January 1970

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2007 Land Rover Discovery 3 photo gallery

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1998 jeep grand cherokee a/c leak

i have pumped up pressure to high end and low end of the system with nitrogin and cant hear or see leak. i did try to fill system with refridgerant first and it leaked out in a day and a half so it has a big leak but i am so boggled by this. do [...]

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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG local pricing announced

Mercedes-Benz Australia has announced the official pricing of the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG – the modern interpretation of the classic Gullwing.

The manufacturer’s list price for the all-new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG stands at $464,000 for Australian customers, excluding dealer delivery and all on road costs.
Unfortunately, paying for the privilege of parking an SLS AMG in your [...]

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2010 Kia Cerato Limited edition

Kia has released a limited edition Cerato to celebrate its end of financial year sale. Called simply the Kia Cerato Limited, the model is based on the SLi variant – with six airbags, ABS and parking sensors – but it also comes with added features.

Inside, Kia has thrown in leather seats and a sunroof. On [...]

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BMW Speed Limit information technology headed for Australia

BMW announced today that it will introduce its Speed Limit information system on certain models later this year. The system warns the driver of the speed limit within any given area, automatically.

Using cameras mounted on the wing mirrors, the on-board computer picks up any roadside signs that display the speed limit. The system then alerts [...]

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Ford to finalise Volvo sale to Zhejiang Geely Holding next week

Ford has almost completed the sale of Volvo to China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Co. for US$1.8 billion. The sale is expected to be finalised next week.

It’s not a matter of how much money Ford will profit from selling the Swedish company, it’s a matter of how much Ford will lose as it prepares to finalise [...]

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Video: 2011 Nissan GT-R SpecM on the Nurburgring

Nissan has been testing some kind of SpecM variant of the 2011 GT-R it seems. The specification of the model is said to be more luxurious and road-friendly with more comfortable suspension settings on offer.

There’s also forged wheels and a redesigned rear bumper, with addition flutes in the rear corners moulded in as well. The [...]

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Toyota Hybrid Camry On Track

Toyota Hybrid Camry On Track and dynamically sound

Location: State Motorcycle facility at Broadford, Victoria.

I’ve got Australian Rally Guru Neal Bates riding shotgun with me (Rick Bates is here too), and my instructions for this braking test are to flatten the throttle in the Hybrid Camry from a standing start, hold it to the firewall [...]

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BMW banned from marketing Zero Emissions

Yes, that’s right, BMW has been barred from using such phrases in any future marketing campaigns for its ActiveE concept. The European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA) has found the BMW ActiveE design does actually emit CO2 and has since prohibited the company from stretching the truth to sell its products.

The EASA says that although the [...]

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Ferrari reports increases in revenue and profits for second quarter

Ferrari sales results have been released and it’s all on the rise. The company has recorded revenue increases of up to 8.6 percent for the second quarter of this financial year, and a substantial trading profit of 77 million euro – up 10 percent over last year.

The company has taken in a total revenue of [...]

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