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Win A Hyundai i20 By Showing Your Colours In The Hyundai A-League Finals

Win A Hyundai i20 By Showing Your Colours In The Hyundai A-League Finals

Hyundai is looking for the biggest, brightest and most passionate football fans in Australia to be a part of the excitement of the Hyundai A-League Finals Series. The Hyundai Show Your Colours competition will give entrants the chance to win a new Hyundai i20 at the Hyundai A-League Grand Final. ... Continue reading

Moffat And French Head PI Celebrity Grid

Moffat And French Head PI Celebrity Grid

The famous all-Ford XY GTHO 'front-row' of the 1971 Hardie Ferodo 500 grid at Bathurst will be re-formed at this year's Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motorsport from March 18-20. ... Continue reading

Shannons To Shine At Longford Revival

Shannons To Shine At Longford Revival

A number of Australia's most spectacular road and racing cars and motorcycles will be heading to Northern Tasmania on the first weekend in April for the inaugural Longford Revival Festival Shannons Show & Shine. ... Continue reading

McLaren MP4-12C Production Prototypes Take "Final" 1,000 Mile Road Trip in the Global Development Program - VIDEO ENHANCED

McLaren MP4-12C Production Prototypes Take "Final" 1,000 Mile Road Trip in the Global Development Program - VIDEO ENHANCED

WOKING, England - February 21, 2011: McLaren Automotive's vehicle development team has been testing prototype versions of the innovative new McLaren MP4-12C high-performance sports car around the world since 2007. And the development programme recently completed the car's final "sign-off" 1,000 mile development drive. ... Continue reading

BMW i, the New Sub-Brand of BMW - COMPLETE PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO

BMW i, the New Sub-Brand of BMW - COMPLETE PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor SEE ALSO: MUNICH - February 22, 2011: Simply “BMW i” - that is the name of the new BMW sub-brand. It has been founded for the future generation of sustainable zero- en ULEV-vehicles and can be compared to M GmbH, which develops and builds the sporty M-vehicles. Starting ... Continue reading

2011 Mazdaspeed3 Sport Review

2011 Mazdaspeed3 Sport Review

KNOWLEDGE BASE Mazda Buyers Guide THE AUTO PAGE By John Heilig Model: 2011 Mazdaspeed3 Sport Engine: 2.3-liter turbocharged and intercooled I4 Horsepower/Torque: 263 hp @ 5,500 rpm/280 lb.-ft. @ 3,000 rpm Transmission: 6-speed manual Wheelbase: 103.9 in. Length x Width x Height: 177.6 x 69.7 x 57.5 in. Tires: P225/40R1 ... Continue reading

2011 Nissan Quest Review

2011 Nissan Quest Review

THE MODERN MINIVAN FOR TODAY’S MODERN FAMILY by Marty Bernstein, Senior Editor-At-Large Don’t let the term minivan scare you off. This is not the minivan of old. The one you probably remember as a synonym for suburban, mommy-mover, bad drivers, road and space hog, ungainly, view blocking and ugly. Sure you do ... Continue reading

2011 Chrysler 200 Convertible Review

2011 Chrysler 200 Convertible Review

IN THE TV AWARD SEASON THIS NEW DROPTOP WINS MY TOP AWARD by Marty Bernstein, Senior Editor at Large In honor of recent Hollywood award events (Golden Globes, Grammy and this week’s Academy Award program) that honor a select few for their talents with trophies, I have selected the new 2011 Chrysler 200 convertible ... Continue reading

New BMW sub-brand: BMW i - VIDEO ENHANCED

New BMW sub-brand: BMW i - VIDEO ENHANCED

MUNICH - February 21, 2011: The new BMW sub-brand focused on developing sustainable mobility solutions has been launched. “BMW i represents a new movement in premium mobility. With the introduction of this new sub-brand, the BMW Group reaffirms its leadership as the most innovative and sustainable premium car comp ... Continue reading

Volvo: The World's First Diesel Plug-In Hybrid 750 Mile Range, 150 E-MPG - Three Cars In One; 750 Mile Range @ 150 E-mpg - VIDEO ENHANCED

Volvo: The World's First Diesel Plug-In Hybrid 750 Mile Range, 150 E-MPG - Three Cars In One; 750 Mile Range @ 150 E-mpg - VIDEO ENHANCED

At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, Volvo Cars will be unveiling the world's first diesel plug-in hybrid - a virtually production-ready Volvo V60 with carbon dioxide emissions below 50 g/km. The Plug-in Hybrid, which will be launched in the market in 2012, is the result of close co-operation between Volvo Cars and Swedish e ... Continue reading

Buick Regal Turbo Gets Industry-First Turbo Direct-Injected Engine with Flex-Fuel Capability

Buick Regal Turbo Gets Industry-First Turbo Direct-Injected Engine with Flex-Fuel Capability

PR Newswire PONTIAC, Mich., Feb. 21, 2011 PONTIAC, Mich., Feb. 21, 2011 -- The 2011 Buick Regal Turbo is the first direct-injected turbocharged production car capable of running on any blend of gasoline or E85 ethanol, joining more than 5 million flex-fuel models General Motors has produced over the last 15 years. The ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group's Mopar Division to Expand Accessories Portfolio in 2011

Chrysler Group's Mopar Division to Expand Accessories Portfolio in 2011

PR Newswire AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 21, 2011 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 21, 2011 -- Vehicle buyers are spending more and more to personalize and accessorize their rides. Consumer spending for Mopar® accessories on Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep® and Ram vehicles nearly doubled in 2010. "More of our customers are driving ... Continue reading

Confidence Rises Among Global Automotive CEOs About 2011 Revenue Growth, According to PwC's 14th Annual Global CEO Survey

Confidence Rises Among Global Automotive CEOs About 2011 Revenue Growth, According to PwC's 14th Annual Global CEO Survey

PR Newswire DETROIT, Feb. 21, 2011 DETROIT, Feb. 21, 2011 -- Automotive CEOs surveyed by PwC in the fourth quarter of 2010, are confident that growth is on the rise in 2011. This represents a full 90 percent of automotive CEOs indicating that they are somewhat confident or very confident in achieving revenue growth in ... Continue reading

Vattenfall & Volvo: The World's First Diesel Plug-in Hybrid

Vattenfall & Volvo: The World's First Diesel Plug-in Hybrid

STOCKHOLM--Regulatory News: “The huge environmental and consumer benefits of the electric car mark it as a highly significant step forward in the battle against climate change” Vattenfall & Volvo (STO:VOLVA)(STO:VOLVB): Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid will be presented at the 2011 Geneva motor show. It is a virtuall ... Continue reading

Hyundai Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary in the United States

Hyundai Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary in the United States

PR Newswire FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 21, 2011 FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 21, 2011 -- With gas prices at $1.20 per gallon, financing topping 10 percent APR and airbags emerging as the latest safety technology, the auto industry looked much different 25 years ago when Hyundai brought its car to the United States. ... Continue reading

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