The system is so sophisticated Ford is training emergency services across Australia on what it sounds like and how it operates. The technology is standard on all new Ford Kuga SUVs, which start from $28,000. The only requirement is that a Smartphone is connected to the car via Bluetooth – and that the crash happens in mobile phone range Continue Reading…

The new Subaru WRX will be faster than before even though the new generation turbocharged 2.0-litre engine will be smaller and more fuel-efficient than the 2.5-litre turbo in the current model.

For the first time in its 20-year history the WRX will have a completely unique body, rather than a modified version of the regular Impreza model. As a result, it will drop the Impreza Continue Reading…

Priced from just under $51,000, the 316i is the latest salvo in the prestige pricing war that last week sawMercedes-Benz announce their new CLA four door coupe for a similar sticker price.

The least expensive 3 Series since the ’90s also has the smallest capacity engine, running the 1.6-litre turbo petrol four from the smaller 118i and the Mini Cooper. It’s good Continue Reading…

The raucous, raw and rapid GT3 will be without a clutch pedal for the first time, as the seven-speed PDK dual-clutch gearbox becomes standard fare on the road-going racer.

Also set to make an appearance for the first time is active rear-wheel steering, something also destined for the mainstream 911 range. The steering angle of the rear wheels can be altered by up to 1.5 degrees – below 50km/h, the system steers the rear wheels in the opposite Continue Reading…

Ferrari, Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce and McLaren each brought something special to the Geneva motor show, proving that worldwide economy gloom has not taken the shine off the motor industry.

The super-fast and super-costly newcomers each promise something very special, but even the Ferrari and McLaren supercars now have a green tinge thanks to hybrid technology Continue Reading…

A handful of the fastest, most powerful and most capable Ferrari ever built — the La-Ferrari unveiled at last month’s Geneva motor show – will likely become static collector pieces in Australia. The only time they can be driven in anger is on a private racetrack because it will be made in left-hand-drive only.

Despite the hurdles Ferrari Australasia says it has been overwhelmed by Continue Reading…