Ford lets parents set limits for teens

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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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  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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  Z Portal begins strip searching cars

  Last week Australians got their first taste of an X-ray machine that can perform a "virtual strip search" when authorities began trialling a machine at Melbourne's domestic airport. Now there's a machine large enough to strip search a car.

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  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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  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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  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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  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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  Z Portal begins strip searching cars

  Last week Australians got their first taste of an X-ray machine that can perform a "virtual strip search" when authorities began trialling a machine at Melbourne's domestic airport. Now there's a machine large enough to strip search a car.

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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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  Honda jazzes up the City

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

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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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  Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback

  With Subaru launching a sedan version of its Impreza, it's not surprising that Mitsubishi now has a hatchback version of the Lancer.

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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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