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2010 Volkswagen Touareg revealed Volkswagen’s new Touareg will be the most technically advanced VW the brand has ever produced. A new range of engines that are 20 per cent more fuel efficient as well as a variety of driver assistance and safety systems will be available. The Touareg will be the first hybrid SUV produced by a German manufacturer [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2010 Volkswagen Touareg revealed 2010 MINI John Cooper Works World Championship 50 coming to Australia A very special limited edition MINI is about to land in Australia – the 500th and final MINI John Cooper Works World Championship 50. Yes it's a mouthful, but with just 10 of 500 destined for Australia the John Cooper Works WC50 will become one of the most exclusive MINIs in history. MINI national manager, Justin Hocevar, [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2010 MINI John Cooper Works World Championship 50 coming to Australia 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid revealed Joining the Porsche 911 Turbo S on the stand at next month's Geneva Motor Show will be a car that is expected to signify Porsche's return to the Le Mans 24 Hour race in a factory capacity and emphasise its efforts to bring hybrid technology into full-scale sports car production. The Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid revealed NSW top cop blames video games for reckless teen driving It seems that when you can’t blame the driver, the lack of training or even the parents, any scape goat will do, with one of Australia’s top cops saying video games could be influencing the apparent growing level of reckless driving among teens. New South Wales Police Commissioner, Mr Andrew Scipione, told Sydney’s Daily Telegraph yesterday [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. NSW top cop blames video games for reckless teen driving 2010 Honda CR-V launched in Australia Honda Australia has released a refreshed version of the Honda CR-V for 2010 with updated styling, upgraded specification levels and more aggressive pricing. With curtain airbags becoming standard on the entry-level model every car in the CR-V range is now equipped with dual front, side and curtain bags. The ride and handling has been improved with revisions [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2010 Honda CR-V launched in Australia 2011 Honda Odyssey Concept at the Chicago Auto Show It's called the Honda Odyssey Concept, but this latest offering at the Chicago Auto Show gives a very real indication of the production version of the fourth-generation US-spec Honda Odyssey. Following what is already a sleek people-mover design, Honda said it wanted the new Odyssey to appear lower and more grounded. As a consequence the minivan [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2011 Honda Odyssey Concept at the Chicago Auto Show 2010 Nissan Juke unveiled before Geneva Motor Show Three weeks out from the Geneva Motor Show, the highly anticipated Nissan Juke has been previewed in production-ready form ahead of its fourth quarter 2010 European launch. To be built in the UK alongside the its big brother, the Qashqai, the controversially styled small crossover was created at Nissan Design Europe in London and refined at [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2010 Nissan Juke unveiled before Geneva Motor Show Fiat's new commercial range for 2010 Fiat has a new range of commercial vehicles for Australia. The new Fiat Ducato will be available in medium,long and extra long wheelbase with room inside ranging from 10 to 15 cubic metres with the ability to carry two tonnes. The new 2010 Ducatos come standard with heavy duty enhancements, the suspension has been up-rated, the [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Fiat’s new commercial range for 2010 2010 Fiat commercial range unveiled Fiat has a new range of commercial vehicles for Australia. The new Fiat Ducato will be available in medium-, long- and extra long-wheelbase variants with room inside ranging from 10- to 15-cubic metres and the ability to carry up to two-tonnes. The new 2010 Ducato comes standard with heavy duty enhancements, uprated suspension, 16-inch wheels and [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2010 Fiat commercial range unveiled 2010 FPV GT-H spied, supercharged 5.0-litre Coyote V8 After breaking news of a supercharged FPV in June, 2009, Pavle.com.au photographers have snapped the next installment in FPV’s feisty line-up. Either that or it’s the lead vehicle in Back to the Future IV. It’s common knowledge that FPV will ditch the BOSS V8 in July this year due to emissions regulations (read more here). In [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2010 FPV GT-H spied, supercharged 5.0-litre Coyote V8 Honda CR-V, Accord Australian recall expands As part of a worldwide recall, Honda Australia has today expanded its recent local recall of 1,323 Honda Accord and 22 Honda CR-V units produced between 2001 and 2002 by a further 703 vehicles. The recall was issued to replace the driver’s SRS airbag inflator which, although yet to malfunction, is believed to contain a defective [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Honda CR-V, Accord Australian recall expands Hyundai Santa Fe R Review & Road Test Family friendly; seven seats and five-star safety. Model Tested: Hyundai Santa Fe R Highlander; 2.2-litre, four-cylinder, turbo-diesel; six-speed automatic; SUV – $48,490* Nice turbo-diesel engine, versatile space, five-star safety, fuel efficient Firm suspension, body roll, limited luggae space in seven-seat mode CarAdvice Rating: If your idea of value for money is a long list of modern specs and [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Hyundai Santa Fe R Review & Road Test Ferrari 458: Selling above the List Price Most of the world's financial forecasters are predicting tough times for another two years with the added burden of several interest rate rises during 2010. It's not the sort of news you want to hear, if a mortgage and kids are part of the monthly budget. But with sales of the latest Ferrari 458 going better [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Ferrari 458: Selling above the List Price