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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 »
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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 »
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Holden, the Australian-born unit of General Motors, has gone back in time like Doc Brown, restoring its very first concept car — the 1969 Holden Hurricane. Not only does it still look insanely gorgeous over 40 years later, but the advanced technologies it displayed — a rear-view camera, route guidance system and digital instruments — show yet again why GM's down-under division was years ahead of its time. More »
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We might not have gotten the Pontiac G8 sport truck here in the states, but Australia has had the HSV Maloo it would have been based on for decades. More »
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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 »
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V8 Supercar driver Karl Reindler was forced to run for his life after his Holden Commodore went up in flames at the beginning of a race in Perth, Australia. A rear end collision with fellow driver Steve Owen punctured the car's fuel cell, causing it to explode in the unbelievable manner you see here. While Reindler's $600,000 Holden was destroyed beyond repair, both drivers involved in the crash managed to escape with relatively minor injuries. More »
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Racing legend Tom Walkinshaw died this weekend from complications related to lung cancer. He'll be remembered for bringing Michael Schumacher and Ross Brawn to F1, campaigning successful teams across a variety of motorsports series, and building wonderfully powerful Holdens. [SMH] More »
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Forget every burnout you've ever seen. Every donut. Nothing tops this blown methanol ute blasting fire from its tires. See, first you think it's awesome, and then a fire crew comes. And then it gets even more awesome. More »
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At its core, Holden's Hurricane concept used a tubular space frame to support a Holden V8 — all covered in an impressively attractive wedge-shaped fiberglass body. [Supercars via cartefact] More »
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Australia has kept the flame of truck-cars burning bright well after it was snuffed out here. Now lucky Austrailans can graft a Camaro front end onto a Holden Commodore VE ute. God bless global platforms. More »
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The Australians are convinced Holden's sending the Zeta RWD platform, which formerly underpinned the Pontiac G8, back to the U.S. as a Chevy sedan. If this is true, we're thinking an El Camino-badged Ute is a no brainer. [Drive] More »
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Veteran Holden driver Jamie Whincup tries to hold off rookie Shane Van Ginsbergern in a Ford during the closing laps of The Gold Coast 600. It's bumper-rubbing, corner-slicing V8 Supercar racing at its best. More »
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Austrailia's Walksinshaw Performance continues to tease use with super Holden Commodores, this time debuting the 617-hp ultimate Series II Supercar. She's a brick house. She's letting it all hang out. More »
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High Performance Pontiac magazine might want to reconsider its implication that anyone who has a 2004-2006 Holden-based Pontiac GTO doesn't own a real one, especially given that those readers are a part of whatever subscription base they've got left. More »
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The death of Ford's Crown Victoria leaves a gaping void in law enforcement garages. This weekend, new high-tech models from Chevy, Dodge and Ford were tested for the first time by the Michigan State Police. Only Jalopnik has the results. More »
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Australia continues to punish us for the poor box office performance of Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles by debuting the new Redline hi-po Commodore trim and a wild-looking SV R8 Maloo Limited Edition ute. Crikey. More »
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Devastating flooding in southern Australia has left hundreds of cars submerged in Wangaratta, including this junkyard. The worst flooding in a decade's caused State Emergency Service to evacuate several cities. More photos of the carnage below. Poor, poor Aussie sheetmetal. More »
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If you've ever wondered how to fix a flat in the middle of the Australian Outback with no tools or spare parts, or recharge a battery over a campfire, Bush Mechanics is the show for you. More »
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Remember that Holden Commodore confiscated under Australia's anti-hoon laws? Watch the Victoria police put it in the crusher, turn it into a metal pancake, and record the destruction for posterity. If you can. More »
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The Australian government's about to crush their second car under anti-hoon laws. Of course it's a Holden Commodore. According to authorities, 46% off impounded "hoon cars" are Holdens. Don't crush'em, send'em to us! That'll teach 'em! (H/T to LJSearless!) [Drive.com] More »
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There's a magical place where they race RWD, V8-powered sedans built by American-owned companies that actually resemble the cars they're based on. It's called Australia and we wish we were there right now. Photo Credit: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images. More »
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Speed limits don't apply to V8 Supercars qualifying at the gorgeous Yas Marina Circuit on a man-made Island off the coast of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. (Photo: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) More »
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The trend towards blurring the line between sports car and sedan is a modern one, yet the best example may be The Folden: part '69 Mustang and part Holden HQ. Blasphemous but awesome. More »
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Aussie auto journalist Thomas Reynolds knows of Jalopnik's painful love affair-from-a-distance with the Aussie-only 603 HP, V8-Powered G8-mimicking Walkinshaw Holden SS-V Superwagon. So he snagged one and went to Walkinshaw's shop to demand they bring it to us! More »
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One of the best performance sedans GM ever built, the Pontiac G8 GXP, is dead. The Aussies still get a Holden version, and a wagon. Heck, this one from Walkinshaw Performance packs 603HP. Wagon. V8. Supercharger. Sometimes the world's unfair. More »
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Walkinshaw Performance now offers a supercharger kit for the Holden Commodore HSV. The package costs $44,975, but it gives the HSV 644 hp and 592 lb-ft of torque. Because, you know, Pontiac geeks needed another reason to be angry. More »
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American Olympian skiers training in New Zealand decided to buy a beat-up Holden Camira for the express purpose of some serious hoonage. Of course, after flying down a mountain on two flat sticks, airing-out a J-body is small potatoes. [NBCOlympics] More »
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When "Maximum" Bob expressed interest in a "Four-door Corvette" we think he meant something like the G8 GXP. Just in case, here's some horrible examples of why they shouldn't build an actual four-door Corvette. More »
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Last fall, a badgeless version of the Pontiac G8 sedan, complete with twin-port grille, was released for limited sale in Australia. The Aussies liked it so much that it's now an ordinary production model. Vegemite excitement, anyone? More »
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G'day mate. If you come from a land down undah' Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a 1978 Holden that'll make you didgeridoo yourself. More »
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Scroggs just keeps finding us the great vintage racing videos! How about the final race in Can Am's first season, followed by the Hardie-Ferodo 1000 at Bathurst? More »
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This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Not only is TheEastBayKid a DOTS honoree, he shoots DOTSBE photos while on vacation. More »
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All we know is he's driving a Holden-badged Pontiac GTO in Austin, Texas. (Hat tip to Tim!) More »
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Babies are, basically, tiny humans with a propensity for making enormous messes. This Holden Captiva learns that the hard way when a baby has a "number 3" — you know, a "poop explosion" — in this Australian diaper ad. Gross. More »
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We're not exactly shocked to read that "police say they suspect speed and alcohol were contributing factors in the crash" with this bit of what appears to be staggeringly stupid hoonery. More »
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The Victoria Police in Australia are getting Holden VE Omega Utes with a new feature, a custom-designed bed-pod bridging the gap between cars and vans. We can't even get one El Camino and they're putting toppers on theirs. Not fair. More »
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GM CEO Fritz Henderson says the General's still looking to win a contract to supply re-badged Holden Commodores (formerly re-badged as the Pontiac G8 and once rumored to be re-badged as the Chevy Caprice) to US law enforcement agencies. More »
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