Cars
Christmas gift guide
We've got round-ups of the best products in each category to help you make the right choice for every person on your list. Enjoy, and Happy Holidays from the CNET Australia team.
Carbon fibre explained
Hot cars often sprout bits of carbon fibre on their bonnets, wings and dashboards, but what is this enchanting material? How is it made? And is it all it's cracked up to be?
Articles
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Aussie Tesla breaks electric car distance world record
A Tesla Roadster run in this year's Global Green Challenge between Darwin and Adelaide has smashed the record for the longest distance travelled by an electric car on a full charge, but it had to be driven at an excruciatingly slow pace.
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Honda U3-X: A noughties easy rider
At this year's Tokyo Motor Show, Honda unveiled its U3-X personal mobility device that may save some of us from the nasty habit of walking in the future.
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Green bikes at the Tokyo Motor Show
If you're not green or deserve the prefix super, then you're nothing at this year's Tokyo Motor Show — motorbikes included.
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Lexus LFA: Be quick, 500 only
The long awaited successor to the Toyota Supra, the Lexus LFA, has been revealed at this year's Tokyo Motor Show. It's not all good news though...
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Ask Us: Why do car makers like LED lights?
LED lights are shining at us from everywhere in cars these days. Derek Fung explains why.
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Lotus Exige Scura dons ninja gear
At this week's Tokyo Motor Show, Lotus will be whipping the covers off its latest Exige coupe that's just graduated from ninja school.
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Please Explain: Xenon headlights
What makes Xenon headlights better (and more expensive)? Derek Fung explains.
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Grant Denyer talks tech, cars and TV
At the recent launch for the PSP Go, as well as GT PSP, we caught up with Seven Network regular Grant Denyer. In a wide ranging interview we covered all things tech, cars and TV.
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Small versus large: C-Class versus Smart, Camry versus Yaris
A few weeks back we brought you a crash test between a 1959 Chevy Bel Air and a 2009 Chevy Malibu. Now, for a series of crash tests between two cars of the same era, but of vastly different sizes.
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Drive your car from your iPhone
Yesterday, we found an iPhone app that can start your car remotely. Today, we take a look at a German university that's built a car that can be driven via your iPhone.
Reviews
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Rolls-Royce Ghost
Start saving your pennies now, the Rolls-Royce Ghost is fast, cosseting and very attractive.
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Ford Fiesta Econetic
Hold the headlines! The new Fiesta Econetic bests the Prius in the fuel economy stakes, while also being priced some AU$15k less.
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Audi R8 Spyder
Predictably, the R8 convertible is a good looking car with V10 muscle to match. We weren't expecting seatbelt-mounted microphones though.
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Jaguar XJ (2010)
Jaguar's XJ is no longer a shrinking violet dressed in mummy's '60s duds. The tech quotient is high and the styling turned up to 11. We showed up at its San Fran launch party, and got up close and personal with the sexy feline.
Specs: petrol
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Lexus RX350 Sports Luxury (2009)
Quiet, plush and with enough gadgets on-board — Remote Touch is nice, but where's the hard disk nav and USB folks? — the RX should please most drivers, but it's more of a passenger's car.
Specs: petrol , No , standard , standard
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Lexus IS250C Prestige (2009)
Featuring a folding metal hard-top, the IS250C converts from closed coupe to al fresco cruiser in around 20 seconds. Shame then that it suffers from an ungainly butt.
Specs: petrol
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Toyota Prius (2009)
The hybrid du jour is back and although prices have gone up, fuel economy is now officially pegged at 3.9L/100km.
Specs: petrol , Yes
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Lexus IS250 Sports Luxury (2009)
What the IS250 lacks in badge snobbery, it makes up for in good looks, rock-solid quality, neat handling and serenity enough to becalm a frazzled monk. While stuffed with tech, it isn't quite as up-to-date as we'd have liked.
Specs: petrol , standard , standard , 6
The Explain Series
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Get (laptop) smart before you buy
Win the numbers game and get the laptop that's perfect your needs as well as your budget!
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Microsoft Windows® 7. Your PC, simplified.
Windows® 7 has been designed to be more reliable, more responsive, and to make the things you do every day easier.
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Whereis® maps
If you’d like to get to know more of Australia, and do it safely, then check out Whereis® maps.
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Commonwealth Bank Mobile Banking
Bank anywhere, anytime. Learn more.
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Nokia Navigation
The introduction of GPS adds a new dimension of 'social navigation'.





































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