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CAR OF THE YEAR 2023 SUVs THE LANE-CHANGE witch's hats on the Lang Langskidpan looked impossibly tight and narrow, asif arranged for a go kart, as the Nissan Qashqaiapproached. SUVs are Australia's most popular type ofpassenger vehicle, and last year more than 574,000 SUVs hitour roads, more than 53 percent of the total new-car market.It makes sense then of the 17 vehicles fronting COTY 2023,10 should be SUVs or crossovers. And so the Qashqai, while initially "one ofthe most convincing cars here" to Editor Enright, knocked onthe door of finalist status - but wasn't quite let in. (If this wasSUV lane-change Olympics, however, the Qashqai would rompaway with gold.) When it came time to pick finalists, the Qashqai was the firstof the SUVs to bite the Lang Lang dust. [Extracted from the article]

As of September 2022, the queue for a BYD Atto 3 was five to six months long whereas if you were flexible on colour and happy to call around dealers hunting vehicles in stock, you could have a ZS EV -- and be part of that electric vehicle revolution -- in a matter of weeks, if not days. A small SUV built on a dedicated electric vehicle architecture, the Atto 3 is the first BYD model in Australia. The entry point for a new electric car in Australia is now $45K, and the competition for a spot in your driveway is intensifying thanks to the intriguing new, and very cheap, BYD Atto 3 electric SUV. [Extracted from the article]

Luckily, our rear-seat guinea pigs reported the Nissan to be among the most spacious for third-row seating -- and, to be sure, the Pathfinder is the only eight-seater-capable vehicle of our bunch. Used to describe the styling of a new SUV, especially when SUV styling is rapidly converging to the same egg-shaped endpoint. [Extracted from the article]

The author features his experience of touring Tasmania using a GTC4Lusso car during the 2017 Targa Tour. He commends the island's roads and traffic regulations such as no speed limit. He discusses the performance of the V12 engine and brake of the Ferrari car during the tour. In addition, the article describes his interaction with the locals.

The article presents the author's comments on driving through the Great Alpine Road in Victoria, during winter season in Ferrari FF automobile. The road lies 2.5 hours north from Melbourne, cresting around 1840m at Mount Hotham ski resort. The road remains open throughout the year and has scenic views. Ferrari claims 15.4L/100km combined for the FF.

The article discusses the sports car event in Australia. It highlights the Sydney Motorsport Park and Sydney Dragway which features several automobiles including the Renault Clio RS200, the Nissan 370Z and the Audi A5. It stresses several categories of the events such as zero to $75K and $150K-plus class wherein each car score points for each discipline.

The article presents information about Motorkhana, a low-cost form of motorsports in Australia. The Renault Australian Motorkhana Championship is a national event in Australia. In 2009, it was organized in Nirimba, near Sydney, New South Wales, and won by automobile racing driver Scott Bennett. To contest a motorkhana, a driver needs to become a member of a CAMS-affiliated car club and also needs to get a CAMS Level 2 Non-Speed competition licence.

The article discusses the upgrades made to racetracks around Australia including the Marulan circuit, Luddenham Raceway, and the construction of racetracks at Pakenham and Mount Panorama. Topics include the construction of a theme park The Bend having the world's second longest racetrack and the challenges faced in the racing in Australia.

The article reports on Falcon XR8 and XR6 from Ford Motor Co. which are to be launched in Australia. It notes that the Falcon XR8 is expected to sport the old FPV GT's 5.0-liter blown Miami V8. Ford is also likely to reshape the XR6T's boost. Ford is reported to have spent $103 million to upgrade XR8 and XR6 and is calling them Falcon "FG X". Information is also presented on their features and comparison with the Mustang and the Jaguar XF.

The article offers information on the concept of friendship and rivalry among car race drivers in the V8 Supercars racing in Australia. According to Steven Johnson, race driver at the professional level, the drivers are rivals to each other. It offers information on the rivalry of car race drivers including, James Courtney with Jamie Whincup on the race track.

The article reports on a new racing category introduced in Australia called OzTruck aimed firmly at the club-level scene. It states the truck comes with a 6.2-litre V8 engine, which blows 500 horsepower with a four speed gearbox. Organizer Graham Struber states though there's already a handful of OzTrucks, there will be more.

The article presents the author's view regarding the Clipsal 500 racing event to be held in Adelaide, South Australia. He comments that automobile racing driver Will Davison's debut in Ford automobile might be a dream debut for him. He remarks on the automobile racing team Stone Brothers Racing's (SBR) confidence for 2011.

The article offers information on the V8 Supercars Championship with information on the race winner standings and the racing events that took place in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Australia. It also offers information on the new racing track prepared for the V8 Supercars, with information on racer who is also a favorite for the V8 Supercars championship Craig Lowndes and the odds on favorite winner of the championship including Jamie Whincup.

The article presents a profile of Jonathan Webb, V8 Supercar racer at Craig Lowndes' 2009 Triple Eight-built FG Falcon in Australia. He is tagged as rookie and is the V8 champion at the Mother-branded Fujitsu Series. Webb refers to his experience when driving with Porsche Cup cars at Stone Brothers Racing, wherein he learned much about driving and familiarizing the circuits before racing at V8. For him, it took patience and self faith for winning in V8 Supercar's races including major leagues.

The article focuses on Australian automobile racing driver James Courtney. It notes that Courtney has captured the championship lead against Jamie Whincup in the V8 Supercar. It mentions that team chiefs, other drivers and observers are not convinced of the winning streak of Courtney which is due to the soft tyre. Courtney says that his success is not due to the soft tyre but maintaining speed in the race.

The article offers information on the performance of automobile racing driver Tony D'Alberto in Australia in 2010. It states that D'Alberto has quietly and regularly outperformed some of the more founded players of automobile racing. It states that the potential he presented back in 2007, when he won the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, is beginning to come to fruition after discouraging years in the main game.

The article presents information related to Australia Formula One Grand Prix's V8 Supercar races, to be held at Albert Park in Melbourne, Victoria. Data related to the last year's Grand Prix event is given. It is stated that automobile racing driver James Courtney will be worth watching as he had strong performances in the first three events of this year. It is mentioned that the Manufacturers' Challenge format has been dumped by V8 officials for this year.

The article analyzes several racing drivers taking part in the Formula One Grand Priz 2010 in Australia. It is predicted that a tough time will be faced by racing driver Fernando Alonso while building any championship leads. It is mentioned that racing driver Michael Schumacher posses the fitness and motivation to succeed in the series.

An interview with automobile racing driver Joey Foster is presented. He notes his optimism of winning when he first came to Australia wherein he was supported by his potential sponsor to win the Australian Formula Three Championships. He mentions the potential danger in a Formula Three event stating the state of the driver to be in a wheel to wheel situation. He cites the intention of his team to make him do some developments as they switch to Volkswagen engines.

An introduction is presented which focuses on American automobiles imported by Australia.

The editor shares insight on the capacity of the Australian automotive industry to make a supercar. He expresses confidence in the capability of Australia to manufacture a quality Ferrari-fighter supercar and emphasizes the need for engineering experts in the country to meet styling, marketing ingenuity, business with and money to be able to build an innovative supercar.

The article provides information on the services offered by Porsche's Sport Driving School in Australia. It suggests that interested individuals should complete the preceding 1540 dollars Performance program before completing the course. It also talks on the features of the second-generation 997 911 GT3 automobile at Queensland Raceway (QR). During the Master program, individuals should complete 40 solo laps of the shortened QR layout over six stints.

The article discusses the possibilities regarding the performance of the Australian automobile driver Russel Ingall at the V8 Supercar championship. Now in his 14th fulltime championship season, Ingall has twice won at Mt Panorama, and won one championship. He has already ticked the two boxes that motivate every single V8 Supercar driver. Ingall says that despite the technical alliance, Supercheap Auto Racing and TeamVodafone will continue to spar on-track unabated.

In the article, the author presents a preview of the forthcoming races nine and 10 of the V8 Supercar Championship to be held in Darwin, Northern Territory. He states that these two races will either extend the lead of the championship leader or revive the title hope of others. He says that driver Jamie Whincup, who is the defending champion and Team Vodafone, a racing team, are the strongest contenders to win the races. He states that the race is important for other drivers like James Courtney.

The article previews event three of the 2009 V8 Supercars automobile racing to be held at Winton Motor Raceway in Benalla, Victoria on May 1-2. It offers an overview on the performance of different racers who will participate in the race, including Garth Tander, Will Davison and Lee Holdsworth. In addition, it states that racing cars utilizing soft-option tyre and 80-litres fuel tanks will be featured at the event.

The article discusses the V8 Supercars Manufacturers Challenge at the Australian Grand Prix. This year marks the 11th time the V8 Supercars have played a supporting role to Formula One at Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Holden proved the stronger entity last year, winning the Manufacturers Challenge by 2012 points to Ford's 1568. For the races, the field will be split into two lines of cars as usual. But one line will be for Ford, the other for Holden.

The article talks about the presents and past performances of automobile racing teams in the Bathurst automobile racing event. Team Vodafone and Team Mitsubishi Ralliartn (TMR) have won the event over the past two years. TMR again won the WPS Bathurst 12 Hour with drivers Damien White, Tony Longhurst and Rod Salmon.

The article offers the author's insights concerning the role of parents in teaching their teenager children how to drive. Topics discussed include the rate of deaths caused by car accidents in Australia in 2012, the important function of driving instructors, and the need for the country to change their drivers licensing policy.

The author discusses aspects of new techniques proposed by the development team of Car of the Future (COTF) fo racing automobiles for Australian racing category V8 Supercars. He explains consequences of the proposed new electronic features including push-to-pass system, and auto-blipping throttle. According to him auto-blipping throttle should not be used in V8 Supercar races, but push-to-pass feature would make races more entertaining by allowing overtakes.

The article offers information that the firm Ford Performance Racing (FPR) could ask for support to a two-car Aston Martin team at the Bathurst 12 Hour, held in 2012 in Australia.

The article analyzes the prospects of automobile racing driver Craig Lowndes in the 2011 V8 Supercars automobile racing premiership in Australia, and also as a threat to his team-mate Jamie Whincup's chances of winning the premiership.

The article offers information on the rumors related to the sale of V8 sidelines, supercar by Garry Rogers, team principal of Garry Rogers Motorsport, motor racing team to Archer Capital Pty. Ltd in Australia.

The article reports on a warning by automobile racing driver Tony Cochrane regarding the end of V8 racing in Sydney, New South Wales following a failure in the renewal of V8 Supercars' contract after 2013.

The article reports that Ford Motor Co. of Australia Ltd.'s motorsport manager Chris Styring is trying to make automobile racer Jacques Villeneuve represent the race Blue Oval at Phillip Island in Victoria and Bathurst at New South Wales.

The article reports that racer Dick Johnson gave some advice to racer James Courtney before the start of the V8 Supercar Championship in Sydney, New South Wales. Johnson, five-time Australian Touring Car Champion, told Courtney that he himself was in a similar situation before due to his team's division because of an ownership dispute. He told Courtney of his 1981 Australian Touring Car Championship which he had won beating racer Peter Brock.

The article reports that Australia motorsport V8 Supercars is expected to refresh part of its qualifying format in 2011.

The article reports on the statement made by automobile racing driver James Courtney that, despite being the leader in the 2010 Australian automobile racing championship, he would make every effort possible to win the races to be held in Bathurst, New South Wales (NSW), and Phillip Island, Victoria.

The article reports on the disinterest of Toyota Motor Corp. in participating in the V8 Supercar racing in Australia despite the aim of the Car of the Future to arouse manufacturer interest in the sport for 2012 and beyond.

The article presents the views of racer Garth Tander on his team's performance at the F1 Australian Grand Prix which was held in March 2010.

The article presents information on the 2010 V8 Supercars series to be held in Australia.

The article offers information on the reasons why automobile racing driver Jason Bright is excited to return to his automobile racing company Ford Australia in 2010. Bright is energized to return to the race and to Ford Australia because the firm cares more for their teams and their drivers. Moreover, he mentions that the company also furnishes funding to get things done and to recruit the right people on the job.

The article reports on the message of automobile racing driver Mark Winterbotton to Ford fans about the V8 Supercar season in Australia.

The article reports on the ongoing negotiations between V8 Supercars Australia racing and Queensland Raceway officials regarding Queensland Raceway event's several sticking points.

The article reports on the decree of V8 Supercars Australia Pty. Ltd. rule-makers that Dunlop SP Sport Maxx sprint tyre will serve as the standard rubber in some race meetings in 2010.

The article announces the two-plus-four race meetings in 2010 offered to the motorcycle racing and V8 Supercars fans in Australia.

The article presents information about motorkhana, a low-cost form of motorsports in Australia. It is said that anyone with a membership of a CAMS-affiliated car club and a CAMS Level 2 Non-Speed competition licence, can contest a motorkhana. In 2009, the Renault Australian Motorkhana Championship was won by automobile racing driver Scott Bennett who scored 300.76 seconds to finish ahead of defending champion Andrew Collier.

The article features automobile racing driver Greg Murphy in Australia.

The article reports that automobile racing driver Alan Jones, Australia seatholder of A1 team, may quit A1 Grand Prix (A1GP). Jones said he was reconsidering his association with the series. The statement came after A1GP decided to abandon Nikon Super Grand Prix at the last minute. The event will be held in the last week of October 2009. A1GP chairman Tony Teixeira apologized for its decision. He also offered to repay the Queensland Government's already paid 1.8 million dollars sanction fee.

The article offers information on the automobile racing event Bathurst 1000 to be held in Australia and the contenders for its winners. It mentions four cars based on their speed, reliability, strength of the driver combination and the team's experience as strong contenders. It highlights the racers' own ratings of their chances to win. The teams of racers Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup, Garth Tander and Will Davison, and Mark Winterbottom and Steven Richards are being considered as favorites.

The article reports that Glenn Seton, Australian Touring Car legend, has given up his dream of winning the touring car racing event Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 in 2009. He says that his decision to take part in an enduro drive and he cannot come back to the event. However, he is hopeful of doing so in 2011 if he gets a good drive. He informs that he will watch the event from his home television and will miss his role as a participant for the first time since 1985.