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March 2007 News Index

 

 

 

 

 

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

Major Overhaul of Jayco Camper Trailers
23rd March, 2007
In Jayco's camper makeover, aluminium sheeting is replaced with white fiberglass ..... more

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 ..... more

Morgan AeroMax sold out at Geneva Motor Show
22nd March, 2007
Only 100 of these remarkable cars will be built in 2008 and 2009 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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” ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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) ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more

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 ..... more




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