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  • Carbon fibre explained

    17 Nov 2009 3:54 PM

    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?

  • Aussie Tesla breaks electric car distance world record

    28 Oct 2009 5:11 PM

    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.

  • Honda U3-X: A noughties easy rider

    28 Oct 2009 1:02 PM

    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.

  • Green bikes at the Tokyo Motor Show

    27 Oct 2009 4:35 PM

    If you're not green or deserve the prefix super, then you're nothing at this year's Tokyo Motor Show — motorbikes included.

  • Lexus LFA: Be quick, 500 only

    22 Oct 2009 4:01 PM

    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...

  • Ask Us: Why do car makers like LED lights?

    22 Oct 2009 2:46 PM

    LED lights are shining at us from everywhere in cars these days. Derek Fung explains why.

  • Lotus Exige Scura dons ninja gear

    21 Oct 2009 12:56 PM

    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.

  • Please Explain: Xenon headlights

    19 Oct 2009 5:34 PM

    What makes Xenon headlights better (and more expensive)? Derek Fung explains.

  • Grant Denyer talks tech, cars and TV

    19 Oct 2009 5:00 PM

    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.

  • Small versus large: C-Class versus Smart, Camry versus Yaris

    16 Oct 2009 4:05 PM

    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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Reviews

  • Rolls-Royce Ghost

    Start saving your pennies now, the Rolls-Royce Ghost is fast, cosseting and very attractive.

  • 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.

  • 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.