Australian Automotive News and Information
9
Jul
The Infiniti G35 Road Test
(Please note that this luxury version of the Nissan Maxima is not available in Australia yet)
Good points: Value for the money, service, handling, engine power, transmission
Needs improvement: Gas mileage, storage space, interior noise, brakes, slow heater
We have never gotten a year old model to test, but that is what happened […]
9
Jul
2006 Cadillac DTS performance sedan
Cadillac has fired a shot across the collective bows of the European and Asian luxury sedan builders with a revamped and much improved DTS Performance Sedan. Priced at $50,500 with the high output Northstar V8 and packed with oodles of standard equipment befitting a luxury automobile, the Cadillac straddles the […]
9
Jul
Chevrolet Cobalt Road Test
We are always skeptical of compact cars when they are compared to sports cars because they frequently ride like pedal cars and have engines that sound just as tinny. However, the Chevrolet Cobalt positively glows as a commuter car and a sporty. It has superior handling, a firm chassis, and enough […]
9
Jul
Buick Allure Road Test
Buick has made a better, ah, Buick. Nothing more, and nothing less. If you like Buicks, this is the best one. If you don’t like them this model isn’t going to get many consumers to leave their Toyotas, Fords, and Chryslers unless they appreciate its understated looks and familiar accommodations.
The good […]
9
Jul
Isuzu Ascender Road Test
Isuzu Ascender: What’s in a Name?
We don’t like to test large SUVs because of the safety issues and the environmental concerns. However, since they continue to sell well, we decided to test one of the lesser-known models to see how they match up to name brand competition and thus an Isuzu […]
9
Jul
Ford Five Hundred Road Test
Best Big Ford in Years
Good news and bad news here. The good news is that this is the best large Ford we can remember. The bad news is that this is the finest large Ford we can remember. In other words, this is a much improved car, but it is […]
9
Jul
Chrysler 300C vs. Dodge Magnum Road Test
A perfect license plate for either the Chrysler 300C sedan or the Dodge Magnum station wagon would be “Attention Hog.” That’s right, these cars gather eyes as easily as Donald Trump fires people. Call it risk taking or just plain back to the future thinking, but DaimlerChrylser has […]
9
Jul
Acura TL Road Test
Is it just a fancy Honda Accord?
Call it a form of nepotism, but since the Acura TL is based on the Accord chassis and running gear the question that comes to mind was whether this Acura is really worth thousands of dollars more than its close relative, the Honda Accord. It […]
9
Jul
Presidential Limousine Introduces New 2006 Cadillac DTS
by Jenny McLane
Contemporary design cues and bold styling statement are viewed by the public for the first time as George W. Bush, the President of the United States of America traveled in the new jet-black state of the art Cadillac DTS limousine during the parade route along Pennsylvania […]
9
Jul
Mustang Convertible Begins Production; receives Car and Driver’s 10Best award
The 2005 Ford Mustang Convertible has begun production this week at Ford’s Auto Alliance International (AAI) plant this week. At the Job One Celebration, Car and Driver editor-in-chief Csaba Csere presented the 10Best award to AAI President, Phil Spender. The new Mustang convertible received the […]
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