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Ferrari 599 GTB crashed by Fiat CEO

Petrolhead submitted on 11/5/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:28:43 PM

A Renault driven by a 76 year old has brought the latest V12 Ferrari to its knees. Overnight reports suggest that Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has parked his 599 GTB into the rear of a 76 year-olds Renault at about 100kmh…. Read More

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Abu Dahbi Ferrari Theme Park due to be completed in 2009

Petrolhead submitted on 11/5/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:42:41 AM

When most of us think of a theme park you picture people in costumes from a bygone era, boiled lollies and half baked re-enactments of life from a bygone era. Well, they do things differently in Abu Dahbi where construction of a Ferrari Theme Park has officially kicked off with the laying of the future parks foundation stone. Read More

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Ford Performance Vehicles release 404hp limited edition GT Cobra

Petrolhead submitted on 10/7/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 7:33:30 AM

The Aussie Ford fan has certainly had a weekend worth remembering. Not only did Ford fill all three spots on the podium at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 but FPV used the “great race” as the launch platform for its new limited run GT Cobra. Read More

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Subaru STI Type C Spec RA by AVO

Petrolhead submitted on 10/4/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 6:53:22 AM

Pioneers of the Australian turbo charging and aftermarket car tuning industry, AVO Turboworld has hit a milestone today, with a front cover story on its extensively modified 2005 WRX STI wide-body race car within the glossy pages of Turbo Magazine. . Read More

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VW Touareg R50 to debut at Sydney Motor Show

Petrolhead submitted on 10/4/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 6:48:57 AM

Volkswagen’s Touareg R50 will be making its world premier at the Sydney Motor Show in a week from today. VW haven’t given everything on the Touareg R50 away just yet, but the specialists at Volkswagen Individual GmbH are promising “generous” increases on the current output of 230kW and 750Nm produced by the current Touareg V10 TDi model the R50 is based on. Read More

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Jaguar XKR Portfolio limited edition

Petrolhead submitted on 10/4/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 6:43:22 AM

Jaguar Cars have just announced the release of the all-new special edition Portfolio XKR. The “Portfolio” version of the XKR sees a number of improvements over the standard XKR, the most serious of which is a set of new Alcon stompers but lets not get ahead of ourselves. Read More

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Mitsubishi announce their intention to debut the new Evo X at the Sydney International Motor Show

Petrolhead submitted on 10/2/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 7:15:32 AM

Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited have just announced that they will unveil the all-new Lancer Evolution X, on October 11th at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney. Until today, we were not expecting to see the Evo X until the Tokyo Motor show but all that appears to have changed and Aussie motoring fans are in for a real treat in Sydney. Read More

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Toyota AE86 entry level sports car to be reborn

Petrolhead submitted on 9/30/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:51:02 AM

The Japanese media have been going crazy over what could possibly be a long awaited replacement for the AE86 sprinter ‘cult car’. As previously reported by Carupdate, the original AE86 was the influence behind the successful ‘Initial D’ franchise in Japan. Read More

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Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione and Scarlett Johansson the perfect match

Petrolhead submitted on 9/27/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 8:10:24 AM

The UK’s prestige and performance motor show MPH ’07 has conducted a poll in order to determine the average persons perfect car and passenger, with the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione and Scarlett Johansson coming up trumps – and who could blame the Brits for this outcome. . Read More

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KTM X-Bow – Trail Bike Manufacturer Turns to 4 Wheels For Future

Petrolhead submitted on 9/26/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 9:24:29 AM

Austrian based dirt bike manufacturer KTM, have been thinking outside the square recently, so much so that they have ditched the idea of a motorbike and developed a 4 wheeled roadster. This is evident with the new KTM X-Bow roadster that is due to start production in Austria around early 2008. Read More

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Ford XY GTHO Phase 3 Falcon expected to fetch upwards of $650,000 at auction

Petrolhead submitted on 9/25/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 7:50:31 AM

Not long after a pristine original Ford XY GTHO Phase 3 Falcon went under the hammer for $AU650,000, another two GTHO’s are about to come on the market in October. Shannons Auction group of Melbourne have indicated to Carupdate that they expect the winning bid to be in the range of $AU650,000 - $AU800,000 for the 1971 the XY GTHO Phase 3 pictured above. Read More

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Performax International Releases Latest Mustang GT In Australia

Petrolhead submitted on 9/24/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 8:40:32 AM

The latest Ford Mustang is now available for sale in Australia thanks to the efforts of American vehicle importer Performax International. Performax have successfully waded their way through the government-approved conversion program and are now able to supply complied right-hand-drive Mustangs in Australia. Read More

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'World Series by Renault ' - special edition Clio Renault Sport

Petrolhead submitted on 9/24/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 8:37:14 AM

Under a motor sports concept unique to Europe, World Series by Renault events have drawn a total audience of 1,500,000 since the first meeting was held in 2005. The events combine a quality sports programme with other features appealing to a broader public than just motor sports fans alone. Read More

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Sales and production of Toyota's supercharged TRD Aurion on hold due to engine failure

Petrolhead submitted on 9/19/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 8:39:37 AM

Toyota have announced today that they have temporarily suspended further sales of their new supercharged TRD Aurion. GoAuto have reported that a Melbourne dealer salesman was driving one of the new TRD Aurions last week when the cars engine failed. Read More

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2009 update for Porsche 911 Turbo includes twin clutch gearbox

Petrolhead submitted on 9/19/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 8:36:36 AM

The folks over at Car Magazine have managed to get some snaps and info of the Porsche 911 Turbo update due in 2009. It only seems like yesterday that the new 997 based Turbo was released but Porsche have been busy working away in the background on an even better one. Read More

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