the SSS, as well as compare the three generations side-by-side.

May 8, 2013

US

2013 Honda Accord shrinks, apes a Hyundai, keeps sat nav for high end

Honda's new middle America Accord is now available in Australia. It does a good Hyundai Genesis impersonation, but sat nav is kept for the VTi-L and V6L.

May 7, 2013

TT-P

2013 Peugeot RCZ features nav, new face, double bubble roof standard

The refreshed, cleaned up and gaping maw-free Peugeot RCZ has gone on sale in Australia with more kit and the same three engines one price policy.

May 6, 2013

PDK

Porsche 911 Turbo and Turbo S go without manual transmissions

There are many cars out there that go without the option of a manual transmission. And the new Porsche 911 Turbo and Turbo S will be amongst that number.

May 3, 2013

$$$

Nissan Pulsar SSS priced at $29k; 1.6L turbo also in $25k ST-S

Nissan has announced pricing and features for its new Pulsar hatch with the SSS priced at A$29k. The SSS' turbo can also be found in the A$25k ST-S model.

May 2, 2013

$39,990

Nissan Leaf price cut to $40k driveway before upgraded model arrives

Nissan has cut the price of its Leaf electric hatch by A$7k from A$47k to A$40k driveaway until October 2013 when an upgraded model will become available.

May 1, 2013

DECAF

Opel Mokka ready to battle Nissan Dualis come Sep 2013

Opel Australia has confirmed that its small SUV, the Mokka, will be arriving in Australian showrooms in September 2013, a little earlier than expected.