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2008 Honda Accord Euro Luxury Review
2008 Honda Accord Euro Luxury Navi Review & Road Test New Euro really strikes a chord. Model Tested: 2008 Honda Accord Euro Luxury Navi 2.4 litre auto - $44,990 Options: Metallic Paint - $300 Suitable Performance & Economy; Sporty Looks; Well Equipped Tyre Noise; Short Service Intervals; Premium Unleaded Costs CarAdvice Rating: - by Matt Brogan Bettering the original Euro was always [...]
Car Advice - Published 5 hours, 3 minutes ago
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Holden & Ford most petrol-hungry
The federal government has released its Green Vehicle Guide online, naming and shaming a variety of popular vehicles for their average fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The Holden Commodore has been named as the most “petrol-hungry” of Australia’s big-selling cars, closely followed by its rival, the Ford Falcon. Read more… [...]
Car Advice - Published 8 hours, 4 minutes ago
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New Jaguar XJ spy photos
For Jaguar to truly stay alive under its new India owners, Tata, it needs to revitalise its entire range and the large XJ sedan, rooted in the past, needs a complete make over. That’s just what is coming and these photographs by our spy photographers show a mule testing the car that will radically replace the [...]
Car Advice - Published 8 hours, 27 minutes ago
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Toyota to make 100,000 units of hybrid car: paper
Auto giant to add Lexus version of Prius. 20 Jul 2008 2:19 PM
Business Spectator automotive - Published 12 hours, 45 minutes ago
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Japan firms to set car battery norms
Toyota, Nissan, Matsushita to work on standards for lithium-ion batteries. 20 Jul 2008 1:40 PM
Business Spectator climate change - Published 13 hours, 24 minutes ago
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Petrol-hungry cars outed
THE Holden Commodore has been outed as the most petrol-hungry of Australia's big-selling cars, as motorists mull over how to combat high fuel prices.
The Australian Business - Published 1 day, 3 hours ago
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New Mercedes Benz R-Class spy photos
Mercedes-Benz’s philosophy of making a car suited for nearly every single person on earth has worked to a degree, except for the R-class MPV. As of the end of June Mercedes had sold just 149 R-Class vehicles in Australia this year. But as these pictures prove, Mercedes is apparently planing to give it another try with [...]
Car Advice - Published 1 day, 14 hours ago
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Being green means you can’t build a Prius
California’s green policies make the state too expensive to build green cars: Last week Toyota announced it was cancelling plans to build its new Prius…
Andrew Bolt - Published 1 day, 17 hours ago
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Honda hybrid spy photos (FCX)
We’ve talked about Honda building a stand alone hybrid model to rival the Prius for some time. Arch rival Toyota has always had the winning advantage having the Prius as its own specialised model. So much so that the name Prius has now become synonymous with hybrid cars and technology. Honda on the other hand has [...]
Car Advice - Published 2 days, 1 hour ago
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Volvo C30 Green Racer
“How would you like to be a competitor in the WTCC (World Touring Car Championship) at Brands Hatch this year and get flogged by a Volvo C30” - Anthony Crawford That’s precisely what will happen on the 26th and 27th of July this year when the little Volvo goes racing in the UK. Read more… [...]
Car Advice - Published 2 days, 2 hours ago
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Ford backs low-carbon, fuel-efficient vehicles
Ford Australia chief executive Bill Osborne has given the Government a big tick for its all-in approach to carbon emissions abatement.
The Age - Published 2 days, 3 hours ago
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Qantas, No Longer Hopping Along, Lops Jobs
Australia's flag carrier, after five years of expansion on domestic and international routes, is forced by fuel costs to cut staff and trim unprofitable routes.
Forbes - Published 2 days, 6 hours ago
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Elfin “Type 5″ sneak preview
Australia’s own Elfin Motors has released a sneak peek of its new lightweight performance car - the Elfin “Type 5″. Designed to compete with the likes of Lotus, Ariel and Caterham, the new model codenamed “Type 5″ is a completely new car from the ground up. Read more… Unlike the [...]
Car Advice - Published 2 days, 8 hours ago
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Airline Qantas to cut 1,500 jobs
Australian airline Qantas has said it is cutting 1,500 jobs from its global workforce of 36,000 as it seeks to cope with soaring fuel costs. The carrier said its fuel bill was set to rise by 2bn Au...
Malaysia Sun - Published 2 days, 8 hours ago
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Qantas takes aim at emissions trading scheme
They say 'a General shouldn't fight on two fronts at once' but the Qantas chief Geoff Dixon has gone into battle against two adversaries today - his own workforce and the Federal Government. He chose the day when oil fell below $130 a barrel for the first time in six weeks to announce wide-ranging job cuts and blame them on rising fuel prices. More about that shortly. But he also got stuck into the Federal Government over its emissions trading scheme. Geoff Dixon said the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme had singled out aviation and that it had the potential to damage domestic aviation and tourism.
PM - Published 2 days, 8 hours ago
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