Peugeot's Diesel Racer Readies For Monza
29th March, 2007
Development and reliability work were on the Peugeot 908 HDi
FAP’s programme during the pre-season Le Mans Series test session at the Paul Ricard circuit where the
new car was making its first official outing .....
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Mercedes-Benz CL-Class: Luxury Coupé Masterpiece
29th March, 2007
The stunning two-door CL-Class is available from $308,000 for the CL
500, with the powerful CL 63 AMG at $383,000. The CL 600 which is powered by the marque’s famous V12 biturbo
engine is priced at $389,000 .....
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US Car Chiefs Meet With President George Bush
27th March, 2007
Joint statement attributable to Chrysler Group president and CEO
Tom LaSorda, Ford Motor Company president and CEO Alan Mulally, and General Motors chairman and CEO Rick
Wagoner regarding the meeting between President George W. Bush and the CEOs of America’s domestic auto
industry .....
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Porsche Approves Increase Of Stake In Volkswagen
27th March, 2007
At its extraordinary meeting held in Stuttgart over the weekend, the
Supervisory Board of Porsche AG authorised the Managing Board to increase the stake held in Volkswagen AG from
the present 27.3 per cent to up to 31 per cent of the ordinary shares, requiring Porsche to make a mandatory
offer for Volkswagen .....
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VW Tiguan Set For 2008 Release
26th March, 2007
Volkswagen will present its new Tiguan 4x4 at the Frankfurt
Motor Show in September this year .....
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Saab at Adelaide Motor Show
26th March, 2007
Saab is making a return to the Adelaide Motor Show after an
absence of almost a decade .....
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Land Rover Freelander 2 Awarded Top Marks For Safety
26th March, 2007
Land Rover’s all new Freelander 2 has been awarded a top five star rating in
the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) for adult passenger safety. It also achieved four stars in the
child protection category .....
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Holden VE Commodores Recruited To NT Police
25th March, 2007
The 270kW, 6.0 litre, V8-powered cars are the first brand new SS
model VE Commodores to appear in police livery and form part of the new unit which was established in
December as a dedicated resource for traffic enforcement in the Territory .....
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Jaguar XKR GT3 Making Progress
23rd March, 2007
Apex Motorsport's new Jaguar XKR GT3 has now completed the
first two of its planned pre-season test sessions and, at the same time, re-united one of sports car
racing's most successful drivers with the Jaguar marque .....
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Major Overhaul of Jayco Camper Trailers
23rd March, 2007
In Jayco's camper makeover, aluminium sheeting is replaced with
white fiberglass .....
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Coffs Catches Chris!
22nd March, 2007
There is more good news for our nation's motoring enthusiasts ....
Road Ramblings, the radio motoring programme presented by Chris Goodsell will now be heard in Coffs Harbour, NSW .....
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Morgan AeroMax sold out at Geneva Motor Show
22nd March, 2007
Only 100 of these remarkable cars will be built in 2008 and
2009 .....
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Corvette Racing Scores 1-2 Finish In Sebring
22nd March, 2007
Sebring International Raceway witnessed an exemplary performance by Corvette
Racing on 17th March, 2007, as America's premier production sports car team scored its fifth GT1 class win in six years
in Florida's classic endurance race .....
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Mahindra Readies For Mid-Year Launch
22nd March, 2007
TMI Pacific continues to prepare for the launch of a
new-to-Australia utility vehicle; the Pik-Up from Mahindra in June 2007 .....
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Here comes the Fiat 500
22nd March, 2007
Fiat has announced the new 500 will make its debut exactly 50
years after the original car was launched .....
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Caparo T1 gets a new and more powerful engine
22nd March, 2007
Caparo T1, which looks and performs like a Formula One car,
will be launched mid-year in England with a new and more powerful engine than previously mooted .....
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Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera
21st March, 2007
With the Gallardo Superleggera, launched at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show earlier
this month, Automobili Lamborghini presented an uncompromisingly high-performance sports car. Thanks to increased power
and a 100 kg reduction in weight .....
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Restructured Pricing For Elfin
19th March, 2007
Following a major review of the manufacturing process and
option policy of the MS8, Elfin Sports Cars today announced a price realignment of its exciting V8 road
cars .....
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Skoda's Australian Launch Confirmed
16th March, 2007
Models chosen for a 2007 release in Australia are the trendy
Roomster and the popular Octavia sedan and wagon .....
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Rolls-Royce Builds 3,000th Phantom
14th March, 2007
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has produced the 3,000th Phantom since the launch
of the company in January 2003 .....
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Mini Clubman Returns
13th March, 2007
The Mini brand will boost its European line-up with the launch of
an all-new model before the end of the year .....
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Ford Fiesta Line-Up Grows
13th March, 2007
The addition of a sporty new European styled Fiesta Zetec five-door
has bolstered the ranks of Ford's feature-laden light car competitor to include five different models .....
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Project E490 - Chrysler tinkers with the 300C SRT8 Touring
13th March, 2007
Straight from the believe it or not files comes a story about the Chrysler
300C SRT8 Touring, which sells in very low numbers in Australia. Remembering the Valiant Charger from the 1970s, in
particular the high performance E49, Chrysler's local operation has put together a 300C SRT8 Touring “E490” .....
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Bentley Brooklands – the world’s most exclusive coupé
12th March, 2007
The Bentley Brooklands is a stunning new model that marks the
company’s return to the luxury coupé market and reaffirms its reputation as builder of the world’s most
exclusive coupés. It is the ultimate Bentley .....
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Saab Adds BioPower to Entire 9-3 Range
12th March, 2007
Saab’s successful BioPower concept – combining increased
performance and reduced fossil CO2 emissions – will be rolled out across the 9-3 range, including Sport
Sedan, SportCombi and Convertible .....
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Suzuki To Expand SX4 Line-Up
12th March, 2007
The SX4 sedan is an additional variant to the SX4 hatchback, the
third model in Suzuki's next-generation product line-up and embodies Suzuki's philosophy that a car should
be fun to drive, a joy to use and a pleasure to own .....
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New Nissan X-Trail For 2008
12th March, 2007
The new Nissan X-Trail was unveiled at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show last
week. It goes on sale across Europe in a few months, whilst the Australian
debut is planned for the 2007 Sydney Motor Show .....
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HSV at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show
11th March, 2007
Holden Special Vehicles confirmed pricing and on-sale dates
for the all new WM series Grange at the Melbourne Motor Show .....
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Hummer at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show
11th March, 2007
Hummer, the most exciting automotive brand to launch in
Australia this year, made its first appearance in Melbourne at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show .....
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Mazda at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show
11th March, 2007
Mazda’s CX-9 will enter the Australian SUV market within 12
months. It is expected to be a low volume model and priced well above competitors, such as the Ford
Territory and Subaru Tribeca .....
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Peugeot at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show
11th March, 2007
Peugeot decided to give Australians a sneak preview of the new
207 CC and the new 207 GTi, ahead of their anticipated launch mid-year .....
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Mitsubishi at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show
8th March, 2007
Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) is exhibiting a
sensational concept vehicle, the Concept Sportback and two prototype performance vehicles, the TMR 380 and
TMR 220, along with a full range of passenger and commercial vehicles at the Melbourne Motor Show .....
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Volkswagen at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show
8th March, 2007
The Volkswagen range of cars continues to expand with the
Australian release of the new Eos, a classy coupe-cabriolet which is already meeting with a great deal
of success in Europe .....
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Elfin at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show
7th March, 2007
Australian sports car maker, Elfin, kicked off its golden
anniversary celebrations this year by unveiling a limited-edition model - including a one-off
supercharged bitumen burner for the track - at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show .....
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BMW at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show
7th March, 2007
Almost unnoticed amongst an avalanche of new models from
numerous manufacturers, at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show, is the new 2007 BMW X5. It is displayed with
the revised BMW 1-Series and 5-Series .....
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Chevrolet at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show
7th March, 2007
The Chevrolet Camaro sports coupe concept from 2006 made its
Australian debut at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show last Friday .....
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Renault at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show
7th March, 2007
Built to celebrate dual 2006 F1 World Championships, the latest
Renaultsport Mégane hatch is also the most exciting yet. Available in a special “Victory Yellow’ exterior,
with a slight increase in power, unique suspension settings and a limited-slip differential the new R26 is
an enthusiasts dream .....
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Ford at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show
6th March, 2007
An expanded Ford line-up has been revealed at the 2007
Melbourne Motor Show, with the announcement of several new models, namely the Fiesta XR4, the Focus
diesel, the Focus Coupe-Cabriolet, the new Mondeo in addition to numerous Falcon based 'specials' to
join the Ford range later this year .....
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Audi at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show
5th March, 2007
The new Audi TT Roadster, Audi S3 and Audi A6 Allroad quattro
made their Australian debut on opening day of the show (Friday 2nd March, 2007) .....
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Honda at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show
4th March, 2007
Honda Australia's stand at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show
features a new small 3-door hatch from the UK, a limited edition Accord Euro and a concept car from last
year, the FCX .....
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Land Rover at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show
4th March, 2007
The outstanding Land Rover Freelander is about to be replaced
locally, by the new Freelander 2. Additionally, the tough as old boots Land Rover Defender has been upgraded
for 2007 .....
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Nissan at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show
2nd March, 2007
A busy time for Nissan Australia is planned for 2007 with a new
Patrol, new 350Z, new Micra and the new Dualis due this year .....
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Holden at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show
2nd March, 2007
Holden will showcase two new turbo diesel powered vehicles and
the new mid-size Epica sedan at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show, starting today .....
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