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BMW Launches 3 Series Heritage Photo Competition
BMW
January 13, 2012BMW Australia is calling on BMW 3 Series enthusiasts to submit photos from the past of themselves together with their cars, in order to recreate those memories involving the new car. BMW Group Australia General Manager - Sales and Marketing , Tom Noble said 3 Series owners are fanatical about their cars and many are bound to have boxes of happy snaps from days of old. “We are sure our owners will have aged as gracefully as the BMW 3 Series and are excited to see how both our customers and our cars have evolved over the years”, said Noble. The competition is being run via the BMW Australia Facebook page and calls on entrants to submit photos of themselves together with their car – the older the better. Photography must be set in Australia as where possible the winning shot will be recreated at the original location.First prize not only includes the recreated photo but also one month’s use of the new BMW 3 Series together with a BMW Driver Training course... more
Breaking News
Audi A1 – The Big Picture
Audi
July 04, 2011All is not as it seems. Audi’s A1 has already altered perceptions in the sub-compact class, and to coincide with the launch of the Audi Magazine Australia on iPad, Audi is giving a sneak-peek of a short film entitled: The Big Picture. This fresh and unique film will have audiences questioning what they see until the big picture is ultimately revealed. Audi commissioned The Big Picture to reflect the car which challenges so many conventions, bringing the company’s trademark luxury and technology to the premium-compact segment for the first time. “The A1 is truly a 21st century car, one that carries truly premium Audi DNA,” says Audi Australia managing director, Uwe Hagen. “Through The Big Picture, we are showcasing the A1 in a different way, introducing it to a new Audi audience and doing so in a fresh new way using cutting-edge digital technology.” more
Campaigns that stick
- Maserati: Maserati goes from supercars to super phones more
- Lexus: CT 200h up for grabs with new Lexus iPhone game more
- Rolls-Royce: Rolls-Royce Phantom App now available on app store more
- Lexus: Favourites Race Ahead of Lexus Celebrity Challenge more
- Lexus: Lexus Australia Announces Grand Prix Celebrity Driver Field more
- Lexus: Victorian Floods Appeal and Lexus Celebrity Challenge more
- BMW: Guggenheim Foundation and BMW announce new global initiative more
SLK 55 AMG: dynamic driving style with comfortable...
Mercedes-Benz
August 25, 2011The AMG sports suspension with Torque Vectoring Brakes and AMG Direct-Steer system provides both impressive lateral dynamics as well as agile handling. Looking for a highly dynamic driving style or comfortable cruising? The new SLK 55 AMG is able to offer both. Independent suspension struts with stiffer spring/damper tuning, torque strut bearings on the front axle featuring higher rigidity, stiffer stabilisers all round as well as a more negative camber on the rear axle result in high cornering speeds and a low body roll in fast S-shaped bends. more
The Ride
Ferrari 458 Italia: The best driver’s car in the...
Ferrari
September 13, 2011After a week of testing the Ferrari 458 Italia, leading US motoring magazine Motor Trend has crowned the Ferrari 458 Italia the best driver’s car in the world, concluding that the Italian supercar is “perfect” and “raises the supercar bar to never before seen heights”. The Ferrari 458 Italia was pitched into battle against a range of cars praised for their driving ability including the Lotus Evora S, the BMW 1 Series M Coupe, the Lexus LFA, the Mercedes SLS AMG, the Audi R8 GT, Chevrolet Corvette ZO6 Z07, Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca, Porsche Cayman R, Porsche 911 GT3 RA and the Nissan GT-R. The Ferrari 458 Italia was the conclusive winner for a simple reason, said the magazine because “There aren’t any flaws.” more
Comparison Tests
Interior and Exterior Features
- Volkswagen: Bluetooth and Media Device Interface Now Standard on... more
- BMW: You Only Live Twice: The Updated BMW 1 Series Coupé and Convertible more
- Mercedes-Benz: The B-Class exterior design: perfect space in an... more
- Mercedes-Benz: The new B-Class: lower overall height but more space inside more
Volvo unveils new XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept in...
Volvo
January 13, 2012Volvo Car Corporation has unveiled its XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept at the North American International Auto Show, which features a new benchmark in hybrid technology. "No other manufacturer delivers fuel economy and electrical range on this level in a capable performance car with a total of 350 horsepower (257 kW)," said Stefan Jacoby, President and CEO, Volvo Car Corporation. "The beauty with this plug-in hybrid technology is that you can keep all the power and capacity of your present car, combined with an even better range," Stefan Jacoby said. "The XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept gives you up to 35 miles all-electric range (56 km according to the U.S certification driving cycle). Or you can drive it as a super-efficient hybrid with a fuel economy of over 100 miles per gallon (2.3l/100 km) according to the European driving cycle." An electric motor producing 51 kW - combined with a 206 kW four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine - also gives the driver a muscular power plant... more
Brand Events and Motorshows
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles supports the 2012 Dakar...
Volkswagen
January 05, 2012The Dakar Rally is regarded as one of the toughest motor sports events in the world, and an extreme test of strength and endurance for man and machine alike. For the third time, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles will be providing a large fleet to support this supremely challenging event, with the latest products being tested under extreme conditions. There’s a whole lot that’s new about the 2012 Dakar Rally. The start is no longer in the Argentinean capital of Buenos Aires, but in the resort town of Mar del Plata, about 500 kilometres further south. Unlike previous events, the rally caravan is not fighting its way twice across the continent back to Argentina, but is travelling from Chile northwards as far as Lima, the capital of Peru. And the team from Volkswagen, which swept to victory in the past three years, is not taking part this year. Instead, the Motor Sports Division has decided to concentrate fully on preparing for the scheduled entry in the 2013 Rally World... more
Motorsport
- Audi: Dieter Gass to Reinforce Audi Sport more
- Audi: China set for 2012 Audi R8 LMS Cup more
- Audi: Successful test of the Audi R8 GRAND-AM at Daytona International... more
- Audi: Audi to Defend its Title at Bathurst in 2012 more
- Ferrari: Ferrari 458 GT3 smashes Bathurst lap record more
- Ferrari: Ferrari’s Alonso completes his trophy collection in Abu Dhabi more
- Audi: Podium for Audi at Intercontinental Le Mans Cup finale in China more
Concept You from Volvo Car Corporation
Volvo
October 05, 2011Volvo Car Corporation has taken a bold step in the evolution of the company's upcoming large luxury sedan. The Concept You, revealed at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, combines a sleek coupe-like exterior with a luxurious high-tech interior that keeps the driver in command via intuitive smart pad technology. Concept You picks up where the Concept Universe, revealed at Auto Shanghai earlier this year, left off. It gives the global car buying public another exciting glimpse of the Volvo Car Corporation's future. With a full interior, Concept You allows luxury sedan customers to fully experience the craftsmanship and intuitive technology that will be the hallmark of future Volvos. "The new Concept You roofline stretches all the way back to the tail lamps - creating that dynamic fastback look that is very much in vogue among European car buyers at the moment," says Peter Horbury, Vice President Design at the Volvo Car Corporation. more
Prototypes and Concept cars
New Audi connect services with Internet radio and...
Audi
December 13, 2011Audi’s new “Audi music stream” application lets drivers tune in to international radio stations via the internet. And how about picturing your destination as you drive there? No problem: Just call up real-life images via Street View. “Audi music stream” introduces a new Audi connect service. This smartphone app lets drivers tune into radio stations via the internet and store them in their Audi infotainment system. A driver’s smartphone can be connected to an MMI navigation plus system via WLAN. If there is nothing worthwhile on the radio, just access the phone’s music library wirelessly via the MMI, choose a file and play it. Navigation with Google Earth images and Street View means you can now view high- resolution aerial and satellite images, photos, land formations, streets and their names as well as business information in your car. The system pre-loads data for your selected route and merges them with information from MMI navigation... more
New Technology
Vehicle Safety
Canterbury BMW introduces the all new BMW 5 Series
Canterbury BMW
June 07, 2010Canterbury BMW launched the class leading all new BMW 5 Series - on Friday, June 4. Valued guests were treated to a lavish 5 course dinner created by Doltone House, while Blue Train Band played live with a 5 piece band to entertain. The event was held at Canterbury BMW’s showroom located on Canterbury Rd, which was transformed into an elegant dining experience. The red carpet was ready, the showroom glistened with lights and the new BMW 5 Series took its place at centre stage. Some of the previous BMW 5 Series models were also on display beside the signature new model including BMW 5 Series E28, 5 Series E34, 5 Series E39 and 5 Series E60. The event also marked the 30th Anniversary of Canterbury BMW. The history of Canterbury BMW was highlighted through a video creatively mastered by Marketing Manager Erik Bellendir. Canterbury BMW Dealer Principal Mr Nat Zanardo and Sylvania BMW Dealer Principal Mr Phil Rodriquez jointly cut a cake to signify 30 years of Driving Strong... more
Dealer Events
Dealer News
Mercedes-Benz C-Class Awarded 2011 Executive Car of...
Mercedes-Benz
December 28, 2011The New Zealand Weekend Herald has awarded the Mercedes-Benz C-Class the Executive Car of the Year in their annual Driven Car of the Year awards. This comes just three weeks after the Drive Car of the Year Overall Award winner was awarded to the frugal C 250 CDI. Judged by a team of five motoring experts from the New Zealand Herald, the CClass was praised for its “superb engineering and outstanding refinement.” The judges highlighted that “more than 2000 changes have ensured the model remains one of the finest large cars around. The C-Class covers every base from elegance to excitement.” Mercedes-Benz New Zealand General Manager, Ben Giffin said “It is no secret that the C-Class is a great car and we are very pleased it is receiving the recognition it deserves.” Driven Car of the Year judge, David Linklater explained “As a compact-premium package the C 250 CDI is pretty close to perfect.” more
Vehicle Award
Korean designers beat Europeans to take Ferrari design...
Ferrari
July 22, 2011A team of budding car designers from South Korea’s Hongik University has beaten students from two of the world’s leading car design universities in Europe to win the 2011 Ferrari World Design Contest. And, in a further sign of where the world’s future top car designers are coming from, the second placed student from the Turin campus of the Institute of European Design (IED) is from Azerbaijan and one of the two students who took third prize for the UK’s Royal College of Art is from China. The winning design, Eternita, was designed Kim Cheong Ju, Ahn Dre, and Lee Sahngseok, all from South Korea and Studying at Seoul’s Hongik University. Azerbaijani Samir Sadikhov, who is studying at the IED in Turin, took second place with his design ‘Xezri’, while Henry Cloke from the UK and Qi Haitao from China joined forces at the UK’s Royal College of Art to design ‘Cavallo Bianco’ The three finalists received their... more
Art and Design
Symbolic handover of Volkswagen brand pavilion to...
Volkswagen
December 13, 2011The Volkswagen brand pavilion has now been officially handed over by Christian Klingler, Management Board Member of the Volkswagen Passenger Car Brand Responsible for Sales and Marketing, to Otto Ferdinand Wachs, Managing Director of Autostadt. The brand pavilion reopened to visitors in mid-July following six months of alteration work at Autostadt in Wolfsburg. The centrepiece of the pavilion is a spectacular media sculpture highlighting the core values of the brand and featuring some 700,000 LEDs. "We want to take visitors on a journey through the multi-faceted world of Volkswagen in an innovative, open and agreeable way," explains Christian Klingler. The modern glass cube is located in the North of the Autostadt park landscape in Wolfsburg. The interior of the building, which is 25 metres long, 25 metres wide and 21 meters high, has been entirely redesigned. The media sculpture "Markenkern" (core of the brand) is the centrepiece of the pavilion. The free-standing sculpture in the... more
Architecture and Showrooms
- Audi: Regional Network Expands with Audi Centre Shepparton Opening more
- Audi: Audi Continues Expansion with Opening of Audi Centre Shepparton more
- Mercedes-Benz: The New AMG Private Lounge In Affalterbach more
- Audi: Opening Of Audi Ballarat Expands Audi Australia Dealer Network more
- BMW: BMW Group DesignworksUSA Opens New Studio In Shanghai more
- Ferrari: Ferrari World opens with the world’s fastest Rollercoaster more
- Bentley: Bentley begins great American journey more
Ferrari redefines personalisation with the launch of...
Ferrari
December 08, 2011Ferrari has set a new standard for personalisation with the launch of Ferrari Tailor Made which enables Ferrari owners to create a bespoke Ferrari as never before, guided by their own Personal Designer to use materials rarely, if ever seen in cars, new combinations of colours and with detailing handcrafted for each owner that will be a clear expression of their own unique personalities and tastes. The Tailor-Made programme takes to a new level a longstanding Maranello tradition which began in the 1950s and 60s, a time when clients personalised their cars as a matter of course and enjoyed huge freedom when it came to materials, colours and finish. The results were genuinely unique cars tailored to suit the desires of each individual owner. That prestigious past has now been revived through a programme that permits owners to specify every last detail of their Ferrari, from the exterior livery colour to the cabin... more
Behind the Brand
