‘Chooka’ is one of the first to order Holden’s most expensive production car – and was offered his choice of build numbers 1 or 427.
While he is best known for paying $920,000 for one of only two HRT 427 Monaro coupes, the W427 is …
September 2008
VIP Fan orders W427
June 30th, 2008
Fuel saving rules
June 27th, 2008
Australian motorists could save almost $2billion a year — $200 for every car — in fuel by applying a couple of simple rules when they drive. Fuel economy guru John Taylor, who with his wife, Helen, holds 36 fuel economy world recor…
Mazda puts focus on safety
June 27th, 2008
Mazda has started public road trials of its advanced safety vehicle, the Mazda ASV-4, as many of the world’s major car manufacturers work towards eliminating life-threatening incidents on the roads. The new system uses vehicle-to-vehicle commu…
Alfa MiTo: baby, look at you now
June 27th, 2008
It will carry the economy-sized burden of gathering a new generation of Alfisti. Developed off the Fiat Punto platform, the MiTo is a compact three-door coupe with a sports-orientated sexy fun factor … just ask Alfa.
However, what it defini…
Queue up for LPG conversion
June 26th, 2008
This means motorists may have long delays to convert their car to running on LPG which costs less than 70 a litre. LPG Australia industry development manager Phil Westlake said the waiting lists for conversions had blown out from two months to…
Koenigsegg CCX: show star
June 25th, 2008
…but while many are high-rollers, few would roll as fast as the guest currently posing in its main foyer.
The facelifted version of the insane Koenigsegg CCX – worth around $2 million – is spending a few days at the casino as its…
Water-fuel Honda Clarity turns the tide
June 25th, 2008
Honda’s new zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell car rolled off the production line this week to a star-studded greeting. The FCX Clarity, which runs on hydrogen and electricity, emits only water and none of the noxious fumes believed to induce g…
Corvette ZR1: their fastest yet
June 23rd, 2008
Despite rocketing fuel prices, there always seems to be a market for muscle cars.
Holden and HSV last year sold a record number of V8s and 1970s muscle cars continue to sell for record prices.
And GM Holden — which this year is reintrodu…
Dream run: Ferrari 559 GTB Fiorano
June 20th, 2008
If you believe the legend, all red-blooded Italian men will immediately stop what they are doing when two things pass them by. One is a pretty woman; the other is a pretty fast Ferrari. They say it’s in their blood.
Driving through a tiny vill…
BMW plans life after petrol
June 20th, 2008
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GINA, THE SHIFTING SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
The future of styling is now public at BMW.
The company h…