Toyota, Australia’s leading manufacturer, importer and exporter of cars has recommended the abolition of the Federal Government’s Luxury Car Tax, following reports of a tax loophole.
Toyota’s recommendation to abolish the Luxury Car Tax is consistent with the 2010 Henry Tax Review.
Toyota Australia senior executive director sales and marketing David Buttner said the Luxury Car Tax [...]

It was one of the most exciting and dramatic 24 hour races at the Nürburgring. And it finished with a triumph for Porsche: In front of 220,000 spectators lining the legendary Nordschleife, Porsche works drivers Marc Lieb (Germany), Timo Bernhard (Germany), Romain Dumas (France) as well as Lucas Luhr (Switzerland) won the 39th running of [...]

At the Porsche press conference held on the day before the Porsche Carrera World Cup and the Nürburgring 24 hour race, Porsche head of motorsport Hartmut Kristen and Porsche works driver Timo Bernhard fielded questions from journalists. Joining them in the Porsche Media Lounge at the Nürburgring were Melanie Snow and Craig Baird, the drivers [...]

As the best-placed Porsche team, Porsche works drivers Marc Lieb (Germany), Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Romain Dumas (France) take up the 24 hour race on Saturday with Lucas Luhr (Switzerland) from the fourth grid row. At the wheel of Manthey Racing’s Porsche 911 GT3 R, they concluded the final qualifying for the long distance classic [...]

Delivery Magazine has awarded the 2011 Mercedes-Benz Vito as “Best Van of the year”.
Delivery magazine Editor Mr.Chris Mullett said, “Mercedes-Benz has significantly improved the Vito product to the point that it is now the best specification ever offered from the German manufacturer. With new engines and transmissions plus revised rear axle ratios these latest vans [...]

Esorfranki Civils, a business unit of the benchmark, and listed, civil engineering and construction group Esorfranki, is in the process of upgrading and expanding its fleet of Mercedes-Benz Axor trucks in a deal worth R100-million and involving no fewer than 65 units, consisting of tippers, crane trucks watercars, concrete mixers and truck-tractors.
Most of the vehicles [...]

At the Lausitzring, Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG C-Class) starts from pole position for the third time in four races of the current DTM season and for the tenth time in his career
108th pole position for Mercedes-Benz in DTM
Three C-Class drivers in the Top 5: Bruno Spengler and Jamie Green on the front row, Gary [...]

All hail the monster - Driving his modified 2011 Monster Sport (Suzuki) SX4 Hill Climb Special, Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima broke his own former world record, as well as the seemingly unattainable 10-minute mark, all while capturing his sixth consecutive overall win with a time of 09:51:58 at the 89th Annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
On [...]

Driving his modified 2011 Monster Sport (Suzuki) SX4 Hill Climb Special, Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima will pursue his sixth consecutive overall win and a shot at breaking the elusive 10-minute barrier at the 89th Annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on Sunday, June 26. Team Monster Sport will compete in the Unlimited class, and will [...]

2011 is an important year for Mercedes-Benz as the company celebrates 125 years of innovation. It was on 29 January 1886 that Carl Benz filed an application in Berlin for a patent on his three-wheeled motor car. This date has since been considered the official birthday of the motor car. At the same time as [...]