http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png http://jalopnik.com/tag/australia http://jalopnik.com/tag/australia

It's no secret they take their burnouts pretty seriously down under and the results are usually pretty amazing to watch. Luckily for us this burnout is no exception—it has all the smoke and supercharger whine you could hope for, plus the unexpected but welcome addition of fire. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5882252&view=rss&microfeed=true

Although there's no good time to wreck a rented Lamborghini Gallardo, we'd have to say crashing into a fence when you're already running late for your own wedding is easily one of the worst times for it to occur. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5882228&view=rss&microfeed=true

Although straight line performance was certainly not among the strong points of the third generation Toyota Corolla, you wouldn't know it to watch this white four door scream down the drag strip in less than twelve seconds. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5878052&view=rss&microfeed=true

It's only January 18th and yet an Australian has already accomplished what may stand as the best car prank of 2012 with the help of a 100-ft axe and a lot of cameras. Revenge is a dish best served... with a gigantic freaking axe. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5877178&view=rss&microfeed=true

We have been spoiled by monster trucks our whole lives, so we think that driving over another car is easy. Actually, doing it yourself is a serious challenge, but all the more rewarding for it. Watch as a 4X4 parks on top of a car. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5876959&view=rss&microfeed=true

When the Mitsubishi Magna dug a wheel and nearly rolled, we realized we had a new favorite sport: paddock bashing. There's a Ford ute, that Mitsu sedan, a flatbed that also nearly rolls, lots of booze and even more carnage. Warning: NSFW language. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5876422&view=rss&microfeed=true

If you want to make yourself stand out in a sea of awesome burnouts, bolting a set of purple tires onto your 1972 Ford Falcon XA is a pretty awesome way to do it. That's exactly what Australian Gary Myers did at last week's Summernats held in Canberra. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5876184&view=rss&microfeed=true

What's not love about taking a vehicle with the aerodynamic properties of a garden shed and giving it the ability to run a high eight second 1/4 mile? That is exactly what Australian Burt Willemsem did with his third generation Toyota Hiace van. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5876006&view=rss&microfeed=true

It's easy to assume that this epic burnout to end all epic burnouts was what got an infamous burnout king banned from one of Australia's biggest car shows, but the reality is hidden somewhere behind the field of tiresmoke. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5875204&view=rss&microfeed=true

Sleuthy detectives in rural Australia have declared "Case Closed" in the incident of a mysteriously disappearing car and a phantom garage break in. The culprit? The car itself. And it would have gotten away with it if it weren't for those meddling kids. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5873758&view=rss&microfeed=true

A rescue crew responding to the Christmas Day flooding in a suburb of Melbourne misjudged the depth of flood waters and plowed straight in, nearly submerging their truck entirely. One firefighter has been "stood down" and the whole crew may end up suspended. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5873352&view=rss&microfeed=true

Jason White was nearing the finish line of the 2011 Targa High Mountain when the back of his brand new Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo Stradale burst into flames. Rather than stop to put out the fire, he powered on and won the race. We saw the burning, speeding car back in November, but now we have a full race recap from the charbroiled team. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5871290&view=rss&microfeed=true

Much as we respect today's crop of four-wheel-drive, turbocharged, high-tech rally cars, there's something that's missing. That something is a massive V8 in a full-caged muscle car charging sideways through a forest. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5871304&view=rss&microfeed=true

This is last weekend's Burnout Mayhem 2011, where the Australians have shown the world how a burnout is done. It's not just the smoke crowds want. You've got to go straight to flaming carnage to make a real burnout. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5870079&view=rss&microfeed=true

With 22 million humans concentrated in a few pockets of its three million square miles, Australia has space aplenty for running massive trains. Forget road trains: this iron ore train is the real thing. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5870010&view=rss&microfeed=true

We don't often post images of crashes where someone died, but there's a lesson in this tragic crash that claimed two young Australian men earlier today about fast cars, young people and alcohol. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5869671&view=rss&microfeed=true

An Australian police officer was found guilty for the brutal beating this past May of a 32-year-old man caught laying burnouts outside a police station. A police-car dashboard camera caught the beatdown, as the officer kicked the driver and smashed him with a baton. Watch the chilling video below. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5868020&view=rss&microfeed=true

In the ballsiest racing pass in a long time, a Lotus Exige GT3 sliced between a Miata and a Boxster in Australia's Island Magic Enduro 2011 race, overtaking both cars at 152 miles an hour with barely inches to spare. Was this a safe pass? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5865112&view=rss&microfeed=true

Tasmanian driver Jason White needed to make up four seconds on the final stage of the Targa High Mountain, so when his brand new Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo Stradale burst into flames halfway through the final lap he just pressed on, driving like a man on fire... literally. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5857008&view=rss&microfeed=true

We at Jalopnik are always happy to provide consumer advice that we're sure is applicable in your day-to-day schedules. Here's how you start a tractor Australian-style. First step? Break out the short shorts. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5852742&view=rss&microfeed=true

A prospective Australian Lamborghini buyer reinforced negative stereotypes about people who buy test drive exotic automobiles yesterday when he crashed the Gallardo he was test driving into a highway barrier. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5848010&view=rss&microfeed=true

How is it possible that an advertisement from Toyota manages to capture the spirit of man-car love? Simple, it's from Toyota Australia. There's nothing wrong with a Tacoma or a Tundra, but there's just so much right with a HiLux. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5844727&view=rss&microfeed=true

Australian carjackers hate circles, which may explain why this young thief separated the wheels from a Porsche Boxster and a pickup truck in a single car chase. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5839868&view=rss&microfeed=true

It isn't the world's fastest Mustang as the video title claims, but this vaguely Ford based twin turbo drag car's 5.97 second trip down the drag strip does earn it the title of fastest turbo car down under. If that feat isn't worthy of a few amusingly high pitched screams, we aren't sure what is. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5838966&view=rss&microfeed=true

To prove the mettle of the Geländewagen SUV, Mercedes' Australian arm arranged a 14-day trip over the 1,242-mile Canning Stock Trail for journalists — at least, that was the plan before five of the six vehicles broke down. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5828650&view=rss&microfeed=true

In the midst of the beautiful summer weather it's easy to forget that down in Australia they are in the middle of a cold and wet winter. In order to chase away the winter blues the HSRCA held their all winter race event, which managed to attract the beautiful selection of vintage race cars seen above. From the looks of this video, winter in Australia doesn't seem so bad. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5819711&view=rss&microfeed=true

Walkinshaw is perhaps best known for making Aussie super cars we can't get here. Their latest Series II SuperUte is the most enticing and most ridiculous of all. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5819010&view=rss&microfeed=true

A resident of suburban Melbourne, Australia caused a ruckus in the country when he posted videos of his pet parrot Angus perched on his windshield wipers while driving on the freeway. Now Angus has been forcibly liberated from his chauffeur. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5803923&view=rss&microfeed=true If you're 22 and someone loans you a Lamborghini Murcielago and you crash it while "showing off" you should blame yourself... and also the idiot who lent a 22-year-old a Lamborghini and didn't expect this outcome. (H/T Vavon!) More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5802763&view=rss&microfeed=true

Officials running the V8 Supercar race this weekend in Perth made the mistake of telling the racers that, should they win, burnouts were forbidden en route to the podium. Telling Aussies not to burnout is clearly about as effective as telling Texans not to boast and Coloradans not to resent boastful Texans. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5797796&view=rss&microfeed=true

Jenson Button's run around Australia's famed Bathurst track last week was captured from every angle — including the nose cone of his McLaren-Mercedes F1 car. It's like a scouting mission for getting Mount Panorama in Gran Turismo 6. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5787465&view=rss&microfeed=true

Current F1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel shears a sheep like a pro in preparation for the season opener in Australia this weekend. One can only assume this is the Mosley-inspired ritual all new champions must undergo before the new season. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5785395&view=rss&microfeed=true

Convict David O'Connor was famously hanged right where Sydney's historic Customs House now stands. Some say his ghost lurks about, offering visitors swigs of rum. Hot Wheels used the landmark's facade for a ghostly 3D-projection extravaganza promoting its Skull Racers. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5784356&view=rss&microfeed=true

Earlier today, Jenson Button tackled Australia's famed Bathurst course in a McLaren-Mercedes Formula 1 car — the first time an F1 car had run the mountainous route. Button promptly shaved 18 seconds off its record time. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5784364&view=rss&microfeed=true

After a Top Gear fan in Melbourne tried to take several pictures of Jeremy Clarkson and James May at a casino restaurant, Clarkson grabbed the man's iPhone and launched an angry standoff before the two were separated. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5781630&view=rss&microfeed=true

A pair of backward hurricanes (cyclones Yasi and Anthony) brought punishing rain and significant flooding to Melbourne earlier this month. Photographer and Jalopnik reader Ben Fox captured the plight of some unlucky motorists and one brave Ferrari owner. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5772208&view=rss&microfeed=true

Australia is the home of hoonage so it shouldn't come as a surprise that when they hit the track, they do it right. Even though it isn't a ZL1, this down under 1969 Camaro looks like a lot of fun. (Photo Credit: Dicktay2000) More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5764674&view=rss&microfeed=true They say you should test in the same mental condition you studied in for best results. That explains why a 43-year-old Australian man was drinking on the way to his test for a provisional driver's license. [Drive.com.au] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5759979&view=rss&microfeed=true

One week ago, an Australian research firm emailed reporters a study showing speed limits should be raised in the name of safety. Jalopnik and several other sites wrote about it. Yesterday, we learned it was a hoax. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5756180&view=rss&microfeed=true

New research from Australia, the land of hoons and hoonage, says encouraging people to speed and removing speed limits could mean safer highways. Speeders, rife with adrenaline, apparently have significantly reduced reaction times and increased hazard perception. Crikey! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5753816&view=rss&microfeed=true