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Pirelli Tyres have launched the new P Zero in Australia, its newest and most technologically advanced ultra high performance tyre.

Time Magazine and the New Scientist both think they are the most influential magazines in the world. They are not.

It's easy to become a little blase about the Mercedes-Benz super car AMG, but when along comes this exclusive SL 65 AMG Black Series all is forgiven.

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a standalone model series in the guise of the new 'CLC', the entry level model in Mercedes' coupe family.

Mercedes Benz has celebrated the 50th anniversary of its establishment in Australia in July 1958. From humble beginnings, the brand rode on the success of truck sales, but by 1961 sold 1,481 cars and 335 trucks!

Lamborghini has once again set the standard for super sports cars, this time with the new Gallardo LP 560-4.

Manufacture of Goggomobils began in Sydney in 1958 after Bill Buckle, an Australian fibreglass pioneer, successfully negotiated with the German Glas factory to represent its popular microcars in Australia.

The petrol FG Falcon sedan range was awarded the maximum five-star safety rating

When is light not light? It might sound like one of those "If a tree falls in the forest and no-one hears it. . . " or "what's the sound of one hand clapping" kind of philosophical malarkey, but this particular question does have a bit of weight behind it - literally!

Say 'Bob Chamberlain' and most people think 'the tractor bloke'. But as Bruce Lindsay's book - Chamberlain: Australian Innovator - shows, there was a hell of a lot more to this Aussie engineer than just tractors!

Cadillac have provided a sneak preview of the next generation SRX crossover, which will launch world wide next year.

Next month the Cadillac CTS sedan debuts in Australia.

Coinciding with the arrival of the BMW Series 1 coupe, BMW have releasd a new line of performance accessories giving drivers greater scope to emphasise the sporting character of their BMW.

The really big news in 1932 was the launch of the Ford V8. Ford wasn't the first company to produce a V8-powered car but it was the first to produce a really affordable V8. The advertising slogan was "65 horsepower - 65 miles an hour".

With its 5.0-litre twin-turbo V10 engine and quattro permanent all-wheel drive, the Audi RS 6 is a car without peer.

Holden's confidence continued to grow in the 1960s as it introduced new models and broke new sales records. Holden expanded beyond the local market, exporting cars in CKD form to more than 55 markets in 1966. More and more mechanical features were made available, including an imported V8 engine on HK.

GM Holden's seven millionth vehicle has rolled off the production line, creating a record manufacturing achievement in Australia's automotive history.

This is part of the top of the range W109 model S class that Mercedes produced in the late Sixties/early Seventies, a close relation to the famous 300 SEL 6.3.

Fairlane had been a winner for Ford since its 1955 debut, but sales were on the slide by the late 1960s, so the intermediate line in the Ford range was "humperdinck-ed" and the Torino was born.

An XB GT coupe may not be a regular choice when looking for a charity 'bash' car, but then again, Spot On Fishing Tackle in SA aren't your regular company!

Volvo and Fast Impressions - Australia's most stylish speed dating service - have teamed up to launch Test Drive Dating_, a racy new in-car speed dating format for busy professionals.

Gloomy talk of global warming, carbon offsets and fluctuating fuel prices didn't dull the enthusiasm of buyers at Shannons Sydney Winter Auction on July 21, with excellent prices achieved by a number of European, British and Australian classics.

If you catch sight of a big green truck emblazoned with Shannons signage at a major automotive event near you soon, don't be alarmed!

If you've ever called in to California Image, you'll no doubt be familiar with the larger than life figure that is Shane Delaforce.