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Sharp lightBy BYRON MATHIOUDAKIS in JAPANMAZDA is still to officially unveil its sixth-generation light car, but a drive in a prototype of the all-new Mazda2 in Japan has revealed a thorough overhaul with modifications to driveability, dynamics and control that are nothing short of a revolution.

Under the camouflage, the redesigned compact car – which is due in Australia in October – looks much the same as the current DE-series Mazda2.

However, the Japanese manufacturer has left no stone unturned with this DJ-series model that was developed over the past four years under the banner “communication between car and driver”.

Full specifications are still to be provided, but the new Mazda2 is longer and taller, much more sophisticated in terms of its engineering and technology, has a higher-quality cabin, feels more refined and composed

from behind the wheel and carries significant powertrain improvements, including a new 1.5-litre engine in two states of tune.

In short, it feels like a shrunken Mazda3 – and that is no bad thing.

At Mazda’s Mine proving ground in Mine City, Yamaguchi prefecture, in western Japan a few weeks ago, the company revealed the first details about its new-generation light car.

Built on a modified version of the Mazda3’s platform – the Ford Fiesta connection is severed after two generations that started with the 2002 DY series – the new Mazda2 has grown significantly over its predecessor, busting through the four-metre mark at 4060mm long (+160mm) and 1500mm high (+25mm). Only the width at 1695mm remains the same.

Vitally, the DJ’s wheelbase is also longer at 2570mm – an 80mm stretch – to liberate more space inside.

Mazda is staying mum on interior dimensions for now, but we can confirm that there is palpably more rear legroom and cargo space.

Kerb weight is also still under wraps, and although the bigger dimensions and extra technology onboard bring extra kilos, Mazda has revealed that 10 per cent was cut from the body-in-white – among a slew of other areas.

When all is said and done, the new Mazda2 should weigh about the same as it does now, with the current entry-level Neo tipping the scales at just 1010kg.

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Continued from previous pageAn all-new 1.5-litre four-cylinder

SkyActiv G petrol engine will be employed in two states of tune, with both expected to offer improved performance, better fuel economy and lower emissions.

While the base version will offer 79kW of power and 139Nm of torque, a more upmarket option on higher grades will employ more sophisticated technology such as the full SkyActiv ‘4-2-1’ exhaust system.

The same engine in the Japanese-market Mazda3 delivers 82kW at 6000rpm and 144Nm at 3500rpm, putting the new Mazda2 in front of the current model’s 76kW/135Nm 1.5-litre MZR engine.

As GoAuto has reported, a diesel engine – in this case, an all-new 77kW/250Nm 1.5-litre SkyActiv D four-cylinder unit – is not on the agenda for the Australian market.

In common with most entrants in

the light-car segment, the suspension comprises MacPherson struts up front and a torsion beam axle at the rear, while the steering is an electrically assisted rack-and-pinion set-up.

But everything has been comprehensively redesigned for its role underneath the new Mazda2.

“Our goal is to make the vehicle act precisely to the driver’s intent,” said Mazda Motor Corporation’s deputy program manager for vehicle development, Takeo Moriuchi.

“Suspension should be light yet flexible – no need to take away motion completely but just to match (the driver’s expectations).

“Acceleration must also match the driver’s sense … and the same is true with cornering and braking.

“It is like the relationship between horse and rider as one.”

Dynamic benchmarks included the Fiesta and Volkswagen’s Polo, while the Honda Jazz and Toyota Yaris were name-checked as yardsticks in other

areas of the vehicle.As with the latest Mazda3, the interior

has been completely overhauled, with the focus being on the car-maker’s “human-centred” philosophy.

The front A-pillars are thinner and positioned 100mm further back for improved visibility, plinth-mounted exterior mirrors reduce blind spots, the seats are softer yet more supportive and a new ‘organ-style’ pedal set-up avoids wheelarch intrusion.

There is now tablet-style touchscreen availability, the switchgear is simpler yet more ergonomically sound, instrumentation is clearer and better positioned, and significant measures have been undertaken to reduce noise, vibration and harshness (NVH).

As per the Mazda3, there will also be a raft of new driver-assist technologies available to help make the latest 2 safer than before.

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Mazda to offer two petrolengine tiers, driver-assisttech with all-new light car

By BYRON MATHIOUDAKIS in JAPANMAZDA’S new-generation Mazda2 light car will gain a more powerful engine option as well as a range of advanced electronic driver aids as it seeks to challenge the Volkswagen Polo for best light-car honours.

According to Mazda Australia managing director Martin Benders, the hi-tech new powertrains and driver-assist safety technology will also be important in further differentiating the Mazda2 from traditional rivals such as the Hyundai i20 and Toyota Yaris.

“We want to be more premium with the best available technology, to differentiate the 2 from the Hyundais and Toyotas of this world,” Mr Benders told GoAuto at the new DJ-series Mazda2 prototype drive in Japan.

“We’ve always had great-handling cars, but we’ve been lacking in the technology area until now.

“This gives us a great opportunity to get into that higher end of the segment.”

Due in the final quarter of this year, the redesigned Mazda2 will be offered with two versions of the all-new 1.5-litre SkyActiv G four-cylinder petrol engine.

While mainstream variants such as the Neo will be powered by a 79kW/139Nm unit, buyers of the upper-series Maxx

and Genki equivalents will be able to choose a more sophisticated iteration with the full ‘4-2-1’ exhaust technology that liberates higher performance as well as lower consumption and emissions.

For Australia, the power and torque output is expected to be in the vicinity of 82kW and 144Nm respectively, comfortably ahead of the existing non-SkyActiv G 1.5-litre MZR engine’s 76kW/135Nm.

As reported, the 1.5-litre SkyActiv D four-cylinder turbo-diesel is not slated for

Australia for the time being due to low consumer demand.

In Europe, the current Mazda2 – which shares much of its under-structure and platform with the current Ford Fiesta – has long been available with the latter’s 1.6-litre four-cylinder TDCi turbo-diesel developed with PSA Peugeot Citroen.

The higher-output petrol engine is expected to be offered as part of a number of pack upgrades that also includes a raft of new technology for the light car, including low-speed

autonomous braking, higher-speed autonomous brake-impact mitigation, radar-based adaptive cruise control, lane-change warning, forward obstacle warning, blind-spot monitoring, automatic high-beam dipping and cross-traffic alert.

Interestingly, the Mazda will only just be pipped by the Polo in offering this level of sophistication in the light-car segment in Australia.

The last time a Mazda light car came with two petrol engine choices in Australia was when the DB-series 121 (Bubble) gained a 1.5-litre option to the standard 1.3-litre unit back in 1994.

This carried through to the DW-series 121 Metro series that replaced it from 1997 until the DY Mazda2 arrived in December 2002.

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Genesis luxury sedan to redefine Hyundai brand when it arrives in November

By BYRON MATHIOUDAKIS in SOUTH KOREA

HYUNDAI’S forthcoming Genesis flagship sedan, finally locked in for a November launch in Australia, will hit the market at well under the luxury car tax threshold of $61,884.

While the South Korean company is yet to reveal exact pricing and specification levels for now, Hyundai Motor Co Australia chief operating officer John Elsworth hinted strongly that even the top-spec model in the prestige range would come in below the LCT threshold.

“That would be a safe bet,” he told Australian media at the first drive event for the Genesis sedan in South Korea last week.

This further fuels speculation that the entry-level model will be in the low-$50,000 bracket, particularly as HMCA has already stated that the Genesis will

be “at the price of a 3 Series”. The least expensive variant in BMW’s 3 Series range, the 316i, kicks off from $52,800 plus on-road costs.

Circa-$50K pricing also puts the large Korean-built sedan on a similar price/size ratio as the locally built Holden Calais V and Ford Falcon G6E as well as the US-built Chrysler 300.

Further details beyond what was revealed at the luxury sedan’s global unveiling at the Detroit motor show in January this year are scarce beyond basic Australian-specific information.

Limited engineering resources have meant certain features on left-hand-drive models will not make it to right-hook versions, such as the head-up display and an automatic slowing-down function when the adaptive cruise control system is on and a speed camera is detected.

However, we now have a more complete picture of what the Genesis is and how it represents a coming of age for the corporation that builds it.

Even five years ago, a Hyundai like this would have seemed impossible.

But with work commencing four-and-a-half years ago, the ambitious South Korean car-maker had four goals in mind in developing a successor to the BH-series original that surfaced primarily for the South Korean and North American markets in 2008.

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Genesis had to improve on the original’s styling, luxuriousness, dynamic prowess and technological advancements.

Design-wise, a ‘long bonnet/cab backward’ silhouette with a sleeker roofline rake and reduced overhangs has emerged, accounting for a 75mm stretch in wheelbase (to 3010mm) that alters the car’s proportions dramatically compared to before.

End to end, the new model is just 5mm longer at 4990mm than its predecessor, and overall width and height remains at 1890mm and 1480mm respectively.

But the result is a truly handsome design with bona fide road presence, bolstered by an imposing hexagonal grille detail, a muscular stance and a welcome relief from the overly fussy styling elements that dated some of Hyundai’s existing range of vehicles.

Bentley meets Aston Martin with a dollop of Audi anybody?

A regal feel is also evident in the rear – A6-esque sums it up – but the profile is perhaps a tad too generic Lexus/Infiniti-like for the Genesis to really stand out.

Perhaps the biggest surprise is just how far into the luxury sphere Hyundai has gone in the vehicle’s interior presentation.

Make no mistake, even the most cynical onlooker ought to be impressed

by the sheer upmarket opulence inside, and will be as astounded at its derivative nature – it’s as if Hyundai has taken the best bits of a BMW (dashboard and controls), Audi (console detailing and trim), Lexus (instrumentation and precision build) and Volkswagen (material look and finish).

Yet what might sound like a convoluted cabin design is actually both classy and cohesive. In the up-spec version the cabin would not look out of place in a $100,000-plus luxury barge. It even smells expensive, which has to be a first in any Korean car.

It is also a quiet and isolating experience, bar some occasional road noise intrusion, with excellent ultra-adjustable electric seats, room to stretch in every direction, and gadgets galore to play with, in the loaded examples we drove.

The latter stretches to quite a few advanced pieces of technology, including radar-based autonomous emergency braking – a demonstration at Hyundai’s research centre proved its effectiveness – adaptive cruise control (which works seamlessly), blind-spot and lane-departure detection, lane-keep assist, rear cross-traffic alert, high-beam assist and CO2 cabin sensors.

This is all impressive stuff, but Hyundai is still to confirm how much of it will make it to Australia.

A large 9.2-inch high-definition touchscreen controlling multimedia and satellite navigation was also onboard, along with a high-end audio system, heated and cooled front seats, double-stitched leather upholstery, a massive double sunroof and airline-style reclining rear seats with individual controls for infotainment and climate.

If Hyundai brings all this stuff in for under $90,000 we’d be calling it a bargain – so at a rumoured $62K the flagship Genesis will indeed redefine luxury value for money.

Quibbles? Shockingly, only with the steering wheel itself – it feels cheap. Otherwise the Genesis is German luxury-car lush combined with Japanese quality and precision.

On the driveability front, the previous BH model’s rear-wheel-drive platform has been carried over but thoroughly modified with the abolition of the old double wishbone rear suspension system for a multi-link arrangement.

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Hyundai takes heart from high demand for top-specSanta Fe as Genesis nears


HYUNDAI believes Australians are ready for the first South Korean luxury car following unprecedented sales for the range-topping version of the Santa Fe SUV.

According to Hyundai Motor Co Australia chief operating officer John Elsworth, the success of the Highlander CRDi – priced from $51,990 plus on-road costs – has helped put everybody involved with the upcoming Genesis prestige sedan into a can-do mindset.

Currently the most expensive Santa Fe is running at around 50 per cent of total orders, which is well above company expectations, especially for a model that has been on sale for almost two years.

“The car that gives us a lot of confidence is the Santa Fe,” Mr

Elsworth told Australian media at the Genesis first drive event in South Korea last week.

“There are not a lot of people who would have ever thought that the Santa Fe could sell as many as it has at the top end. Half of what we sell is over $50,000. So that gives us a lot of confidence with Genesis.

“We only sell about five per cent of the four-cylinder version of the Santa Fe.”

While Hyundai has not confirmed sales expectations for Genesis, Mr Elsworth has no illusions about how challenging it will be for the marque to break into such a heavily brand-conscious market.

Besides aiming directly at the Holden Calais V, Ford Falcon G6E and Chrysler 300 large cars, the Genesis will target entry-level versions of the BMW 3 Series, Lexus IS, Audi A4 and Mercedes-Benz C-Class in the $50,000

to $65,000 luxury segment.“It’s a pretty broad (space) – the

Genesis goes from the Calais right up to the Benzes and BMW,” Mr Elsworth said.

“But it is very difficult getting people out of their Benzes and BMWs. There will be lots of conquest business because we don’t sell this sort of car, so we have to poach them from other manufacturers.”

As a result, HMCA will only sell two variants to begin with when the vehicle launches in November this year, to help ease itself, as well as the dealer body, into the luxury car selling process.

“It’s not a big-volume car,” he said. “It’s not a big market. And we’re a new brand in a small market, so it’s logical that we won’t have huge volume aspirations.”

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Hyundai prepares for newsales milestone, works onmanaging its rapid growth

All set for 100K: Elsworth


HYUNDAI is gearing up for 100,000-plus annual sales in Australia with improved internal processes and better dealer facilities in order to manage its growth sustainably.

However, while this means better customer care training and more flexible access to servicing garages, the number of dealerships is expected to stick to about 160 outlets nationally.

“This year (sales) will be in excess of 100,000 cars, and that will be the first time in the company’s history,” Hyundai Motor Company Australia chief operating officer John Elsworth told GoAuto at the Genesis first drive event in South Korea last week.

“It is a significant milestone. The first time you do over 100,000 units in the auto industry, it’s almost like you’ve grown up as a company, you’ve matured. It will be a turning point.

“(As a result) we’re trying to install a lot of discipline processes within our business … to support that number, and that lets you leapfrog to the next level.”

Mr Elsworth said the policies HMCA would implement will ensure growth continues and that the company is prepared for what comes next.

“It’s things like the way dealers order cars from us so we can properly order future production … they’re internal processes,” he said.

“The service capacity is probably an issue going further. We’ve done studies on that. We don’t need more dealers … we don’t see that as where we need to

be growing.”Mr Elsworth said that while

a dealer expansion is off the cards, making the servicing hours more flexible is a high priority for the car-maker.

“Our plan is to increase dealer throughput going forward, and increasing dealer service

throughput going forward as well. “That will put a strain on our

service operations, so our next phase from a dealer growth point of view is expanding our workshops, expanding the operating times – whether that be afterhours or on weekends – and in the mid- to long-term, more unique service operations. I think that’s the next phase we’re going into.”

To help hit 100,000 sales this year, Hyundai will undertake a series of

campaigns and promotions that are in line with market demands.

With sales currently up four per cent, against an industry down three per cent, Hyundai is edging closer to Mazda with 9.0 per cent market share against its Japanese competitor’s 9.6 per cent share.

“We will sustain (our growth for the rest of the year),” Mr Elsworth said.

“When I say we have targets, we hit our targets. So for the last 24 months we have grown month on month, and we plan to grow every month for the balance of the year.

“Ours is a business where we do not miss targets, and we adjust our business (accordingly). It’s a very flexible business; we’re dynamic about how we make our decisions, and we’re very quick.

“To deliver the volume you want you have to do things differently to what you’re used to. Whether that’s price or spending more on promotion or whatever, you still have to be more aggressive to achieve your volume, especially when the market is coming down.”

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HYUNDAI’S forthcoming new-generation i20 light car will be sourced for Australia from Turkey, switching from the current factory in India when the fully redesigned model launches in the first half of next year.

Expected to be unveiled in August ahead of a Paris motor show debut in early October, the new i20 will be built alongside the smaller i10 – a model that is also likely to arrive in Australia during 2015 – at the Hyundai Assan Otomotiv Sanayi (HAOS) plant in Izmit, which late last year had its annual capacity doubled to 200,000 units.

The i10 will slot underneath the i20 as Hyundai Motor Co Australia’s entry-level hatch to take on the Mitsubishi Mirage, Holden Barina Spark, Nissan Micra, Suzuki Alto and Fiat 500.

The current i20 has served as the replacement for the previous best-selling (South Korean-built) Getz since 2010.

A variation of the next-generation i20 will continue to be built in India, but will lack some of the safety and convenience

features deemed necessary to take on the more sophisticated B-segment hatch competition in Europe and Australia. Hence the switch to Turkey.

Sitting on a longer wheelbase, the next i20 will bring a fresh look to the series, featuring the new corporate hexagonal grille as seen in the Santa Fe SUV and Genesis luxury sedan, while boomerang-shaped tail-lights give the South Korean light car a distinctive rear appearance.

The body is also slightly larger than before, promising increased space and improved comfort in the process, while Hyundai is thought to have made big strides in refinement and dynamic capabilities.

Company sources suggest a significant lift in interior quality and

craftsmanship has also been achieved. Among other competitors, the

Volkswagen Polo, Toyota Yaris and Ford Fiesta served as benchmarks for the upcoming i20.

Overseas reports point to a couple of four-cylinder engine sizes for the new i20, ranging from 1.2-litre to 1.6-litre, with some markets – but not Australia – also believed to be taking on a turbo-diesel in either a 1.1-litre three-cylinder or 1.4-litre option.

The new i20 is also expected to underpin a compact SUV spin-off in the mould of the Holden Trax and Nissan Juke, giving Hyundai an entry-level B-segment crossover contender for the first time.

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BIG 3 CLOSURE COSTSTHE decision by Australia’s three car manufacturers to exit local production has cost them a collective $1.7 billion in the past financial year as they write down factory assets and pay out worker redundancy packages.

The bill is likely to continue to mount over the next three years as the car-makers pay out remaining workers and wind up production before the end of 2017.

Toyota Australia is the most recent company to announce massive restructuring costs due to the company’s decision to close its Altona plant in Victoria in 2017, taking a $505 million hit in asset write-downs and another $384 million for redundancies.


By TIM NICHOLSONTOYOTA Australia’s decision to close its manufacturing operations in 2017 has had a massive impact on the company’s financial results, with the car-maker posting a $437 million loss for the past Japanese fiscal year.

The Japanese auto giant’s Australian subsidiary revealed last week that its restructuring costs totalled $889 million, which included $505 million in asset write-downs and $384 million for employee redundancies.

Without including the costs associated with the wind-down of production at its factory at Altona, Melbourne, the company turned a before-tax profit of $266 million, which Toyota attributes to exceeding its cost reduction targets for a second straight year and strong new-vehicle sales.

Total revenue for the period April 1, 2013, to March 31, 2014, was down $500 million to $8.4 billion.

Toyota announced in February this year that it would pull out of manufacturing cars in Australia in 2017,

leaving 2500 plant workers out of a job and effectively bringing down the local automotive manufacturing industry following similar announcements from Ford and Holden last year.

Toyota Australia president Dave Buttner said that despite positive gains

in some areas of the business, the decision to withdraw from Australia dealt a heavy blow to the company’s results.

“Our employees worked incredibly hard to secure the investment for the new-look Camry, which will be built in our Altona plant from early next

year,” he said.“We also exceeded our cost reduction

targets for the second year in a row, which was the result of a company-wide transformation activity to strengthen our business.”

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Toyota Australia designchief remains optimisticdespite factory closures

By IAN PORTERTHE future of Toyota’s Port Melbourne design studio has still not been resolved, almost five months after the company’s global president Akio Toyoda announced the closure of its Australian manufacturing operations.

As well as the Altona vehicle assembly and engine plants preparing to close in 2017, Toyota Australia’s technical centre in Notting Hill, east of Melbourne, will significantly reduce the size of its operations, with staggered redundancies of its workforce due to start next year.

Speaking with GoAuto at the VACC design awards last week, Toyota Australia’s manager of product design Nicolas Hogios said he was optimistic about the future based on the quality of the work done in the studio’s first 11 years and the volume of work available in the wider Toyota world.

He said the confirmation of the end of local manufacturing was relatively fresh inside Toyota and that the company was still rearranging its plans.

“We provide a good service to our own company and other affiliates, so I don’t see any reason why that can’t continue,” he said. “But we are in the middle of it all.”

Mr Hogios said the design studio, previously known as Toyota Style Australia, was one

of a handful of design centres outside Japan. It employs 20 designers, adding more during busy periods.

“No, we’re not feeling vulnerable. We have got a lot of proven successes

over the years,” he said.“It is just a matter of working

through all the issues that not having manufacturing will bring.”

Despite its small size, the studio has been instrumental in some large projects. It had a lot of involvement in the previous-generation Aurion, which was exported to the Middle East and sold in other countries as the Prestige Camry.

“After that we worked on the current model Fortuner,” he said, referring to the medium-sized SUV which is based on the HiLux chassis and made in Thailand, Indonesia and six other countries.

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Chief designer talks up keyongoing role for Australianstudio, need for graduates

By IAN PORTERTHE closure of Holden’s manufacturing operations in 2017 will not diminish the company’s need for a stream of accomplished design graduates from three of Melbourne’s universities in coming years, according to design director Richard Ferlazzo.

Mr Ferlazzo said the design centre at Fishermens Bend would continue at full speed after the closure of its vehicle assembly and engine plants in South Australia and Victoria.

As GoAuto has reported, the studio will, however, lose its status as a major model development centre, while the company’s engineering operations will also be heavily curtailed.

“There is plenty of work globally for us,” Mr Ferlazzo told GoAuto, adding that head office had assured Holden that the design operation had a bright future.

Since the completion of the VE Commodore back in 2004, the design centre has mainly been working

on international projects, collaborating with the other eight GM design centres around the world.

“We are always busy. You can’t catch up in design. You can never be ahead of schedule,” Mr Ferlazzo said.

“You should always be on the next project already. You can’t

start on a project too soon.”Mr Ferlazzo said the annual VACC

automotive design awards – the winners of which were announced last week – were important in keeping design skills

visible to potential students, and draws attention to the fact that there are careers available in design in Australia.

“Most people in this country wouldn’t have a clue that design departments even exist here,” he said.

“We still have politicians come through and their eyes are like saucers when they see what we do here.

“These sorts of awards are exactly what we need to keep people aware that these skill sets are in this country and are still needed. It’s a great award for that reason and our involvement in the universities is ongoing.”

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Award-winning designerthinks outside the square with shape-shifting cabin

By IAN PORTERTHE winner of the 2014 VACC Automotive Design Awards really stood out from the rest of the entries – it did not have any wheels.

Winning designer Merric French did not design a supercar or a multi-modal transport solution. Instead, he explored the possibilities that new materials would present to designers in coming years.

His winning entry was a shape-shifting interior made possible by a number of miraculous new materials, some not even on the market yet, which enable a designer to completely transform the traditional idea of what a vehicle interior can be.

After spending 14 months completing a design internship at Ford Australia, Mr French went back to Monash University to complete his final year, but he was not about to simply repeat what others had done before.

“In the final year, you need to do a

lot of research,” he told GoAuto after lifting the $4000 first prize. “I spent quite a few weeks looking into new materials which I didn’t know even existed.

“The idea spawned from that reading. Suddenly, I was given the opportunity to design with a material that could change shape, it could be programmed, adapt to your body temperature, change colour and even go transparent.”

Mr French said there were other exciting new materials to work with, including “smart memory alloys and smart memory polymers”.

“Each do a different job and, depending on their physical make-up, they can be programmed for different things,” he said, adding that this was more than simply changing shape or attitude between the first driver and the second driver, like the current style of

memory seat with electric motors.“It goes further than that because the

interior is using autonomous technology so it can actually detect your needs inside the car,” he said.

Mr French said the flexible interiors that will be possible in the future would be well suited to autonomous vehicles, where there is no need for a driver and no need for the traditional seat layout, as well as in accommodating disabled people.

“There’s not really an opportunity for disabled people to drive normal cars, unless you buy a car and fit it with levers and cranks,” he said. “So I really wanted to target that, get something that’s more organic and something that can apply to everyone.”

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Victorian minister upbeat in face of car-makers’ exit

By IAN PORTERVICTORIA’S manufacturing minister still has an optimistic view of the industry, despite the imminent demise of automotive manufacturing in Australia.

Minister David Hodgett said he was resigned to losing the three manufacturers, but praised the car-makers’ decision to keep research and development and design studios open here.

“Their decisions (to exit) have been made by their overseas head offices,” he said. “I don’t think you’ll see them reversing their decisions.

“But in terms of design and engineering, Ford will retain a design and engineering centre of excellence here and we have worked hard with Holden to keep many of their design people here, and their proving grounds.

“That was a good outcome,” he said referring to the Lang Lang proving ground, which was initially slated for closure.

Speaking after the VACC Automotive Design Awards ceremony last week, Mr Hodgett said he held great hopes for the development of carbon-fibre expertise and the role it can play in automotive products in future.


By IAN PORTERFORD Australia’s design and engineering department is set to continue its role as a critical part of the global Ford product development system, president and CEO Bob Graziano said last week.

The Australian arm of the US automotive giant is also determined to keep manufacturing the Falcon and Territory out to the stated deadline of November 2016, Mr Graziano told GoAuto at the VACC Automotive Design Awards.

Mr Graziano said he did not envisage any further retrenchments from the manufacturing operations, but added that it was all about demand.

“Nothing has changed with our plan. The intent is to go to November 2016 and nothing has changed in that regard,” he said. “We are matching production to demand, which is a core tenet of the way we run the business.”

Mr Graziano said the design centre was currently wrapping up work on the facelifts for the Territory and Falcon models, which are slated for release later this year.

“If you look at where we are with Territory, it’s a pretty good place to be in that segment, and with Falcon holding its own,” he said, perhaps overlooking the fact that sales of both vehicles are at historical lows. Territory sales were down 33.5 per cent to the end of May, while Falcon sedan and ute were down 22.8

and 36.8 per cent respectively. “We are really looking forward to the

freshening of both those products later this year.”

While the design and development centre was wrapping up work on the local products, Mr Graziano said the bulk of its work was on international models.

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Globalised Ford Edge isset to replace Territoryfamily SUV in Australia

All-new Edge emerges

By TIM NICHOLSONFORD has revealed its second-generation and now globalised Edge family SUV, which is set to replace the Australian-built Territory when the American brand pulls out of manufacturing here in 2016.

The Blue Oval offered its first glimpse of the redesigned Edge at the Los Angeles auto show in November last year, with the styling of the production version remaining faithful to the concept.

Based on the same global mid-size platform that underpins the Fusion/Mondeo twins, the 2015 Edge is new from the ground up and features a number of technologies that are new to the nameplate, including adaptive

steering, which changes the ratio depending on speed to boost response.

Ford says a new body structure and redesigned suspension make for better on-road dynamics as well as improving noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) levels.

A range of powertrains will be offered in various markets. In the US, the Edge gains two new EcoBoost petrol engines as standard, kicking off with a new 183kW/366Nm 2.0-litre four-cylinder

unit with a twin-scroll turbo.A larger 2.7-litre EcoBoost V6 will

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Reporting to the Regional Manager, you will be responsible for developing and implementing a regional business plan to achieve Mitsubishi’s annual aftersales objectives for parts and accessories sales, service sales penetration and customer satisfaction. This will include building and supporting an effective network of parts and service outlets capable of achieving Mitsubishi’s revenue forecasts.

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As the regional product knowledge specialist, the successful candidate will be expected to have a technical automotive background with operational dealership (Mitsubishi preferred) experience being highly desirable. Previous program experience in confidently demonstrating workshop facilitation along with well-developed presentation skills are a prerequisite.

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2.0 ECOBOOST REBORNFORD is planning to phase out its highly regarded 2.0-litre EcoBoost four-cylinder engine after just four years in production, replacing it with an even better, entirely new four-pot EcoBoost powerplant to be gradually introduced across its range from early next year, according to United States reports.

The new engine came to light in last week’s unveiling of the Ford Edge SUV that is set to be sold in 100 markets around the world, including Australia where it is expected to replace the locally made Territory.


1.0 TRIPLE VOTED BESTFORD’S diminutive 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine has been crowned International Engine of the Year for the third successive year.

The 999cc three-cylinder turbo-petrol engine that powers Ford’s Fiesta Sport and EcoSport in Australia fought off some formidable opponents from the likes of Ferrari, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz to take out the top prize that it also won in 2012 and 2013.

The award’s judging panel is made up of of 82 motoring journalists from 34 countries, including Australia.

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By RICHARD BERRYA MORE powerful, dynamic and fresh-faced 2015 Ford Focus ST made its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom last week.

As expected, the front of the Focus ST has been revised with a hexagonal grille similar to the Fiesta ST, bringing it into line with the new corporate ‘face’ being rolled out across Ford’s global range.

The headlights are narrower and resemble those of its smaller Fiesta ST sibling, while the lower intake and splitter has been revised and rectangular foglights added.

At the back, the tail-lights have been redesigned – they are smaller than they were on the previous model – and, while the twin hexagonal exhaust tips remain, Ford has given the Focus ST a different diffuser which extends right across the back end.

Overall, the car’s exterior has a sharper, more angular look – from the creases in the bonnet to the pronounced character line across the flanks.

Inside, the Focus ST has benefited from the cabin updates which have

come with the remainder of the 2015 Focus range.

This means a dash less cluttered by buttons and a larger display screen. The cabin also gets the ST touch with a flat-bottomed steering wheel and a trio of gauges mounted on the dash showing boost pressure, oil pressure and oil temperature.

The Focus ST is about go as much as show and under the bonnet is the same 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol EcoBoost engine, now tuned to produce 188kW – up 4kW on the current ST.

Torque is also up from 360Nm to 367Nm in the new model, while the short-shifting six-speed manual transmission will be carried over.

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Car companies could slashdisplay costs by up to 90%with festival format: VACC

By RON HAMMERTONMOTOR companies can expect to slash their exhibition costs by up to 90 per cent compared with a traditional motor show if they sign up with the new-look Australian Motoring Festival in Melbourne next year, according to the organiser, the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC).

Instead of spending up to $1.5 million on exhibition space and elaborate stands, exhibitors would likely spend $100,000 to $150,000 in the more simple festival format, VACC executive director David Purchase said last week at a media promotion at the planned venue, the Melbourne Showgrounds, in the city’s inner west.

The Australian Motoring Festival on March 26-29 is the replacement for the Australian International Motor Show that was axed in 2013 amid dwindling car company interest and falling attendances.

The new-look event – with interactive activities such as test drives and classic car exhibits – will be held in March over four days – six days shorter than the traditional Melbourne motor show at the exhibition centre.

The VACC – which organised 73 motor shows under the Melbourne and

Australian titles over 90 years – is about to embark on a formal campaign to woo car and motorcycle companies to sign up for the event, with meetings planned to discuss various exhibition alternatives.

Mr Purchase said he expected the festival to represent 95 per cent of the

Australian new-vehicle “car parc”.

He said the top 10 car companies accounted for 78 per cent of car sales volume in Australia, and was confident that these and more – including major luxury car-makers – would get involved.

“We have already had tremendous interest,” he said. “We are already running short of space here.”

Mr Purchase said he would be disappointed if at least 100,000 car fans did not attend the festival, drawn by the wide spread of activities and a heavy promotional schedule that included marketing by major partner, the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, and the Herald Sun newspaper.

He said that was about half the attendance of the traditional motor show, but that the new festival would be held over a shorter period.

Up to 100 new cars would be available for potential buyers to test drive on a temporary test circuit set up in the showgrounds carpark, with SUVs also ready to be driven around a temporary off-road track in the main arena.

The organisers expect up to 10,000 drivers to get behind the wheel of the test cars, to not only drive them around a circuitous track but also try new technologies such as autonomous braking and automatic parking systems.

Motorcycles and scooters will also be available for test rides.

Mr Purchase said he wanted the festival to become “Australia’s Goodwood” – the renowned annual British motoring event that mixed new vehicles with classic cars and other activities.

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Melbourne the priority formotor festival but successmay trigger interstate trial

By RON HAMMERTONTHE Victorian organisers of next year’s Australian Motoring Festival in Melbourne have not ruled out expanding the event interstate.

Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC) executive director David Purchase said last week that his organisation was focused on making the inaugural four-day festival in March a success with the aim of making it an annual event at the Melbourne Showgrounds.

“Will this go interstate? I think that is too early to say,” he said. “We just want to run this one in Victoria, make it a success and look at what happens thereafter.”

Asked if his organisation might consider a venue such as the Sydney Showgrounds at Homebush for another festival, Mr Purchase conceded: “Well, we might. That decision clearly hasn’t been made. At the moment we are just

focused on making sure this is a success.”The Australian Motoring Festival

effectively replaces the Australian International Motor Show which the VACC organised in league with the Canberra-based umbrella body for the Australian motor industry, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), with shows alternating annually between Melbourne and Sydney.

The two organisations dissolved their joint venture when they cancelled the 2013 motor show after a number of key car companies pulled out in the wake of the global financial crisis.

Mr Purchase said the split was amicable, with the FCAI happy to let the VACC take the reins in planning

for a new-look event with more interactivity and entertainment and less cost for exhibitors than the traditional exhibition hall static shows dating back 90 years.

He said the FCAI had bigger issues on its plate at the time, including the collapse of the Australian car manufacturing industry.

“They said, ‘Why don’t we terminate the JV (joint venture) and you guys, who have years of experience doing these shows, go and do what you want to do’,” he said.

“So, there was no argument about it. It was by mutual agreement.”


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Climate change authority calls for compulsory CO2 laws as FCAI slams report

CO2 debate heats up

By TERRY MARTINAUSTRALIA’S independent climate change agency and federal government policy advisor has recommended mandatory emissions standards be introduced for all new light vehicles, claiming fuel efficiency across the industry could be almost doubled by 2025.

In a research report ‘Light vehicle emissions standards for Australia’ released last week, the Climate Change Authority has proposed that Australia follow other markets such as the European Union, United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, China and India in developing mandatory standards.

It recommends that the standards be introduced from 2018 – after the three remaining Australian car-makers, Ford, Holden and Toyota, have closed their manufacturing operations – and that the standards progressively reduce carbon dioxide emissions from new light vehicles to 105 grams per kilometre, almost half the current level of 192g/km.

According to the agency’s chairman Bernie Fraser, this would broadly bring Australia into line with the US, but still trail the tighter EU targets by several years.

“Australia could almost double the fuel efficiency of its new-vehicle fleet by 2025, save motorists thousands of dollars over the life of their vehicles and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions – all by introducing mandatory emissions standards for light vehicles,” Mr Fraser said.

In response, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) has hit out at the report, arguing that CO2 from new light vehicles accounted for only a fraction of the total emissions from the road transport sector.

FCAI chief executive Tony Weber also said the targets were unrealistic because of the less stringent fuel quality standards in Australia, such as the current unavailability of 95 RON unleaded petrol with 10ppm or less of sulphur.

“The road transport sector accounts for eight per cent of all CO2 emissions in Australia, and of that eight per cent new motor vehicles account for just

one sixteenth of the emissions, or around half of one per cent of total CO2 emissions,” he said.

“The Climate Change Authority notes that their report demonstrates that mandatory standards are a cost-effective way to reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions and light vehicle fuel use. But without having world-quality fuel available in the marketplace, mandatory CO2 targets would impose cost on the community without delivering the expected benefits.”

The Climate Change Authority proposes that the targets be set as an average across the entire fleet, rather than be applied to individual vehicles.

It has calculated that the implementation of the mandatory standard would increase the average cost of a new car in 2025 by about $1500. “This, however, would be offset several times by fuel savings of about $8500 over the life of the vehicle, leaving motorists better off,” Mr Fraser said.


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New capped-price service plan covers all new buyersfor life, cars from MY2006

By BARRY PARKSUBARU Australia has finally introduced a capped-price servicing scheme, starting from July 1, that covers its entire model range from the Impreza small car to the BRZ sportscar – for life.

The Japanese car-maker is the last top-10 brand in Australia to introduce capped-price servicing, with all of its major competitors, including Honda, Mazda and Toyota, offering programs of their own.

Subaru’s plan goes further than some by covering any new model sold from July 1 for the lifetime of the vehicle, rather than just for the three-year warranty period.

As a part of the new plan, Subaru is including all models dating back to MY2006.

Subaru Australia managing director Nick Senior said the offer gives buyers “peace of mind” throughout the ownership of their vehicle, and provides transparency around servicing costs.

“It’s not limited to a few models, it extends way beyond the warranty period and it’s available to customers going

back to model year 2006,” he said. “Subaru has long been renowned for

reliability, durability and retained value, and our capped-price servicing program is clear proof that we have every faith

in the long-term integrity of our products.

“It means they can make better, informed choices on how they service their Subarus. Basically, capped-price servicing sets the maximum price participating Subaru retailers will charge for each standard scheduled

service, on applicable Subaru vehicles.”Mr Senior said that under the lifetime

agreement, customers will always be able to identify the maximum amount they will be paying for each service.

While pricing for each model and interval was not available, the company

said in a statement that terms and conditions will be available on Subaru’s website, via its customer contact centre and at service centres.

The statement went on to say that the capped prices will include everything that is required of the standard scheduled service under the maintenance schedule in the warranty and service handbook.

Some of these items include genuine parts, labour, factory-supplied oils and fluids, as well as environmental levy and supply charges which can include oil and waste recycling.

Mr Senior said a number of other car-makers do not include some of those items in their plans and urged buyers to compare “apples with apples” when looking at the various schemes.


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Australia waits on greenlight for Jaguar’s fastest,most powerful road car

By RICHARD BERRYJAGUAR has confirmed it will build the F-Type Project 7, which will become the British brand’s fastest and most powerful production car to date when the 423kW two-seater roadster hits the streets from mid-2015.

Revealed as a concept car last year and making its global debut in production guise at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last week, the Project 7 will be limited to just 250 examples worldwide and Jaguar Australia is close to securing a green light for this market.

“We’re hoping to know in the next couple of weeks – how many to bring in and what it’s going to cost and if we can actually make it happen,” said Jaguar Australia marketing and public affairs specialist Bethany Allsopp.

Certain to sit above the $201,945 V8 S as the flagship of the F-Type range, the street-legal Project 7 will be the first vehicle from the cat brand to be hand-built at Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Operations division, which has been

set up to produce high-performance and bespoke vehicles.

Jaguar used last year’s Goodwood festival to premiere the Project 7 concept, which was billed as a tribute to the car-maker’s famous D-Type racecar of the 1950s, with the name referring to the seven victories Jaguar has achieved at the famous Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race.

The result was a single-seat open-topped sportscar, with a lowered windscreen and D-Type-inspired rear faring swooping down from behind the driver to the rear.

The production version has been given a number of necessary tweaks to ensure it complies with road legislation, but the end result still retains the looks of the concept.

Perhaps the most obvious difference is that the Project 7 is now a two-seater with a faring behind both the driver and passenger.

The body is crafted completely from aluminium, while the windscreen has

been ‘chopped’ and lowered by 114mm for a total height of 30.5mm, with windows sized to fit.

Jaguar has made extensive aerodynamic modifications including a revised front splitter and adjustable rear spoiler that help increase downforce by a whopping 177 per cent, while extensive use of carbon-fibre across the vehicle help to achieve an overall weight reduction of 80kg compared to the regular F-Type. The Project 7 tips the scales at just 1585kg.

The cockpit features racing-inspired sports seats with optional four-point harnesses and a numbered plaque signed by chief designer Ian Callum.

Powering the F-Type Project 7 is the same 5.0-litre supercharged V8 found in the engine bay of the regular F-Type, only this one produces 19kW more power for a total output of 423kW, while torque remains at 680Nm.

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Design Prototype 100 GT could feed through intofuture Aston sportscars

By RICHARD BERRYASTON Martin revealed its stunning DP-100 concept at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last week, following Nissan’s lead with the 2020 Vision Gran Turismo in presenting a full-scale model that will compete in the Gran Turismo 6 PlayStation game and also previews design cues for future models.

The British sportscar marque showed off the DP-100 (short for Design Prototype 100) at the supercar paddock at Goodwood, with design director Mark Reichman confirming that the project – designed and engineered in-house over the past six months – was not intended solely for the virtual world.

“It’s been an exciting and intensive project for the team,” Mr Reichman said.

“Many of the design cues visible in the DP-100, such as the light blade rear lamps, could also feed through into future sportscars that we’ll launch into the offline world so the

importance of this project should not be underestimated.”

Engineering the DP-100 with a twin-turbocharged V12 engine producing 588kW of power, the car-maker claims it set out to push “the boundaries of what an Aston Martin could be” and that the result “not only looks beautiful but also boasts a high degree of engineering integrity”.

Gran Turismo creator and Polyphony Digital Inc president Kazunori Yamauchi was at Goodwood for the unveiling of the DP-100, and said he was impressed by the degree of dedication and detail Aston Martin’s designers and engineers applied to the vehicle.

“When I first came face-to-face with this car at the Aston Martin headquarters in Gaydon, UK, I was at a loss for words seeing the level of perfection in the design,” he said.

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Nissan’s hot Gran Turismo‘vision’ concept presentedas a full-scale model in UK

By RICHARD BERRYNISSAN has taken the next step towards a possible production future for its 2020 Vision Gran Turismo concept with the presentation of a full-scale model at last week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed.

The Japanese manufacturer has again raised the question about the concept’s production potential as the next-generation GT-R supercar, offering this in a press release ahead of the British motoring extravaganza: “So will a production version be driven up the Goodwood hill in 2020? That remains to be seen … but a great deal can happen

in the near future.“In the meantime, enthusiasts can

enjoy its dramatic looks and spectacular virtual performance from the comfort of their armchair.”

As GoAuto has reported, Nissan announced last month that it was adding the concept to the Gran Turismo 6 PlayStation 3 game.

It was created by a team at the company’s European design centre in London, with the brief being to “create the sportscar of their dreams”.

There was, however, clearly much more to the story, with the car-maker also drawing heavily on the resources of its advanced engineering team in

Atsugi, Japan, for development of the vehicle.

It also described the concept as “a vision of what a high-performance Nissan could look like in the future” and said that “as a specialist in automotive design in three dimensions, Nissan believes that the real world is ready for the Nissan 2020 Vision Gran Turismo”.

The vehicle prepared for Goodwood was on static display only, with Nissan keen to point out that the first people to drive it will be gamers when the car becomes available to download this month.


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When it comes down to it, the 3 Series two-door burrows right down to the core of what BMW has been about over the past 40 years: engineering-led driving machines. But while most of the base models (until relatively recently) left you wishing you studied harder at school to have been able to earn more money for the more powerful variants, the entry-level 420i Coupe that is the direct descendent of the first E21 318i is in an altogether parallel utopia as far as performance, refinement and comfort are concerned.

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$600m vehicle gas conversion rebate scheme endsBy BARRY PARK

A FEDERAL government scheme to encourage more private buyers to jump behind the wheel of LPG-fuelled cars officially ended yesterday, having done little to bolster the fortunes of Australian car-makers.

After seven years and more than 317,000 grants paid out worth almost $600 million, the scheme that rewarded motorists who convert a pre-owned car with $2000 cash back, and gave those that buy one out of the showroom with a $1000 payment, has handed Ford and Holden – the only two local car-makers to offer cars converted to run on LPG –

fewer than 390 sales a year.Instead, the subsidy has spawned a

healthy LPG conversion industry that even now struggles with the legacy of buyers regarding it as a cheap but smelly taxi fuel rather than a serious alternative to petrol- and diesel-powered cars.

According to the official government statistics, over its lifetime the scheme has approved 3629 grants for brand-new cars converted to run on LPG, including vehicles that were bought new but converted to run on LPG before they left the showroom.


S PREMIUM FOR CERATOKIA has announced running changes to its Cerato small-car line-up, with the introduction of a new variant as well as some price and spec increases.

The South Korean car-maker has added a new S Premium grade, from $24,590 plus on-road costs, which will sit above the base S and below the mid-spec Si variants in the range.


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By TERRY MARTINA FACELIFTED Territory is just around the corner, but all attention has turned to Ford’s new-generation Edge that will replace the Australian-made SUV when the American motor company closes down its manufacturing operations here in 2016.

Naturally enough, Ford Australia is still to confirm the Edge for release in this market given the final version of the locally designed and developed Territory will be launched before the end of the year and still has a significant role to play in keeping sales ticking over, and the company’s factory doors open, for the next couple of years.

But as the embodiment of the ‘One Ford’ mantra – an advanced model built on a global platform at one of its favoured manufacturing bases (in this case, Canada), with broad enough appeal for international consumption – the redesigned Edge represents the future for the Blue Oval brand in Australia while the Territory is on the way out.

Senior management in the US and Europe last week officially confirmed right-hand-drive production and sale in more than 100 markets – with an emphasis on Asia-Pacific, which includes Australia – as they highlighted the new role the Edge must now play in taking Ford beyond SUV leadership in North America to other parts of the

world.Last year, Ford sold a record 1.2

million SUVs worldwide – up 38 per cent on 2012 – and says it has experienced “exponential growth in global markets” including a 20 per cent rise in Europe and a 4.5 per cent share of the SUV segment in China, up from less than one per cent in 2012.

The company is also banking on China being the world’s biggest SUV market by 2018.

In Australia, Ford’s SUV sales last year were up 9.7 per cent to 18,304 units, with the new Kuga compact SUV (3874) compensating for a 2.6 per cent fall in Territory sales (down to 14,261), which went off the boil after a promising surge brought with the 2011 SZ series.

Notably, Ford’s share of the Australian SUV market last year was only 5.5 per cent – well behind Toyota (16.8), Subaru and Nissan (both 8.8),

Mitsubishi (7.7), Hyundai (7.6), Mazda (7.3), Holden (6.9) and Jeep (6.6).

To the end of May this year, Ford’s SUV sales were up 1.8 per cent with Kuga and the new EcoSport city SUV compensating for a worrying 33.5 per cent drop-off in Territory sales. Ford is holding a 5.0 per cent share of the SUV segment, while SUVs are accounting for just 20 per cent of its overall sales.

Toyota, in comparison, has 29 per cent of its sales in the SUV segment.

Ford Australia will expect improved sales with the updated Territory’s release but, realistically, substantial growth is unlikely to come before the Edge arrives, probably at the end of 2016 – about two years after production starts at the Oakville assembly plant near Toronto.

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By RON HAMMERTONTOYOTA has unwrapped the production version of its first mass-produced hydrogen fuel-cell electric car, revealing an exterior design close to that of the FCV concept shown at last year’s Tokyo motor show.

The distinctively styled sedan – which Toyota hopes will do for hydrogen power what Prius did for petrol-electric hybrids – is earmarked for sale in Japan next April, with the United States and Europe to follow a few months later.

However, Australians should not hold their breath for an early arrival of what could be described as the world’s most advanced car, as a lack of hydrogen-supply infrastructure is likely to deter Toyota Australia from chancing its hand with a local launch in the immediate future.

Toyota Australia executive director of sales and marketing Tony Cramb said Toyota’s history with hybrid vehicles provided the experience needed to launch a new technology to the market in countries “where the fuelling infrastructure is available”.

“In Australia, there are many challenges ahead, including development of the required infrastructure and greater customer awareness, before hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles can be offered here,” he said.

“But Toyota is confident that

hydrogen will become increasingly popular as a way of powering vehicles around the world.”

The car will be sold for about ¥7 million ($A73,300) in Japan – well below the ¥10 million ($A107,000) predicted at the Tokyo show in November.

Images released in Japan last week reveal the same body shape as the FCV, with minor changes such as more conventional external rearvision mirrors instead of the integrated variants on the show car, a slightly different grille and headlight treatments.

Toyota has pointedly not named the new vehicle in its media release, leaving car fans guessing at the nameplate for the car that uses fuel cells to turn hydrogen into electricity, emitting only water vapour from its tailpipe.

Final specifications are also still under wraps, but the FCV prototype generated 100kW of power from its electric motor supplied with electricity from a lightweight fuel-cell stack drawing hydrogen from two 70Mpa hydrogen fuel tanks.


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FORD TOPS GREEN TABLEFORD has claimed the top spot in the annual Best Global Green Brands Report released last week, pushing out Toyota which has topped the list since the report began in 2011.

The Best Global Green Brands Report is an initiative by one of the world’s leading brand consultancy firms, Interbrand.

More than just ranking a company based on how environmentally conscious it is, the report compares how green the practices of a company really are with how green the public perceives that company to be. The result is a gap score.

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HENNESSY TAKES REINS OF MOTOR STAFF AS HENDERSON RETIRESBy TERRY MARTIN

EXPERIENCED motor industry executive George Hennessy has taken over as managing director of automotive recruitment firm Motor Staff, replacing Mark Henderson who has retired after three decades in the business.

Mr Hennessy has considerable experience in the automotive retail and recruitment sectors, having worked for more than 20 years in various fixed operations and service manager positions at several dealerships before moving into specialty automotive recruitment in 2000.

He spent eight years as a recruitment specialist for Automotive Personnel before moving to Motor Staff in March 2008, progressing to national recruitment manager in 2010.

Over the past six years he has played a key role in growing the business and managing a diverse range of clients across the industry, including vehicle manufacturers, importers and distributors, dealerships, fleet management and leasing firms and other automotive-related companies.

Mr Hennessy said he was focused

on maintaining, and improving on, the “quality and integrity of the service provided by Motor Staff”.

“I look forward to maintaining strong, long-standing business relationships and forging new ones with dealership and other industry clients in need of quality staff, and staff

in need of employment opportunities,” he said.

After establishing his own specialist four-wheel-drive service centre in NSW in the 1970s, Mr Hennessy joined Sydney’s Capitol Motors BMW as service manager in 1979, which

at the time was the NSW distributor of BMW and Nissan/Datsun vehicles, and in 1985 moved to the Stewart Automotive Group as general service manager for Mercedes, Toyota and Hino vehicles.

Over the next 15 years he worked for several other dealerships, some multi-franchised, as service manager and fixed operations manager across a variety of brands including BMW, Holden, Toyota, Hyundai, Renault, Fiat, Volvo, Suzuki and Daewoo.

Mr Henderson is retiring after providing specialist marketing, recruitment and training support services over many years through his companies Motor Solutions Australia and Motor Staff.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank the customers that have used our products and services over the

years, many of whom have become, and will remain, good friends,” he said.

Mr Henderson has worked in the automotive industry since 1982, starting as general manager of Steal Stopper Car Security and later joining Alan Wharton and Russel Barker, who owned Ming Car Protection, to

form RAM Marketing in 1989.The company created an employment

division, Motor Staff, in 1995 to meet the industry’s demand for a specialist recruitment agency.

Two years later Mr Henderson bought out Mr Wharton and Mr Barker and subsequently formed Motor Solutions, which became one of Australia’s leading marketing and recruitment companies.

The marketing division was sold in 2012 to Worldmark, owners of Motor One.

By TERRY MARTINTHE senior management overhaul at General Motors has continued with Cathy Clegg named as its new vice-president of North American manufacturing – a position that puts her in charge of more than 74,000 employees across 55 facilities in the US, Canada and Mexico.

Ms Clegg replaces Gerald Johnson, who has moved to a newly created position of ‘operational excellence’ vice-president, reporting directly to chief executive Mary Barra.

Mr Johnson’s new position is part of the steps GM is taking to improve safety

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BMW's performance twins – the M3 sedan and M4 coupe – storm into Australian showrooms this month, powered by a 3.0-litre inline six with TwinPower turbo, pumping out 317kW/550Nm for a 0-100km/h sprint time of 4.1 seconds.

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Rangie Sport SVR works on Porsche’s ’Ring record as prototype tackles Goodwood hillBy RICHARD BERRY

THE fastest and most powerful production vehicle Land Rover has ever built, the Range Rover Sport SVR, made its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last week.

Fresh from testing at the Nurburgring Nordschleife track in Germany, the super-fast Rangie Sport was shown in near-production prototype form and is the first Land Rover to wear the SVR badge, an acronym that stands for Special Vehicle Racing – the new high- performance line for the brand.

Like the 423kW F-Type Project 7 from Jaguar – the fastest, most powerful road car to spring from the cat brand, and also shown at Goodwood last week – the Range Rover Sport SVR will be handled by the newly formed Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations division.

Land Rover has not released performance specifications for the SVR apart from saying it will produce

404kW, which is exactly the same output produced by the 5.0-litre supercharged V8 lurking under the bonnet of the Jaguar F-Type S Coupe.

This is a 29kW boost over what is currently the most powerful model variant in Range Rover Sport line-up, the 375kW V8 HSE Dynamic.

Range Rover is clearly pushing the Sport SVR’s high-performance credentials, with images and video showing it on the track at the Nurburgring while dressed in a livery made up of images of the vehicle in various testing situations.

The clip begins with the program’s chief engineer Mike Cross explaining that the Nurburgring is a brutal test bed, particularly for SUVs.

“The question we wanted answered was could a Range Rover behave like a performance car at the circuit they call the Green Hell,” Mr Cross said.

“We always knew there was more to come from the Range Rover Sport, it had a super-stiff lightweight aluminium structure, a powerful engine and a state-of-the-art driveline. We enrolled the car into our Nurburgring development program and the results are spectacular.”

The clip shows the SVR roaring its way through a lap with Nurburgring test centre manager Phil Talboys at the wheel.

“With this version of the Range Rover Sport I think we’ve unleashed its full potential,” Mr Talboys said, explaining that major revisions have been made to the all-wheel-drive chassis and the ZF eight-speed automatic gearbox. The anti-roll system has also been tuned to allow flatter and faster cornering.




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