Singing the Blues over Merc Trial
The Mercedes-Benz E250CDi has been kicking around the office for a couple of months and we have chalked up more than 5000km in the sleek, four-door beast.
Hybrid racer unveiled
Porsche featured its radical new GT3 race car with hybrid drive at the Geneva Motor Show this week.
Formula Vees rev up
ENTHUSIASTS will be able to enjoy the rare spectacle of single-seater car racing at Mareeba in three months.
Buff Triumphs with sports car
TRIUMPH sports car enthusiast Michael Klaassen has stumbled across and acquired a piece of Australian motorsport history.
Model T Ford restored to glory
THE Gordonvale owner of one of the most famous Fords of all time has given some tender loving care to 'Tin Lizzie' just four years short of her centenary.
Born to be wild
Queensland outfit Performax International has beaten Holden to the punch with Australia's first right hook Chevy Camaro.
Ross Dunkerton backs motor show
ONE of the legends of Australian rallying, Ross Dunkerton, is throwing his support behind a new motor show in the Far North.
3-day power test
If you are into modified cars, you will not want to miss Powercruise at Eastern Creek Raceway.
Dualis in front with upgrade
Nissan's Dualis crossover hatch won't win any beauty contest but scratch the surface and things start looking up.
WIN TV reception fails Top Gear fans
FAR Northern Top Gear fans have been left seething after many were unable to watch the show's debut on WIN TV because of reception problems.
Covers off frugal Coupe
Volkswagen whipped the covers off a new coupe with heaps of appeal at the recent Detroit Motor Show.
Silence of the Cams
One of the most impressive aspects of Toyota's new Hybrid Camry is how quiet it is.
Cairns motorists in Toyota Prius recall
THIRTEEN Toyota Prius hybrid cars in Cairns are part of a global recall of the make to fix a brake pedal feel problem.
Cairns taxis first off rank with Toyota Hybrid Camry
THE first petrol-electric car built in Australia, the Toyota Hybrid Camry being launched in Melbourne today, is expected to be snapped up by Cairns' taxi operators.
Hotshot in the cold
Volkswagen's new hottie, the Golf R, sports a turbocharged four-cylinder engine just like the incredibly popular GTI.
Dream TV episode for Italians
ITALIANS will soon get a guided tour of the Far North from the comfort of their living rooms.
Cairns dealers look to better year
MOTOR dealers in Cairns are hopeful of a brighter 2010 after new vehicle sales last year fell by nearly 15 per cent.
Mazda6 facelift
Mazda Australia has confirmed Australia's favourite imported medium car, Mazda6, will receive a facelift in 2010 with the new range adding design and specification upgrades and an all-new Touring wagon.
Cairns used car bonanza
GOOD quality used vehicles at the right price are about to hit the market in Cairns.
Santa fe ahead of the pack
Hyunda's mid-size SUV receives more kit and some clever practical features in its latest update.
Irelands offers driver training
MORE than 2400 Far Northern drivers will receive free training to improve their driving skills this year.
Golf sales rise on the cards
VOLKSWAGEN Golf sales are expected to spike in the Far North following the vehicle being named Wheels Car of the Year this week.
Cairns car group's $7m expansion
A $7 million expansion by the Trinity Auto Group includes a new dealership at Portsmith and new showrooms in the inner city.
Falcon fans rally to save Aussie car
IF the Australian-built Ford Falcon is to be replaced by an American-built car, it won't be through lack of trying to prevent the move by a group of diehard Far Northern Falcon fans.
Cairns to test plug-in Prius
ONE of the first plug-in electric cars in Australia will undergo testing in Cairns later this year.
Cairns dealer tops in regional Australia
A CAIRNS luxury car dealer has been named the best regional Lexus dealership in Australia.
BMW rolls out diesel
BMW has started an aggressive diesel roll-out, with 10 new 1 and 3 series models.
Massive Cairns auto event planned
THE first economy drive in the Far North will be a feature of a motoring extravaganza next year.
Cairns car dealers brace for sales surge
CAR dealers are expecting a mad scramble as small business owners leave signing up for a new vehicle under the Federal Government's 50 per cent tax break to the last minute.
Cairns taxis to snap up hybrid Camry
CAIRNS taxi drivers are expected to soon start using this newly unveiled Australian-built hybrid car.
Riding with Charley
THERE he goes, being a right Charley. Or rather doing a Charley, his trademark rolling wheelstand on the BMW R1200GS as we thunder up the hill toward the Rex Lookout north of Cairns on the Captain Cook Highway.
VW golf is the stand-out best
THE Volkswagen Golf has topped a field of more than 100 new arrivals in Australia over the past year to be named 2009 Carsguide Car of the Year,.
Motoco opens $1m showroom
MOTOR dealer Motoco Group Cairns has completed the first of its $1 million-plus expansion plans.
Golf full of sporty performance
OUTRIGHT power and all-wheel drive isn't necessarily the "be all to end all" in the sporty small car game.
$642,500 home with the lot
A Cairns car salesman has made a 5000km round trip to deliver his biggest sale ever - a $642,500 luxury motorhome.
Put yourself behind the wheel
The grand daddy of Range Rovers has arrived in Cairns for exclusive test drives.
Tuscan slick city option
Value for money, simplicity and sensibility sum up Hyundai's Tucson City SUV.
City dealers turn on the savings
It's a good time to negotiate some good deals on new and demonstrator stock at the city's six main franchise dealers this weekend.
Sporty Elfin offers big market appeal
The sale of Australian-built sports cars in Cairns is having a tourism export spin-off.
Focus on driving skills
Plans for the Far North's first purpose-built driver training facility deserve the support of the State Government, the Cairns Regional Council, motoring enthusiasts, the motor industry and the public in general.
Full of zest
BMW has hardened up its Z4 roadster but at the same time made it more attractive to posers as well.
Aussie specific Merc unveiled
The eagerly awaited Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG Sedan is being rushed to Australia following its Frankfurt debut.
Sporty Italian wins heart of Cairns teen
A hot-blooded Italian has won the heart of teenage motoring enthusiast Luke Holm of Mt Sheridan.
Best deals from showrooms
Shop around this weekend for the best deals in new cars, station wagons, SUVs, utes and four-wheel-drives at the city's franchise dealers.
Grand tourer
Porsche has blended a high-powered sports car and a luxury four-door package with the economy of a four-cylinder car.
Bigger Liberty safer and quieter
Subaru has introduced generation five of the medium-size Liberty sedan and wagon, reports Peter Barnwell.
Cool Cruising
Imagine driving a car from Port Douglas to Clifton Beach without braking, changing gears or touching the accelerator, reports NICK DALTON.
Swedish roadshow
THE Volvo Roadshow is back in Cairns with buyers able to experience some models not normally available in Cairns.
Road trip rates highway
THE state of the Bruce Highway from Cairns to Brisbane comes under the spotlight next week when The Cairns Post heads south on a three-day audit of the national roadway.
Spark smashes petrol demands
Holden is smashing a fuel guzzling misperception head on with its new Spark Ignition Direct Injection Commodore V6s.
Lakeside heyday revisted
The halcyon days of the Lakeside circuit, when Dick Johnson ruled and the circuit was the scene of some of the greatest touring car battles ever, will be re-lived later this month.
Wide choice of dealer savings
Therr's a mixture of utes, four-wheel-drives, sporty sedans and luxury vehicles among the specials at the city's franchise dealers this week.
Fuel-thrifty Freelander 2
Land Rover's greenest vehicle, the Freelander 2 TD4 e, also is its cheapest.
Crossing barriers
Volvo's crossover wagons are proving to be the marque's best sellers in Australia.
