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Mitsubishi Outlander Review & Road Test Handsome looks are just the beginning. Model Tested: Mitsubishi Outlander VRX; 3.0-litre, V6, petrol; six-speed automatic; wagon – $45,490* Versatile space; button activated seat tumble; split tailgate Plastic interior; high speed cornering lacks precision; no steering wheel reach adjust CarAdvice Rating: The handsome new looks of the Mitsubishi Outlander quickly had me keen to get to know it [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Mitsubishi Outlander Review & Road Test Volkswagen R division to go solo Volkswagen's famous "R" performance family is about to follow the lead of fellow German manufacturers and become its own entity, according to company insiders. To be officially announced at the Geneva Motor Show in March, the marque will create vehicles that are more "from the ground up" than the current performance offerings like the Passat R36 [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Volkswagen R division to go solo 2011 Hyundai Elantra spy photos Following yesterday’s images of the 2011 Hyundai Elantra aboard a tray top, our spy photographers have today snapped these shots of the car on its own four wheels. The “on ice” images give us a clearer indication of the car’s stance and proportions which, according to the photographer, hint at a car with more legroom than [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2011 Hyundai Elantra spy photos Ford Territory achieves five-star ANCAP rating Ford’s Territory SUV has received the maximum five-star safety rating in the latest round of ANCAP (Australasian New Car Assessment Program) testing. The five-star ANCAP safety rating applies to the entire Territory range (from January 2010 production onwards), following the addition of a front passenger seatbelt reminder as standard equipment. The front passenger seatbelt reminder joins the [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Ford Territory achieves five-star ANCAP rating General Motors gives incentives to lure Toyota, Lexus owners Seeking to cash in on Toyota's recent sticking accelerator issues, General Motors is offering a range of incentives to Toyota and Lexus owners. Hoping that one of the world's strongest examples of brand loyalty has been at least partially impacted by this latest case of unreliability, three options are available to owners of the Japanese brands [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. General Motors gives incentives to lure Toyota, Lexus owners BMW adds value to X5 with Innovations package BMW has introduced the Innovations package to its X5 large SUV range, giving drivers more than $16,600 of the brand's most frequently ordered technology and comfort features. Replacing the Executive models, the Innovations package is headlined by Top View, which is used in conjunction with Park Distance Control and the rear view camera. Top View uses [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. BMW adds value to X5 with Innovations package Bentley Continental Supersports Review & Road Test You don’t have to wait for Bugatti to build an affordable Veyron, it’s already here. It’s called the Bentley Continental Supersports. Model Tested: 2010 Bentley Continental Supersports; 6.0-litre, W12, twin-turbo petrol; six-speed automatic; coupe – $506,000* Everything… …Except the SatNav. CarAdvice Rating: Words by Alborz Fallah Pics by George Skentzos, Alborz Fallah & Anthony Crawford 5:30am in the morning Brisbane time [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Bentley Continental Supersports Review & Road Test GM reaches agreement to sell Saab to Spyker General Motors has reached a tentative eleventh hour agreement to sell Saab Automobile AB to Dutch sports car maker Spyker, saving the Swedish brand from a shutdown after two decades of GM control. The purchase has led Spyker to form a new company, Saab Spyker Automobiles, with which to carry both brands forward after the sale [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. GM reaches agreement to sell Saab to Spyker Ken Block to take on the WRC with Ford Ken Block has handed in the keys to his usual ride – a Subaru Impreza WRX STI – and stepped into a rally-spec Ford Fiesta as part of a new deal with Ford which will see him compete in the Rally America Championship as well as the FIA 2010 World Rally Championship. As part of the [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Ken Block to take on the WRC with Ford Mercedes-Benz presents Mercedes GP Petronas F1 team Mercedes-Benz has showed off its Formula 1 dream team at its museum in Stuttgart, the likes of which will form the new Silver Arrows Formula One works team – Mercedes GP Petronas. Marking his comeback to Formula 1, seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher headlines the drivers team alongside Nico Rosberg, with Ross Brawn enlisted to work [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Mercedes-Benz presents Mercedes GP Petronas F1 team Mazda6 facelift for Australia On the 26th of January Caradvice reported that the Japanese version of the Mazda6 would receive a facelift, it has now been confirmed by Mazda Australia that our Mazda6 will receive the same facelift and upgrades, as well as an all new Touring wagon. The exterior upgrades follow the rest of the Mazda range with the [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Mazda6 facelift for Australia