The all-new, Japanese-made 2017 Suzuki Ignis has landed in Australia, bringing funky styling, a can-do SUV attitude toward urban motoring, and a fashionable array of customisation options to the compact car segment. Suzuki Australia is offering the new Ignis in two variant levels; the GL and GLX. Both come with […]
Day: 16 January 2017
For Sale: 2002 Bullet Roadster – Mazda MX-5 with Lexus 1UZ V8
Another unique Australian sports car in this week’s Cool Find section; the Bullet Roadster. For those of you who aren’t familiar, the Bullet was the brainchild of John Bettini, of AEC Sprintex in Queensland. Starting with an NA Mazda MX-5, the Lexus 1UZ-FE V8 was put in place of the […]
Top 10 engine conversion ideas for production cars: Vol. 2
Following on from our popular Top 10 engine conversion ideas for production cars feature (one of which resulted in a controversial Cruze A9X photoshop), we’ve revisited the idea with some fresh candidates. The trend of downsizing engines continues, meaning some of our favourite cars miss out on six or more […]
2017 Subaru BRZ review (video)
The 2017 Subaru BRZ (as well as its Toyota 86 twin) is one of the most affordable sports cars you can buy in Australia, with a low centre of gravity thanks to its boxer engine, rear wheel drive and a peaky redline. There is plenty of aftermarket support for both […]
For Sale: 2010 DRB540 Cobra kit car with XR8 engine
A very unique piece of Aussie motoring history has popped up on Carsales; a 2010 DRB540 Cobra sports car. Australia actually has a long history of kit and bespoke sports cars, such as the Bolwell Nagari and Ikara, Elfin Clubman and DRB’s GT40 and Shelby Cobra replicas. One of the […]
Dodge confirms Challenger SRT Demon, more potent than Hellcat (video)
You’ve probably heard of the Dodge Charger and Challenger SRT Hellcat muscle cars, with their monstrous 527kW V8. Well, it seems Dodge is about to introduce an even more devilish version, called the Demon. In a recent statement the company confirmed it will unveil a new Challenger SRT Demon prior […]
All-new Toyota Yaris hot hatch road car revealed
Toyota has confirmed it will be unveiling its first-ever Yaris-based hot hatch road car to the public at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show in March. The Japanese company doesn’t currently offer a hot hatch in any segment, including the popular Corolla/Golf class. However, it does of course present the 86 […]