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Volvo wagon goes to town
Philip King
Volvo enters the grey are between large family wagon and full-size 4WD with the new XC60.
XF: bigger than you think
Philip King
Jaguar deserves to prosper with its new range. Sadly, the economy may yet prevent that happening.
Clarkson here with mouth in top gear
Philip King
THE world according to Jeremy Clarkson doesn't have enough global warming but at least Australia is hot and unusually, has an honest PM
A stereo on wheels
Fred Pawle
Testing a car's performance is one thing, but what does it sound like with the stereo cranked? And what tunes feel best in it?
Shock therapy for petrol addicts
Philip King
Every maker suddenly has an electric car in its sights. But are they any good?
Unobtainable bikes
Twowheels magazine
The world's best motorcycles are as stylish as they are expensive. This is the gear that only a tiny fraction of riders will ever own.
A tough cop's fantasy car
Philip Glenister, the star of Life on Mars, celebrates a symbol of the 1970s and suggests a modern rival.
Storm sailor
Alexander Gilly
Self-made multi-millionaire Graeme Wood is not letting a little thing like the financial crisis restrict his life's passions.
Opinion
Leng digs miner out of hole
IT took Jim Leng himself to do what Rio Tinto should have done in the first place.
Image Bryan Frith
Council ignored fire warning
THE shire council covering some of the areas hit hardest by the bushfires was warned five years ago that it was playing with fire.
Image Asa Wahlquist
AFL goes easy on O'hAilpin
CARLTON and Setanta O'hAilpin should be grateful they do not play in the NRL. They would have been hammered mercilessly.
Image Patrick Smith
Business News By Wall Street Journal
Car makers pin hopes on Rudd stimulus
Philip King
THE car industry is pinning its hopes on the Rudd stimulus package after sales slumped 19 per cent in January.
Clarkson here with mouth in top gear
BRITISH Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson is no less outspoken downunder, mouthing off on Kevin Rudd, Germaine Greer, cricket...and more.
Electric dreams: fast, powerful cars
Kyoko Hasegawa
PLEASE erase your image of electric cars being like golf carts, an official for Japan's fourth-biggest automaker said before taking a...
The fashion 'correction'
Rachel Dodes
US Vogue editor Anna Wintour explains why "value" is in, and "too Dubai" is out.
Chinese bid $2.6bn for OZ
Sarah-Jane Tasker
OZ MINERALS has become the latest takeover target for a Chinese company.
Brambles in 28pc profit fall
Bill Lindsay
GLOBAL logistics firm Brambles today reported a 28 per cent fall in first-half net profit to $US212.8 million ($324.1 million).
Volvo wagon really goes to town
IT'S difficult enough selling any sort of car at the moment but probably toughest at the luxury end. So spare a thought for Volvo,...
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