Citroen C3 Picasso: a people mover on a small canvas

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  Oi!: Poll: Does product placement work?

  After watching the latest Bond film, we're beginning to wonder whether Bond's so angry just because of all the products he's meant to spruik. We wonder whether he's reading this story right now on his Intel-inside PC...

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  Modified Audi A4 achieves world record on alternative fuel

  A modified Audi A4 B7 Quattro has achieved a world speed record of 327.2km/h running on an alternative bio-gas fuel processed from grass.

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  Cadillac's Aussie comeback mixes art and science

  Cadillac is returning to these shores from early next year but land yachts and seats fit for Elvis' waistline are off the agenda.

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  Pagani Zonda C12S Roadster

  If you think Ferraris and Lamborghinis are pretty out there, then the Pagani Zonda will reset your boundaries. And if you have a wheelbarrow of cash in the backyard you can now drive one on Aussie roads.

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  Pumped up: SEMA 2008 preview

  A certain presidential election isn't the only the important thing happening tomorrow in the States, it's also the first day of the 2008 SEMA Show — the biggest event of the year for car customisers in the US.

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  Bye bye Nissan 350Z, hello 370Z!

  It's unmistakably a Z-car, but it's shorter, more feline and less butch — the new Nissan 370Z is set to debut at next month's Los Angeles Motor Show.

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  New Ford Fiesta is wired for sound

  Ford has finally given the Fiesta the styling vim to attract bright young things and, when it goes on sale in early 2009, it will be compatible with your favourite MP3 player.

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  All-electric Porsche 911 is a bit RUF

  The best known tuner of Porsche cars, RUF, has junked the iconic 911's thrummy six-cylinder engine in favour of an all-electric powertrain for its eRUF concept.

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  Koenigsegg CCX: Swedish craziness lands in Australia

  It's ballistic, mental and the most exciting thing out of Sweden since Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid. The Koenigsegg CCX is now available in Australia for a lazy AU$2.1 million.

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  Lamborghini thrusts its four-door Estoque forth

  Lamborghini has been teasing us over the last couple of weeks with teaser shots of its latest concept car. Now the company has let the bull into the china shop: a four-door sports car called the Estoque.

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  Photos: Volkswagen Golf GT Sport TSI

  We like VW's Golf GT Sport TSI a lot. We pick at its nits and study its bits, including its Twincharger engine.

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  Bye bye Nissan 350Z, hello 370Z!

  It's unmistakably a Z-car, but it's shorter, more feline and less butch — the new Nissan 370Z is set to debut at next month's Los Angeles Motor Show.

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  Poll: Is Top Gear Australia in with the sharks already?

  It was always going to be a tough field to plough: re-mixing the BBC's hugely successful Top Gear into something uniquely Australian. Based on the evidence of the first show, we're not convinced they've succeeded.

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  Ford's new Focus XR5 Turbo goes kinetic

  Ford has given the hero car of its Focus range, the XR5 Turbo, a "kinetic" makeover, however, the rest of the range will have to wait.

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  Photos: Scorpion supercar to burn petrol and hydrogen

  Ronn Motors, based in Texas, is offering a glimpse of a high-end hydrogen-gasoline sports car it hopes to sell by the northern autumn.

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  Subaru's Stella electric car concept

  Subaru has announced a follow-up to its "so cute you want to pinch its cheeks" R1e electric mini-car, a concept built on the boxy Stella city car.

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  A camper van for the land and sea

  What could possibly be better than a million-dollar motor home outfitted with state-of-art technology? One that goes in the water, of course.

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  New Golf ditches automatic transmissions

  After having images of the 2009 Golf Mk VI leak to the internet ahead of the official Wednesday reveal, Volkswagen has gone ahead and released the details surrounding the new Golf, which will launch in Europe in October.

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  Lexus RX400h (2006)

  For those craving a luxury four-wheel drive with an emphasis on luxury rather than cornering elan, then the RX400h is a good choice. It's about as much four-wheel drive as many of us will ever need, and its fuel thrift is pleasing too.

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  Volkswagen Golf GT Sport TDI (Golf V, 2007)

  A fine way to traverse Australia's vast distances, but we miss the Twincharger's up and at them attitude.

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  Volkswagen Golf GT Sport TSI (Golf V, 2007)

  The GT Sport TSI shape-shifts easily between a relaxed cruiser and inconspicuous hot-hatch, and the 1.4-litre Twincharger engine is an engineering marvel. But the GTI is just five grand more. Decisions, decisions.

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  Jeep Cherokee Sport diesel (2008)

  Built for serious off-roading, not just dashing up the gravel track to your favourite vineyard, the Cherokee demands too many compromises to be a city-bound family hauler.

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  Toyota Tarago GLi (2006)

  A people mover that transports all manner of cargo with ease. Pity that it's so pricey and that many of the valuable safety features are optional extras.

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  Volkswagen Golf GTI (Mark VI)

  The new Golf has a tough road to tread: restore its reputation for quality interiors, while also cutting production costs. Good thing the new GTI looks mean then.

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  Cadillac CTS sedan and coupe

  Cadillac is returning to these shores from early next year but land yachts and seats fit for Elvis' waistline are off the agenda.

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  Pagani Zonda C12S

  If you think Ferraris and Lamborghinis are pretty out there, then the Pagani Zonda will reset your boundaries. And if you have a wheelbarrow of cash in the backyard you can now drive one on Aussie roads.

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  Volkswagen Golf GT Sport TSI (Golf V, 2007)

  The GT Sport TSI shape-shifts easily between a relaxed cruiser and inconspicuous hot-hatch, and the 1.4-litre Twincharger engine is an engineering marvel. But the GTI is just five grand more. Decisions, decisions.

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  Honda City coming to Oz in 2009

  Honda will slot the smaller-than-Civic City sedan into its Australian line-up from 2009.

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