Automotive
Tuesday September 9, 2003: Alfa Romeo's International Concept Car of the Year - the Alfa Romeo - will be on display at the 2003 Sydney International Motor Show from 17-23 October. The 300 kW V8 Alfa Romeo Brera is already influencing Alfa Romeo products like the new Alfa Romeo 156 and 156 Sportwagon which will make also their debut at the show. Read More
Monday September 1, 2003: Renault announcements ahead of the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show include a preview of two new interpretations of the compact MPV theme - an all-terrain SUV and a sporting model under the Renault Sport brand. Known as "Be Bop and Be Bop", the vehicles combine aerodynamic efficiency and exceptional visibility from a bright, modular cabin space that can be configured in multiple ways to best suit occupants. Read More
Sunday August 31, 2003: Earmarked to replace the triple World Rally Championship winning 206 WRC, Peugeot will launch the 307 WRC at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show. Based on the top-of-the-range version of the 307CC fitted with an engine developing 130 kW, the 307 WRC includes an innovative 5 speed Hewland gearbox located at the rear of the engine... Read More
Friday August 29, 2003: The new Alfa Romeo 166 will make its world debut at the Frankfurt International Motor Show before arriving in Australia at the end of the year. The production version of the Alfa Romeo GT, the new Alfa Romeo 156 and a racing diesel Alfa 147 that dominated its class in the 24-hour race at the Nurburgring will join the 166 when the Show opens on Tuesday 9 September. Read More
Wednesday August 13, 2003: BMW researchers have recorded fuel savings as high as 15 % and produced 1,000 Nm of torque at low revs by using a high-power electric booster motor positioned between the combustion engine and gearbox of an experimental BMW X5. Read More
Monday August 11, 2003: Citro'n have released a new version of the C3 - the 'Panoramique' incorporates a twin panel glass sun-roof that promises to deliver the pleasures of open air motoring to both front and back seat occupants. The Panoramique's glass sun-roof runs almost from the top edge of the windscreen to the rear hatch. Read More
Monday August 4, 2003: Honda Motor Co has become the first automaker to supply a fuel cell vehicle to a private corporation with the delivery of a Honda FCX to the Iwatani International Corporation in Tokyo. While six FCX vehicles have been supplied to the public sector since its initial release in December 2002... Read More
Saturday August 2, 2003: Based on the Porsche 996 turbo, the Bedouin is the latest concept from Rinspeed Design, the Swiss company that introduced the Presto collapsible concept car in 2002. The all-wheel-drive Bedouin can automatically be transformed from a two-seater pick-up into a four-seater sports wagon in less than 10 seconds. Read More
Thursday July 24, 2003: Rising Australia F1 star Mark Webber joined Arnold Schwarzenegger at the London premiere of "Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines" yesterday in spectacular fashion, driving his Jaguar F1 car through Leicester Square in front of 8,000 fans. "There wasn't the space to go too fast but I couldn't resist spinning the wheels... " Read More
Sunday July 20, 2003: The Taurus T123 is an electro-magnetic reversing sensor that operates along the full length of the bumper and alerts the driver when any object is 0.8 metres from the rear of the vehicle. Developed in Europe and now available in Australia - where more than 12,000 "at-fault" collisions from avoidable reversing incidents occurred in 2001... Read More
