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Volkswagen Amarok, successful support vehicle This years Dakar Rally saw 35 new Volkswagen Amarok pick-up successfully complete the role as support vehicles to the winning Volkswagen motorsport team as well as the official organisers. They covered extreme terranes, temperatures and altitudes without a problem. Volkswagen completed the Rally with a one two three finish, defending their wining title in one of [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Volkswagen Amarok, successful support vehicle Car servicing – the costs, the intervals, the answers! Over several months, several CarAdvice visitors have been requesting servicing information on the cars we review. It's become something of a quasi-regular request, and something that's sparked a bit of a debate internally. Let me give you the summary. Reporting on servicing is a great idea in principle, because the cost of servicing is very important [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Car servicing – the costs, the intervals, the answers! Suzuki Australia records best ever January sales Suzuki Australia posted a January sales record last month, surpassing its previous best in 2008 and growing by 8.7 percent over the same month last year. Suzuki sold 1724 vehicles in January (representing a 2.3 percent total market share) thanks to solid numbers from the Swift and increased volume of the Alto and Grand Vitara. Six months [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Suzuki Australia records best ever January sales New vehicle sales up 11.7 percent in January The Australian automotive industry has started 2010 on a positive note with a significant increase in the number of new vehicles sold during January. Official VFACTS data released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) shows that 74,864 passenger cars, SUVs and commercial vehicles were sold in January, up 11.6 percent (7785 vehicles) on the [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. New vehicle sales up 11.7 percent in January Mazda Australia's leading full-line importer in January On the back of a record-breaking December, Mazda Australia has started 2010 with its second-best January in history after 6658 sales and an overall market share of 8.9 percent. An increase of 1.9 percent over 2009 was short of the industry-wide gain of 11.6 percent, but still ensured Mazda maintained its position as Australia's leading full-line [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Mazda Australia’s leading full-line importer in January Audi Australia sets sales record in January Audi Australia has joined the group of imported brands making a strong start to 2010 by setting an all-time record for new car sales in January. The 1328 sales result in January 2010 represents a 23 percent increase over January 2009, which itself was 20 percent better than 2008. The record officially marks the 61st month of [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Audi Australia sets sales record in January CarAdvice The Magazine Issue #16 The Magazine Issue #16 Welcome once again to The Magazine where this month the CarAdvice team have been hard at it driving some of the quickest and most exciting performance based offerings yet to reach Australian shores. On the allied front we've got some of Britain's finest metal, represented this month by Bentley's jaw dropping Continental Supersports, [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. CarAdvice The Magazine Issue #16 2010 Lotus Elise Club Racer launched in Australia The new special edition Lotus Elise Club Racer is set to arrive in Australia this month offering new colour schemes, bespoke interior, high performance, low emissions and exclusivity to rival most other sports cars. Lotus is bringing just 10 of the Elise S-based Club Racers to Australia. The performance numbers remain the same: 100kW 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine, [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2010 Lotus Elise Club Racer launched in Australia Subaru makes a strong start to 2010 sales Subaru has made a strong start to 2010 selling 3,260 vehicles in January – a 7.8 per cent jump on the same month last year. Leading the charge is the group’s Subaru Forester model selling an impressive 1,205 units for the month. January also saw strong sales of the new generation Subaru Liberty (654 units) and [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Subaru makes a strong start to 2010 sales Stuck accelerator pedal tips from UK motoring body As Toyota recalls millions of its cars due to accelerator problems, the UK’s Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) today offers advice to drivers on what to do in event of such an engineering malfunction. Although it may seem common sense to most people, those with a low panic threshold are urged to keep the following in [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Stuck accelerator pedal tips from UK motoring body Aston Martin Rapide – World's Most Beautiful Four-Door Sports Car Aston Martin will unveil one of the most eagerly awaited cars to special guests and customers in Australia and New Zealand during February and March. The Rapide, which we first saw in Frankfurt last year, when it was revealed to the public for the first time, is the first four-door sports car in the world. Powered [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Aston Martin Rapide – World's Most Beautiful Four-Door Sports Car Subaru Outback Diesel Review & Road Test Easily managing 1,100kms from a single tank, this is the Outback you’ve been waiting for. Model Tested: 2010 Subaru Outback Diesel Premium Sat-Nav; 2.0-litre, four-cylinder, turbo-diesel; six-speed manual; wagon – $47,392* Gutsy turbo-diesel engine; excellent fuel economy; rear seat legroom; high-beam lamps No automatic option; notchy gearshift feel; slightly heavy clutch; some wind noise CarAdvice Rating: Words by [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Subaru Outback Diesel Review & Road Test 2010 Formula One – First test session The curtain rises on the 2010 F1 season Valencia, Spain—The lap times at the first official F1 test of the 2010 season mean less than nothing. As evidence, consider that the fastest lap set over the first two days of the three-day affair, set by Ferrari's Felipe Massa, was some three seconds off the lap [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2010 Formula One – First test session 2010 Renault Wind to be unveiled at Geneva Renault will reveal a completely new model at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, a coupé-roadster simply known as the Wind. The Renault Wind features a highly innovative way of opening up its roof, merging the relaxed lifestyle of open top motoring with the practicality of a compact city car. The electric roof pivots into place in just [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2010 Renault Wind to be unveiled at Geneva 2010 Kia Sportage world premiere at Geneva Kia has unveiled its all-new Sportage SUV, the sister car to Hyundai’s newly released ix35, which boasts a dramatic shift in design and styling. Adopting Kia’s next generation visual style, the new Sportage embodies the modern SUV with a commanding driving position, raised ground clearance and athletic design. The new Kia Sportage is longer, lower and wider [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2010 Kia Sportage world premiere at Geneva Porsche Panamera by TechArt Customised Tuning for prestige automotive brands is big business in regions like the United States, United Arab Emirates and not surprisingly Germany, that last bastion of speed. The Germans have been tuning cars for over 100 years. Take Johann ABT, the founder of famed Audi tuner ABT Sportsline, who was tuning the cart part of [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Porsche Panamera by TechArt Holden 2010 sales off to a solid start Holden has recorded a 20 per cent rise in sales this January compared to the same month last year according to official figures released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries. The figures show Australians purchased a total of 10,468 Holden's during January, with Holden Commodore (3241 units), Holden Captiva (1421 units) and Holden Barina [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Holden 2010 sales off to a solid start 2011 Holden Captiva, Opel Antara, Daewoo Winstrom spy photos The triplets Opel Antara, Holden (Chevrolet) Captiva and Daewoo Winstorm are getting ready for a facelift. Earlier photos have shown the prototype with a lot of camouflage in the front so this is the first time we actually see the front almost without camouflage. The grille has got some Infinity / Sorento influences and the bumper [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2011 Holden Captiva, Opel Antara, Daewoo Winstrom spy photos Ford posts US$454 million profit for 2009 With little fuss or fanfare, Ford Motor Co last week announced that it recorded a before-tax operating profit of US$454 million (AUD$512 million) for 2009. That figure is a significant turnaround from the US$6.9 billion ($7.8 billion) loss of 2008. Its 2009 net profit of US$2.7 billion ($3.0 billion) ended three years of consecutive losses, the worst [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. Ford posts US$454 million profit for 2009