The simple act of filling your car with petrol has become so utterly mundane that few of us are aware of the staggering volumes of energy being transferred every time we interact with a petrol bowser.
Every 25ml of petrol, which you could hold easily in cupped hands (although the World Health Organisation recommends abstaining from [...]

Last month questions were being asked as to whether rising car sales were sustainable, or simply a response to commercial tax relief. Now the result is in.
Despite tax relief coming to an end, automotive industry has started the year on a positive note with a significant increase in the number of new vehicles sold during [...]

The starting price for Australia’s first green car is $36,990.
That’s the showroom tag for the Toyota Camry hybrid, which finally hits the road today. The hybrid is being pitched as the flagship in the Camry range, from the way it looks to a cabin that is claimed to set a new standard for quietness [...]

Model Tested: 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4: 5.2-litre, V10, petrol, six-speed, sequential e-gear system with shift paddles
+ Looks, V10 engine and sound, speed and handling…everything
- I can’t afford one
CarAdvice Rating: 5/5
It’s by no means the most expensive or fastest Uberschall supercar we drove during our most recent Full Throttle supercar tour in Europe, but the instant [...]

Wealthy collectors are moving back into the rare car market.
One cashed-up European has just paid $408,000 for a rusty 1925 Bugatti that sat on the bottom of a lake in Switzerland for 73 years. The price for the Type 22 Brescia Roadster was even more astonishing given that auction house Bonhams had put a [...]

Swedish company’s new S60 sedan aims to reduce injuries and fatalities with new pedestrian-detection technology.
Crossing the road will be a little safer from late 2010 with the arrival of a car featuring the world’s first pedestrian avoidance system.
Volvo has released pictures and details of its next-generation S60 sedan that takes the company’s active-safety technology to [...]

If the superseded XKR 4.2-litre lacked anything, it was torque during mid-range acceleration. That’s all been fixed, with a new sledgehammer-like 5.0-litre all aluminium quad-cam V8, supercharged of course.
Step on the throttle unmercifully, and you can’t help but light up the massive rear tyres, as all of 625 Newton-metres and 375 Kilowatts attempts to find [...]

Holden’s prodigal son, Craig Lowndes, has unveiled his new Commodore V8 Supercar after defecting from Ford.
Popular V8 Supercar driver Craig Lowndes has officially returned to the brand that launched his motorsport career, taking the covers off a new Holden Commodore he’ll campaign in this year’s championship.
Lowndes, who famously left the Holden Racing Team nine [...]

The Mitsubishi Triton GLX-R has taken out first place in the Overlander 4WD of the Year Awards.
Mitsubishi’s Triton took the prize because of its then newly introduced ‘Super Select’ 4WD system, effectively a full-time 4WD system that gives the driver the option of using high-range 2WD.
The new ML model, at least in GLX-R spec as [...]

A string of horrifying holiday crashes, many involving young people, has sparked a Carsguide reader backlash.
Parents and concerned drivers are calling for changes and improvements on all fronts to cut the carnage. Many have asked about the safety systems in cars, with the emphasis on airbags, anti-skid brakes and ESP stability control, but there [...]