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Five Star FG Falcon at Jarvis Ford
The all-new FG Falcon has become the first Australian-built car to receive a 5 (five) star rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP). The petrol FG Falcon sedan range was awarded the maximum 5 (five) star safety rating rating with a total score of 34.6 points (out of a possible 37 points), giving it the highest score ever recorded by a locally produced car in Australia by a significant margin. Read more>
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Forester wins major U.S. award |
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17/10/2008
The Subaru Forester has been named 2009 Sport/Utility of the Year by one of America’s most respected automotive publications, MOTOR TREND.
Topping 12 other contenders, Forester was, according to MOTOR TREND editor-in-chief, Angus MacKenzie, the judges unanimous decision.
"The Subaru Forester is the SUV for our times," said MacKenzie.
"We are proud and honoured to receive this award for the Subaru Forester," said Thomas J. Doll, executive vice president, Subaru of America.
"The previous Forester had become a byword for practicality and durability and we knew the 2009 Forester had a tough act to follow. So, we made the new Forester bigger, more powerful and more economical than ever - while retaining its legendary reliability and safety, only in a more complete package.”
Mr Doll says U.S. Forester sales are up 32 per cent over last year.
Living up to Subaru's legendary safety record, Forester offers cutting-edge safety technology, including Subaru's ring reinforcement safety system, front, side, and curtain airbags and ABS brakes. It also has the Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC) electronic stability system as a standard feature.
Forester recently received the highest possible ratings in frontal and side impact crash tests by the independent U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In addition to a five-star frontal and side impact crash-test rating, the 2009 U.S. specification Forester received a four-star rollover resistance rating.
To judge contenders for the award, MOTOR TREND's editorial staff conducted exhaustive off-road, street and track testing and carefully considered essentials such as driving performance, safety and features. MOTOR TREND'S Sport/Utility of the Year is not a comparison test. Each contender was evaluated against three simple criteria: superiority (engineering, design, utilization of resources); significance (its impact on the market), and value (what buyers get for their money versus the competition). |
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Toyota first to export 100,000 cars |
19/12/2008
Toyota Australia is set to become the first Australian carmaker to export 100,000 vehicles in a calendar year.
The milestone car is due to be shipped from Melbourne on Christmas Eve, bound for the Middle East.
It will be among more than 2,100 Australian-built Toyota cars leaving Australia that day aboard the Positive Leader. |
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