Audi S3 Sportback

Audi sports star

The new flagship of the A3 range, the Audi S3 Sportback, has arrived.

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Honda CEO Takeo Fukui

Formula 1 future shock

The world financial crisis has spread to Formula 1 racing with the Honda Motor Company pulling out this month.

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Peugeot 308

Purr-jo Peugeot

Refinement is the key to the Peugeot 308, which just purrs along like a contented feline.

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VW Golf Pirelli GTi on its way to Cairns.

Ultimate hot hatch

Refinement is the key to the Peugeot 308, which just purrs along like a contented feline.

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Hummers on patrol

HUMMER and Victoria Police have added five Hummer H3s to the police fleet as part of a series of initiatives to address public order related issues.

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Win a Pirelli Calendar

The world's most sought-after calendar could be yours.

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Family wheels: Pacific Toyota retail sales manager Brendon Dyer says the Prado GX turbo-diesel 8-seater automatic at $49,990 drive away is one of their bargains.

Prime time for Cairns deals

Motor dealers in Cairns are offering unprecedented bargains.

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Do a wheel deal.

Cairns wheels deals galore

NOW is the time to buy a new vehicle.

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Immediate delivery: Save $8182 on a Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo with 18in alloys and a technology pack for $43,970 at Trinity Ford.

Hot new car deals in Cairns

There are huge savings to be made on new cars, SUVs and 4WDs in Cairns.

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Suave mover

When is a coupe not a two-door? When it's a Mercedes-Benz CLS.

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Mazda6 Diesel Sports

Turbo-diesel for Mazda6

Mazda has added a high performance turbo-diesel to its Mazda6 range.

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Warren Brown from Australia's Top Gear.

Top Gear Australia in damage control

Car companies are outraged by the "obscene" damage done to their vehicles during filming of the Australian series of Top Gear.

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FPV F6 wins Kiwi award

A turbo-charged Falcon has won another award.

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Gen Y Drive is a free, school-based program for year 12 students.

More Cairns school driving training

A Year 12 student safety and skills program rolled out to five high schools in Cairns will be extended next year.

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Subaru Forester

Sooby Doo Subaru

Subaru's Forester compact SUV is on a roll.

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Falcon XT

Falcon scoops the pool

Ford's Falcon has won another premium car of the year award.

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MG fans off to Port

The MG Car Club of Queensland Far North chapter has scheduled its second outing for December 14.

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BMW 3 Series

Style setter

Entry to BMW's top selling 3 Series rises $3500 but comes with more features.

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Hyundai Grandeur CRDi

Hyundai's grand diesel

Hyundai's Grandeur flagship now comes with a 2.2 litre CRDi turbodiesel engine with fuel useage as low as 7.9 litres per 100 km

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Porsche 911

Porsche 911's luxury spawn

The all-new Porsche Panamera is finally here.

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The Carsguide Cairns Auto Spectacular

New date for auto spectacular

The organisers of the Carsguide Cairns Auto Spectacular plan to schedule it earlier next year to avoid clashing with other events and to take advantage of cooler weather 
 

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Courier Michael Lavis with his turbocharged Ford Falcon XR6

Turbo-charged winner

Motoring enthusiasts in Cairns are embracing the turbocharged power of the 2008 Carsguide Car of the Year.

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Ford Falcon

Falcon wins coveted prize

They said it couldn't be done ... but nobody told the crew at Ford Australia.

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Honest oiler

Many will decry the 2008 Carsguide Car of the Year, the Ford Falcon G6E Turbo, as out of touch with reality.

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Holden Epica CDXi

Honest oiler

There's nothing pretentious about Holden's turbodiesel Epica mid-size sedan.

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Mazda 3 five-door hatchback

Sneak peak at 3

Mazda has revealed the first pictures of the Mazda3 five-door hatchback.

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Mazda 3

Evolving nicely

Nice-nice, and better, is how PAUL GOVER describes the 2009 Mazda3.

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Wheel deal drives crowd wild

REVHEADS got a taste of $5 million worth of grunt and shine at the Cairns Carsguide Autospectacular at the weekend.

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The Audi A6 allroad quattro

High rider

Buyers wanting a luxury all-wheel-drive wagon with some off-road abilities have little choice.

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Honda Accord Euro

Final five in the car awards

The second half of the Carsguide Car of the Year field is a lot closer to home.

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Townsville 400

Ticket chaos

A printer malfunction caused delays for Cairns motor racing fans trying to buy pre-release tickets for next year's inaugural Townsville 400 V8 Supercars. 
 

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Mazda milestone

One of Australia's favourite cars, the sporty and compact Mazda3 small car, reached 150,000 sales in November

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Toyota Yaris

Safer, greener

Toyota has increased the active safety, comfort and convenience of its Yaris hatch and sedan range as part of an overall model facelift.

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Beetlemania.

Bug lovers club together

The legendary Volkswagen Beetle is universally known as the Love Bug.

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The Bandag Bullet is fitted with two blowers, four turbo chargers and injected nitrous oxide.

Burnout bruiser

The star of next weekend's Carsguide Auto Spectacular will be the Bandag Bullet

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Classy: The Audi A8 4.2 TDI sedan has bucket loads of performance and economy in a $220,000 luxurious package.

Testing time for Turbodiesels

Diesel-only is the theme of the $840,000 Audi Roadshow currently on offer in the Far North.

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Driver's delight: The BMW Jaguar XF luxury sedan.

Car of the year awards

The first five contenders for the biggest prize in Australian motoring are the best of the best from Europe for 2008.

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The temporary street circuit in South Townsville.

Street rae to delight fans

The Townsville 400 is sure to be a big hit.

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The Victoria Police's latest patrol car.

Baton charger

Ram raiders in Melbourne have a slight problem.

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The new Nagari sports car

Our Aussie sports car

Australia's own sports car manufacturer has set the price of the new Nagari sports car at $198,000.

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Not Nissan 370Z

The recent coverage of the $148,800 GT-R has glossed over the fact that Nissan has another sportscar in the wings,

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Showgirl Jessica Zylman with a 1994 Toyota supra at last year's event.

Rev up for Cairns auto show

Whip off the dust covers, get out the polishing rags and prepare your favourite wheels to show at the annual Carsguide Cairns Auto Spectacular 2008.

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Golf R32.

Rapid racer available in Cairns

There's a wolf beneath the sheep's clothing of the Volkswagen Golf R32.

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MG car club founder Justin Nicholls takes his MGB roadster for a spin on the Bruce Highway.

MGs turn out in numbers

The Far North's first MG car club has got off to a roaring start.

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Far Northern MG car club

Far Northern residents have the first chance to attend the hottest event in the region when the first Townsville 400 V8 Supercar tickets go on sale later this month.

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Far Northern MG car club

Far Northern residents have the first chance to attend the hottest event in the region when the first Townsville 400 V8 Supercar tickets go on sale later this month.

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Car sales fall 11 per cent

The motor industry may fail to reach the magic million sales mark this year.

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Hot Nissan

The recent coverage of the $148,800 GT-R has glossed over the fact that Nissan has another sportscar in the wings.

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Give the boat a spring clean

Summer is just around the corner and it's now time to check your boat out for the coming season, especially if it has been sitting in the water in a pen or alongside a pontoon for the past 12 months.

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Cairns dancers the Allure Girls

Alluring success

They're sexy, athletic and know how to dance up a storm

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Drifting is a popular form of motorsport in the Far North.

Far North drifting sensation

Budding drifters can hone their skills with the start of drift training courses in Mareeba next year.

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The Prado is available through Pacific Toyota.

King of the Far North

While Toyota's LandCruiser is king of the off-road, the Prado is the prince.

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Green with Grand envy

Hyundai's 2009 Grandeur offers luxury car comfort and performance with real world fuel economy.

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Designed for fishermen around Cairns.

Built for the Far North

Designed for fishermen in the top end, Stacer's latest models offer value for money in a boat that can go the distance.

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Isuzu Ute brand comes to Cairns

Isuzu lands in Cairns

Trinity Auto Group's portfolio has just been boosted with the addition of the Isuzu Ute brand.

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Mazda's hyrogen rotary vehicle has been tested in Japan.

The way of the future

Hydrogen-fuelled Mazdas are being trialled on the roads of Norway.

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Isuzu Maximus

The newest kid on the block, Isuzu, has hit the road running.

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Stepping it up a gear

Another dual clutch transmission from BMW is fast making manual gearboxes redundant.

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Venture further

If you like to venture into the depths where your 4WD can't take you, Stacer's 350 and 370 Seasprite and 350 and 370 Proline are the perfect travelling companions.  

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Cairns woman Juanita O'Brien is the dealer principal of Pacific Euro.

Praise for Cairns Renault dealer

The public face of Renault Australia has given its Cairns dealer the thumbs up.

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Mal Moon.

Cairns man's new Tonka toy

Edge Hill war veteran Mal Moon is quite chuffed about his new Toy-ota.

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A leather-wrapped steering wheel and gear shift is standard on the Koleos.

Koleos to light up Cairns market

There's no need to feel guilty about driving a new Holden V8 gas guzzler any more

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The funky new Ford Fiesta goes on sale next month.

Show cars of the future

The Sydney International Motor Show promoted many cars you cannot yet buy.

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The new Holden V8 will run on four cylinders for lower fuel consumption.

Eco-V8 cars hit Cairns

There's no need to feel guilty about driving a new Holden V8 gas guzzler any more.

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The more affordable Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart.

Turbo hot shots

The second tier battle in the turbo four wars has begun with Mitsubishi and Subaru revealing their more affordable all-paw models

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The Holden Commodore was Australia's best-selling car for 1989.

Aero styled Holden

The VN Commodore was a radical car for Holden

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Cairns is about to have a new MG car club.

FNQ MG Car Club

A NEW MG car club in Far North Queensland is up and running.

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Mazda springs show surprise

One of the biggest revelations at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney is a car that was not even there.

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The new car industry looks to rebuild marketplace confidence.

Car sales slump

New vehicle sales have fallen again

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Green cars are the way of the future.

Green Paris show

Paris might usually be red, white and blue but this time of year it is distinctly green as it hosted the year's biggest motor show.

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Special Territory

Ford Australia has released a new limited edition Territory model, the Territory SR2, available in Cairns.

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Available in Cairns, the VW Beetle.

The way a car looks

Do you find that the VW Beetle looks startled? And a BMW looks angry?

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Cairns mothers turn to Captiva SUVs.

Yummy Cairns mum wagon

A Holden SUV has been named yummy-mummy car of the year.

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Honda Civic Type R

Try out Honda Civic in Cairns

Honda's Civic Type R hot hatch is simply a rabid rev-head.

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