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Rumormill: Holden-based, RWD 2012 Chevy SS coming after all?

If it's Monday, there must be a big, rear-wheel drive Chevrolet four-door coming soon. Tuesday? We'll retract and deny everything. We know, we know. We also know we just reported that the next Chevy Impala will remain front-wheel drive – but check this out. We've been hearing rumors for some time now, that despite whatever Fritz Henderson has to say on the matter, a high-performance version of General Motors' Zeta platform that underpins the Pontiac G8 will live on as a Chevy SS model, either badged as a Caprice or (more likely) an ... Read more →

Parts Imitating Life: Sculptor uses car parts to make cars... and animals Jonathon Ramsey

One man's junk is... well, you know. Watching the shiny metal grommets roll through his auto recycling plant in Brisbane, Australia, James Corbett doesn't appear to know the word "junk" when it ...

BREAKING: Ford announces it will build all-new Police Interceptor for 2011 Chris Paukert

In a surprise move, Ford has announced that it will pursue the development of an all-new Police Interceptor model. The move comes on the heels of General Motors' announcement that it plans to ...

Naked Australians reportedly arrested at car wash Noah Joseph

Nudity? Car wash? Sounds pretty hot, right? That's what we thought too, until we read the full story. According to reports from Down Under, a group of four men (two aged 19 and two aged 23) and ...

REPORT: Australia to wage crushing war on 'monkey bikes' Chris Shunk

Attention Australian mini bike riders: law enforcement is going all "iron fist" on your preferred method of transportation. The mini bikes, often referred to locally as "monkey bikes" are a big ...

REPORT: Mad Max emerges from Thunderdome on Fury Road 1 month ago on Autoblog

It costs too much money to make all those original Hollywood flops that no one pays to see, so new movie news these days is mostly a succession of "We're rebooting/remaking/doing a sequel for [insert any movie made before this year]." So even though Paranormal was shot for $10,000 and made $22 ...

Right-hand drive Camaro available in Australia for a measly $128,500 USD 1 month ago on Autoblog

For years and years, avid American car enthusiasts thought of a certain Holden as the Holy Grail. In hushed tones and with furtive looks, we let each other know that, yeah, the BMW E39 M5 is pretty dang sweet, but there's this Australian car... a four-door with a six-speed and a Corvette ...

VIDEO: New Toyota Prius ad channels Vishnu to explain hybrid tech 1 month ago on Autoblog

What do you want from me... I've only got two hands?! Wouldn't we all be a bit more productive if we were blessed with another set of upper appendages, complete with opposable thumbs? Toyota apparently thinks so, and the Japanese automotive giant is using the point to prove that two drivetrains ...

REPORT: Australian racing fans limited to just 24 beers per day 2 months ago on Autoblog

You know what's not aces? When you're just trying to drink a little amber fluid and watch the Bathurst 1000 and the man treats you like a total bogan. What business is it of his how many coldies you drink when it's time to hit the turps? This makes us so mad we could eat a trough lolly! No doubt ...

REPORT: Zeta-based Chevy "G8" police car to be unveiled Monday 2 months ago on Autoblog

The Pontiac G8 has not deserved its lot in life, and despite the Australians trying to steal it back with the debut of two special edition Holdens that look awfully similar, this rear-wheel-drive sport sedan will find one way or another to stay on sale in the U.S. Unfortunately, its customers ...

Pontiac G8 resurfaces in Australia as a pair of special-edition Holdens 2 months ago on Autoblog

Holden giveth, and Holden taketh away. While we're still mourning the departure of the Pontiac G8 here in the U.S., the General's Australian subsidiary – whose Commodore gave birth to the G8 in the first place – has just announced a pair of special editions that seem to take back what ...

VIDEO: Toyota trucks - Nothing soft gets in 2 months ago on Autoblog

Toyota made plenty of noise with the beefy commercials that launched the latest Tundra, but since then, it's been relatively quiet from the "Oh, what a feeling!" guys and gals. Thankfully, there's Australia. For the AU market, Toyota's agency has whipped up a witty campaign that depicts our ...

Evo-lved 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander shows up Down Under 2 months ago on Autoblog

When Mitsubishi showed off the Evo-schnozzed Outlander GT Prototype at the New York Auto Show last April, it was pretty obvious that what we were seeing was a lightly-"conceptified" version of the next production car. Well, that's officially been confirmed, as the next-generation Outlander made ...

Aussie Envy: HSV E Series 2 lineup unveiled 2 months ago on Autoblog

Just as wounds from the Pontiac G8 being ripped from us are beginning to scar over, HSV has torn them open anew by revealing version 2.0 of its Commodore-based E Series lineup. It's facelifts all around for the gang of Aussie stoplight brawlers, four of which – The GTS, Maloo R8, ClubSport ...

They Come From a Land Down Under: Australian V8 Supercars join in on the Forza 3 action 3 months ago on Autoblog

Whatever kind of cars you're into, Forza 3 looks like it'll have you covered. The XBox 360 driving game from Turn 10 Studios is quickly emerging to be the best simulator yet, packed with four hundred cars from fifty automakers on a hundred different tracks. We've recently brought you screen ...

Spy Shots: Preproduction Chevrolet Camaro Convertibles spotted at plant 3 months ago on Autoblog

Camaro5 forum member isszy caught shots of eight freshly minted Camaro convertibles in Australia. Spotted outside the Holden factory in Fisherman's bend, Melbourne, the poster said they all appeared to be left-hand-drive. The tan-and-silver color combination isn't one we would have thought of ...

The Ultimate Crossover: Samoa's plan to switch to left-hand traffic sparks motorist unrest [w/VIDEO] 3 months ago on Autoblog

Samoa's prime minister has decided to do something for his constituents who want to buy cheap cars: swap driving from the right-hand side to the left-hand side. The reasoning behind the move is that Australia and New Zealand are Samoa's biggest trading partners, and driving in the same manner ...

It Ain't Easy Bein' Green: traffic din could be ruining the sex lives of frogs 3 months ago on Autoblog

While the automobile's total impact on the environment remains up for discussion, it's apparently pretty clear that cars and frogs don't really mix. Well, not if you're a male frog trying to get your croak on, at least. Scientists in Melbourne have found that due to traffic and machinery, a male ...

REPORT: Pontiac G8 Sedan, Wagon and Ute to be sold... in Australia 3 months ago on Autoblog

It's sad enough that the dizzying, platform-sharing, don't-call-it-rebadging upcoming product extravaganza General Motors unveiled to the Twitterati and media last week did not include the terms Zeta, Pontiac, G8, or any derivative thereof, but if a new report out of Australia is accurate, ...

2010 Holden Commodore gets smaller engines, better fuel economy, six-speed tranny 4 months ago on Autoblog

Everywhere else but under its skin, the 2010 Holden Commodore differs from its current version only in badging: it will wear the acronym SIDI on its flanks, which stands for Spark Ignition Direct Injection. Pop the hood, though, and you'll find that the long-running Aussie sedan gets one of the ...

VIDEO: Top Gear flogs the Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst and HSV Maloo 4 months ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Top_Gear_Flogs_the_Vauxhall_VXR8_Bathurst_and_HSV_Maloo'; Let's just say that Richard Hammond rightfully digs the blown, delightfully obscene Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst (above, bottom), which costs a not-insignificant £45,000 in Blighty. For that ...

eBay Find of the Day: 1967 Nissan Prince Skyline 2000GT 4 months ago on Autoblog

Long before Michael Jackson named two of his sons Prince, there was a Japanese manufacturer that went by that name. Actually, they were initially called Tachikawa Aircraft Company (builder of the Pearl Harbor-attacking Zeros) but then changed their name to Prince before changing it again to ...

VIDEO: Hells Bells! AC/DC's Brian Johnson is seriously quick in the Top Gear Reasonably Priced Car 4 months ago on Autoblog

You gotta love Brian Johnson. Plucked from (relative) obscurity by AC/DC in 1980 to replace Bon Scott (R.I.P.), Johnson and the band then recorded Back in Black, the second most successful album in history, just behind Thriller by What's His Face. Johnson – who maybe stands five feet ...

Ford: Falcon to be first RWD four-cylinder EcoBoost car. Translation? No such Mustang until 2011... if at all 4 months ago on Autoblog

Ford made news this week when it officially announced its four-cylinder EcoBoost engine; an engine that promises V6 performance with four-banger efficiency. The company's twin-turbo technology is expected to infiltrate almost every part of its lineup within the next few years, and it'll be ...

GM beginning to backpedal on Lutz' G8-turning-Caprice comments? 4 months ago on Autoblog

When General Motors' Bob Lutz talks, we listen. The reason, of course, is that he always gives us something good to write. Over the weekend, we told you about an interview Lutz had with Automobile Magazine where the Maximum One said that the G8 will live on as a Chevrolet Caprice. Lutz's comments ...

Aussie gets second car yanked under anti-hoon laws after posting antics on Facebook 5 months ago on Autoblog

According to The Herald Sun, since Victoria, Australia introduced anti-hoon legislation on July 1, 2006, more than ten cars a day have been confiscated from their owners. That's over 8,000 cars in three years, more than 5,000 of which the police still have. Despite those big numbers, Victorian ...

REPORT: Tesla planning to launch 2011 Roadster in more right-hand export markets 5 months ago on Autoblog

According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the long-anticipated right-hand-drive Roadster is coming in the first quarter of 2010 and will be available in both standard and Sport guise. The first market that's slated for electrification is, as you would expect, the United Kingdom, and Tesla's first ...

Spy Shots: Ford Verve mule spotted banging around in Australia 5 months ago on Autoblog

Eagle-eyed spy shooters for Car Advice in Australia have managed to snap off a series of photos of a new entry-level Ford hatchback that's likely headed to emerging markets like India, Brazil and some areas in Europe. The car seen in these spy shots is clearly disguised as the ...

REPORT: Australia's Joss supercar on its way with dreams of Le Mans in its eyes 5 months ago on Autoblog

In 67 days, the Joss supercar will be revealed. The brainchild of Matt Thomas, an aerodynamicist with the short-lived Stewart F1 team, the car has been wholly designed and engineered in Australia. The details revealed so far might not make one immediately think "super" status applies since the car ...

REPORT: Holden working on Cruze hatch... but will it come to North America? 6 months ago on Autoblog

According to Australia's Drive, Holden boss Mark Reuss has confirmed that General Motors' Australian outpost will produce a hatchback version of the Cruze sedan that it shares with Chevrolet. The liftback will apparently be very much an Aussie product, with research and development being carried ...

Spy Shots: Aussie-market 2012 Ford Ranger spotted? 6 months ago on Autoblog

As previously reported, Ford's Australian arm is currently developing a new global small truck platform that will underpin the next Ford Ranger here in the United States. Codenamed T6, the truck is likely to be offered in both standard and extended cab configurations and offer various gas and diesel ...

VIDEO: Top Gear Australia electric car build-off, Aussie rules style 6 months ago on Autoblog

While they might lack the comedic punch of their seasoned British co-frères, the presenters at Top Gear Australia don't seem to have any electric car "issues". Indeed, in a recent episode they even held their own battery-powered build-off. Presenters Warren Brown and Steve Pizzati each ...

Vintage Racing: Neil Ashmead GTS shiraz has a spot in our garage wine rack anytime 6 months ago on Autoblog

Fiat recently released a selection of branded wines for Fiat, Lancia, and Alfa Romeo, now it's the Aussies' turn. But whereas the Fiat wines were about marketing, the Elderton 2008 Grand Tourer Shiraz is a tribute to Neil Ashmead, Elderton wineries' late owner. The wife and sons of the vintner, ...

VIDEO: One-make Lotus Elise racing is crowded, thrilling 6 months ago on Autoblog

It is the lap every driving simulator player dreams of putting together – except this one was real. It actually happened way back in 2005 (but has just come to our attention now and was too good to pass up), when Sydney motoring journalist Dean Evans drove in one of the Lotus Trophy Races ...

Australian website gets first spin in GTA Spano [w/VIDEO] 6 months ago on Autoblog

We're spoiled, us supercar fans. With so many awesome road-munching beasts on the market, we've grown jaded. Which may go some ways towards explaining the general reaction to the GTA Spano. Here's an accomplished racing team unveiling an 840-horsepower, mid-engined V10 supercar and all anyone ...

Top Gear Australia 2: Back with a vengeance(?) 6 months ago on Autoblog

Top Gear's planned takeover of the world hasn't been going as well as scripted, and it's not because the Poles or the French actually put up a fight this time. The American series got axed before it even began, and the Australian version has turned out to be a big disappointment. But the producers ...

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