It’s been a while since our last update on the Volvo 240 GL V8 conversion project, but that’s mainly because we want to get the turbocharged LS1 just right. If you’ve forgotten what we’re doing; we’ve taken a stock, pension-spec 240GL and given it a respray in the standard maroon […]
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Top 10 Australian utes you probably didn’t know about
The coupe-utility was invented in Australia in the 1930s and often replicated the world over. With our Aussie-made utes on the chopping block this year, it’s hard to imagine we once had such a rich, diverse and colourful array of car manufacturers building cars here. With the influx of British, […]
Editorial: Would you buy a $5000 new car?
Australia is an advanced western nation, with high expectations of what a modern new car is. Even the most basic cars in Australia are available with six airbags, stability control, at least a four-star ANCAP rating, Bluetooth, power windows, power steering and keyless entry, carpets and full instrumentation. Some even […]
2017 Nissan Datsun Nationals – highlights (mega gallery)
Classics cars are getting rarer and rarer, but it seems there is still plenty of enthusiasm around to support them. As highlighted by 2017 Nissan Datsun Nationals, which took place around Sydney over the weekend. The three-day event started in Penrith at the International Regatta Centre on Saturday, with registration […]
Editorial: Can the manual transmission be saved?
To the most unwavering of automotive purists, the clean-revving aural symphony of a atmospherically-fed engine and the level of involvement required for a H-pattern manual gearbox is the only way to enjoy a car. And both of these things are in terminal decline. Can anything be done from a consumer […]
Editorial: How to Resurrect the Australian Car
Once Holden and Toyota shutter their Australian production facilities this coming August and October, the Australian-built motorcar is dead, taking with it tens of thousands of jobs in the component sector. Australia will be the first developed country in the world with the capacity to build cars to essentially shut […]
Top 10 best performance cars coming to Australia in 2017-2018
Performance car enthusiasts are at something of a crossroads. Due to emissions regulations and shifting consumer preference, the best sports cars are ditching the manual gearbox and are disappearing before our eyes. With the end of the Aussie performance car, the XR6 Turbo and SS Commodore will no longer be […]
Top 10 last cars with column-shift manual
The way things are going – unless drastic action is taken – the art of shifting a manual transmission will be lost in the next generation. Increasingly, Australians are ditching the shift-it-yourself option with cars, resulting in the majority of manufacturers no longer giving a manual option at all. This […]