February 10 2009 by
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It’s the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and the first car has just landed in readiness for a right-hand drive work-over.
The ZR1, called the ‘King of the Hill’ in America, is the personal property of a man who makes his living turning left-hand drive dream machines into a down-under drive.
“This ZR1 is my personal toy. But [...]
February 10 2009 by
in
cars |
It’s the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and the first car has just landed in readiness for a right-hand drive work-over.
The ZR1, called the ‘King of the Hill’ in America, is the personal property of a man who makes his living turning left-hand drive dream machines into a down-under drive.
“This ZR1 is my personal toy. But [...]
February 9 2009 by
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Its first all-wheel drive, which will become one of the world’s smallest crossovers, looks set to go sale in Australia late in 2011.
The yet-to-be-named crossover, which is nearly production-ready, is likely to be launched at the Detroit Motor Show in January and go on sale in Europe and the United States late next year. It [...]
February 5 2009 by
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AN automatic safety system that can detail injuries to emergency services in a crash has been axed for a lack of interest.
BMW Australia corporate communications manager Toni Andreevski said the system was part of its Connected Drive package.
“The take-up rate was less than 100 customers out of a total of 17,000 new car sales a [...]
February 5 2009 by
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Mitsubishi Motors Australia boss, Robert McEniry is urging Federal and state governments to back all-electric cars, which are already in use in many countries.
McEniry’s views have gained some support from the car industry’s peak body, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.
The chamber’s chief executive, Andrew McKellar, says the whole EV issue “is clearly on our [...]