Archive for Category: "Motoring"

EFTM Review: Hyundai Veloster, breathtaking design that won’t hammer the bottom line

EFTM Review: Hyundai Veloster, breathtaking design that won’t hammer the bottom line

If you’re after near perfect handling, brisk and willing acceleration wrapped up in an in your face breathtaking design that won’t hammer the bottom line – Look no further than the Hyundai Veloster range.

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Driven: Ford Focus ST hot hatch

Driven: Ford Focus ST hot hatch

Think of a hot-hatch and the first thing that usually comes to mind is the Volkswagen Golf GTi, or for those a little more in-tune with cars, perhaps the Renault Sport Megane RS. But Ford is back on the scene with the Focus ST and after a weekend with the car, we discovered a few [...]

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EFTM Test Drive: Hyundai i30 – Australia’s best small car?

EFTM Test Drive: Hyundai i30 – Australia’s best small car?

Brand snobs wake up. Not only is Hyundai producing cars on par with far more expensive and fancied rivals, it’s also lighting up the sales charts – In March they outsold Holden in Australia for the first time ever.  We’ve driven the top of the line Santa Fe already so this time we’re having a [...]

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EFTM Review: The Holden Colorado 7

EFTM Review: The Holden Colorado 7

Can Holden take the Colorado LX ute and turn it into a seven-seater for the family market? EFTM finds out.

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EFTM Review: Infiniti M35h

EFTM Review: Infiniti M35h

Car manufacturers across the world are undertaking a slow but steady march towards alternate fuel solutions. The Infiniti M35h and the technology it deploys is a step in the right direction.

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EFTM Review: The Chrysler 300c in diesel – bold motoring

EFTM Review: The Chrysler 300c in diesel – bold motoring

We keep hearing that large rear-wheel drive sedans are a dying breed with sales of the Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon taking a tremendous hit over recent years. Why is it then that Chrysler thinks it can take a slice of that market with its 300C, and would you buy it if it was a [...]

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Nissan launches a four-car assault on the V8 Supercar Title with Norton and Jack Daniel’s backing

Nissan launches a four-car assault on the V8 Supercar Title with Norton and Jack Daniel’s backing

The long awaited race for the V8 Supercar Title involving the “Car of the Future”, featuring new cars on the grid alongside traditional rivals Ford and Holden has hit it straps today with Nissan launching a four-car team to compete in the 2013 V8 Supercar Championship.

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Complete Holden VF Commodore photo gallery – interior and exterior

Complete Holden VF Commodore photo gallery – interior and exterior

The next generation Holden Commodore was unveiled today in a short and simple event live-streamed on YouTube to over 5,000 viewers worldwide. We’ve grabbed all the photos we can and brought them together in once place for you to take a good look at what is the next Holden Commodore (Calais, Ute, Sportswagon) – with [...]

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2013 VF Commodore has Auto Park Assist as standard in all models

2013 VF Commodore has Auto Park Assist as standard in all models

After months of speculation and anticipation Holden have today unveiled the all-new Commodore set to hit showrooms in mid-2013 and it’s packed with new technology such as auto part-assist, keyless entry, blind spot alert and more.

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EFTM Road Trip: Dubbo Zoo in the Hyundai Santa Fe Highlander

EFTM Road Trip: Dubbo Zoo in the Hyundai Santa Fe Highlander

When you’re traveling with kids the choice of car is as important as the destination. EFTM has taken the Hyundai Santa Fe Highlander out and put it through its paces, kids in tow.

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