Burrell
December 13, 2018
Manta never basked in rays of Oz
The Opel Manta A coupe was never sold in Australia but in Europe, Great Britain, the USA and South Africa — and is now a very collectable car. Back in the late…
Tag: car reports
Burrell
December 13, 2018
Buys
December 11, 2018
Airbags for the outside of cars in two years
APART from some faulty Takata devices, there’s no doubt airbags save lives. They deploy in a millisecond and cushion vehicle occupants to some degree. But German supplier ZF is working on what…
Riley
December 11, 2018
$1.5 million for one of 50 Nissan GT-Rs
Just 50 Italdesign Nissan GT-Rs will be built, billed as the ultimate GT-R. The bad news is it will cost about 1.55 million Australian dollars, so don’t get excited. Nissan has confirmed…
Buys
December 10, 2018
Third world leads leads rest of world on road to next world
ROAD accidents kill someone, somewhere, every 24 seconds. The World Health Organisation has revealed there are 1.35 million traffic deaths around the world each year, and has urged global action. The number…
Buys
December 10, 2018
1.4kg ‘War and Peace’ of car manuals
What is it? GENERAL Motors has announced it will discontinue its Chevrolet Volt, Cruze, and Impala early next year and shut three assembly plants as it reduces its workforce and feeds demand…
Riley
December 10, 2018
Turn on for Elvis fans
When he turned 21 years of age, singer Elvis Presley like other American youths of the time was drafted into the US army. Rather than allow his prize cash cow to perform…
Buys
December 9, 2018
Talking about a Talbot or two
HOW many Australians have had the pleasure of getting behind the wheel of a Talbot-Lago? A dozen, maybe? Racing star Doug Whiteford had two. He acquired the ex-Louis Chiron T26C Grand Prix…
Buys
December 8, 2018
Makena most of life behind bars
COLOMBIAN drug baron Pablo Escobar was allowed to design his own prison cell in a deal struck with Colombian authorities and Brazilian drug lord Jarvis Chimenes Pavao managed to get a three-roomed…
Riley
December 7, 2018
Just a flight of fantasy?
Pop.Up Next is a flight of fantasy that combines the attributes of EV, drone, flying car and self-drive ride share. Or perhaps it more than just fantasy? Perhaps the German carmaker Audi…
Buys
December 7, 2018
Compass points to Alfa land
ALFA Romeo and Jeep are words hardly ever appearing in the same sentence, but news from Italia is that Alfa is planning another entry into the burgeoning SUV market with a smaller…