Motor & Boat

Fiat cries foul over Aussie car tax system

Cute as a button, smart as a zip: Fiat’s new TwinAir 500.

FIAT Australia’s general manager has called for the nation’s car tax system to be changed. more »

Are we there Yeti?

The Yeti.

SKODA is slowly edging its way into the Aussie psyche with some interesting, well priced models. All use Volkswagen underpinnings including the new Yeti compact SUV. more »

Meet the world’s hottest police car

The arresting new pursuit car.

THE German police don’t mess about. more »

Honda Hybrid has fire in its belly

The CR-Z is a stunner in looks and performance.

HONDA has plugged some welcome fire into hybrid cars with the launch last week of its CR-Z, a sexy coupe described as “a fusion of sport and ecology”. more »

Latitude is several degrees above average

The Renault Latitude.

RENAULT, a brand usually associated with small cars and big buses, is making rapid inroads in Australia with an expanded range of vehicles, including some long, luxurious lovelies with lots of charisma. more »

All yours for a lazy $315,300

The Porsche Panamera GTS.

EXPECTED to lob in Perth around March is Porsche’s new Panamera GTS, described (by Porsche) as “the sports car among Gran Turismos”. more »

Cruze craze catches on

Holden Cruze.

HOLDEN’S Cruze range has done very well since it arrived, initially ex-Korea, not so long ago. more »

The next ‘big’ thing in Smartsville

The very smart Pivo 3.

IT'S called the Pivo 3 and, while it will be at the Tokyo Motor Show as a concept, Nissan envisions it to be an EV of the near future. more »

Classic Morgan is back ... well, almost

A Morgan Roadster. More than 20 of these hand-built classics were sold in Australia last year, four of them in WA.

MORGAN, regarded by many as the epitome of British sports cars, might soon be facing a strange problem. more »

Honda’s hot new Civic is not just a pretty face

The Civic Si.

IT has to be one of the best looking small cars on the market: squat, wide-tracked and aerodynamic, and, for 2012, looking more like a Civic Type R than ever. more »

Lexus driven by smart power

Four-wheel steer technology a highlight of new GS range.

LEXUS Australia will power-up its next GS range by offering both a hybrid and petrol-powered F Sport model when the vehicle arrives in the second quarter of 2012. more »

Back to take the world by storm

The aerodynamic Hurricane was a highly advanced car of its time.

HOLDEN has engaged reverse gear, gone back to the future, and has restored its first concept car – the 1969 Hurricane. more »

Lotus marques sure get around

Bill Buys with the Elan in Kia’s motor museum.

LOTUS, the sports and racing cars developed by Colin Chapman, were as British as a chip butty. more »

Go big, go loud in Porsche’s new steed

 Porsche’s 911 GTS is another class act.

MY son was very disappointed that it wasn’t turbo or supercharged. more »

Hynes prevails in mighty tug-of-war

Leigh Hynes and Stuart Percival on their way to victory in the Safari Rally

BUSSELTON Subaru rally driver Leigh Hynes has won his second WA Rally Championship title with a tense victory over Nicholas Box at the Safari Rally in the Mundaring forest area. more »

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