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There are terms that motorsport has all to itself. We thought we'd take a look at a few!

We picked out five European celebs that have the good taste in good cars.

Women shifting the status quo in the automotive industry.

Volvo has come a long way from the boxy look of twenty years ago. Like most brands they’ve moved into the SUV market with gusto. Their latest, the XC40, was launched here in Australia in May 2018. We drive the top of the range R-Design.

Porsche. Jean-Claude. The first image that comes to mind is of a grinning “Muscles from Brussels” behind the wheel of the latest 911 RSR in a scene for his latest action film. In a way, that’s not far from the truth.

ATE Australia, through hsy Autoparts has recently completed an ATE training evening to a group of eager technicians and workshop owners.

On May 28th, 1983, Stefan Bellof started a flying lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a Rothmans Porsche 956 C during qualifying for the 1000km WEC sports car race. As he crossed the line in a then record time of 6m 11.13s, Stefan couldn’t have imagine

The Pikes Peak Hill Climb is a unique spectacle, with real danger lurking at every turn. From the trees lining the road at the lower levels, to the photogenic yet incredibly dangerous sheer drops without guard rails, the famous hill climb is a test of man

BMW is one of the world’s most well known brands and has a simple yet iconic emblem. BMW, or Bayerische Motoren Werke was an amalgamation of three companies; Rapp Motorenwerke and Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFw) in Bavaria, and Fahzeugfabrik Eisenach in Th

It’s fair to say that Audi wasn’t a brand on many buyers radar in Australia forty years ago. Arguably bland aesthetics inside and out, buyers at the time were few and far between. But of the brand itself?

It’s one of the oldest automotive brands and has one of the simplest yet most recognisable badges around, the three pointed star. It’s Mercedes-Benz.

Every country has a racetrack that is loved, respected, and wanted to be raced upon by anyone from armchair console players to professional drivers.

It brings a tear to the eye of a well trained driver when looking at what speed limits this country has considering what appears to be a driver’s dream. The autobahn. These mainly German based highways are seen as the pinnacle of safe driving.

In an age where high levels of active and passive safety features are standard features inside a new car, it’s become pretty easy to forget just how comparatively basic cars were for decades. Here’s a couple that we now take for granted.

It’s fair to say the corporate world loves an acronym. The average person does not. The automotive industry has plenty of them, especially when it comes to vehicle braking systems and there’s a good reason why. There’s ABS, ESP, ESC, and more.

Brisbane Euro Specialists is now an authorised ATE Brake Centre

Cox Auto Service Centre is now an authorised ATE Brake Centre

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