• Land Rover Discovery run-out option packs
  9th May, 2004
  The new Discovery arrives in December. In the meantime, there's some bargain-priced option packs available (while stocks last) ...... more

• Mazda is #4 on the charts
  9th May, 2004
  Rocketing to #4 on the sales charts is Mazda. Their best-seller is the 3, which sold over 2,000 in April ...... more

• Honda Breaks It's April Sales Record
  10th May, 2004
  There was a time when the Civic was Honda's best seller. Now the Accord is the #1 Honda ...... more

• Ford Territory
  10th May, 2004
  Here It Comes ...... just 22 days to go ..... more

• BMW 3-series coupes & convertibles
  10th May, 2004
  A new sports model for the coupe range & updates for both coupe and convertible models ...... more

• Volkswagen's new convertible for 2006
  11th May, 2004
  The Concept C from the 2004 Geneva Motor Show gets the green light. Look for it in 2006 ...... more

• Holden Storm
  12th May, 2004
  Arriving this Friday, is a limited run of 1,000 Storm utes ...... more

• Mitsubishi Walk-Thru van
  12th May, 2004
  The van receives an update, again, ...... more

• Porsche 911 for 2005
  12th May, 2004
  Here's a look at the new 911 ...... more

• Hyundai-Daimler/Chrysler Ammend Their Partnership Links
  12th May, 2004
  They're still friends, but there's changes in their business ties ...... more

• VW wins European reader's votes!
  12th May, 2004
  Volkswagen finds favour with the readership of two European magazines ...... more

• Ford produces 2 limited edition Falcons and upgrades the XR8
  14th May, 2004
  The big car market gets Ford's attention with 2 'specials' and an upgrade for the XR8 ...... more

• Hyundai Tiburon
  14th May, 2004
  Hyundai drops the 4-cylinder version and drops the price of the V6 ...... more

• Ford Territory
  14th May, 2004
  There's more news about the Territory, which is now only 18 days away. The prices are noted here, too! ...... more

  
  
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After reading the news of this week, which story did you appreciate the most?   From my perspective, the continuing story of the Ford Territory must rate as the #1 story this week. It's the most anticipated release ever, I would imagine. But it's apparent that Ford are playing their cards right with this one. The car seems to be the right car at the right time. The competitors have no similar product, so keep the news coming and keep the buyers away from the competitor's showrooms. Nothing wrong with that!

The Mexican Chrysler factory will be producing a right-hand drive PT Cruiser convertible. Australia is on the list for a supply of the soft-top version of one of the world's most trendy cars. But don't expect it soon. It's due to arrive in Australia in 2006!

In other PT news, we can report that the turbo powered PT Cruiser won't make it to Australia.

But late this year there will be a updated PT Cruiser released. It will be powered by a 2.4 litre 4-cylinder engine. How trendy will the PT be then?

• Crossfire roadster .... Sep 04
• Voyager .... 3rd quarter 2004
• 300C .... second-half 2005
  
  
• Cherokee (update) .... Nov/Dec 04
• Grand Cherokee (all-new) .... mid-2005

The smaller-style all-wheel drive market is booming! We all know that. But have you ever asked why? There are some mighty fine products on offer. This product selection is very enticing. One such product is the Ford Escape.   ..... more

Stephen Walker

• Land Rover Freelander SE (automatic)
• Ford Fiesta Zetec
• Holden Commodore S (supercharged V6)
• Ford Escape XLS (4-cylinder)