Tag: australia

There has been a lot of fallout thanks to GM ending Holden’s manufacturing in Australia. Now, Holden tuner Walkinshaw and owner, Ryan Walkinshaw, may be making the move the Detroit if he wants to tune more GM products. In December of last year, General Motors announced officially that Holden manufacturing will be wound down and […] More »

If there is one thing that Australia will forever be known for, it’s big cube V8s in some wicked cars. Speedhunters took a look at Spot On Performance’s Torana and here are the highlights. We never got a version of the Holden LJ-chassis Torana. Being a compact, rear-wheel drive car; about the closest thing to […] More »

That… Is a Toyota Hiace van. From the factory, it came with an abysmal four cylinder engine and was best suited for moving a lot of people very, very slowly. Despite such humble beginnings, the Hiace has found its way into the heart of (a few) auto enthusiasts everywhere. Mainly in Japan. But this one […] More »

I’ve seen an Impala do a burnout, but I have never seen one like this. In America, a burnout is typically a brief show of power. Most of the time it’s just to warm up the tires before drag racing. Not in Australia. Down under, the burnout is a full fledged exhibitionist event. You could even call […] More »