5 favourite pieces of Auto tech this year.
1: Volvo forward camera. The R design shown here in a left-hander shows the TV screen at the centre of the Volvo drivers’ universe. Take your eyes off those nifty blue dials for 20 seconds and cast it...
View ArticleBMW Group and Toyota Agree to Mid-to-long-term Research Collaboration in...
BMW Group to Supply 1.6L and 2.0L BMW Fuel Efficient Diesel Engines to Toyota Motor BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announce that they today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)...
View ArticleToyota exports 1,000,000
Toyota Australia has become the first Australian car manufacturer to export more than one million vehicles. The company’s latest figures show that its one millionth export vehicle was shipped to the...
View ArticleToyota 86 GT$ racing version. Sexy Just Got FAST
The first GT4 racing version of the Toyota 86 sports car will hit the track later this month following completion of the first chassis by UK-based motorsport engineering pioneer GPRM.The new car is...
View ArticleJeep Wrangler Special Ops VS Toyota FJ Cruiser
FJ and Jeep Wrangler 2 of the sexiest cars on the road have recently spent time in the GCB bunker, and weren’t we pleased. Each is an icon in its own way and each is a superb off-road performer. The...
View ArticleLandcruiser GXL 200 series: King of the Road
Folding the rear seats Toyota gave me a chance to take a LandCruiser 200 GXL for a week. I was interested to see if the bad driving associated with large SUV drivers is the fault of the car or not....
View ArticleLexus GS450h looks good on the road in Sydney.
GS450h in Sydney The shot of the Lexus crossing the weir is the very same place we do most of our testing. It is rather pretty no?
View ArticleLexus GS 450h F-sport: Battery Powered Luxury
Heads Up Display (HUD) There are two things you notice about the new GS: It’s a big old hunk of car, and the quality is impeccable. Its BMW 5 series size and the latest in the range to get the...
View ArticleLexus RX 350: Funny Looking–Great Drive
Lexus RX 350: The Slightly Awkward Look Hides a Great Drive SUVs consist of a loosely affiliated group of vehicles. They have hatches or rear doors, or tray-backs and put power through all 4 wheels...
View ArticleQuickie Reviews Upcoming: Honda City and Civic, Kia Soul and Rio, Toyota 86...
Roll over image for make and model Over the next few weeks we’ll be bringing you a few cars “at a glance”. Also new, all reviews and opinions will now include a recommendation from...
View ArticleTOYOTA SELLS THREE-MILLIONTH PRIUS
press release toyota * More than $8.6 billion to be spent on R&D*Toyota Prius – the world’s best-selling hybrid vehicle – has passed a significant milestone with the sale of the three-millionth...
View ArticleCorolla: “Oh What A Feeling”, of beige, just a slightly nicer shade
Yes Yes Yes oh YES!: nippy, modern looks, economical engine, gadgets Oh dear me no: lifeless steering, generally uninspiring, still beige Remember those beaten up old 70’s Corollas driven by...
View ArticleLandCruiser Sahara: Your limo to the wild awaits.
LandCruiser Sahara: Your limo transport to the wild awaits. Yes Yes Yes oh YES!: space, luxury, silky V8, reputation, quietness Oh dear me no: Price There aren’t too many SUVs bigger than the...
View ArticleLEXUS TAKES PODIUM AT SUGO 300
The Zent Cerumo Lexus RC F SuperGT race car took out the Sugo 300km endurance race held at Japan’s Sugo International raceway at the weekend.Held under difficult conditions, Saturday qualifying was...
View ArticleEyjafjallajökull: Toyota HiLux did it, now try saying it
Toyota HiLux SR5: Leather and Shirtless Hunks Don’t Mix Yes Yes Yes oh Yes: sexy, butch, versatile, well made, rugged, good reputation Oh dear me no: pricey, noisy diesel, harsh ride, vague...
View ArticleLexus CT200h: C T or not C T, that is the question.
Yes Yes Yes oh Yes: It’s a Lexus so will survive Armageddon Oh dear me no: too expensive, too small, too slow I like Lexus, I really do. They went through a rough patch a few years ago where...
View ArticleToyota: Rav 4 whom?
Yes Yes Yes oh YES: spacious, nippy, economical, lots of stuff in top model Oh dear me no: dashboard design, uninspired metalwork, JBL stereo sounds cheap, WAY too expensive If you hold your mouth...
View ArticlePleasure Yourself Sans Guilt: 86 VS Pro Cee’d GT
Yes Yes Yes oh YES: both stylish and sexy, compact, economical Oh dear me no: I don’t have either! Once upon a time a sports car was a small but perfectly formed vehicle designed exclusively to give...
View ArticleThe Semi Electric Camry is OK, if not exciting.
Yes Yes Yes oh YES: fuel economy, tech inclusions Oh dear me no: a bit dull Things have changed rather a lot since the first hybrid landed here. The Prius is still seen world-wide as “a hybrid” and...
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