Toyota Prius Loses It on US Freeway
Just when Toyota thought it was safe to launch into ‘image repair’ mode, a Prius has allegedly run away on its owner on a US freeway. Investigators are examining 61-year-old James Sikes’ ’08 Prius, which allegedly accelerated of its own volition to 140km/h – for 20 minutes – near San Diego.
Tragedy was averted when Highway [...]
RUF RGT-8 V8-POWERED PORSCHE 911
RUF RGT-8: Pretty impressive shoehorning job, cramming a 4.5-litre 90-degree V8 into the space normally reserved for a flat six. Result? A Ruf-tweaked V8 911. The engine is bespoke – designed in-house by Ruf – and features a flat crank, dry sump and quad cams. Four hundred and four kilowatts of it. And 500Nm. And [...]
BF Performance Lamborghini Gallardo GT600
AGE OF INNOCENCE: “Too innocent” and “neither dynamic nor individual enough” – these are the claims leveled at the standard Gallardo LP 560-4 by the not-so-humble chaps at Swiss tuning firm BF Performance. And the Gallardo GT600 is the result. Power jumps from 430kW to 448kW, and torque climbs by a similar small margin – [...]
When ‘Brazilian’ Goes Bad
Florida woman Megan Barnes, 37, crashed her car and injured two people after driving while shaving her ‘landing strip’. Ms Barnes was tidying up ‘down there’, grooming while en route to a hot date. “She said she was meeting her boyfriend, and wanted to be ready for the visit,” said trooper Gary Dunick
Hyundai ix35 Compact SUV Review
March 8, 2010 by admin
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The Hyundai ix35 SUV replaces the Tucson in the Hyundai lineup, which now totals 12 models. The new ix35 was released in February 2010 and is available with two petrol engines and one diesel engine, in three model grades.
The entry-level model is called ‘Active’, and comes with six airbags, electronic stability control, 17-inch steel wheels, [...]
Subaru Liberty and Outback Range
March 6, 2010 by admin
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The latest version of the Liberty and Outback from Subaru arrived towards the end of last year.
Both cars are longer, wider and bolder than the previous model and the styling will take while to get used to for a lot of people.
The range goes from high $38K to $62K on the road and, certainly at [...]
Search for the Perfect Family Wagon
March 6, 2010 by admin
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Search for the Perfect Family Wagon
The cars below, cover all sorts of price ranges, wagons and SUVs and is a very brief summary of each:
• VW Passat, nice but don’t like front wheel drive and the R36 is just too hard on road.
• Audi Q5, thought long and hard, waited for the 2 litre diesel [...]
Ford Mondeo Titanium Diesel Hatch
March 6, 2010 by admin
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Ford Mondeo Titanium Diesel Hatch
The stigma we all have about ‘Mondeos’ should be removed immediately. (Maybe Ford should have considered a name change.) This is a quality car and matches, even beats, anything that BMW, Audi, Mercedes offers for $70K and more, all for a fair bit of change from $50K.
Where else can you get [...]
The Rise and Rise of Hyundai
In February 2010, new vehicle registrations were up 14.4% on the corresponding month in 2009.
There were some great increase which all bode well for the coming year, but bear in mind that some dealers are still delivering the vehicles which were ordered prior to December 2009, the final day of the 50% tax incentive.
Amongst the [...]
Toyota Kluger Grande Car Review
March 4, 2010 by admin
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Toyota Kluger Grande AWD Review
The Grande is the top of the Kluger range that leads the medium SUV market and, as well as having its manufacturer’s reputation for quality, reliability, durability and safety, it comes with an impressive array of features to satisfy even the most discriminating buyer.
The Toyota 2GR-FE 3.5-litre six cylinder petrol engine [...]