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Melbourne 2009: Limited edition HSV Senator unveiled

In conjunction with the 2009 Melbourne Motor Show, HSV has announced the release of a special-edition Senator super-sedan. A less-expensive ( $69,990 AU – about $44,600 USD) alternative to the pricier, more lavishly-equipped Senator Signature ($80,500 AU – about $51,300 USD) that launched in 2006, the Senator will be limited to a total of just 89 cars. Thirty of these cars get manual transmissions; the rest will have automatics. While the new Senator makes do without features such as the Magnetic Ride Control suspension found ... Read more →

GM officially debuts Holden Cruze, shows off Australian Volt Jeremy Korzeniewski

Late last year Holden, the Australian arm of General Motors, announced it would be getting a new small sedan based on the global platform underpinning the Chevy Cruze. At the time, it was assumed ...

Melbourne 2009: FPV F6 E Concept tests the waters Alex Nunez

The Blue Oval's FPV F6 is relentlessly awesome. Loud colors. Alice Cooper eye makeup. Blistering, turbocharged inline-six power. It drops the full musclecar ethos onto a completely modern ...

Melbourne 2009: Toyota HC-CV (Hybrid Camry Concept Vehicle) Alex Nunez

Next year, Toyota Australia will begin local production of the Camry Hybrid. To celebrate this (and drum up some PR), Toyota Style Australia has created the HC-CV (Hybrid Camry Concept Vehicle) ...

REPORT: Sydney Motor Show scrapped, Melbourne to go on Jonathon Ramsey

Eight automotive brands failed to make the trip to this year's Detroit Auto Show. Compare that to last year's Sydney Auto Show in Australia, where eighteen brands declined the offer to showcase their ...

Australian Badass: HSV W427 unveiled in Melbourne 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for a hi-res gallery of the HSV W427 The modern American auto show circuit has turned into a series of venues at which automakers try to out-green or out-crossover each other, with the occasional fire-breather thrown in. Down in Australia, it's like the late 60s or early 70s, with a ...

TRD HiLux to make official debut in Melbourne. Honest. 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for a hi-res gallery of the production TRD HiLux Toyota Australia is finally ready to unleash TRD HiLux. The concept version bowed a year ago, and while the production truck was shown at the Brisbane show earlier this month (supposedly its "official" debut), the officially official ...

Melbourne '08 Preview: Holden to unveil Z06-powered super HSV sedan 1 year ago on Autoblog

Today at the Melbourne Auto Show in Australia, GM's Holden subsidiary is rumored to debut a new super sedan based on the Commodore and developed by its highly capable Holden Special Vehicles division. The exact nomenclature to be affixed to the sedan's flanks is unknown, but we expect a suitably ...

E-vade track tool unveiled ahead of Melbourne Motor Show 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the E-Vade. We've already seen some shots of Australia's own Ariel Atom/KTM X-Bow contender, but the mom and pop operation from Down Under has officially unveiled its E-Vade track car ahead of the Melbourne Motor Show. The glorified go-kart looks like it came ...

Melbourne: Toyota shows off TRD versions of Aurion sedan and HiLux pickup 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for TRD Aurion gallery. TRD HiLux gallery below. TRD didn't just show off its new Corolla-based rally car at the Melbourne Motor Show. The Aussie wing of Toyota's factory motorsports arm also pulled the sheets off a new production car, the TRD Aurion, and a near-production-looking ...

Toyota unveils Corolla Super 2000 rally car 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click for high-res photo gallery Toyota has a lot going on at the Melbourne Motor Show this week. In addition to the unveilings of the TRD Aurion, TRD HiLux and the Aussie debut of the new Corolla (right), a new Super 2000-spec rally car is also on hand, resplendent in red-and-white TRD livery. ...

Australians get track-tuned FPV Falcon GT 40th Anniversary model 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click above for hires gallery Australia's FPV (Ford Performance Vehicles) is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the original Ford Falcon GT with a special 200-car limited edition. The FPV Falcon GT 40th Anniversary is powered by Ford's Boss 290 5.4L V8. The 290 in its name refers to its power ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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