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2011 Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible We’ve driven, drooled over and loved the 2010 Bentley Continental Supersports. Now, Bentley has kept to tradition and released a convertible version straight after the coupe, making it the fastest four seat convertible in the world. Packing the same Flex-Fuel 6-litre, twin-turbo, W12 engine, the Supersports Convertible produces a whopping 463kW and an immense 800Nm from [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2011 Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible Mazda3 MPS racing car While the previous generation Mazda3 MPS race cars have earned their reputation at beating competitors at numerous motorsport events, such as three class wins at Targa Tasmania and a class win and two top ten finishes at the recent 12 Hour Bathurst endurance race, the new-generation Mazda3 MPS is starting to take shape. Thew new 2010 [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Mazda3 MPS racing car Lamborghini Murciélago passes 4000 milestone There must still be some well heeled customers for sports cars about, evidenced by the fact that the Lamborghini Murciélago has just passed number 4000 of its production run. Based on a sticker price of around $800,000, that’s $3.2 billion worth of Lambo Murcies sold. Compare this with the Lamborghini Diablo, which in its 11 years [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Lamborghini Murciélago passes 4000 milestone 2011 Volkswagen Polo GTI heading to Australia There are a select few cars which we hold in high regard, but the GTI badge on Volkswagen vehicles has always been a consistent sign of “this is going to be fun” and we expect no less from the new Volkswagen Polo GTI which has just been unveiled. Having started life back in 1986, the Polo [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2011 Volkswagen Polo GTI heading to Australia 2011 Jaguar XKR Coupe If the current work of art that is the Jaguar XKR wasn’t enough, the British marquee is expected to reveal the latest advancements to its supercharged XKR coupe at the Geneva Motor Show in March. Most importantly it will now be able to achieve a top speed of around 280km/h, up from 250km/h while also looking [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2011 Jaguar XKR Coupe Aston Martin Rapide Video While Anthony is away on the Aston Martin Rapide launch in Spain, we were handed a video showcasing the car in motion. Enjoy: Read Anthony’s journey: Aston Martin Rapide Review – Day 1 Aston Martin Rapide Review – Day 2 Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Aston Martin Rapide Video Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Aston Martin Rapide Video Mitsubishi RVR compact crossover launched Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has launched its brand new compact crossover at dealerships throughout Japan. The Mitsubishi RVR which will go on sale in Australia later this year will sit below the Outlander and be driven via the front-wheels only. The compact crossover is designed to sit between the Lancer and the Outlander, it will be [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Mitsubishi RVR compact crossover launched Toyota Corolla steering complaints under investigation USA *Update* Toyota Motor Corporation – Japan has advised the electric power-steering system used in Corolla models sold in Australia is different from that used for models sold in the United States. In another twist in the Toyota recall saga the US highway safety officials are rumoured to begin a formal investigation into complaints about the [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Toyota Corolla steering complaints under investigation USA Toyota devising guidelines for transparent disclosure Although the effects of Toyota’s recent problems were not fully felt by Toyota Australia, globally the Japanese giant is fighting hard to rein in a global quality crisis. Part of the shift in Toyota’s attitude will be a new approach to transparency with vehicle issues. The company is reported to be devising new guidelines for disclosing [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Toyota devising guidelines for transparent disclosure Ford Figo launching in India by March Ford Motor Co.’s Indin devision is expected to launch its subcompact car, the Ford Figo next month. With India and China being the primary markets with the highest year on year growth, all manufacturers are ramping up their efforts to profit on the boom. Why a subcompact car? The statistics show that almost three quarters of [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Ford Figo launching in India by March Three Tesla Motors employees die in plane crash It’s a sad day for lovers of electric cars all around with news this morning of three Tesla Motors employees being killed when their private plane crashed near Palo Alto, California. The twin-engine Cessna 310 was owned by Doug Bourn, a senior electrical engineer for Tesla and it’s still unclear if he was on board. [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Three Tesla Motors employees die in plane crash Lexus IS 250 & RX 350 SUV join Hertz Prestige Collection Lexus has scored a great win being picked by Hertz to fill up its Prestige Collection. Hertz Australia will introduce the Lexus IS 250 sedan and the RX 350 SUV alongside the Mercedes CLC200K and Mercedes C200K for customers wanting to rent Luxury cars. The four-door, six-cylinder Lexus IS 250 comes with leather-accented interior, satellite [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Lexus IS 250 & RX 350 SUV join Hertz Prestige Collection Fiat set to unveil new twin-cylinder engine at Geneva Motor Show Fiat will take downsizing to a whole new level next week when it unveils its new 900cc, two-cylinder TwinAir engine. The 63kW turbocharged TwinAir unit will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show and is set to feature in the revised Fiat 500 from mid-2010. The engine is set to provide another option for Fiat as tougher [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Fiat set to unveil new twin-cylinder engine at Geneva Motor Show 2011 Citroen DS4 spy photos February 17, 2010 at 5:20 PM CarAdvice has this morning scooped the very first spy photos of the upcoming Citroen DS4. Until now only seen in rendered “teaser” pics, today’s photos show the real production version of car featuring the LED rear lamps from the Concept, a higher ground clearance, but interestingly, no all-wheel drive. Another mystery that’s not too clear is the [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2011 Citroen DS4 spy photos 2011 Pagani C9 spy photos Thanks to an eagle-eyed reader from South Africa, CarAdvice today have some of the first photos of the new Pagani C9 Supercar. The C9 will feature a 6.0-litre V12 Mercedes-Benz AMG engine delivering 522kW of power and 100Nm of torque. Production is scheduled to begin later this year with the car set to retail at around [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2011 Pagani C9 spy photos Nostalgic book celebrates motor racing's lost tracks A nostalgic new book titled “Speedway – Auto racing's ghost tracks”, by SS Collins and Gavin D Ireland, takes an evocative and original look at the history of eight now abandoned race circuits in the US and Europe, and again viewed as they are today via a stunning set of photographs. The captivating photos show long-forgotten [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Nostalgic book celebrates motor racing’s lost tracks 2010 Volkswagen Polo GTI set for mid-year launch in UK UK buyers will be among the first to receive the new Volkswagen Polo GTI, a car VW promises to be “the fastest, most focused and cleanest performance Polo yet produced”. The first performance variant of the Volkswagen Polo was unveiled back in 1986 as the G40 Coupé – a car that matched a high-revving mixed a [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2010 Volkswagen Polo GTI set for mid-year launch in UK Holden Captiva Review A role reversal doesn’t help this Korean SUV. Model Tested: 2010 Holden Captiva 5; 2.4-litre four-cylinder petrol; five-speed manual – $27,990 Options: None fitted. Gearbox, build quality. Fuel consumption, lack of power, idle feel. CarAdvice Rating: Words – Paul Maric Times have changed and Holden has taken to the fact more people are after the larger of the two Captivas – [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Holden Captiva Review Holden Captiva Review & Road Test A role reversal doesn’t help this Korean SUV. Model Tested: 2010 Holden Captiva 5; 2.4-litre four-cylinder petrol; five-speed manual; wagon – $27,990* Gearbox, build quality. Fuel consumption, lack of power, idle feel. CarAdvice Rating: Times have changed and Holden has taken to the fact more people are after the larger of the two Captivas – and arguable the [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Holden Captiva Review & Road Test